diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f478724e5..d6e8bc2654 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -207,3 +207,18 @@ prebuilt-binary:
 		ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION} \
 		release --clean
 .PHONY: prebuilt-binary
+
+## enable-bbr: Enable BBR congestion control algorithm. Only works on Linux.
+enable-bbr:
+	@echo "Configuring system to use BBR..."
+	@if [ "$(sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control | awk '{print $3}')" != "bbr" ]; then \
+	    echo "BBR is not enabled. Configuring BBR..."; \
+	    sudo modprobe tcp_bbr; \
+	    echo "net.core.default_qdisc=fq" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; \
+	    echo "net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; \
+	    sudo sysctl -p; \
+	    echo "BBR has been enabled."; \
+	else \
+	    echo "BBR is already enabled."; \
+	fi
+.PHONY: enable-bbr
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a648d6e7d..2cd72a9535 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ See <https://docs.celestia.org/nodes/celestia-app> for more information.
 
 ## Usage
 
+First, make sure that the [BBR](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-cardwell-iccrg-bbr-congestion-control-01.html) ("Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time") congestion control algorithm is enabled in the
+system's kernel. The result should contain `bbr`:
+
+```sh
+sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control
+```
+
+If not, enable it on Linux by calling the `make use-bbr` or by running:
+
+```sh
+sudo modprobe tcp_bbr
+net.core.default_qdisc=fq
+net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr
+sudo sysctl -p
+```
+
 ```sh
 # Print help
 celestia-appd --help