diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index aef732e5e1..2559c1b233 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ LimitedNodeList::LimitedNodeList(unsigned short socketListenPort, unsigned short
     _localSockAddr(),
     _publicSockAddr(),
     _stunSockAddr(STUN_SERVER_HOSTNAME, STUN_SERVER_PORT),
+    _packetReceiver(this),
     _numCollectedPackets(0),
     _numCollectedBytes(0),
     _packetStatTimer(),
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ LimitedNodeList::LimitedNodeList(unsigned short socketListenPort, unsigned short
     // check the local socket right now
     updateLocalSockAddr();
 
+    connect(_nodeSocket, &QUdpSocket::readyRead, _packetReceiver, &PacketReceiver::processDatagrams);
+
     _packetStatTimer.start();
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index 7fc93b4f64..0df8f7232f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public:
 
     bool packetVersionAndHashMatch(const QByteArray& packet);
 
+    PacketReceiver& getPacketReceiver() { return _packetReceiver; }
+
     // QByteArray byteArrayWithPopulatedHeader(PacketType::Value packetType)
     //     { return byteArrayWithUUIDPopulatedHeader(packetType, _sessionUUID); }
     // int populatePacketHeader(QByteArray& packet, PacketType::Value packetType)
@@ -305,6 +307,8 @@ protected:
     HifiSockAddr _publicSockAddr;
     HifiSockAddr _stunSockAddr;
 
+    PacketReceiver _packetReceiver;
+
     // XXX can BandwidthRecorder be used for this?
     int _numCollectedPackets;
     int _numCollectedBytes;