diff --git a/data_tamer_cpp/include/data_tamer/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.hpp b/data_tamer_cpp/include/data_tamer/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.hpp
index c1c4138..69846df 100644
--- a/data_tamer_cpp/include/data_tamer/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.hpp
+++ b/data_tamer_cpp/include/data_tamer/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.hpp
@@ -5,22 +5,66 @@
 #include "data_tamer_msgs/msg/schemas.hpp"
 #include "data_tamer_msgs/msg/snapshot.hpp"
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp>
 #include <rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp>
+#include <rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_interfaces.hpp>
+#include <rclcpp/node_interfaces/node_topics_interface.hpp>
 
 namespace DataTamer
 {
 
+using PublisherNodeInterfaces =
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeInterfaces<rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface>;
+
 class ROS2PublisherSink : public DataSinkBase
 {
 public:
-  ROS2PublisherSink(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node, const std::string& topic_prefix);
+  template <typename NodeT>
+  ROS2PublisherSink(NodeT&& nodelike, const std::string& topic_prefix)
+    : node_interface_(normalize_node(nodelike))
+  {
+    create_publishers(topic_prefix);
+  }
+
+  void addChannel(const std::string& name, const Schema& schema) override;
 
-  ROS2PublisherSink(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> node,
-                    const std::string& topic_prefix);
+  bool storeSnapshot(const Snapshot& snapshot) override;
 
+private:
   template <typename NodeT>
-  void create_publishers(NodeT& node, const std::string& topic_prefix)
+  static PublisherNodeInterfaces normalize_node(NodeT&& nodelike)
+  {
+    using D = std::decay_t<NodeT>;
+
+    // use a friendlier compile error than the one that would otherwise come out
+    static_assert(
+        std::is_same_v<D, PublisherNodeInterfaces> ||
+            std::is_same_v<D, std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node>> ||
+            std::is_same_v<D, std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>> ||
+            std::is_constructible_v<PublisherNodeInterfaces, D&>,
+        "ROS2PublisherSink: unsupported node-like type passed to "
+        "`ROS2PublisherSink(NodeT&& nodelike, const std::string& topic_prefix)`. Pass a "
+        "rclcpp::Node, "
+        "rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode, a shared_ptr to either, or a "
+        "PublisherNodeInterfaces.");
+
+    if constexpr(std::is_same_v<D, PublisherNodeInterfaces>)
+    {
+      return nodelike;
+    }
+    else if constexpr(std::is_same_v<D, std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node>> ||
+                      std::is_same_v<D, std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>>)
+    {
+      return PublisherNodeInterfaces(*nodelike);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return PublisherNodeInterfaces(nodelike);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void create_publishers(const std::string& topic_prefix)
   {
     rclcpp::QoS schemas_qos{ rclcpp::KeepAll() };
     schemas_qos.reliable();
@@ -28,17 +72,12 @@ class ROS2PublisherSink : public DataSinkBase
 
     const rclcpp::QoS data_qos{ rclcpp::KeepAll() };
 
-    schema_publisher_ = node->template create_publisher<data_tamer_msgs::msg::Schemas>(
-        topic_prefix + "/schemas", schemas_qos);
-    data_publisher_ = node->template create_publisher<data_tamer_msgs::msg::Snapshot>(
-        topic_prefix + "/data", data_qos);
+    schema_publisher_ = rclcpp::create_publisher<data_tamer_msgs::msg::Schemas>(
+        node_interface_, topic_prefix + "/schemas", schemas_qos);
+    data_publisher_ = rclcpp::create_publisher<data_tamer_msgs::msg::Snapshot>(
+        node_interface_, topic_prefix + "/data", data_qos);
   }
 
-  void addChannel(const std::string& name, const Schema& schema) override;
-
-  bool storeSnapshot(const Snapshot& snapshot) override;
-
-private:
   std::unordered_map<std::string, Schema> schemas_;
   Mutex schema_mutex_;
 
@@ -47,6 +86,9 @@ class ROS2PublisherSink : public DataSinkBase
 
   bool schema_changed_ = true;
   data_tamer_msgs::msg::Snapshot data_msg_;
+
+  // ---- Stored node façade ----
+  PublisherNodeInterfaces node_interface_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace DataTamer
diff --git a/data_tamer_cpp/src/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.cpp b/data_tamer_cpp/src/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.cpp
index b49c70b..92eaa32 100644
--- a/data_tamer_cpp/src/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.cpp
+++ b/data_tamer_cpp/src/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace DataTamer
 {
-ROS2PublisherSink::ROS2PublisherSink(std::shared_ptr<rclcpp::Node> node,
-                                     const std::string& topic_prefix)
-{
-  create_publishers(node, topic_prefix);
-}
-
-ROS2PublisherSink::ROS2PublisherSink(
-    std::shared_ptr<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode> node,
-    const std::string& topic_prefix)
-{
-  create_publishers(node, topic_prefix);
-}
 
 void ROS2PublisherSink::addChannel(const std::string& channel_name, const Schema& schema)
 {
diff --git a/data_tamer_cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/data_tamer_cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6429aa6..95cfa31 100644
--- a/data_tamer_cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data_tamer_cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if(gtest_vendor_FOUND AND ament_cmake_gtest_FOUND)
         dt_tests.cpp
         custom_types_tests.cpp
         parser_tests.cpp
+        ros2_publisher_tests.cpp
         trait_tests.cpp)
 
     target_include_directories(datatamer_test
diff --git a/data_tamer_cpp/tests/ros2_publisher_tests.cpp b/data_tamer_cpp/tests/ros2_publisher_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00b029e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_tamer_cpp/tests/ros2_publisher_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#include "data_tamer/data_tamer.hpp"
+#include "data_tamer/sinks/ros2_publisher_sink.hpp"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace DataTamer;
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, SharedPointer)
+{
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("test_datatamer_shared_pointer");
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(node, "test_shared_pointer");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_shared_pointer");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+}
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, SharedPointerLifeCycle)
+{
+  auto lifecycle_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("test_"
+                                                                          "datatamer_"
+                                                                          "shared_"
+                                                                          "pointer_"
+                                                                          "lifecycle");
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(lifecycle_node, "test_shared_"
+                                                                       "pointer_"
+                                                                       "lifecycle");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_shared_pointer_"
+                                                       "lifecycle");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+
+  lifecycle_node->shutdown();
+}
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, Dereference)
+{
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("test_datatamer_dereference");
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(*node, "test_dereference");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_dereference");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+}
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, DereferenceLifeCycle)
+{
+  auto lifecycle_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("test_"
+                                                                          "datatamer_"
+                                                                          "dereference_"
+                                                                          "lifecycle");
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(*lifecycle_node, "test_"
+                                                                        "dereference_"
+                                                                        "lifecycle");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_dereference_lifecycle");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+
+  lifecycle_node->shutdown();
+}
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, NodeInterfacesDirect)
+{
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("test_datatamer_node_interfaces");
+  PublisherNodeInterfaces interfaces(*node);
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(interfaces, "test_node_"
+                                                                   "interfaces");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_node_interfaces");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+}
+
+TEST(DataTamerROS2Publisher, NodeInterfacesDirectLifeCycle)
+{
+  auto lifecycle_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>("test_"
+                                                                          "datatamer_"
+                                                                          "node_"
+                                                                          "interfaces_"
+                                                                          "lifecycle");
+  PublisherNodeInterfaces interfaces(*lifecycle_node);
+  auto ros2_sink = std::make_shared<ROS2PublisherSink>(interfaces, "test_node_interfaces_"
+                                                                   "lifecycle");
+
+  auto channel = ChannelsRegistry::Global().getChannel("channel_node_interfaces_"
+                                                       "lifecycle");
+
+  channel->addDataSink(ros2_sink);
+
+  double const value = 1.;
+  channel->registerValue("value", &value);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(channel->takeSnapshot());
+
+  lifecycle_node->shutdown();
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  int ret = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+  rclcpp::shutdown();
+  return ret;
+}