diff --git a/examples/c/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.c b/examples/c/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.c
index 1401e7421..fc1926dfa 100644
--- a/examples/c/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.c
+++ b/examples/c/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.c
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
 
-#include "iox2/iceoryx2.h"
-
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "iox2/iceoryx2.h"
+
 int main(void) {
     iox2_node_builder_h node_builder_handle = iox2_node_builder_new(NULL);
     iox2_node_h node_handle;
-    int ret_val = iox2_node_builder_create(node_builder_handle, NULL, iox2_node_type_e_ZERO_COPY, &node_handle);
-    if(ret_val != IOX2_OK) {
+    int ret_val = iox2_node_builder_create(
+        node_builder_handle, NULL, iox2_node_type_e_ZERO_COPY, &node_handle);
+    if (ret_val != IOX2_OK) {
         printf("Could not create node! Error code: %i", ret_val);
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/examples/cxx/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.cpp b/examples/cxx/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.cpp
index 75cab72e8..59ee5a16a 100644
--- a/examples/cxx/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.cpp
+++ b/examples/cxx/publish_subscribe/src/publisher.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 
 int main() {
     using namespace iox2;
-    auto node = NodeBuilder();
-    //         .name(NodeName::create("hello world").expect("valid node name"))
-    //         .template create<NodeType::ZERO_COPY>()
-    //         .expect("successful node creation");
+    auto node =
+        NodeBuilder()
+            .name(NodeName::create("hello world").expect("valid node name"))
+            .template create<NodeType::ZERO_COPY>()
+            .expect("successful node creation");
 
     // Node<NodeType::ZERO_COPY>::list(
     //     Config{}, [](auto) { return iox::ok(CallbackProgression::Continue);
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/CMakeLists.txt
index 3695d586d..d525d4cfb 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ target_include_directories(includes-only-cxx
 add_library(iceoryx2-cxx-object-lib OBJECT
     src/dummy.cpp
     src/node.cpp
+    src/node_name.cpp
 )
 
 set_target_properties(iceoryx2-cxx-object-lib
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/internal/iceoryx2.hpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/internal/iceoryx2.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a50a644bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/internal/iceoryx2.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+//
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache Software License 2.0 which is available at
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0, or the MIT license
+// which is available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+#ifndef IOX2_INTERNAL_ICEORYX2_HPP_
+#define IOX2_INTERNAL_ICEORYX2_HPP_
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <iox2/iceoryx2.h>
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node.hpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node.hpp
index 9d99de262..8867fb8fc 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node.hpp
@@ -12,22 +12,21 @@
 #ifndef IOX2_NODE_HPP_
 #define IOX2_NODE_HPP_
 
-#include <iox2/iceoryx2.h>
-
 #include <iox/builder.hpp>
 #include <iox/expected.hpp>
 #include <iox/function.hpp>
 #include <iox/optional.hpp>
-#include <string>
+
+#include "internal/iceoryx2.hpp"
+#include "node_name.hpp"
 
 namespace iox2 {
-enum class SemanticStringError {};
 
 enum class NodeListFailure {};
 
 enum class CallbackProgression { Continue, Stop };
 
-enum class NodeCreationFailure {};
+enum class NodeCreationFailure { InsufficientPermissions, InternalError };
 
 enum class NodeCleanupFailure {};
 
@@ -36,18 +35,6 @@ enum class NodeType { PROCESS_LOCAL, ZERO_COPY };
 class Config {};
 
 class NodeId {};
-
-class NodeName {
-   public:
-    static iox::expected<NodeName, SemanticStringError> create(
-        const char* value);
-
-    const std::string& as_string() const;
-
-   private:
-    iox2_node_name_storage_t value;
-};
-
 class ServiceName {
    public:
     static iox::expected<ServiceName, SemanticStringError> create(
@@ -99,6 +86,11 @@ class Node {
             iox::expected<NodeState<T>, NodeListFailure>)>& callback);
 
    private:
+    friend class NodeBuilder;
+
+    Node(iox2_node_h handle);
+
+    iox2_node_h m_handle;
 };
 
 class NodeBuilder {
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node_name.hpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node_name.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..185b8f738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/node_name.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+//
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache Software License 2.0 which is available at
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0, or the MIT license
+// which is available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+#ifndef IOX2_NODE_NAME_HPP_
+#define IOX2_NODE_NAME_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "internal/iceoryx2.hpp"
+#include "iox/expected.hpp"
+#include "semantic_string.hpp"
+
+namespace iox2 {
+class NodeName {
+   public:
+    static iox::expected<NodeName, SemanticStringError> create(
+        const char* value);
+
+    const std::string& as_string() const;
+
+   private:
+    iox2_node_name_storage_t value;
+};
+}  // namespace iox2
+
+#endif
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/semantic_string.hpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/semantic_string.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..918684ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/include/iox2/semantic_string.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+//
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache Software License 2.0 which is available at
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0, or the MIT license
+// which is available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+
+#ifndef IOX2_SEMANTIC_STRING_HPP_
+#define IOX2_SEMANTIC_STRING_HPP_
+
+namespace iox2 {
+enum class SemanticStringError {};
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node.cpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node.cpp
index 95010bca5..f74c0dbdb 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node.cpp
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,49 @@
 
 #include <iox2/iceoryx2.h>
 
-namespace iox2 {
-iox::expected<NodeName, SemanticStringError> NodeName::create(
-    const char* value) {}
+#include "iox/into.hpp"
+
+namespace iox {
+using namespace ::iox2;
+template <>
+constexpr NodeCreationFailure
+from<iox2_node_creation_failure_e, NodeCreationFailure>(
+    iox2_node_creation_failure_e e) noexcept {
+    switch (e) {
+        case iox2_node_creation_failure_e::
+            iox2_node_creation_failure_e_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS:
+            return NodeCreationFailure::InsufficientPermissions;
+        case iox2_node_creation_failure_e::
+            iox2_node_creation_failure_e_INTERNAL_ERROR:
+            return NodeCreationFailure::InternalError;
+    }
+}
+}  // namespace iox
 
-const std::string& NodeName::as_string() const {}
+namespace iox2 {
+template <NodeType T>
+Node<T>::Node(iox2_node_h handle) : m_handle{handle} {}
 
 NodeBuilder::NodeBuilder() : m_handle{iox2_node_builder_new(nullptr)} {}
 
 template <NodeType T>
-iox::expected<Node<T>, NodeCreationFailure> NodeBuilder::create() const&& {}
+iox::expected<Node<T>, NodeCreationFailure> NodeBuilder::create() const&& {
+    iox2_node_h node_handle;
+    int ret_val = iox2_node_builder_create(
+        m_handle, nullptr, iox2_node_type_e_ZERO_COPY, &node_handle);
+
+    if (ret_val != IOX2_OK) {
+        return iox::err(
+            iox::from<iox2_node_creation_failure_e, NodeCreationFailure>(
+                static_cast<iox2_node_creation_failure_e>(ret_val)));
+    }
+
+    return iox::ok(Node<T>(node_handle));
+}
+
+template iox::expected<Node<NodeType::ZERO_COPY>, NodeCreationFailure>
+NodeBuilder::create() const&&;
+
+template iox::expected<Node<NodeType::PROCESS_LOCAL>, NodeCreationFailure>
+NodeBuilder::create() const&&;
 }  // namespace iox2
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node_name.cpp b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node_name.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fe56b742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/cxx/src/node_name.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+//
+// See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+// information regarding copyright ownership.
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Apache Software License 2.0 which is available at
+// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0, or the MIT license
+// which is available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
+
+#include "iox2/node_name.hpp"
+
+namespace iox2 {
+iox::expected<NodeName, SemanticStringError> NodeName::create(
+    const char* value) {}
+
+const std::string& NodeName::as_string() const {}
+
+}  // namespace iox2
diff --git a/iceoryx2-ffi/ffi/src/node_builder.rs b/iceoryx2-ffi/ffi/src/node_builder.rs
index 76226cd39..194857abf 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-ffi/ffi/src/node_builder.rs
+++ b/iceoryx2-ffi/ffi/src/node_builder.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ pub extern "C" fn iox2_node_builder_set_config(node_builder_handle: iox2_node_bu
     // IOX2_OK
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn iox2_internal_node_creation_failure_e() -> iox2_node_creation_failure_e {
+    unimplemented!()
+}
+
 /// Creates a node and consumes the builder
 ///
 /// # Arguments