diff --git a/routing/http/client/client_test.go b/routing/http/client/client_test.go
index 05ad997af..7551350d3 100644
--- a/routing/http/client/client_test.go
+++ b/routing/http/client/client_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 
 type mockContentRouter struct{ mock.Mock }
 
-func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, key)
+func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, stream bool) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, key, stream)
 	return args.Get(0).(iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse]), args.Error(1)
 }
 func (m *mockContentRouter) ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *server.BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestClient_FindProviders(t *testing.T) {
 
 			findProvsIter := iter.FromSlice(c.routerProvs)
 
-			router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cid).
+			router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cid, c.expStreamingResponse).
 				Return(findProvsIter, c.routerErr)
 
 			provsIter, err := client.FindProviders(ctx, cid)
diff --git a/routing/http/server/server.go b/routing/http/server/server.go
index d2c7f5221..1dd29277a 100644
--- a/routing/http/server/server.go
+++ b/routing/http/server/server.go
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ type FindProvidersAsyncResponse struct {
 }
 
 type ContentRouter interface {
-	FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error)
+	// FindProviders searches for peers who are able to provide a given key. Stream
+	// indicates whether or not this request will be responded as a stream.
+	FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, stream bool) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error)
 	ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error)
 	Provide(ctx context.Context, req *WriteProvideRequest) (types.ProviderResponse, error)
 }
@@ -170,9 +172,11 @@ func (s *server) findProviders(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 
 	var supportsNDJSON bool
 	var supportsJSON bool
+	var streaming bool
 	acceptHeaders := httpReq.Header.Values("Accept")
 	if len(acceptHeaders) == 0 {
 		handlerFunc = s.findProvidersJSON
+		streaming = false
 	} else {
 		for _, acceptHeader := range acceptHeaders {
 			for _, accept := range strings.Split(acceptHeader, ",") {
@@ -193,15 +197,17 @@ func (s *server) findProviders(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 
 		if supportsNDJSON && !s.disableNDJSON {
 			handlerFunc = s.findProvidersNDJSON
+			streaming = true
 		} else if supportsJSON {
 			handlerFunc = s.findProvidersJSON
+			streaming = false
 		} else {
 			writeErr(w, "FindProviders", http.StatusBadRequest, errors.New("no supported content types"))
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	provIter, err := s.svc.FindProviders(httpReq.Context(), cid)
+	provIter, err := s.svc.FindProviders(httpReq.Context(), cid, streaming)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeErr(w, "FindProviders", http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("delegate error: %w", err))
 		return
diff --git a/routing/http/server/server_test.go b/routing/http/server/server_test.go
index 112858a63..104962487 100644
--- a/routing/http/server/server_test.go
+++ b/routing/http/server/server_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	cb, err := cid.Decode(c)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cb).
+	router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cb, false).
 		Return(results, nil)
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(serverAddr + ProvidePath + c)
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ func TestResponse(t *testing.T) {
 
 type mockContentRouter struct{ mock.Mock }
 
-func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, key)
+func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, stream bool) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, key, stream)
 	return args.Get(0).(iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse]), args.Error(1)
 }
 func (m *mockContentRouter) ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error) {