diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/routing.go b/core/node/libp2p/routing.go
index 21afe292d24..f16fec5a124 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/routing.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/routing.go
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core/node/helpers"
-	irouting "github.com/ipfs/kubo/routing"
-
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	ds "github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
 	offroute "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-routing/offline"
-	config "github.com/ipfs/kubo/config"
-	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/repo"
 	dht "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht"
 	ddht "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht/dual"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht/fullrt"
@@ -24,9 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/routing"
-
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
+
+	config "github.com/ipfs/kubo/config"
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core/node/helpers"
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/repo"
+	irouting "github.com/ipfs/kubo/routing"
 )
 
 type Router struct {
@@ -77,6 +76,21 @@ func BaseRouting(experimentalDHTClient bool) interface{} {
 			})
 		}
 
+		if pr, ok := in.Router.(routinghelpers.ComposableRouter); ok {
+			for _, r := range pr.Routers() {
+				if dht, ok := r.(*ddht.DHT); ok {
+					dr = dht
+					lc.Append(fx.Hook{
+						OnStop: func(ctx context.Context) error {
+							return dr.Close()
+						},
+					})
+
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if dr != nil && experimentalDHTClient {
 			cfg, err := in.Repo.Config()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 079d5c727c0..7285936d6ac 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub-router v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-xor v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index e0669a13c14..45176636f23 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.10.0/go.mod h1:RfJbZ8IqXIhxBRm5hqU
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ujNc8iuE5dlKWVy6wuL6dd58t0n7xI4hAIl8pE6wu5Q=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0 h1:oiNUOCWno2BFuxt3my4i1frNrt7PerzB3queqa1NkQ0=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0/go.mod h1:I+3zMkvvg5m2OcSdoL0KPljyJyvNDFGKX7QdlpYUcwk=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0 h1:Byujua1X9MeTzbF54i5OwjUNopeg7PYBykuNow/w3p4=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0/go.mod h1:wwK/XSLt6njjO7sRbjhf8w7PGBOfdntMQ2mOQPZ5s/Q=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0 h1:Rfyd+wp/cU0PjNjCphGzLYzd7Q51fjOMs5Sjj6zWGT0=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0/go.mod h1:wwK/XSLt6njjO7sRbjhf8w7PGBOfdntMQ2mOQPZ5s/Q=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:tMJo2w7h3+wN4pgU2LSYeiKPrfqBgkOsdiKK77hE7c8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.2.0/go.mod h1:2JdZepB8J5V9mBp79BmwsaPQhRPNN2NrnB2lKQcdy6g=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.2.1/go.mod h1:cWtZpILJqkqrSkiYcDBh5lA3wbT2Q+hz3rJQq3iftD8=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb399de9962..55e7705877d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.8.2
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub-router v0.6.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-socket-activation v0.1.0
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.50
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 65831c18bd3..6f75ebb82e7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.10.0/go.mod h1:RfJbZ8IqXIhxBRm5hqU
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ujNc8iuE5dlKWVy6wuL6dd58t0n7xI4hAIl8pE6wu5Q=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0 h1:oiNUOCWno2BFuxt3my4i1frNrt7PerzB3queqa1NkQ0=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.2.0/go.mod h1:I+3zMkvvg5m2OcSdoL0KPljyJyvNDFGKX7QdlpYUcwk=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0 h1:Byujua1X9MeTzbF54i5OwjUNopeg7PYBykuNow/w3p4=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.5.0/go.mod h1:wwK/XSLt6njjO7sRbjhf8w7PGBOfdntMQ2mOQPZ5s/Q=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0 h1:Rfyd+wp/cU0PjNjCphGzLYzd7Q51fjOMs5Sjj6zWGT0=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.6.0/go.mod h1:wwK/XSLt6njjO7sRbjhf8w7PGBOfdntMQ2mOQPZ5s/Q=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:tMJo2w7h3+wN4pgU2LSYeiKPrfqBgkOsdiKK77hE7c8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.2.0/go.mod h1:2JdZepB8J5V9mBp79BmwsaPQhRPNN2NrnB2lKQcdy6g=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio v0.2.1/go.mod h1:cWtZpILJqkqrSkiYcDBh5lA3wbT2Q+hz3rJQq3iftD8=
diff --git a/test/cli/stats_test.go b/test/cli/stats_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05c1702b4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/stats_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/cli/harness"
+)
+
+func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("stats dht", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		nodes := harness.NewT(t).NewNodes(2).Init().StartDaemons().Connect()
+		node1 := nodes[0]
+
+		res := node1.IPFS("stats", "dht")
+		assert.NoError(t, res.Err)
+		assert.Equal(t, 0, len(res.Stderr.Lines()))
+		assert.NotEqual(t, 0, len(res.Stdout.Lines()))
+	})
+}