diff --git a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
index 12ccca2d7f1..d0ab7986aad 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 - Expose a kad query facility allowing specify num_results dynamicly.
   See [PR 5555](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/5555).
+- Add `mode` getter on `Behaviour`.
+  See [PR 5573](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/5573).
+  
 
 ## 0.46.2
 
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs b/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
index 50715c53c74..0b15e507ba4 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -1111,6 +1111,11 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Get the [`Mode`] in which the DHT is currently operating.
+    pub fn mode(&self) -> Mode {
+        self.mode
+    }
+
     fn reconfigure_mode(&mut self) {
         if self.connections.is_empty() {
             return;