diff --git a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
index bfc4eb37e82d..dcd23fb53947 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   See [PR 4659](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4659).
 - Emit `ModeChanged` event whenever we automatically reconfigure the mode.
   See [PR 4503](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4503).
+- Expose hashed bytes of KBucketKey.
+  See [PR 4698](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4698).
 
 ## 0.44.6
 
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/kbucket/key.rs b/protocols/kad/src/kbucket/key.rs
index 15cedaaaa325..ba5383912ee9 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/kbucket/key.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/kbucket/key.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ impl<T> Key<T> {
         self.bytes.distance(other)
     }
 
+    /// Exposing the hashed bytes.
+    pub fn hashed_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.bytes.0
+    }
+
     /// Returns the uniquely determined key with the given distance to `self`.
     ///
     /// This implements the following equivalence: