diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ad7a78281c..c1a5073a4f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class Libp2p extends EventEmitter {
     if (this._modules.dht) {
       const DHT = this._modules.dht
       this._dht = new DHT({
+        libp2p: this,
         dialer: this.dialer,
         peerId: this.peerId,
         peerStore: this.peerStore,