diff --git a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
index 63d0e6a3fbc..11510e3e963 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/kad/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 ## 0.44.6 - unreleased
 
-- Rename `Kademlia` symbols to follow naming convention. 
+- Rename `Kademlia` symbols to follow naming convention.
   See [PR 4547].
-
 - Fix a bug where we didn't detect a remote peer moving into client-state.
   See [PR 4639](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4639).
+- Re-export `NodeStatus`.
+  See [PR 4645].
 
 [PR 4547]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4547
+[PR 4645]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/4645
 
 <!-- Internal changes
 
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/kbucket.rs b/protocols/kad/src/kbucket.rs
index 08dd3ed4560..b42806fcf3c 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/kbucket.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/kbucket.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ mod entry;
 #[allow(clippy::assign_op_pattern)]
 mod key;
 
+pub use bucket::NodeStatus;
 pub use entry::*;
 
 use arrayvec::{self, ArrayVec};
diff --git a/protocols/kad/src/lib.rs b/protocols/kad/src/lib.rs
index 4f1c7f0f7ec..01ec625de5a 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/src/lib.rs
+++ b/protocols/kad/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ pub use behaviour::{
 pub use behaviour::{
     Behaviour, BucketInserts, Caching, Config, Event, ProgressStep, Quorum, StoreInserts,
 };
-pub use kbucket::{Distance as KBucketDistance, EntryView, KBucketRef, Key as KBucketKey};
+pub use kbucket::{
+    Distance as KBucketDistance, EntryView, KBucketRef, Key as KBucketKey, NodeStatus,
+};
 pub use protocol::ConnectionType;
 pub use query::QueryId;
 pub use record_priv::{store, Key as RecordKey, ProviderRecord, Record};