diff --git a/p2p/node/api.go b/p2p/node/api.go
index 9ae75fed5d..5e2fba16e7 100644
--- a/p2p/node/api.go
+++ b/p2p/node/api.go
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ func (p *P2PNode) Start() error {
 }
 
 func (p *P2PNode) Subscribe(location common.Location, datatype interface{}) error {
-	return p.pubsub.Subscribe(location, datatype)
+	err := p.pubsub.Subscribe(location, datatype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return p.peerManager.Provide(p.ctx, location, datatype)
 }
 
 func (p *P2PNode) Broadcast(location common.Location, data interface{}) error {
diff --git a/p2p/peerManager/peerManager.go b/p2p/peerManager/peerManager.go
index 16da9ddf58..2e5ce8e208 100644
--- a/p2p/peerManager/peerManager.go
+++ b/p2p/peerManager/peerManager.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ type PeerManager interface {
 	// Sets the DHT provided from the Host interface
 	SetDHT(*dual.DHT)
 
+	// Announces to the DHT that we are providing this data
+	Provide(context.Context, common.Location, interface{}) error
+
 	// Manages stream lifecycles
 	streamManager.StreamManager
 
@@ -253,6 +256,10 @@ func (pm *BasicPeerManager) CloseStream(peerID p2p.PeerID) error {
 	return pm.streamManager.CloseStream(peerID)
 }
 
+func (pm *BasicPeerManager) Provide(ctx context.Context, location common.Location, data interface{}) error {
+	return pm.dht.Provide(ctx, pubsubManager.LocationToCid(location), true)
+}
+
 func (pm *BasicPeerManager) SetP2PBackend(p2pBackend quaiprotocol.QuaiP2PNode) {
 	pm.streamManager.SetP2PBackend(p2pBackend)
 }