diff --git a/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp b/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
index 5da2eb591..86e76521d 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/explorenetworkjob.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <nodedb.hpp>
 
+#include <tooling/dht_event.hpp>
+
 namespace llarp
 {
   namespace dht
@@ -13,7 +15,14 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     ExploreNetworkJob::Start(const TXOwner &peer)
     {
-      parent->DHTSendTo(peer.node.as_array(), new FindRouterMessage(peer.txid));
+
+      auto msg = new FindRouterMessage(peer.txid);
+      auto router = parent->GetRouter();
+      auto ev = std::make_unique< tooling::FindRouterSentEvent >(router->pubkey());
+      ev->targetKey = msg->targetKey;
+      router->NotifyRouterEvent(std::move(ev));
+
+      parent->DHTSendTo(peer.node.as_array(), msg);
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/llarp/dht/messages/findrouter.cpp b/llarp/dht/messages/findrouter.cpp
index f1d9add3a..d6d5e8057 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/messages/findrouter.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/messages/findrouter.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <router/abstractrouter.hpp>
 #include <routing/dht_message.hpp>
 
+#include <tooling/dht_event.hpp>
+
 namespace llarp
 {
   namespace dht
@@ -152,6 +154,16 @@ namespace llarp
         std::vector< std::unique_ptr< IMessage > > &replies) const
     {
       auto &dht = *ctx->impl;
+
+      auto router = dht.GetRouter();
+      auto ev = std::make_unique< tooling::FindRouterReceivedEvent >(router->pubkey());
+      ev->targetKey = targetKey;
+      ev->iterative = iterative;
+      ev->exploritory = exploritory;
+      ev->txid = txid;
+      ev->version = version;
+      router->NotifyRouterEvent(std::move(ev));
+
       if(!dht.AllowTransit())
       {
         llarp::LogWarn("Got DHT lookup from ", From,
diff --git a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
index 04f47a3be..ae5f22561 100644
--- a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,12 @@ namespace llarp
 
         if(path && path->SendRoutingMessage(msg, Router()))
         {
+
+          auto ev = std::make_unique< tooling::FindRouterSentEvent >(m_router->pubkey());
+          ev->txid = txid;
+          ev->targetKey = router;
+          m_router->NotifyRouterEvent(std::move(ev));
+
           routers.emplace(router, RouterLookupJob(this, handler));
           return true;
         }
diff --git a/llarp/tooling/dht_event.hpp b/llarp/tooling/dht_event.hpp
index dc5abe0eb..97961cf75 100644
--- a/llarp/tooling/dht_event.hpp
+++ b/llarp/tooling/dht_event.hpp
@@ -54,4 +54,59 @@ namespace tooling
     std::string
     ToString() const override;
   };
+
+  struct FindRouterSentEvent : public RouterEvent
+  {
+    llarp::dht::Key_t from;
+    llarp::RouterID targetKey;
+    bool iterative = false;
+    bool exploritory = false;
+    uint64_t txid = 0;
+    uint64_t version = 0;
+
+    FindRouterSentEvent(const llarp::RouterID& ourRouter)
+      : RouterEvent("DHT: FindRouterSentEvent", ourRouter, true)
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string
+    ToString() const override
+    {
+      return RouterEvent::ToString()
+        +" from "+ from.ShortHex()
+        +", targetKey: "+ targetKey.ToString()
+        +", iterative: "+ std::to_string(iterative)
+        +", exploritory "+ std::to_string(exploritory)
+        +", txid "+ std::to_string(txid)
+        +", version "+ std::to_string(version);
+    }
+  };
+
+  struct FindRouterReceivedEvent : public RouterEvent
+  {
+    llarp::dht::Key_t from;
+    llarp::RouterID targetKey;
+    bool iterative = false;
+    bool exploritory = false;
+    uint64_t txid = 0;
+    uint64_t version = 0;
+
+    FindRouterReceivedEvent(const llarp::RouterID& ourRouter)
+      : RouterEvent("DHT: FindRouterReceivedEvent", ourRouter, false)
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::string
+    ToString() const override
+    {
+      return RouterEvent::ToString()
+        +" from "+ from.ShortHex()
+        +", targetKey: "+ targetKey.ToString()
+        +", iterative: "+ std::to_string(iterative)
+        +", exploritory "+ std::to_string(exploritory)
+        +", txid "+ std::to_string(txid)
+        +", version "+ std::to_string(version);
+    }
+  };
+
 }  // namespace tooling
diff --git a/pybind/llarp/tooling/router_event.cpp b/pybind/llarp/tooling/router_event.cpp
index b3e01bbcb..37eb4155e 100644
--- a/pybind/llarp/tooling/router_event.cpp
+++ b/pybind/llarp/tooling/router_event.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ namespace tooling
     py::class_< RCGossipSentEvent, RouterEvent >(mod, "RCGossipSentEvent")
         .def_readonly("rc", &RCGossipSentEvent::rc)
         .def("LongString", &RCGossipSentEvent::LongString);
+
+    py::class_< FindRouterSentEvent, RouterEvent >(mod, "FindRouterSentEvent")
+        .def_readonly("from", &FindRouterSentEvent::from)
+        .def_readonly("iterative", &FindRouterSentEvent::iterative)
+        .def_readonly("exploritory", &FindRouterSentEvent::exploritory)
+        .def_readonly("txid", &FindRouterSentEvent::txid)
+        .def_readonly("version", &FindRouterSentEvent::version);
+
+    py::class_< FindRouterReceivedEvent, RouterEvent >(mod, "FindRouterReceivedEvent")
+        .def_readonly("from", &FindRouterReceivedEvent::from)
+        .def_readonly("iterative", &FindRouterReceivedEvent::iterative)
+        .def_readonly("exploritory", &FindRouterReceivedEvent::exploritory)
+        .def_readonly("txid", &FindRouterReceivedEvent::txid)
+        .def_readonly("version", &FindRouterReceivedEvent::version);
   }
 
 }  // namespace tooling