diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/network.py b/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
index 86522ba..63a6c31 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/network.py
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ class KademliaServer:
         dkey = digest(key)
         return await self.set_digest(dkey, value)
 
+    async def provide(self, key):
+        """
+        publish to the network that it provides for a particular key
+        """
+        neighbors = self.protocol.router.find_neighbors(self.node)
+        return [await self.protocol.call_add_provider(n, key, self.node.peer_id) for n in neighbors]
+
+    async def get_providers(self, key):
+        """
+        get the list of providers for a key
+        """
+        neighbors = self.protocol.router.find_neighbors(self.node)
+        return [await self.protocol.call_get_providers(n, key) for n in neighbors]
+
     async def set_digest(self, dkey, value):
         """
         Set the given SHA1 digest key (bytes) to the given value in the
diff --git a/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py b/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
index b0eea2b..0612545 100644
--- a/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
+++ b/libp2p/kademlia/protocol.py
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
             ids.append(rid)
         return ids
 
-    def rpc_add_provider(self, sender, nodeid, key):
-        pass
-
-    def rpc_get_providers(self, sender, nodeid, key):
-        pass
-
     def rpc_stun(self, sender):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         return sender
 
@@ -79,6 +73,42 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
             return self.rpc_find_node(sender, nodeid, key)
         return {'value': value}
 
+    def rpc_add_provider(self, sender, nodeid, key, provider_id):
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        rpc when receiving an add_provider call
+        should validate received PeerInfo matches sender nodeid
+        if it does, receipient must store a record in its datastore
+        we store a map of content_id to peer_id (non xor)
+        """
+        if nodeid == provider_id:
+            log.info("adding provider %s for key %s in local table",
+                     provider_id, str(key))
+            self.storage[key] = provider_id
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def rpc_get_providers(self, sender, key):
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        rpc when receiving a get_providers call
+        should look up key in data store and respond with records
+        plus a list of closer peers in its routing table
+        """
+        providers = []
+        record = self.storage.get(key, None)
+
+        if record:
+            providers.append(record)
+
+        keynode = create_kad_peerinfo(key)
+        neighbors = self.router.find_neighbors(keynode)
+        for neighbor in neighbors:
+            if neighbor.peer_id != record:
+                providers.append(neighbor.peer_id)
+
+        return providers
+
     async def call_find_node(self, node_to_ask, node_to_find):
         address = (node_to_ask.ip, node_to_ask.port)
         result = await self.find_node(address, self.source_node.peer_id,
@@ -101,6 +131,19 @@ class KademliaProtocol(RPCProtocol):
         result = await self.store(address, self.source_node.peer_id, key, value)
         return self.handle_call_response(result, node_to_ask)
 
+    async def call_add_provider(self, node_to_ask, key, provider_id):
+        address = (node_to_ask.ip, node_to_ask.port)
+        result = await self.add_provider(address,
+                                         self.source_node.peer_id,
+                                         key, provider_id)
+
+        return self.handle_call_response(result, node_to_ask)
+
+    async def call_get_providers(self, node_to_ask, key):
+        address = (node_to_ask.ip, node_to_ask.port)
+        result = await self.get_providers(address, key)
+        return self.handle_call_response(result, node_to_ask)
+
     def welcome_if_new(self, node):
         """
         Given a new node, send it all the keys/values it should be storing,
diff --git a/tests/kademlia/test_providers.py b/tests/kademlia/test_providers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9723cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kademlia/test_providers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import pytest
+from libp2p.kademlia.network import KademliaServer
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_example():
+    node_a = KademliaServer()
+    await node_a.listen(5801)
+
+    node_b = KademliaServer()
+    await node_b.listen(5802)
+    await node_b.bootstrap([("127.0.0.1", 5801)])
+
+    key = "hello"
+    value = "world"
+    await node_b.set(key, value)
+    await node_b.provide("hello")
+
+    providers = await node_b.get_providers("hello")
+    # print ("providers")
+    # print (providers)
+
+    # bmuller's handle_call_response wraps
+    # every rpc call result in a list of tuples
+    # [(True, [b'\xf9\xa1\xf5\x10a\xe5\xe0F'])]
+    first_tuple = providers[0]
+    # (True, [b'\xf9\xa1\xf5\x10a\xe5\xe0F'])
+    first_providers = first_tuple[1]
+    # [b'\xf9\xa1\xf5\x10a\xe5\xe0F']
+    first_provider = first_providers[0]
+    assert node_b.node.peer_id == first_provider