diff --git a/src/discv5.rs b/src/discv5.rs
index 0acf1587a..e33c60f25 100644
--- a/src/discv5.rs
+++ b/src/discv5.rs
@@ -477,6 +477,33 @@ impl<P: ProtocolIdentity> Discv5<P> {
             .collect()
     }
 
+    /// Takes a closure parameterized by type `Arc<RwLock<KBucketsTable<NodeId, Enr>>>` as
+    /// parameter. Caution: caller is responsible of dropping a lock taken on the kbuckets. For
+    /// example, a read lock can be taken on the kbuckets to optimistically view the current keys
+    /// in the kbuckets (optimistic since it doesn't apply pending entries, which requires a write
+    /// lock).
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::str::FromStr;
+    /// use discv5::{ConfigBuilder, Discv5, ListenConfig, Enr, enr::CombinedKey};
+    ///
+    /// let sk = CombinedKey::generate_secp256k1();
+    /// let enr = Enr::builder().build(&sk).unwrap();
+    /// let config = ConfigBuilder::new(ListenConfig::default()).build();
+    /// let discv5: Discv5 = Discv5::new(enr, sk, config).unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// let entries =  discv5.with_kbuckets(|kbuckets| kbuckets
+    ///     .read()
+    ///     .iter_ref()
+    ///     .map(|entry| *entry.node.key.preimage())
+    ///     .collect::<Vec<_>>());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_kbuckets<F, T>(&self, f: F) -> T
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&Arc<RwLock<KBucketsTable<NodeId, Enr>>>) -> T,
+    {
+        f(&self.kbuckets)
+    }
+
     /// Requests the ENR of a node corresponding to multiaddr or multi-addr string.
     ///
     /// Only `ed25519` and `secp256k1` key types are currently supported.
diff --git a/src/kbucket.rs b/src/kbucket.rs
index 67d137c6a..1489a7bdc 100644
--- a/src/kbucket.rs
+++ b/src/kbucket.rs
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ where
 
     /// Returns an iterator over all the entries in the routing table.
     /// Does not add pending node to kbucket to get an iterator which
-    /// takes a reference instead of a mutable reference.
+    /// takes a mutable reference instead of a reference.
     pub fn iter_ref(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = EntryRefView<'_, TNodeId, TVal>> {
         self.buckets.iter().flat_map(move |table| {
             table.iter().map(move |n| EntryRefView {