diff --git a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
index 124153c6..e31f0aaf 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ mod timestamp_collector;
 pub use config::Config;
 pub use meta_addr::MetaAddr;
 pub use network::Network;
-pub use peer_set::init;
+pub use peer_set::{init, BoxedZebraService};
 pub use protocol::internal::{Request, Response};
 pub use timestamp_collector::TimestampCollector;
 
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/peer_set.rs b/zebra-network/src/peer_set.rs
index 3d34402c..074b698f 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/peer_set.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/peer_set.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ use crate::{
     BoxedStdError,
 };
 
-type BoxedZebraService = Box<
+/// A type alias for a boxed [`tower::Service`] used to process [`Request`]s into [`Response`]s.
+pub type BoxedZebraService = Box<
     dyn Service<
             Request,
             Response = Response,