diff --git a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.lock b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.lock
index a5f2aebe..0281b4fa 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.lock
+++ b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.lock
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bdk_kyoto"
-version = "0.13.0"
+version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "adeefeb8b453b966761b2b965daeeed163b5ee6984f19daed969d7c90b3ead58"
+checksum = "1bb33172976f7fa26115ad6842f7903a2af325544eac6ddf5a17099e3cd9df3c"
 dependencies = [
  "bdk_wallet",
  "kyoto-cbf",
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ checksum = "4a5f13b858c8d314ee3e8f639011f7ccefe71f97f96e50151fb991f267928e2c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kyoto-cbf"
-version = "0.13.0"
+version = "0.13.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "00ee7b57630516848fe664babc355b07e13a0dd026b8b5795db666908f37883a"
+checksum = "805f16bcf1d4738529f230404e7d0ab6e9ecf9e265920c212d446a291a93297e"
 dependencies = [
  "bip324",
  "bitcoin",
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 51f579db..30133069 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ default = ["uniffi/cli"]
 bdk_wallet = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["all-keys", "keys-bip39", "rusqlite"] }
 bdk_esplora = { version = "0.22.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "blocking", "blocking-https-rustls"] }
 bdk_electrum = { version = "0.23.0", default-features = false, features = ["use-rustls-ring"] }
-bdk_kyoto = { version = "0.13.0" }
+bdk_kyoto = { version = "0.13.1" }
 
 uniffi = { version = "=0.29.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0.58"
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/kyoto.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/kyoto.rs
index 852ff2a0..e836ddf5 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/kyoto.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/kyoto.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
+use crate::bitcoin::BlockHash;
 use crate::bitcoin::Transaction;
 use crate::error::{CbfBuilderError, CbfError};
 use crate::types::Update;
@@ -340,6 +341,27 @@ impl CbfClient {
             .map(|fee| Arc::new(FeeRate(fee)))
     }
 
+    /// Fetch the average fee rate for a block by requesting it from a peer. Not recommend for
+    /// resource-limited devices.
+    pub async fn average_fee_rate(
+        &self,
+        blockhash: Arc<BlockHash>,
+    ) -> Result<Arc<FeeRate>, CbfError> {
+        let fee_rate = self
+            .sender
+            .average_fee_rate(blockhash.0)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| CbfError::NodeStopped)?;
+        Ok(Arc::new(fee_rate.into()))
+    }
+
+    /// Add another [`Peer`] to attempt a connection with.
+    pub fn connect(&self, peer: Peer) -> Result<(), CbfError> {
+        self.sender
+            .add_peer(peer)
+            .map_err(|_| CbfError::NodeStopped)
+    }
+
     /// Query a Bitcoin DNS seeder using the configured resolver.
     ///
     /// This is **not** a generic DNS implementation. Host names are prefixed with a `x849` to filter