diff --git a/src/net/hosts.rs b/src/net/hosts.rs
index 78ea29098..3ac756bf1 100644
--- a/src/net/hosts.rs
+++ b/src/net/hosts.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use rand::{prelude::IteratorRandom, rngs::OsRng, Rng};
 use smol::lock::RwLock as AsyncRwLock;
 use url::Url;
 
-use super::{settings::Settings, ChannelPtr};
+use super::{session::SESSION_SEED, settings::Settings, ChannelPtr};
 use crate::{
     system::{Publisher, PublisherPtr, Subscription},
     util::{
@@ -979,6 +979,21 @@ impl Hosts {
         channels
     }
 
+    /// Returns the list of connected channels, excluding seed connections.
+    pub fn peers(&self) -> Vec<ChannelPtr> {
+        let registry = self.registry.lock().unwrap();
+        let mut channels = Vec::new();
+
+        for (_, state) in registry.iter() {
+            if let HostState::Connected(c) = state {
+                if c.session_type_id() & SESSION_SEED == 0 {
+                    channels.push(c.clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        channels
+    }
+
     /// Returns the list of suspended channels.
     pub(in crate::net) fn suspended(&self) -> Vec<Url> {
         let registry = self.registry.lock().unwrap();