diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b32ecb218..fd67cc66ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -455,8 +455,18 @@ A set of data types are exposed directly from the IPFS instance under `ipfs.type
 - [`ipfs.types.PeerId`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-id)
 - [`ipfs.types.PeerInfo`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-info)
 - [`ipfs.types.multiaddr`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr)
+- [`ipfs.types.multibase`](https://github.com/multiformats/multibase)
 - [`ipfs.types.multihash`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multihash)
 - [`ipfs.types.CID`](https://github.com/ipld/js-cid)
+- [`ipfs.types.dagPB`](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-dag-pb)
+- [`ipfs.types.dagCBOR`](https://github.com/ipld/js-ipld-dag-cbor)
+
+#### `Util`
+
+A set of utils are exposed directly from the IPFS instance under `ipfs.util`. That way you're not required to import/require the following:
+
+- [`ipfs.util.crypto`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-crypto)
+- [`ipfs.util.isIPFS`](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/is-ipfs)
 
 ## FAQ
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 889ee6bb85..ff9847481d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
     "ipfs-multipart": "~0.1.0",
     "ipfs-repo": "^0.20.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.14",
+    "ipld-dag-cbor": "^0.12.0",
+    "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.13.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs-engine": "~0.29.0",
     "ipld": "^0.17.0",
     "is-ipfs": "^0.3.2",
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@
     "mafmt": "^6.0.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.18",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.1",
+    "multibase": "^0.4.0",
     "multiaddr": "^5.0.0",
     "multihashes": "~0.4.13",
     "once": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/src/core/index.js b/src/core/index.js
index d27d178f85..46f8c9bb2c 100644
--- a/src/core/index.js
+++ b/src/core/index.js
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ const BlockService = require('ipfs-block-service')
 const Ipld = require('ipld')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
+const dagCBOR = require('ipld-dag-cbor')
+const dagPB = require('ipld-dag-pb')
+const crypto = require('libp2p-crypto')
+const isIPFS = require('is-ipfs')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 const multihash = require('multihashes')
 const PeerBook = require('peer-book')
+const multibase = require('multibase')
 const CID = require('cids')
 const debug = require('debug')
 const extend = require('deep-extend')
@@ -58,8 +63,11 @@ class IPFS extends EventEmitter {
       PeerId: PeerId,
       PeerInfo: PeerInfo,
       multiaddr: multiaddr,
+      multibase: multibase,
       multihash: multihash,
-      CID: CID
+      CID: CID,
+      dagPB: dagPB,
+      dagCBOR: dagCBOR
     }
 
     // IPFS Core Internals
@@ -120,6 +128,12 @@ class IPFS extends EventEmitter {
     this.lsReadableStream = this.files.lsReadableStreamImmutable
     this.lsPullStream = this.files.lsPullStreamImmutable
 
+    // ipfs.util
+    this.util = {
+      crypto: crypto,
+      isIPFS: isIPFS
+    }
+
     boot(this)
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/core/init.spec.js b/test/core/init.spec.js
index 58916ecbe4..92c4623d97 100644
--- a/test/core/init.spec.js
+++ b/test/core/init.spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ const isNode = require('detect-node')
 const hat = require('hat')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
+const dagCBOR = require('ipld-dag-cbor')
+const dagPB = require('ipld-dag-pb')
+const crypto = require('libp2p-crypto')
+const isIPFS = require('is-ipfs')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+const multibase = require('multibase')
 const multihash = require('multihashes')
 const CID = require('cids')
 const IPFS = require('../../src/core')
@@ -101,8 +106,18 @@ describe('init', () => {
       PeerId: PeerId,
       PeerInfo: PeerInfo,
       multiaddr: multiaddr,
+      multibase: multibase,
       multihash: multihash,
-      CID: CID
+      CID: CID,
+      dagPB: dagPB,
+      dagCBOR: dagCBOR
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('util', () => {
+    expect(ipfs.util).to.be.deep.equal({
+      crypto: crypto,
+      isIPFS: isIPFS
     })
   })
 })