diff --git a/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/scouting/hello.rs b/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/scouting/hello.rs
index 62ea915e5a..6639792976 100644
--- a/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/scouting/hello.rs
+++ b/commons/zenoh-protocol/src/scouting/hello.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 //   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
 //
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
-use core::fmt;
 
 use crate::core::{Locator, WhatAmI, ZenohId};
 
@@ -107,16 +106,6 @@ pub struct Hello {
     pub locators: Vec<Locator>,
 }
 
-impl fmt::Display for Hello {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.debug_struct("Hello")
-            .field("zid", &self.zid)
-            .field("whatami", &self.whatami)
-            .field("locators", &self.locators)
-            .finish()
-    }
-}
-
 impl Hello {
     #[cfg(feature = "test")]
     pub fn rand() -> Self {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/api/scouting.rs b/zenoh/src/api/scouting.rs
index 566f18f061..e16f31da2e 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/api/scouting.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/api/scouting.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use tokio::net::UdpSocket;
 use zenoh_core::{Resolvable, Wait};
-use zenoh_protocol::{core::WhatAmIMatcher, scouting::Hello};
+use zenoh_protocol::core::WhatAmIMatcher;
 use zenoh_result::ZResult;
 use zenoh_task::TerminatableTask;
 
@@ -30,6 +30,36 @@ use crate::{
     net::runtime::{orchestrator::Loop, Runtime},
 };
 
+/// A zenoh Hello message.
+pub struct Hello(zenoh_protocol::scouting::Hello);
+
+impl Hello {
+    /// Get the locators of this Hello message.
+    pub fn locators(&self) -> &[zenoh_protocol::core::Locator] {
+        &self.0.locators
+    }
+
+    /// Get the zenoh id of this Hello message.
+    pub fn zid(&self) -> zenoh_protocol::core::ZenohId {
+        self.0.zid
+    }
+
+    /// Get the whatami of this Hello message.
+    pub fn whatami(&self) -> zenoh_protocol::core::WhatAmI {
+        self.0.whatami
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Hello {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Hello")
+            .field("zid", &self.zid())
+            .field("whatami", &self.whatami())
+            .field("locators", &self.locators())
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 /// A builder for initializing a [`Scout`].
 ///
 /// # Examples
@@ -324,7 +354,7 @@ fn _scout(
                     let scout = Runtime::scout(&sockets, what, &addr, move |hello| {
                         let callback = callback.clone();
                         async move {
-                            callback(hello);
+                            callback(Hello(hello));
                             Loop::Continue
                         }
                     });
diff --git a/zenoh/src/lib.rs b/zenoh/src/lib.rs
index 0c47070609..a5ea8b5518 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/lib.rs
@@ -324,10 +324,7 @@ pub mod handlers {
 
 /// Scouting primitives
 pub mod scouting {
-    /// A zenoh Hello message.
-    pub use zenoh_protocol::scouting::Hello;
-
-    pub use crate::api::scouting::{scout, Scout, ScoutBuilder};
+    pub use crate::api::scouting::{scout, Hello, Scout, ScoutBuilder};
 }
 
 /// Liveliness primitives