diff --git a/src/CoreApi/FileSystemApi.cs b/src/CoreApi/FileSystemApi.cs
index 17c851df..ada7db8d 100644
--- a/src/CoreApi/FileSystemApi.cs
+++ b/src/CoreApi/FileSystemApi.cs
@@ -105,11 +105,20 @@ public async Task<IFileSystemNode> AddAsync(
             {
                 var link = node.ToLink(name);
                 var wlinks = new IFileSystemLink[] { link };
-                return await CreateDirectoryAsync(wlinks, options, cancel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                node = await CreateDirectoryAsync(wlinks, options, cancel).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                node.Name = name;
+            }
+
+            // Advertise the root node.
+            if (options.Pin && ipfs.IsStarted)
+            {
+                await ipfs.Dht.ProvideAsync(node.Id, advertise: true, cancel: cancel).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             // Return the file system node.
-            node.Name = name;
             return node;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/IpfsEngine.csproj b/src/IpfsEngine.csproj
index 33fb4c31..151d486a 100644
--- a/src/IpfsEngine.csproj
+++ b/src/IpfsEngine.csproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Makaretu.Dns.Unicast" Version="0.10.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Nito.AsyncEx.Coordination" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="PeerTalk" Version="0.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="PeerTalk" Version="0.13.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PeterO.Cbor" Version="3.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Portable.BouncyCastle" Version="1.8.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="protobuf-net" Version="2.4.0" />