diff --git a/doc/CONFIGURATION.md b/doc/CONFIGURATION.md
index 42509485..ffc6048e 100644
--- a/doc/CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/doc/CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ Dialing in libp2p can be configured to limit the rate of dialing, and how long d
 | maxDialsPerPeer | `number` | How many multiaddrs we can dial per peer, in parallel. |
 | dialTimeout | `number` | Second dial timeout per peer in ms. |
 | resolvers | `object` | Dial [Resolvers](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr/blob/master/src/resolvers/index.js) for resolving multiaddrs |
+| addressSorter | `(Array<Address>) => Array<Address>` | Sort the known addresses of a peer before trying to dial. |
 
 The below configuration example shows how the dialer should be configured, with the current defaults:
 
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ const MPLEX = require('libp2p-mplex')
 const { NOISE } = require('libp2p-noise')
 
 const { dnsaddrResolver } = require('multiaddr/src/resolvers')
+const { publicAddressesFirst } = require('libp2p-utils/src/address-sort')
 
 const node = await Libp2p.create({
   modules: {
@@ -522,7 +524,8 @@ const node = await Libp2p.create({
     dialTimeout: 30e3,
     resolvers: {
       dnsaddr: dnsaddrResolver
-    }
+    },
+    addressSorter: publicAddressesFirst
   }
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13f4390e..cc5c5269 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "it-protocol-buffers": "^0.2.0",
     "libp2p-crypto": "^0.18.0",
     "libp2p-interfaces": "^0.7.2",
-    "libp2p-utils": "^0.2.1",
+    "libp2p-utils": "^0.2.2",
     "mafmt": "^8.0.0",
     "merge-options": "^2.0.0",
     "moving-average": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/circuit/auto-relay.js b/src/circuit/auto-relay.js
index 00ebc6f5..6b9a4039 100644
--- a/src/circuit/auto-relay.js
+++ b/src/circuit/auto-relay.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ const debug = require('debug')
 const log = debug('libp2p:auto-relay')
 log.error = debug('libp2p:auto-relay:error')
 
-const isPrivate = require('libp2p-utils/src/multiaddr/is-private')
-
 const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
@@ -36,6 +34,7 @@ class AutoRelay {
     this._peerStore = libp2p.peerStore
     this._connectionManager = libp2p.connectionManager
     this._transportManager = libp2p.transportManager
+    this._addressSorter = libp2p.dialer.addressSorter
 
     this.maxListeners = maxListeners
 
@@ -129,37 +128,19 @@ class AutoRelay {
       return
     }
 
-    // Create relay listen addr
-    let listenAddr, remoteMultiaddr, remoteAddrs
+    // Get peer known addresses and sort them per public addresses first
+    const remoteAddrs = this._peerStore.addressBook.getMultiaddrsForPeer(
+      connection.remotePeer, this._addressSorter
+    )
 
-    try {
-      // Get peer known addresses and sort them per public addresses first
-      remoteAddrs = this._peerStore.addressBook.get(connection.remotePeer)
-      // TODO: This sort should be customizable in the config (dialer addr sort)
-      remoteAddrs.sort(multiaddrsCompareFunction)
-
-      remoteMultiaddr = remoteAddrs.find(a => a.isCertified).multiaddr // Get first announced address certified
-      // TODO: HOP Relays should avoid advertising private addresses!
-    } catch (_) {
-      log.error(`${id} does not have announced certified multiaddrs`)
-
-      // Attempt first if existing
-      if (!remoteAddrs || !remoteAddrs.length) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      remoteMultiaddr = remoteAddrs[0].multiaddr
+    if (!remoteAddrs || !remoteAddrs.length) {
+      return
     }
 
-    if (!remoteMultiaddr.protoNames().includes('p2p')) {
-      listenAddr = `${remoteMultiaddr.toString()}/p2p/${connection.remotePeer.toB58String()}/p2p-circuit`
-    } else {
-      listenAddr = `${remoteMultiaddr.toString()}/p2p-circuit`
-    }
-
-    // Attempt to listen on relay
+    const listenAddr = `${remoteAddrs[0].toString()}/p2p-circuit`
     this._listenRelays.add(id)
 
+    // Attempt to listen on relay
     try {
       await this._transportManager.listen([multiaddr(listenAddr)])
       // Announce multiaddrs will update on listen success by TransportManager event being triggered
@@ -269,24 +250,4 @@ class AutoRelay {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Compare function for array.sort().
- * This sort aims to move the private adresses to the end of the array.
- *
- * @param {Address} a
- * @param {Address} b
- * @returns {number}
- */
-function multiaddrsCompareFunction (a, b) {
-  const isAPrivate = isPrivate(a.multiaddr)
-  const isBPrivate = isPrivate(b.multiaddr)
-
-  if (isAPrivate && !isBPrivate) {
-    return 1
-  } else if (!isAPrivate && isBPrivate) {
-    return -1
-  }
-  return 0
-}
-
 module.exports = AutoRelay
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index db948e20..d1ca2d02 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { dnsaddrResolver } = require('multiaddr/src/resolvers')
 const Constants = require('./constants')
 const RelayConstants = require('./circuit/constants')
 
+const { publicAddressesFirst } = require('libp2p-utils/src/address-sort')
 const { FaultTolerance } = require('./transport-manager')
 
 const DefaultConfig = {
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ const DefaultConfig = {
     dialTimeout: Constants.DIAL_TIMEOUT,
     resolvers: {
       dnsaddr: dnsaddrResolver
-    }
+    },
+    addressSorter: publicAddressesFirst
   },
   metrics: {
     enabled: false
diff --git a/src/dialer/index.js b/src/dialer/index.js
index 49d77e46..3ee3ada6 100644
--- a/src/dialer/index.js
+++ b/src/dialer/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const log = debug('libp2p:dialer')
 log.error = debug('libp2p:dialer:error')
 
 const { DialRequest } = require('./dial-request')
+const { publicAddressesFirst } = require('libp2p-utils/src/address-sort')
 const getPeer = require('../get-peer')
 
 const { codes } = require('../errors')
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class Dialer {
    * @param {object} options
    * @param {TransportManager} options.transportManager
    * @param {Peerstore} options.peerStore
+   * @param {(addresses: Array<Address) => Array<Address>} [options.addressSorter = publicAddressesFirst] - Sort the known addresses of a peer before trying to dial.
    * @param {number} [options.concurrency = MAX_PARALLEL_DIALS] - Number of max concurrent dials.
    * @param {number} [options.perPeerLimit = MAX_PER_PEER_DIALS] - Number of max concurrent dials per peer.
    * @param {number} [options.timeout = DIAL_TIMEOUT] - How long a dial attempt is allowed to take.
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ class Dialer {
   constructor ({
     transportManager,
     peerStore,
+    addressSorter = publicAddressesFirst,
     concurrency = MAX_PARALLEL_DIALS,
     timeout = DIAL_TIMEOUT,
     perPeerLimit = MAX_PER_PEER_DIALS,
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ class Dialer {
   }) {
     this.transportManager = transportManager
     this.peerStore = peerStore
+    this.addressSorter = addressSorter
     this.concurrency = concurrency
     this.timeout = timeout
     this.perPeerLimit = perPeerLimit
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ class Dialer {
       this.peerStore.addressBook.add(id, multiaddrs)
     }
 
-    let knownAddrs = this.peerStore.addressBook.getMultiaddrsForPeer(id) || []
+    let knownAddrs = this.peerStore.addressBook.getMultiaddrsForPeer(id, this.addressSorter) || []
 
     // If received a multiaddr to dial, it should be the first to use
     // But, if we know other multiaddrs for the peer, we should try them too.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 56401c35..c4085b7a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ class Libp2p extends EventEmitter {
       concurrency: this._options.dialer.maxParallelDials,
       perPeerLimit: this._options.dialer.maxDialsPerPeer,
       timeout: this._options.dialer.dialTimeout,
-      resolvers: this._options.dialer.resolvers
+      resolvers: this._options.dialer.resolvers,
+      addressSorter: this._options.dialer.addressSorter
     })
 
     this._modules.transport.forEach((Transport) => {
diff --git a/src/peer-store/address-book.js b/src/peer-store/address-book.js
index 88ed327b..07d8af59 100644
--- a/src/peer-store/address-book.js
+++ b/src/peer-store/address-book.js
@@ -319,20 +319,22 @@ class AddressBook extends Book {
    * Returns `undefined` if there are no known multiaddrs for the given peer.
    *
    * @param {PeerId} peerId
+   * @param {(addresses: Array<Address) => Array<Address>} [addressSorter]
    * @returns {Array<Multiaddr>|undefined}
    */
-  getMultiaddrsForPeer (peerId) {
+  getMultiaddrsForPeer (peerId, addressSorter = (ms) => ms) {
     if (!PeerId.isPeerId(peerId)) {
       throw errcode(new Error('peerId must be an instance of peer-id'), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS)
     }
 
     const entry = this.data.get(peerId.toB58String())
-
     if (!entry || !entry.addresses) {
       return undefined
     }
 
-    return entry.addresses.map((address) => {
+    return addressSorter(
+      entry.addresses || []
+    ).map((address) => {
       const multiaddr = address.multiaddr
 
       const idString = multiaddr.getPeerId()
diff --git a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
index a3cc423c..ae2da1e3 100644
--- a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
+++ b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const { AbortError } = require('libp2p-interfaces/src/transport/errors')
 const { codes: ErrorCodes } = require('../../src/errors')
 const Constants = require('../../src/constants')
 const Dialer = require('../../src/dialer')
+const addressSort = require('libp2p-utils/src/address-sort')
 const PeerStore = require('../../src/peer-store')
 const TransportManager = require('../../src/transport-manager')
 const Libp2p = require('../../src')
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, WebSockets)', () => {
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    peerStore.delete(peerId)
     sinon.restore()
   })
 
@@ -176,6 +178,37 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, WebSockets)', () => {
       .and.to.have.property('code', ErrorCodes.ERR_TIMEOUT)
   })
 
+  it('should sort addresses on dial', async () => {
+    const peerMultiaddrs = [
+      multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/15001/ws'),
+      multiaddr('/ip4/20.0.0.1/tcp/15001/ws'),
+      multiaddr('/ip4/30.0.0.1/tcp/15001/ws')
+    ]
+
+    sinon.spy(addressSort, 'publicAddressesFirst')
+    sinon.stub(localTM, 'dial').callsFake(createMockConnection)
+
+    const dialer = new Dialer({
+      transportManager: localTM,
+      addressSorter: addressSort.publicAddressesFirst,
+      concurrency: 3,
+      peerStore
+    })
+
+    // Inject data in the AddressBook
+    peerStore.addressBook.add(peerId, peerMultiaddrs)
+
+    // Perform 3 multiaddr dials
+    await dialer.connectToPeer(peerId)
+
+    expect(addressSort.publicAddressesFirst.callCount).to.eql(1)
+
+    const sortedAddresses = addressSort.publicAddressesFirst(peerMultiaddrs.map((m) => ({ multiaddr: m })))
+    expect(localTM.dial.getCall(0).args[0].equals(sortedAddresses[0].multiaddr))
+    expect(localTM.dial.getCall(1).args[0].equals(sortedAddresses[1].multiaddr))
+    expect(localTM.dial.getCall(2).args[0].equals(sortedAddresses[2].multiaddr))
+  })
+
   it('should dial to the max concurrency', async () => {
     const dialer = new Dialer({
       transportManager: localTM,
diff --git a/test/peer-store/address-book.spec.js b/test/peer-store/address-book.spec.js
index f6b8f280..0adae21d 100644
--- a/test/peer-store/address-book.spec.js
+++ b/test/peer-store/address-book.spec.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 const arrayEquals = require('libp2p-utils/src/array-equals')
+const addressSort = require('libp2p-utils/src/address-sort')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const pDefer = require('p-defer')
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const {
 } = require('../../src/errors')
 
 const addr1 = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000')
-const addr2 = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8001')
+const addr2 = multiaddr('/ip4/20.0.0.1/tcp/8001')
 const addr3 = multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8002')
 
 describe('addressBook', () => {
@@ -340,6 +341,18 @@ describe('addressBook', () => {
         expect(m.getPeerId()).to.equal(peerId.toB58String())
       })
     })
+
+    it('can sort multiaddrs providing a sorter', () => {
+      const supportedMultiaddrs = [addr1, addr2]
+      ab.set(peerId, supportedMultiaddrs)
+
+      const multiaddrs = ab.getMultiaddrsForPeer(peerId, addressSort.publicAddressesFirst)
+      const sortedAddresses = addressSort.publicAddressesFirst(supportedMultiaddrs.map((m) => ({ multiaddr: m })))
+
+      multiaddrs.forEach((m, index) => {
+        expect(m.equals(sortedAddresses[index].multiaddr))
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('addressBook.delete', () => {