diff --git a/config/config_params.go b/config/config_params.go
index 38ab2d25d7..be7b5f68f5 100644
--- a/config/config_params.go
+++ b/config/config_params.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/numorstring"
 
 	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/idalloc"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/typha/pkg/discovery"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -766,6 +767,13 @@ func (config *Config) OverrideParam(name, value string) (bool, error) {
 	return config.UpdateFrom(config.internalOverrides, InternalOverride)
 }
 
+func (config *Config) TyphaDiscoveryOpts() []discovery.Option {
+	return []discovery.Option{
+		discovery.WithAddrOverride(config.TyphaAddr),
+		discovery.WithKubeService(config.TyphaK8sNamespace, config.TyphaK8sServiceName),
+	}
+}
+
 func New() *Config {
 	if knownParams == nil {
 		loadParams()
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index bb07d1e297..59f8725d59 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -34,21 +34,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/buildinfo"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/calc"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/config"
-	_ "github.com/projectcalico/felix/config"
-	dp "github.com/projectcalico/felix/dataplane"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/jitter"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/logutils"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/policysync"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/proto"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/statusrep"
-	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/usagerep"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/apiconfig"
 	apiv3 "github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/apis/v3"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/backend"
@@ -65,7 +53,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/options"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/libcalico-go/lib/set"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/pod2daemon/binder"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/typha/pkg/discovery"
 	"github.com/projectcalico/typha/pkg/syncclient"
+
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/buildinfo"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/calc"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/config"
+	_ "github.com/projectcalico/felix/config"
+	dp "github.com/projectcalico/felix/dataplane"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/jitter"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/logutils"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/policysync"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/proto"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/statusrep"
+	"github.com/projectcalico/felix/usagerep"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1206,68 +1207,8 @@ func (fc *DataplaneConnector) Start() {
 	go fc.handleWireguardStatUpdateFromDataplane()
 }
 
-var ErrServiceNotReady = errors.New("Kubernetes service missing IP or port.")
-
 func discoverTyphaAddr(configParams *config.Config, k8sClientSet kubernetes.Interface) (string, error) {
-	if configParams.TyphaAddr != "" {
-		// Explicit address; trumps other sources of config.
-		return configParams.TyphaAddr, nil
-	}
-
-	if configParams.TyphaK8sServiceName == "" {
-		// No explicit address, and no service name, not using Typha.
-		return "", nil
-	}
-
-	if k8sClientSet == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("failed to look up Typha, no Kubernetes client available")
-	}
-
-	// If we get here, we need to look up the Typha service endpoints using the k8s API.
-	epClient := k8sClientSet.CoreV1().Endpoints(configParams.TyphaK8sNamespace)
-	eps, err := epClient.Get(context.Background(), configParams.TyphaK8sServiceName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to get Typha service endpoints from Kubernetes.")
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	candidates := set.New()
-
-	for _, subset := range eps.Subsets {
-		var portForOurVersion int32
-		for _, port := range subset.Ports {
-			if port.Name == "calico-typha" {
-				portForOurVersion = port.Port
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		if portForOurVersion == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// If we get here, this endpoint supports the typha port we're looking for.
-		for _, h := range subset.Addresses {
-			typhaAddr := net.JoinHostPort(h.IP, fmt.Sprint(portForOurVersion))
-			candidates.Add(typhaAddr)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if candidates.Len() == 0 {
-		log.Error("Didn't find any ready Typha instances.")
-		return "", ErrServiceNotReady
-	}
-
-	var addrs []string
-	candidates.Iter(func(item interface{}) error {
-		typhaAddr := item.(string)
-		addrs = append(addrs, typhaAddr)
-		return nil
-	})
-	log.WithField("addrs", addrs).Info("Found ready Typha addresses.")
-	n := rand.Intn(len(addrs))
-	chosenAddr := addrs[n]
-	log.WithField("choice", chosenAddr).Info("Chose Typha to connect to.")
-
-	return chosenAddr, nil
+	typhaDiscoveryOpts := configParams.TyphaDiscoveryOpts()
+	typhaDiscoveryOpts = append(typhaDiscoveryOpts, discovery.WithKubeClient(k8sClientSet))
+	return discovery.DiscoverTyphaAddr(typhaDiscoveryOpts...)
 }