diff --git a/v2/config.go b/v2/config.go
index bdfe3169f..de352c501 100644
--- a/v2/config.go
+++ b/v2/config.go
@@ -171,14 +171,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// used to filter out private addresses.
 	AddressFilter AddressFilter
 
-	// DefaultQuorum specifies the minimum number of identical responses before
-	// a SearchValue/GetValue operation returns. The responses must not only be
-	// identical, but the responses must also correspond to the "best" records
-	// we have observed in the network during the SearchValue/GetValue
-	// operation. A DefaultQuorum of 0 means that we search the network until
-	// we have exhausted the keyspace.
-	DefaultQuorum int // TODO: put on QueryConfig?
-
 	// MeterProvider provides access to named Meter instances. It's used to,
 	// e.g., expose prometheus metrics. Check out the [opentelemetry docs]:
 	//
@@ -209,7 +201,6 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		Logger:            slog.New(zapslog.NewHandler(logging.Logger("dht").Desugar().Core())),
 		TimeoutStreamIdle: time.Minute, // MAGIC
 		AddressFilter:     AddrFilterPrivate,
-		DefaultQuorum:     0,
 		MeterProvider:     otel.GetMeterProvider(),
 		TracerProvider:    otel.GetTracerProvider(),
 		Query:             DefaultQueryConfig(),
@@ -350,13 +341,6 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.DefaultQuorum < 0 {
-		return &ConfigurationError{
-			Component: "Config",
-			Err:       fmt.Errorf("default quorum must not be negative"),
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -394,6 +378,14 @@ type QueryConfig struct {
 
 	// RequestTimeout defines the time to wait before terminating a request to a node that has not responded.
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration
+
+	// DefaultQuorum specifies the minimum number of identical responses before
+	// a SearchValue/GetValue operation returns. The responses must not only be
+	// identical, but the responses must also correspond to the "best" records
+	// we have observed in the network during the SearchValue/GetValue
+	// operation. A DefaultQuorum of 0 means that we search the network until
+	// we have exhausted the keyspace.
+	DefaultQuorum int
 }
 
 // DefaultQueryConfig returns the default query configuration options for a DHT.
@@ -403,6 +395,7 @@ func DefaultQueryConfig() *QueryConfig {
 		Timeout:            5 * time.Minute, // MAGIC
 		RequestConcurrency: 3,               // MAGIC
 		RequestTimeout:     time.Minute,     // MAGIC
+		DefaultQuorum:      0,               // MAGIC
 	}
 }
 
@@ -435,5 +428,12 @@ func (cfg *QueryConfig) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if cfg.DefaultQuorum < 0 {
+		return &ConfigurationError{
+			Component: "QueryConfig",
+			Err:       fmt.Errorf("default quorum must not be negative"),
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/v2/config_test.go b/v2/config_test.go
index fd5d4be1f..7c4ee1a63 100644
--- a/v2/config_test.go
+++ b/v2/config_test.go
@@ -140,14 +140,6 @@ func TestConfig_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.BootstrapPeers = []peer.AddrInfo{}
 		assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
 	})
-
-	t.Run("negative default quorum", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cfg := DefaultConfig()
-		cfg.DefaultQuorum = 0
-		assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
-		cfg.DefaultQuorum = -1
-		assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
-	})
 }
 
 func TestQueryConfig_Validate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -191,4 +183,13 @@ func TestQueryConfig_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.RequestTimeout = -1
 		assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("negative default quorum", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := DefaultQueryConfig()
+
+		cfg.DefaultQuorum = 0
+		assert.NoError(t, cfg.Validate())
+		cfg.DefaultQuorum = -1
+		assert.Error(t, cfg.Validate())
+	})
 }