diff --git a/autopilot/interface.go b/autopilot/interface.go
index 7f632d89..2b7155fe 100644
--- a/autopilot/interface.go
+++ b/autopilot/interface.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ type AttachmentDirective struct {
 	// a ChannelOpener implementation to execute the directive.
 	PeerKey *btcec.PublicKey
 
+	// NodeID is the serialized compressed pubkey of the target node.
+	NodeID NodeID
+
 	// ChanAmt is the size of the channel that should be opened, expressed
 	// in satoshis.
 	ChanAmt btcutil.Amount