diff --git a/channeldb/channel.go b/channeldb/channel.go
index 6c8664a8..2df4fcb8 100644
--- a/channeldb/channel.go
+++ b/channeldb/channel.go
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ type OpenChannel struct {
 	// funding transaction.
 	FundingWitnessScript []byte
 
+	// NumConfsRequired is the number of confirmations a channel's funding
+	// transaction must have received in order to be considered available for
+	// normal transactional use.
+	NumConfsRequired uint16
+
 	// LocalCsvDelay is the delay to be used in outputs paying to us within
 	// the commitment transaction. This value is to be always expressed in
 	// terms of relative blocks.
@@ -1456,6 +1461,11 @@ func putChanFundingInfo(nodeChanBucket *bolt.Bucket, channel *OpenChannel) error
 		return err
 	}
 
+	byteOrder.PutUint16(scratch[:2], uint16(channel.NumConfsRequired))
+	if _, err := b.Write(scratch[:2]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nodeChanBucket.Put(fundTxnKey, b.Bytes())
 }
 
@@ -1529,6 +1539,11 @@ func fetchChanFundingInfo(nodeChanBucket *bolt.Bucket, channel *OpenChannel) err
 	}
 	channel.ChanType = ChannelType(chanType[0])
 
+	if _, err := infoBytes.Read(scratch[:2]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	channel.NumConfsRequired = byteOrder.Uint16(scratch[:2])
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/channeldb/channel_test.go b/channeldb/channel_test.go
index fe937647..b7893bba 100644
--- a/channeldb/channel_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/channel_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func createTestChannelState(cdb *DB) (*OpenChannel, error) {
 		OurMultiSigKey:             privKey.PubKey(),
 		TheirMultiSigKey:           privKey.PubKey(),
 		FundingWitnessScript:       script,
+		NumConfsRequired:           4,
 		TheirCurrentRevocation:     privKey.PubKey(),
 		TheirCurrentRevocationHash: key,
 		OurDeliveryScript:          script,
@@ -307,6 +308,10 @@ func TestOpenChannelPutGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	if state.TotalSatoshisReceived != newState.TotalSatoshisReceived {
 		t.Fatal("satoshis received doesn't match")
 	}
+	if state.NumConfsRequired != newState.NumConfsRequired {
+		t.Fatalf("num confs required doesn't match: %v, vs. %v",
+			state.NumConfsRequired, newState.NumConfsRequired)
+	}
 
 	if state.CreationTime.Unix() != newState.CreationTime.Unix() {
 		t.Fatal("creation time doesn't match")
diff --git a/lnwallet/wallet.go b/lnwallet/wallet.go
index 892503d5..81e970ee 100644
--- a/lnwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/lnwallet/wallet.go
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) handleFundingReserveRequest(req *initFundingReserveMsg
 	reservation.nodeAddr = req.nodeAddr
 	reservation.ourContribution.CsvDelay = req.csvDelay
 
+	reservation.partialState.NumConfsRequired = req.numConfs
 	reservation.partialState.IdentityPub = req.nodeID
 	reservation.partialState.LocalCsvDelay = req.csvDelay
 	reservation.partialState.OurDustLimit = req.ourDustLimit