diff --git a/lightningd/channel/channel.c b/lightningd/channel/channel.c
index 43dc4180f..a5824328d 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel/channel.c
+++ b/lightningd/channel/channel.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct peer {
 
 	u8 *req_in;
 	const u8 **peer_out;
+
+	int gossip_client_fd;
 };
 
 static void msg_enqueue(const u8 ***q, const u8 *add)
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		status_failed(WIRE_CHANNEL_BAD_COMMAND, "%s",
 			      tal_hex(msg, msg));
 	tal_free(msg);
+	peer->gossip_client_fd = fdpass_recv(REQ_FD);
+	if (peer->gossip_client_fd == -1)
+		status_failed(
+		    WIRE_CHANNEL_BAD_COMMAND,
+		    "Did not receive a valid client socket to gossipd");
 
 	/* We derive everything from the one secret seed. */
 	derive_basepoints(&seed, &funding_pubkey[LOCAL], &points[LOCAL],
diff --git a/lightningd/channel/channel_wire.csv b/lightningd/channel/channel_wire.csv
index 24c985d6d..670ec5c6c 100644
--- a/lightningd/channel/channel_wire.csv
+++ b/lightningd/channel/channel_wire.csv
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ channel_normal_operation,1001
 #include <lightningd/cryptomsg.h>
 #include <lightningd/channel_config.h>
 
-# Begin!  You're still waiting for the tx to be buried though.
+# Begin!  You're still waiting for the tx to be buried though (passes
+# gossipd-client fd)
 channel_init,1
 channel_init,0,funding_txid,32,struct sha256_double
 channel_init,32,funding_txout,2
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index 8cf27d22e..7084385a4 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ static void peer_start_channeld(struct peer *peer, bool am_funder,
 
 	/* We don't expect a response: we are triggered by funding_depth_cb. */
 	subd_send_msg(peer->owner, take(msg));
+	subd_send_fd(peer->owner, peer->gossip_client_fd);
 }
 
 static bool opening_release_tx(struct subd *opening, const u8 *resp,