diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index d96da955d..0d21fed48 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ u64 get_feerate(const struct chain_topology *topo, enum feerate feerate)
 {
 	if (topo->override_fee_rate) {
 		log_debug(topo->log, "Forcing fee rate, ignoring estimate");
-		return topo->override_fee_rate;
+		return topo->override_fee_rate[feerate];
 	} else if (topo->feerate[feerate] == 0) {
 		return guess_feerate(topo, feerate);
 	}
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ struct chain_topology *new_topology(struct lightningd *ld, struct log *log)
 	txowatch_hash_init(&topo->txowatches);
 	topo->log = log;
 	topo->default_fee_rate = 40000;
-	topo->override_fee_rate = 0;
+	topo->override_fee_rate = NULL;
 	topo->bitcoind = new_bitcoind(topo, ld, log);
 #if DEVELOPER
 	topo->dev_no_broadcast = false;
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.h b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
index 48f6fb185..870a51fac 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.h
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct chain_topology {
 	struct list_head outgoing_txs;
 
 	/* Force a partiular fee rate regardless of estimatefee (satoshis/kb) */
-	u64 override_fee_rate;
+	u64 *override_fee_rate;
 
 	/* What fee we use if estimatefee fails (satoshis/kb) */
 	u64 default_fee_rate;
diff --git a/lightningd/options.c b/lightningd/options.c
index cdd85be9f..693c9899f 100644
--- a/lightningd/options.c
+++ b/lightningd/options.c
@@ -194,6 +194,29 @@ static char *opt_set_alias(const char *arg, struct lightningd *ld)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static char *opt_set_fee_rates(const char *arg, struct chain_topology *topo)
+{
+	tal_free(topo->override_fee_rate);
+	topo->override_fee_rate = tal_arr(topo, u64, 3);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < tal_count(topo->override_fee_rate); i++) {
+		char *endp;
+		char term;
+
+		if (i == tal_count(topo->override_fee_rate)-1)
+			term = '\0';
+		else
+			term = '/';
+		topo->override_fee_rate[i] = strtol(arg, &endp, 10);
+		if (endp == arg || *endp != term)
+			return tal_fmt(NULL,
+				       "Feerates must be <num>/<num>/<num>");
+
+		arg = endp + 1;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void config_register_opts(struct lightningd *ld)
 {
 	opt_register_arg("--locktime-blocks", opt_set_u32, opt_show_u32,
@@ -223,9 +246,9 @@ static void config_register_opts(struct lightningd *ld)
 	opt_register_arg("--commit-fee=<percent>", opt_set_u32, opt_show_u32,
 			 &ld->config.commitment_fee_percent,
 			 "Percentage of fee to request for their commitment");
-	opt_register_arg("--override-fee-rate", opt_set_u64, opt_show_u64,
-			 &ld->topology->override_fee_rate,
-			 "Force a specific rate in satoshis per kb regardless of estimated fees");
+	opt_register_arg("--override-fee-rates", opt_set_fee_rates, NULL,
+			 ld->topology,
+			 "Force a specific rates (immediate/normal/slow) in satoshis per kb regardless of estimated fees");
 	opt_register_arg("--default-fee-rate", opt_set_u64, opt_show_u64,
 			 &ld->topology->default_fee_rate,
 			 "Satoshis per kb if can't estimate fees");
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 9af80821c..9930399af 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ class LightningD(TailableProc):
             '--bitcoin-datadir={}'.format(bitcoin_dir),
             '--lightning-dir={}'.format(lightning_dir),
             '--port={}'.format(port),
+            '--override-fee-rates=15000/7500/1000',
             '--network=regtest'
         ]
         if DEVELOPER: