diff --git a/gossipd/gossip.c b/gossipd/gossip.c
index ec62d15ec..5bb964433 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip.c
@@ -1769,6 +1769,12 @@ static struct io_plan *handle_txout_reply(struct io_conn *conn,
 	return daemon_conn_read_next(conn, &daemon->master);
 }
 
+static struct io_plan *handle_disable_channel(struct io_conn *conn,
+					      struct daemon *daemon, u8 *msg)
+{
+	return daemon_conn_read_next(conn, &daemon->master);
+}
+
 static struct io_plan *recv_req(struct io_conn *conn, struct daemon_conn *master)
 {
 	struct daemon *daemon = container_of(master, struct daemon, master);
@@ -1814,6 +1820,9 @@ static struct io_plan *recv_req(struct io_conn *conn, struct daemon_conn *master
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_GET_TXOUT_REPLY:
 		return handle_txout_reply(conn, daemon, master->msg_in);
 
+	case WIRE_GOSSIP_DISABLE_CHANNEL:
+		return handle_disable_channel(conn, daemon, master->msg_in);
+
 	/* We send these, we don't receive them */
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPCTL_RELEASE_PEER_REPLY:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIPCTL_RELEASE_PEER_REPLYFAIL:
diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_wire.csv b/gossipd/gossip_wire.csv
index 85ffa49d6..29b98cb83 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_wire.csv
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_wire.csv
@@ -183,3 +183,8 @@ gossip_get_txout_reply,,short_channel_id,struct short_channel_id
 gossip_get_txout_reply,,len,u16
 gossip_get_txout_reply,,outscript,len*u8
 
+# client->gossipd: Disable the channel matching the short_channel_id
+gossip_disable_channel,3019
+gossip_disable_channel,,short_channel_id,struct short_channel_id
+gossip_disable_channel,,direction,u8
+gossip_disable_channel,,active,bool
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index 5712dc929..9792cf193 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static unsigned gossip_msg(struct subd *gossip, const u8 *msg, const int *fds)
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_GET_UPDATE:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_SEND_GOSSIP:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_GET_TXOUT_REPLY:
+	case WIRE_GOSSIP_DISABLE_CHANNEL:
 	/* This is a reply, so never gets through to here. */
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_GET_UPDATE_REPLY:
 	case WIRE_GOSSIP_GETNODES_REPLY: