diff --git a/daemon/json.c b/daemon/json.c
index 169869b97..b5c64a5a0 100644
--- a/daemon/json.c
+++ b/daemon/json.c
@@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ void json_add_pubkey(struct json_result *response,
 	json_add_hex(response, fieldname, der, sizeof(der));
 }
 
+void json_add_short_channel_id(struct json_result *response,
+			       const char *fieldname,
+			       const struct short_channel_id *id)
+{
+	char *str = tal_fmt(response, "%d:%d:%d", id->blocknum, id->txnum, id->outnum);
+	json_add_string(response, fieldname, str);
+}
+
 void json_add_object(struct json_result *result, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
diff --git a/daemon/json.h b/daemon/json.h
index dcf108351..178c26856 100644
--- a/daemon/json.h
+++ b/daemon/json.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <bitcoin/pubkey.h>
 #include <ccan/tal/tal.h>
+#include <daemon/routing.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ void json_add_pubkey(struct json_result *response,
 		     const char *fieldname,
 		     const struct pubkey *key);
 
+/* '"fieldname" : "1234/5/6"' */
+void json_add_short_channel_id(struct json_result *response,
+			       const char *fieldname,
+			       const struct short_channel_id *id);
+
 void json_add_object(struct json_result *result, ...);
 
 const char *json_result_string(const struct json_result *result);
diff --git a/daemon/routing.c b/daemon/routing.c
index 17324d9a8..e838872a3 100644
--- a/daemon/routing.c
+++ b/daemon/routing.c
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ struct route_hop *get_route(tal_t *ctx, struct routing_state *rstate,
 	total_delay = 0;
 
 	for (i = tal_count(route) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		hops[i + 1].channel_id = route[i]->short_channel_id;
 		hops[i + 1].nodeid = route[i]->dst->id;
 		hops[i + 1].amount = total_amount;
 		total_amount += connection_fee(route[i], total_amount);
@@ -921,6 +922,7 @@ struct route_hop *get_route(tal_t *ctx, struct routing_state *rstate,
 		hops[i + 1].delay = total_delay;
 	}
 	/* Backfill the first hop manually */
+	hops[0].channel_id = first_conn->short_channel_id;
 	hops[0].nodeid = first_conn->dst->id;
 	/* We don't charge ourselves any fees. */
 	hops[0].amount = total_amount;
diff --git a/daemon/routing.h b/daemon/routing.h
index b52fe99b7..a4584c2db 100644
--- a/daemon/routing.h
+++ b/daemon/routing.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct routing_state {
 };
 
 struct route_hop {
+	struct short_channel_id channel_id;
 	struct pubkey nodeid;
 	u32 amount;
 	u32 delay;
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index 8af5f4829..9ba1c3a6d 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -252,9 +252,11 @@ static bool json_getroute_reply(struct subd *gossip, const u8 *reply, const int
 	response = new_json_result(cmd);
 	json_object_start(response, NULL);
 	json_array_start(response, "route");
-	for (i=0; i<tal_count(hops); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tal_count(hops); i++) {
 		json_object_start(response, NULL);
 		json_add_pubkey(response, "id", &hops[i].nodeid);
+		json_add_short_channel_id(response, "channel",
+					  &hops[i].channel_id);
 		json_add_u64(response, "msatoshi", hops[i].amount);
 		json_add_num(response, "delay", hops[i].delay);
 		json_object_end(response);
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_msg.c b/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
index e8964734b..37e12ffab 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_msg.c
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ void towire_gossip_getnodes_entry(u8 **pptr, const struct gossip_getnodes_entry
 void fromwire_route_hop(const u8 **pptr, size_t *max, struct route_hop *entry)
 {
 	fromwire_pubkey(pptr, max, &entry->nodeid);
+	fromwire_short_channel_id(pptr, max, &entry->channel_id);
 	entry->amount = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
 	entry->delay = fromwire_u32(pptr, max);
 }
 void towire_route_hop(u8 **pptr, const struct route_hop *entry)
 {
 	towire_pubkey(pptr, &entry->nodeid);
+	towire_short_channel_id(pptr, &entry->channel_id);
 	towire_u32(pptr, entry->amount);
 	towire_u32(pptr, entry->delay);
 }