diff --git a/web/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/ChannelControllerIT.java b/web/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/ChannelControllerIT.java
index 5f92dbcd..7b8aca68 100644
--- a/web/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/ChannelControllerIT.java
+++ b/web/src/integrationTest/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/ChannelControllerIT.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class ChannelControllerIT {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.channelPoint", is(CHANNEL_POINT.toString())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.remotePubkey", is(PUBKEY_2.toString())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.capacity", is(String.valueOf(CAPACITY.satoshis()))))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.openInitiator", is("REMOTE")))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.openHeight", is(CHANNEL_ID_2.getBlockHeight())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status.private", is(false)))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status.active", is(false)))
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class ChannelControllerIT {
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.remotePubkey", is(PUBKEY_2.toString())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.remoteAlias", is(ALIAS_2)))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.capacity", is(String.valueOf(CAPACITY.satoshis()))))
+                .andExpect(jsonPath("$.openInitiator", is("LOCAL")))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.openHeight", is(CHANNEL_ID.getBlockHeight())))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status.private", is(true)))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status.active", is(true)))
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDto.java b/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDto.java
index e3267b90..e7f2600e 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDto.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDto.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package de.cotto.lndmanagej.controller.dto;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.BalanceInformation;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.ChannelPoint;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.LocalChannel;
+import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.OpenInitiator;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.Pubkey;
 
 public record ChannelDetailsDto(
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ public record ChannelDetailsDto(
         ChannelPoint channelPoint,
         int openHeight,
         Pubkey remotePubkey,
+        OpenInitiator openInitiator,
         String remoteAlias,
         String capacity,
         ChannelStatusDto status,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ public record ChannelDetailsDto(
                 channelDto.channelPoint(),
                 channelDto.openHeight(),
                 channelDto.remotePubkey(),
+                channelDto.openInitiator(),
                 remoteAlias,
                 channelDto.capacity(),
                 channelDto.status(),
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDto.java b/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDto.java
index 021820ac..79e63165 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDto.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDto.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.cotto.lndmanagej.controller.dto;
 
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.ChannelPoint;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.LocalChannel;
+import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.OpenInitiator;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.Pubkey;
 
 public record ChannelDto(
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ public record ChannelDto(
         int openHeight,
         Pubkey remotePubkey,
         String capacity,
-        ChannelStatusDto status
+        ChannelStatusDto status,
+        OpenInitiator openInitiator
 ) {
     public ChannelDto(LocalChannel localChannel) {
         this(
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ public record ChannelDto(
                 localChannel.getId().getBlockHeight(),
                 localChannel.getRemotePubkey(),
                 String.valueOf(localChannel.getCapacity().satoshis()),
-                ChannelStatusDto.createFrom(localChannel.getStatus())
+                ChannelStatusDto.createFrom(localChannel.getStatus()),
+                localChannel.getOpenInitiator()
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDtoTest.java b/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDtoTest.java
index 8f421d04..db1b4d96 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDtoTest.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDetailsDtoTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.cotto.lndmanagej.controller.dto;
 
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.ChannelStatus;
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.Coins;
+import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.OpenInitiator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.BalanceInformationFixtures.BALANCE_INFORMATION;
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ class ChannelDetailsDtoTest {
         assertThat(CHANNEL_DETAILS_DTO.capacity()).isEqualTo(String.valueOf(CAPACITY.satoshis()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void openInitiator() {
+        assertThat(CHANNEL_DETAILS_DTO.openInitiator()).isEqualTo(OpenInitiator.LOCAL);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void status() {
         ChannelDetailsDto dto = new ChannelDetailsDto(
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDtoTest.java b/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDtoTest.java
index 6e2a4dbc..804f77a9 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDtoTest.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/de/cotto/lndmanagej/controller/dto/ChannelDtoTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.cotto.lndmanagej.controller.dto;
 
 import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.ChannelStatus;
+import de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.OpenInitiator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static de.cotto.lndmanagej.model.ChannelFixtures.CAPACITY;
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ class ChannelDtoTest {
         assertThat(CHANNEL_DTO.capacity()).isEqualTo(String.valueOf(CAPACITY.satoshis()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void openInitiator() {
+        assertThat(CHANNEL_DTO.openInitiator()).isEqualTo(OpenInitiator.LOCAL);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void status() {
         ChannelDto dto = new ChannelDto(LOCAL_OPEN_CHANNEL);