diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index 4dbfa5223..f67d4b4af 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ type ChannelLinkConfig struct {
 	// ChannelNotifier when a channel link become inactive.
 	NotifyInactiveLinkEvent func(wire.OutPoint)
 
+	// NotifyChannelUpdate allows the link to tell the ChannelNotifier when
+	// a channel's state has been updated.
+	NotifyChannelUpdate func(*channeldb.OpenChannel)
+
 	// HtlcNotifier is an instance of a htlcNotifier which we will pipe htlc
 	// events through.
 	HtlcNotifier htlcNotifier
diff --git a/htlcswitch/link_test.go b/htlcswitch/link_test.go
index e4e63d982..29b4f902d 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link_test.go
@@ -2241,6 +2241,7 @@ func newSingleLinkTestHarness(t *testing.T, chanAmt,
 		MaxFeeAllocation:           DefaultMaxLinkFeeAllocation,
 		NotifyActiveLink:           func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 		NotifyActiveChannel:        func(wire.OutPoint) {},
+		NotifyChannelUpdate:        func(*channeldb.OpenChannel) {},
 		NotifyInactiveChannel:      func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 		NotifyInactiveLinkEvent:    func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 		HtlcNotifier:               aliceSwitch.cfg.HtlcNotifier,
@@ -4931,6 +4932,7 @@ func (h *persistentLinkHarness) restartLink(
 		NotifyActiveChannel:        func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 		NotifyInactiveChannel:      func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 		NotifyInactiveLinkEvent:    func(wire.OutPoint) {},
+		NotifyChannelUpdate:        func(*channeldb.OpenChannel) {},
 		HtlcNotifier:               h.hSwitch.cfg.HtlcNotifier,
 		SyncStates:                 syncStates,
 		GetAliases:                 getAliases,
diff --git a/htlcswitch/test_utils.go b/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
index b74dbd0bb..2e0842509 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/test_utils.go
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ func (h *hopNetwork) createChannelLink(server, peer *mockServer,
 			NotifyActiveChannel:        func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 			NotifyInactiveChannel:      func(wire.OutPoint) {},
 			NotifyInactiveLinkEvent:    func(wire.OutPoint) {},
+			NotifyChannelUpdate:        func(*channeldb.OpenChannel) {},
 			HtlcNotifier:               server.htlcSwitch.cfg.HtlcNotifier,
 			GetAliases:                 getAliases,
 			ShouldFwdExpAccountability: func() bool { return true },
diff --git a/peer/brontide.go b/peer/brontide.go
index 72ee88775..d92f9c459 100644
--- a/peer/brontide.go
+++ b/peer/brontide.go
@@ -1480,6 +1480,7 @@ func (p *Brontide) addLink(chanPoint *wire.OutPoint,
 		NotifyActiveChannel:        p.cfg.ChannelNotifier.NotifyActiveChannelEvent,
 		NotifyInactiveChannel:      p.cfg.ChannelNotifier.NotifyInactiveChannelEvent,
 		NotifyInactiveLinkEvent:    p.cfg.ChannelNotifier.NotifyInactiveLinkEvent,
+		NotifyChannelUpdate:        p.cfg.ChannelNotifier.NotifyChannelUpdateEvent,
 		HtlcNotifier:               p.cfg.HtlcNotifier,
 		GetAliases:                 p.cfg.GetAliases,
 		PreviouslySentShutdown:     shutdownMsg,