diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
index d19127f32..f8a3c568e 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ type RouterBackend struct {
 	FetchChannelEndpoints func(chanID uint64) (route.Vertex,
 		route.Vertex, error)
 
+	// HasNode returns true if the node exists in the graph (i.e., has
+	// public channels), false otherwise. This means the node is a public
+	// node and should be reachable.
+	HasNode func(nodePub route.Vertex) (bool, error)
+
 	// FindRoute is a closure that abstracts away how we locate/query for
 	// routes.
 	FindRoute func(*routing.RouteRequest) (*route.Route, float64, error)
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index ee810d1e1..5d2c4d266 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ func newRPCServer(cfg *Config, interceptorChain *rpcperms.InterceptorChain,
 // addDeps populates all dependencies needed by the RPC server, and any
 // of the sub-servers that it maintains. When this is done, the RPC server can
 // be started, and start accepting RPC calls.
+//
+//nolint:funlen
 func (r *rpcServer) addDeps(ctx context.Context, s *server,
 	macService *macaroons.Service,
 	subServerCgs *subRPCServerConfigs, atpl *autopilot.Manager,
@@ -744,6 +746,11 @@ func (r *rpcServer) addDeps(ctx context.Context, s *server,
 
 			return info.NodeKey1Bytes, info.NodeKey2Bytes, nil
 		},
+		HasNode: func(nodePub route.Vertex) (bool, error) {
+			_, exists, err := graph.HasNode(ctx, nodePub)
+
+			return exists, err
+		},
 		FindRoute:              s.chanRouter.FindRoute,
 		MissionControl:         s.defaultMC,
 		ActiveNetParams:        r.cfg.ActiveNetParams.Params,