diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
index 97cf2cf06..0f14bc3e5 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ details. Along the way, several
 PRs([6776](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6776),
 [6822](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6822),
 [7172](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7172),
+[7242](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7242),
 [7245](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7245)) have been made to
 refactor the itest for code health and maintenance.
 
diff --git a/lntemp/harness.go b/lntemp/harness.go
index 5a4d62ae8..d69cc330a 100644
--- a/lntemp/harness.go
+++ b/lntemp/harness.go
@@ -1291,7 +1291,8 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) MineBlocks(num uint32) []*wire.MsgBlock {
 	blocks := h.Miner.MineBlocksSlow(num)
 
 	// Make sure all the active nodes are synced.
-	h.AssertActiveNodesSynced()
+	bestBlock := blocks[len(blocks)-1]
+	h.AssertActiveNodesSyncedTo(bestBlock)
 
 	return blocks
 }
@@ -1318,7 +1319,8 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) MineBlocksAndAssertNumTxes(num uint32,
 	}
 
 	// Finally, make sure all the active nodes are synced.
-	h.AssertActiveNodesSynced()
+	bestBlock := blocks[len(blocks)-1]
+	h.AssertActiveNodesSyncedTo(bestBlock)
 
 	return blocks
 }
diff --git a/lntemp/harness_assertion.go b/lntemp/harness_assertion.go
index d48c5ada2..fbd58335a 100644
--- a/lntemp/harness_assertion.go
+++ b/lntemp/harness_assertion.go
@@ -39,6 +39,29 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) WaitForBlockchainSync(hn *node.HarnessNode) {
 	require.NoError(h, err, "timeout waiting for blockchain sync")
 }
 
+// WaitForBlockchainSyncTo waits until the node is synced to bestBlock.
+func (h *HarnessTest) WaitForBlockchainSyncTo(hn *node.HarnessNode,
+	bestBlock *wire.MsgBlock) {
+
+	bestBlockHash := bestBlock.BlockHash().String()
+	err := wait.NoError(func() error {
+		resp := hn.RPC.GetInfo()
+		if resp.SyncedToChain {
+			if resp.BlockHash == bestBlockHash {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s's backend is synced to the "+
+				"wrong block (expected=%s, actual=%s)",
+				hn.Name(), bestBlockHash, resp.BlockHash)
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not synced to chain", hn.Name())
+	}, DefaultTimeout)
+
+	require.NoError(h, err, "timeout waiting for blockchain sync")
+}
+
 // AssertPeerConnected asserts that the given node b is connected to a.
 func (h *HarnessTest) AssertPeerConnected(a, b *node.HarnessNode) {
 	err := wait.NoError(func() error {
@@ -1324,6 +1347,14 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) AssertActiveNodesSynced() {
 	}
 }
 
+// AssertActiveNodesSyncedTo asserts all active nodes have synced to the
+// provided bestBlock.
+func (h *HarnessTest) AssertActiveNodesSyncedTo(bestBlock *wire.MsgBlock) {
+	for _, node := range h.manager.activeNodes {
+		h.WaitForBlockchainSyncTo(node, bestBlock)
+	}
+}
+
 // AssertPeerNotConnected asserts that the given node b is not connected to a.
 func (h *HarnessTest) AssertPeerNotConnected(a, b *node.HarnessNode) {
 	err := wait.NoError(func() error {