diff --git a/channeldb/migration12/migration_test.go b/channeldb/migration12/migration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f884d3425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channeldb/migration12/migration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+package migration12_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/migration12"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/migtest"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
+)
+
+var (
+	// invoiceBucket is the name of the bucket within the database that
+	// stores all data related to invoices no matter their final state.
+	// Within the invoice bucket, each invoice is keyed by its invoice ID
+	// which is a monotonically increasing uint32.
+	invoiceBucket = []byte("invoices")
+
+	preimage = lntypes.Preimage{
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+	}
+
+	hash = preimage.Hash()
+
+	beforeInvoice0Htlcs = []byte{
+		0x0b, 0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72,
+		0x6c, 0x64, 0x09, 0x62, 0x79, 0x65, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72,
+		0x6c, 0x64, 0x06, 0x70, 0x61, 0x79, 0x72, 0x65, 0x71, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4e, 0x94, 0x91, 0x4f, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xc4, 0xd3,
+		0xd5, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xd5, 0xc8, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x03, 0xe8, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xa4,
+	}
+
+	afterInvoice0Htlcs = []byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xb8, 0x00, 0x0b,
+		0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x6c,
+		0x64, 0x01, 0x06, 0x70, 0x61, 0x79, 0x72, 0x65, 0x71, 0x02,
+		0x0f, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xc4, 0xd3, 0xd5,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x03, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xd5, 0xc8, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x04, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x05, 0x05, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x06, 0x20, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x07, 0x08, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xe8, 0x08, 0x04, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x09, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4e, 0x94, 0x91,
+		0x4f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x0c,
+		0x01, 0x03, 0x0d, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x01, 0xa4,
+	}
+
+	testHtlc = []byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x41,
+		0x01, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08,
+		0x03, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09,
+		0x05, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x64,
+		0x07, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x58, 0x09, 0x08, 0x00, 0x13,
+		0xbc, 0xbf, 0x72, 0x4e, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x08, 0x00, 0x17,
+		0xaf, 0x4c, 0x22, 0xc4, 0x24, 0x00, 0x0d, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x23, 0x1d, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x02,
+	}
+
+	beforeInvoice1Htlc = append([]byte{
+		0x0b, 0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72,
+		0x6c, 0x64, 0x09, 0x62, 0x79, 0x65, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72,
+		0x6c, 0x64, 0x06, 0x70, 0x61, 0x79, 0x72, 0x65, 0x71, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4e, 0x94, 0x91, 0x4f, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xc4, 0xd3,
+		0xd5, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xd5, 0xc8, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x03, 0xe8, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xa4,
+	}, testHtlc...)
+
+	afterInvoice1Htlc = append([]byte{
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xb8, 0x00, 0x0b,
+		0x68, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x6c,
+		0x64, 0x01, 0x06, 0x70, 0x61, 0x79, 0x72, 0x65, 0x71, 0x02,
+		0x0f, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xc4, 0xd3, 0xd5,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x03, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x77, 0xd5, 0xc8, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0xfe, 0x20, 0x04, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x05, 0x05, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x06, 0x20, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42,
+		0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x42, 0x07, 0x08, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xe8, 0x08, 0x04, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x09, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4e, 0x94, 0x91,
+		0x4f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0b, 0x00, 0x0c,
+		0x01, 0x03, 0x0d, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+		0x01, 0xa4,
+	}, testHtlc...)
+)
+
+type migrationTest struct {
+	name            string
+	beforeMigration func(*bbolt.Tx) error
+	afterMigration  func(*bbolt.Tx) error
+}
+
+var migrationTests = []migrationTest{
+	{
+		name:            "no invoices",
+		beforeMigration: func(*bbolt.Tx) error { return nil },
+		afterMigration:  func(*bbolt.Tx) error { return nil },
+	},
+	{
+		name:            "zero htlcs",
+		beforeMigration: genBeforeMigration(beforeInvoice0Htlcs),
+		afterMigration:  genAfterMigration(afterInvoice0Htlcs),
+	},
+	{
+		name:            "one htlc",
+		beforeMigration: genBeforeMigration(beforeInvoice1Htlc),
+		afterMigration:  genAfterMigration(afterInvoice1Htlc),
+	},
+}
+
+// genBeforeMigration creates a closure that inserts an invoice serialized under
+// the old format under the test payment hash.
+func genBeforeMigration(beforeBytes []byte) func(*bbolt.Tx) error {
+	return func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		invoices, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(
+			invoiceBucket,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return invoices.Put(hash[:], beforeBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+// genAfterMigration creates a closure that verifies the tlv invoice migration
+// succeeded, but comparing the resulting encoding of the invoice to the
+// expected serialization. In addition, the decoded invoice is compared against
+// the expected invoice for equality.
+func genAfterMigration(afterBytes []byte) func(*bbolt.Tx) error {
+	return func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		invoices := tx.Bucket(invoiceBucket)
+		if invoices == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invoice bucket not found")
+		}
+
+		// Fetch the new invoice bytes and check that they match our
+		// expected serialization.
+		invoiceBytes := invoices.Get(hash[:])
+		if !bytes.Equal(invoiceBytes, afterBytes) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invoice bytes mismatch, "+
+				"want: %x, got: %x",
+				invoiceBytes, afterBytes)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTLVInvoiceMigration executes a suite of migration tests for moving
+// invoices to use TLV for their bodies. In the process, feature bits and
+// payment addresses are added to the invoice while the receipt field is
+// dropped. We test a few different invoices with a varying number of HTLCs, as
+// well as the case where there are no invoices present.
+//
+// NOTE: The test vectors each include a receipt that is not present on the
+// final struct, but verifies that the field is properly removed.
+func TestTLVInvoiceMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range migrationTests {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			migtest.ApplyMigration(
+				t,
+				test.beforeMigration,
+				test.afterMigration,
+				migration12.MigrateInvoiceTLV,
+				false,
+			)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/channeldb/migtest/migtest.go b/channeldb/migtest/migtest.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6ecbafad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channeldb/migtest/migtest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package migtest
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+)
+
+// MakeDB creates a new instance of the ChannelDB for testing purposes. A
+// callback which cleans up the created temporary directories is also returned
+// and intended to be executed after the test completes.
+func MakeDB() (*channeldb.DB, func(), error) {
+	// First, create a temporary directory to be used for the duration of
+	// this test.
+	tempDirName, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "channeldb")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Next, create channeldb for the first time.
+	cdb, err := channeldb.Open(tempDirName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	cleanUp := func() {
+		cdb.Close()
+		os.RemoveAll(tempDirName)
+	}
+
+	return cdb, cleanUp, nil
+}
+
+// ApplyMigration is a helper test function that encapsulates the general steps
+// which are needed to properly check the result of applying migration function.
+func ApplyMigration(t *testing.T,
+	beforeMigration, afterMigration, migrationFunc func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error,
+	shouldFail bool) {
+
+	cdb, cleanUp, err := MakeDB()
+	defer cleanUp()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// beforeMigration usually used for populating the database
+	// with test data.
+	err = cdb.Update(beforeMigration)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			err = newError(r)
+		}
+
+		if err == nil && shouldFail {
+			t.Fatal("error wasn't received on migration stage")
+		} else if err != nil && !shouldFail {
+			t.Fatalf("error was received on migration stage: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// afterMigration usually used for checking the database state and
+		// throwing the error if something went wrong.
+		err = cdb.Update(afterMigration)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Apply migration.
+	err = cdb.Update(migrationFunc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func newError(e interface{}) error {
+	var err error
+	switch e := e.(type) {
+	case error:
+		err = e
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%v", e)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}