diff --git a/funding/manager.go b/funding/manager.go
index 043ea4eb9..8563ec94e 100644
--- a/funding/manager.go
+++ b/funding/manager.go
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ type InitFundingMsg struct {
 	// support explicit channel type negotiation.
 	ChannelType *lnwire.ChannelType
 
+	// Memo is any arbitrary information we wish to store locally about the
+	// channel that will be useful to our future selves.
+	Memo []byte
+
 	// Updates is a channel which updates to the opening status of the
 	// channel are sent on.
 	Updates chan *lnrpc.OpenStatusUpdate
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 0cc50bf00..70be09a76 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -2203,6 +2203,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 		ChannelType:       channelType,
 		FundUpToMaxAmt:    fundUpToMaxAmt,
 		MinFundAmt:        minFundAmt,
+		Memo:              []byte(in.Memo),
 	}, nil
 }