diff --git a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
index 1dae68995..3cf53978c 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/bitcoindnotify/bitcoind.go
@@ -833,8 +833,16 @@ func (b *BitcoindNotifier) RegisterSpendNtfn(outpoint *wire.OutPoint,
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if uint32(blockHeight) > ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight {
-			ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight = uint32(blockHeight)
+		spentHeight := uint32(blockHeight)
+		chainntnfs.Log.Debugf("Outpoint(%v) has spent at height %v",
+			outpoint, spentHeight)
+
+		// Since the tx has already been spent at spentHeight, the
+		// heightHint specified by the caller is no longer relevant. We
+		// now update the starting height to be the spent height to make
+		// sure we won't miss it in the rescan.
+		if spentHeight != ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight {
+			ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight = spentHeight
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
index 3c7843133..91178044c 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/btcdnotify/btcd.go
@@ -933,15 +933,25 @@ func (b *BtcdNotifier) RegisterSpendNtfn(outpoint *wire.OutPoint,
 				"block %v: %v", blockHash, err)
 		}
 
-		if uint32(blockHeader.Height) > ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight {
+		spentHeight := uint32(blockHeader.Height)
+		chainntnfs.Log.Debugf("Outpoint(%v) has spent at height %v",
+			outpoint, spentHeight)
+
+		// Since the tx has already been spent at spentHeight, the
+		// heightHint specified by the caller is no longer relevant. We
+		// now update the starting height to be the spent height to make
+		// sure we won't miss it in the rescan.
+		if spentHeight != ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight {
 			startHash, err = b.chainConn.GetBlockHash(
-				int64(blockHeader.Height),
+				int64(spentHeight),
 			)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get block "+
 					"hash for height %d: %v",
 					blockHeader.Height, err)
 			}
+
+			ntfn.HistoricalDispatch.StartHeight = spentHeight
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.2.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.2.md
index 56e5836dd..40f05624a 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.2.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.19.2.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 - [Use](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/9889) `BigSizeT` instead of
   `uint16` for the htlc index that's used in the revocation log.
 
+- [Fixed](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/9921) a case where the
+  spending notification of an output may be missed if wrong height hint is used.
+
 # New Features
 
 ## Functional Enhancements