diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface.go b/chainntnfs/interface.go
index a75bd02e4..c68fc38c6 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface.go
@@ -57,7 +57,21 @@ type ChainNotifier interface {
 	Stop() error
 }
 
-// TODO(roasbeef): all chans should be receive only.
+// TxConfirmation carries some additional block-level details of the exact
+// block that specified transactions was confirmed wihtin.
+type TxConfirmation struct {
+	// BlockHash is the hash of the block that confirmed the original
+	// transition.
+	BlockHash *wire.ShaHash
+
+	// BlockHeight is the height of the block in which the transaction was
+	// confirmed within.
+	BlockHeight uint32
+
+	// TxIndex is the index within the block of the ultimate confirmed
+	// transaction.
+	TxIndex uint32
+}
 
 // ConfirmationEvent encapsulates a confirmation notification. With this struct,
 // callers can be notified of: the instance the target txid reaches the targeted
@@ -71,7 +85,11 @@ type ChainNotifier interface {
 // chain, the 'NegativeConf' will be sent upon with a value representing the
 // depth of the re-org.
 type ConfirmationEvent struct {
-	Confirmed chan int32 // MUST be buffered.
+	// Confirmed is a channel that will be sent upon once the transaction
+	// has been fully confirmed. The struct sent will contain all the
+	// details of the channel's confirmation.
+	Confirmed chan *TxConfirmation // MUST be buffered.
+
 	// TODO(roasbeef): all goroutines on ln channel updates should also
 	// have a struct chan that's closed if funding gets re-org out. Need
 	// to sync, to request another confirmation event ntfn, then re-open
diff --git a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
index 66d378848..f7562999d 100644
--- a/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
+++ b/chainntnfs/interface_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func testSingleConfirmationNotification(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 		t.Fatalf("unable to generate single block: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	confSent := make(chan int32)
+	confSent := make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
 	go func() {
 		confSent <- <-confIntent.Confirmed
 	}()
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func testMultiConfirmationNotification(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 		t.Fatalf("unable to generate single block: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	confSent := make(chan int32)
+	confSent := make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
 	go func() {
 		confSent <- <-confIntent.Confirmed
 	}()
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func testBatchConfirmationNotification(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 			t.Fatalf("unable to generate single block: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		confSent := make(chan int32)
+		confSent := make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
 		go func() {
 			confSent <- <-confIntents[i].Confirmed
 		}()
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func testTxConfirmedBeforeNtfnRegistration(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 		t.Fatalf("unable to register ntfn: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	confSent := make(chan int32)
+	confSent := make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
 	go func() {
 		confSent <- <-confIntent.Confirmed
 	}()
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func testTxConfirmedBeforeNtfnRegistration(miner *rpctest.Harness,
 		t.Fatalf("unable to generate blocks: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	confSent = make(chan int32)
+	confSent = make(chan *chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
 	go func() {
 		confSent <- <-confIntent.Confirmed
 	}()