diff --git a/feature/default_sets.go b/feature/default_sets.go
index 244466e86..fcb53b666 100644
--- a/feature/default_sets.go
+++ b/feature/default_sets.go
@@ -107,4 +107,8 @@ var defaultSetDesc = setDesc{
 		SetInit:    {}, // I
 		SetNodeAnn: {}, // N
 	},
+	lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptional: {
+		SetInit:    {}, // I
+		SetNodeAnn: {}, // N
+	},
 }
diff --git a/feature/manager.go b/feature/manager.go
index ad26ac8ab..862880f3b 100644
--- a/feature/manager.go
+++ b/feature/manager.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func newManager(cfg Config, desc setDesc) (*Manager, error) {
 		}
 		if cfg.NoRbfCoopClose {
 			raw.Unset(lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptionalStaging)
+			raw.Unset(lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptional)
 		}
 
 		for _, custom := range cfg.CustomFeatures[set] {
diff --git a/peer/brontide.go b/peer/brontide.go
index 74c7f60e0..44880e43c 100644
--- a/peer/brontide.go
+++ b/peer/brontide.go
@@ -975,11 +975,13 @@ func (p *Brontide) taprootShutdownAllowed() bool {
 // rbfCoopCloseAllowed returns true if both parties have negotiated the new RBF
 // coop close feature.
 func (p *Brontide) rbfCoopCloseAllowed() bool {
-	return p.RemoteFeatures().HasFeature(
-		lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptionalStaging,
-	) && p.LocalFeatures().HasFeature(
-		lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptionalStaging,
-	)
+	bothHaveBit := func(bit lnwire.FeatureBit) bool {
+		return p.RemoteFeatures().HasFeature(bit) &&
+			p.LocalFeatures().HasFeature(bit)
+	}
+
+	return bothHaveBit(lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptional) ||
+		bothHaveBit(lnwire.RbfCoopCloseOptionalStaging)
 }
 
 // QuitSignal is a method that should return a channel which will be sent upon