diff --git a/htlcswitch/interfaces.go b/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
index b899e6a90..e12825c53 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/interfaces.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnpeer"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet/chainfee"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 )
@@ -57,6 +58,21 @@ type packetHandler interface {
 	handleLocalAddPacket(*htlcPacket) error
 }
 
+// dustHandler is an interface used exclusively by the Switch to evaluate
+// whether a link has too much dust exposure.
+type dustHandler interface {
+	// getDustSum returns the dust sum on either the local or remote
+	// commitment.
+	getDustSum(remote bool) lnwire.MilliSatoshi
+
+	// getFeeRate returns the current channel feerate.
+	getFeeRate() chainfee.SatPerKWeight
+
+	// getDustClosure returns a closure that can evaluate whether a passed
+	// HTLC is dust.
+	getDustClosure() dustClosure
+}
+
 // ChannelUpdateHandler is an interface that provides methods that allow
 // sending lnwire.Message to the underlying link as well as querying state.
 type ChannelUpdateHandler interface {
@@ -122,6 +138,9 @@ type ChannelLink interface {
 	// Embed the ChannelUpdateHandler interface.
 	ChannelUpdateHandler
 
+	// Embed the dustHandler interface.
+	dustHandler
+
 	// ChannelPoint returns the channel outpoint for the channel link.
 	ChannelPoint() *wire.OutPoint
 
diff --git a/htlcswitch/link.go b/htlcswitch/link.go
index f82327b2b..00197d2b3 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/link.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/link.go
@@ -1930,6 +1930,10 @@ func (l *channelLink) handleUpstreamMsg(msg lnwire.Message) {
 				"error receiving fee update: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
+
+		// Update the mailbox's feerate as well.
+		l.mailBox.SetFeeRate(fee)
+
 	case *lnwire.Error:
 		// Error received from remote, MUST fail channel, but should
 		// only print the contents of the error message if all
@@ -2193,6 +2197,34 @@ func (l *channelLink) MayAddOutgoingHtlc() error {
 	return l.channel.MayAddOutgoingHtlc()
 }
 
+// getDustSum is a wrapper method that calls the underlying channel's dust sum
+// method.
+//
+// NOTE: Part of the dustHandler interface.
+func (l *channelLink) getDustSum(remote bool) lnwire.MilliSatoshi {
+	return l.channel.GetDustSum(remote)
+}
+
+// getFeeRate is a wrapper method that retrieves the underlying channel's
+// feerate.
+//
+// NOTE: Part of the dustHandler interface.
+func (l *channelLink) getFeeRate() chainfee.SatPerKWeight {
+	return l.channel.CommitFeeRate()
+}
+
+// getDustClosure returns a closure that can be used by the switch or mailbox
+// to evaluate whether a given HTLC is dust.
+//
+// NOTE: Part of the dustHandler interface.
+func (l *channelLink) getDustClosure() dustClosure {
+	localDustLimit := l.channel.State().LocalChanCfg.DustLimit
+	remoteDustLimit := l.channel.State().RemoteChanCfg.DustLimit
+	chanType := l.channel.State().ChanType
+
+	return dustHelper(chanType, localDustLimit, remoteDustLimit)
+}
+
 // dustClosure is a function that evaluates whether an HTLC is dust. It returns
 // true if the HTLC is dust. It takes in a feerate, a boolean denoting whether
 // the HTLC is incoming (i.e. one that the remote sent), a boolean denoting
@@ -2232,6 +2264,14 @@ func (l *channelLink) AttachMailBox(mailbox MailBox) {
 	l.upstream = mailbox.MessageOutBox()
 	l.downstream = mailbox.PacketOutBox()
 	l.Unlock()
+
+	// Set the mailbox's fee rate. This may be refreshing a feerate that was
+	// never committed.
+	l.mailBox.SetFeeRate(l.getFeeRate())
+
+	// Also set the mailbox's dust closure so that it can query whether HTLC's
+	// are dust given the current feerate.
+	l.mailBox.SetDustClosure(l.getDustClosure())
 }
 
 // UpdateForwardingPolicy updates the forwarding policy for the target
@@ -2532,6 +2572,10 @@ func (l *channelLink) updateChannelFee(feePerKw chainfee.SatPerKWeight) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// The fee passed the channel's validation checks, so we update the
+	// mailbox feerate.
+	l.mailBox.SetFeeRate(feePerKw)
+
 	// We'll then attempt to send a new UpdateFee message, and also lock it
 	// in immediately by triggering a commitment update.
 	msg := lnwire.NewUpdateFee(l.ChanID(), uint32(feePerKw))
diff --git a/htlcswitch/mock.go b/htlcswitch/mock.go
index ce9b0f838..cda704ce5 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/mock.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/mock.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	sphinx "github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-onion"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
@@ -717,6 +718,21 @@ func (f *mockChannelLink) handleLocalAddPacket(pkt *htlcPacket) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (f *mockChannelLink) getDustSum(remote bool) lnwire.MilliSatoshi {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (f *mockChannelLink) getFeeRate() chainfee.SatPerKWeight {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (f *mockChannelLink) getDustClosure() dustClosure {
+	dustLimit := btcutil.Amount(400)
+	return dustHelper(
+		channeldb.SingleFunderTweaklessBit, dustLimit, dustLimit,
+	)
+}
+
 func (f *mockChannelLink) HandleChannelUpdate(lnwire.Message) {
 }
 
@@ -742,6 +758,7 @@ func (f *mockChannelLink) Stats() (uint64, lnwire.MilliSatoshi, lnwire.MilliSato
 func (f *mockChannelLink) AttachMailBox(mailBox MailBox) {
 	f.mailBox = mailBox
 	f.packets = mailBox.PacketOutBox()
+	mailBox.SetDustClosure(f.getDustClosure())
 }
 
 func (f *mockChannelLink) Start() error {