diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
index 6bda4e398..c46ec61af 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_incoming_contest_resolver.go
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ func (h *htlcIncomingContestResolver) Resolve(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// If the HTLC has custom records, then for now we'll pause resolution.
+	if len(h.htlc.CustomRecords) != 0 {
+		select { //nolint:gosimple
+		case <-h.quit:
+			return nil, errResolverShuttingDown
+		}
+	}
+
 	// First try to parse the payload. If that fails, we can stop resolution
 	// now.
 	payload, nextHopOnionBlob, err := h.decodePayload()
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
index 2466544c9..a075b243f 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_outgoing_contest_resolver.go
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ func (h *htlcOutgoingContestResolver) Resolve(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// If the HTLC has custom records, then for now we'll pause resolution.
+	if len(h.htlc.CustomRecords) != 0 {
+		select { //nolint:gosimple
+		case <-h.quit:
+			return nil, errResolverShuttingDown
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Otherwise, we'll watch for two external signals to decide if we'll
 	// morph into another resolver, or fully resolve the contract.
 	//
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
index 6eee939ea..21557ef87 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_success_resolver.go
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ func (h *htlcSuccessResolver) Resolve(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// If the HTLC has custom records, then for now we'll pause resolution.
+	if len(h.htlc.CustomRecords) != 0 {
+		select { //nolint:gosimple
+		case <-h.quit:
+			return nil, errResolverShuttingDown
+		}
+	}
+
 	// If we don't have a success transaction, then this means that this is
 	// an output on the remote party's commitment transaction.
 	if h.htlcResolution.SignedSuccessTx == nil {
diff --git a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
index 62ff83207..82353caa4 100644
--- a/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
+++ b/contractcourt/htlc_timeout_resolver.go
@@ -426,6 +426,14 @@ func (h *htlcTimeoutResolver) Resolve(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	// If the HTLC has custom records, then for now we'll pause resolution.
+	if len(h.htlc.CustomRecords) != 0 {
+		select { //nolint:gosimple
+		case <-h.quit:
+			return nil, errResolverShuttingDown
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Start by spending the HTLC output, either by broadcasting the
 	// second-level timeout transaction, or directly if this is the remote
 	// commitment.