diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d38257048..e7d3c16b9 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ type server struct {
 
 	customMessageServer *subscribe.Server
 
+	// txPublisher is a publisher with fee-bumping capability.
+	txPublisher *sweep.TxPublisher
+
 	quit chan struct{}
 
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -1065,6 +1068,13 @@ func newServer(cfg *Config, listenAddrs []net.Addr,
 		sweep.DefaultMaxInputsPerTx,
 	)
 
+	s.txPublisher = sweep.NewTxPublisher(sweep.TxPublisherConfig{
+		Signer:    cc.Wallet.Cfg.Signer,
+		Wallet:    cc.Wallet,
+		Estimator: cc.FeeEstimator,
+		Notifier:  cc.ChainNotifier,
+	})
+
 	s.sweeper = sweep.New(&sweep.UtxoSweeperConfig{
 		FeeEstimator:     cc.FeeEstimator,
 		GenSweepScript:   newSweepPkScriptGen(cc.Wallet),
@@ -1077,6 +1087,7 @@ func newServer(cfg *Config, listenAddrs []net.Addr,
 		MaxSweepAttempts: sweep.DefaultMaxSweepAttempts,
 		MaxFeeRate:       cfg.Sweeper.MaxFeeRate,
 		Aggregator:       aggregator,
+		Publisher:        s.txPublisher,
 	})
 
 	s.utxoNursery = contractcourt.NewUtxoNursery(&contractcourt.NurseryConfig{
@@ -1931,6 +1942,15 @@ func (s *server) Start() error {
 			cleanup = cleanup.add(s.towerClientMgr.Stop)
 		}
 
+		if err := s.txPublisher.Start(); err != nil {
+			startErr = err
+			return
+		}
+		cleanup = cleanup.add(func() error {
+			s.txPublisher.Stop()
+			return nil
+		})
+
 		if err := s.sweeper.Start(); err != nil {
 			startErr = err
 			return
@@ -2264,6 +2284,9 @@ func (s *server) Stop() error {
 		if err := s.sweeper.Stop(); err != nil {
 			srvrLog.Warnf("failed to stop sweeper: %v", err)
 		}
+
+		s.txPublisher.Stop()
+
 		if err := s.channelNotifier.Stop(); err != nil {
 			srvrLog.Warnf("failed to stop channelNotifier: %v", err)
 		}