diff --git a/brontide/noise_test.go b/brontide/noise_test.go
index 1349e6534..c0614f50c 100644
--- a/brontide/noise_test.go
+++ b/brontide/noise_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"testing/iotest"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -536,3 +537,27 @@ func TestBolt0008TestVectors(t *testing.T) {
 		buf.Reset()
 	}
 }
+
+// timeoutWriter wraps an io.Writer and throws an iotest.ErrTimeout after
+// writing n bytes.
+type timeoutWriter struct {
+	w io.Writer
+	n int64
+}
+
+func NewTimeoutWriter(w io.Writer, n int64) io.Writer {
+	return &timeoutWriter{w, n}
+}
+
+func (t *timeoutWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n := len(p)
+	if int64(n) > t.n {
+		n = int(t.n)
+	}
+	n, err := t.w.Write(p[:n])
+	t.n -= int64(n)
+	if err == nil && t.n == 0 {
+		return n, iotest.ErrTimeout
+	}
+	return n, err
+}