diff --git a/features.go b/features.go
index bdc1eee80..3e61d3d53 100644
--- a/features.go
+++ b/features.go
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ var globalFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector([]lnwire.Feature{})
 
 // localFeatures is an feature vector which represent the features which
 // only affect the protocol between these two nodes.
-var localFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector([]lnwire.Feature{})
+var localFeatures = lnwire.NewFeatureVector([]lnwire.Feature{
+	{"lcp-stop-and-wait", lnwire.RequiredFlag},
+})