diff --git a/cmd/commands/commands.go b/cmd/commands/commands.go
index 3746ddaac..f0ae1eac3 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/commands.go
@@ -1463,15 +1463,19 @@ func walletBalance(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-var channelBalanceCommand = cli.Command{
+var ChannelBalanceCommand = cli.Command{
 	Name:     "channelbalance",
 	Category: "Channels",
 	Usage: "Returns the sum of the total available channel balance across " +
 		"all open channels.",
-	Action: actionDecorator(channelBalance),
+	Action: actionDecorator(func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		return ChannelBalance(c, nil)
+	}),
 }
 
-func channelBalance(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+func ChannelBalance(ctx *cli.Context,
+	respDecorator ResponseDecorator[*lnrpc.ChannelBalanceResponse]) error {
+
 	ctxc := getContext()
 	client, cleanUp := getClient(ctx)
 	defer cleanUp()
@@ -1482,6 +1486,13 @@ func channelBalance(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if respDecorator != nil {
+		err = respDecorator(ctx, resp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	printRespJSON(resp)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/commands/main.go b/cmd/commands/main.go
index 4aed13d7c..dea1f610d 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/main.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/main.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func Main() {
 		abandonChannelCommand,
 		listPeersCommand,
 		walletBalanceCommand,
-		channelBalanceCommand,
+		ChannelBalanceCommand,
 		getInfoCommand,
 		getDebugInfoCommand,
 		encryptDebugPackageCommand,