diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
index 23daa4b71..05c11b92f 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ close to continue after a peer disconnect](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/l
 * [A subsystem hand-off between the contractcourt and htlcswitch has been fixed by adding a persistence layer. This avoids a rare edge case
 from occurring that would result in an erroneous force close.](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6250)
 
+* [Ignore addresses with unknown types in NodeAnnouncements](
+  https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6435)
+
 ## Routing
 
 * [Add a new `time_pref` parameter to the QueryRoutes and SendPayment APIs](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6024) that
diff --git a/lnwire/lnwire.go b/lnwire/lnwire.go
index 290fc4ed0..0361d7648 100644
--- a/lnwire/lnwire.go
+++ b/lnwire/lnwire.go
@@ -804,7 +804,29 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 				addrBytesRead += aType.AddrLen()
 
 			default:
-				return &ErrUnknownAddrType{aType}
+				// If we don't understand this address type,
+				// we just store it along with the remaining
+				// address bytes as type OpaqueAddrs. We need
+				// to hold onto the bytes so that we can still
+				// write them back to the wire when we
+				// propagate this message.
+				payloadLen := 1 + addrsLen - addrBytesRead
+				payload := make([]byte, payloadLen)
+
+				// First write a byte for the address type that
+				// we already read.
+				payload[0] = byte(aType)
+
+				// Now append the rest of the address bytes.
+				_, err := io.ReadFull(addrBuf, payload[1:])
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				address = &OpaqueAddrs{
+					Payload: payload,
+				}
+				addrBytesRead = addrsLen
 			}
 
 			addresses = append(addresses, address)
diff --git a/lnwire/lnwire_test.go b/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
index 0e3671d85..ec528a38a 100644
--- a/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
+++ b/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/tor"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -158,6 +159,22 @@ func randV3OnionAddr(r *rand.Rand) (*tor.OnionAddr, error) {
 	return &tor.OnionAddr{OnionService: onionService, Port: addrPort}, nil
 }
 
+func randOpaqueAddr(r *rand.Rand) (*OpaqueAddrs, error) {
+	payloadLen := r.Int63n(64) + 1
+	payload := make([]byte, payloadLen)
+
+	// The first byte is the address type. So set it to one that we
+	// definitely don't know about.
+	payload[0] = math.MaxUint8
+
+	// Generate random bytes for the rest of the payload.
+	if _, err := r.Read(payload[1:]); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &OpaqueAddrs{Payload: payload}, nil
+}
+
 func randAddrs(r *rand.Rand) ([]net.Addr, error) {
 	tcp4Addr, err := randTCP4Addr(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -179,7 +196,14 @@ func randAddrs(r *rand.Rand) ([]net.Addr, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return []net.Addr{tcp4Addr, tcp6Addr, v2OnionAddr, v3OnionAddr}, nil
+	opaqueAddrs, err := randOpaqueAddr(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return []net.Addr{
+		tcp4Addr, tcp6Addr, v2OnionAddr, v3OnionAddr, opaqueAddrs,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // TestChanUpdateChanFlags ensures that converting the ChanUpdateChanFlags and
@@ -226,6 +250,45 @@ func TestChanUpdateChanFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestDecodeUnknownAddressType shows that an unknown address type is currently
+// incorrectly dealt with.
+func TestDecodeUnknownAddressType(t *testing.T) {
+	// Add a normal, clearnet address.
+	tcpAddr := &net.TCPAddr{
+		IP:   net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1},
+		Port: 8080,
+	}
+
+	// Add an onion address.
+	onionAddr := &tor.OnionAddr{
+		OnionService: "abcdefghijklmnop.onion",
+		Port:         9065,
+	}
+
+	// Now add an address with an unknown type.
+	var newAddrType addressType = math.MaxUint8
+	data := make([]byte, 0, 16)
+	data = append(data, uint8(newAddrType))
+	opaqueAddrs := &OpaqueAddrs{
+		Payload: data,
+	}
+
+	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0, MaxMsgBody))
+	err := WriteNetAddrs(
+		buffer, []net.Addr{tcpAddr, onionAddr, opaqueAddrs},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Now we attempt to parse the bytes and assert that we get an error.
+	var addrs []net.Addr
+	err = ReadElement(buffer, &addrs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, addrs, 3)
+	require.Equal(t, tcpAddr.String(), addrs[0].String())
+	require.Equal(t, onionAddr.String(), addrs[1].String())
+	require.Equal(t, hex.EncodeToString(data), addrs[2].String())
+}
+
 func TestMaxOutPointIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/lnwire/opaque_addrs.go b/lnwire/opaque_addrs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f59ea21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnwire/opaque_addrs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package lnwire
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// OpaqueAddrs is used to store the address bytes for address types that are
+// unknown to us.
+type OpaqueAddrs struct {
+	Payload []byte
+}
+
+// A compile-time assertion to ensure that OpaqueAddrs meets the net.Addr
+// interface.
+var _ net.Addr = (*OpaqueAddrs)(nil)
+
+// String returns a human-readable string describing the target OpaqueAddrs.
+// Since this is an unknown address (and could even be multiple addresses), we
+// just return the hex string of the payload.
+//
+// This part of the net.Addr interface.
+func (o *OpaqueAddrs) String() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(o.Payload)
+}
+
+// Network returns the name of the network this address is bound to. Since this
+// is an unknown address, we don't know the network and so just return a string
+// indicating this.
+//
+// This part of the net.Addr interface.
+func (o *OpaqueAddrs) Network() string {
+	return "unknown network for unrecognized address type"
+}
diff --git a/lnwire/writer.go b/lnwire/writer.go
index 084e7d892..5b99ab368 100644
--- a/lnwire/writer.go
+++ b/lnwire/writer.go
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ var (
 	// ErrNilNetAddress is returned when a nil value is used in []net.Addr.
 	ErrNilNetAddress = errors.New("cannot write nil address")
 
+	// ErrNilOpaqueAddrs is returned when the supplied address is nil.
+	ErrNilOpaqueAddrs = errors.New("cannot write nil OpaqueAddrs")
+
 	// ErrNilPublicKey is returned when a nil pubkey is used.
 	ErrNilPublicKey = errors.New("cannot write nil pubkey")
 
@@ -357,6 +360,16 @@ func WriteOnionAddr(buf *bytes.Buffer, addr *tor.OnionAddr) error {
 	return WriteUint16(buf, uint16(addr.Port))
 }
 
+// WriteOpaqueAddrs appends the payload of the given OpaqueAddrs to buffer.
+func WriteOpaqueAddrs(buf *bytes.Buffer, addr *OpaqueAddrs) error {
+	if addr == nil {
+		return ErrNilOpaqueAddrs
+	}
+
+	_, err := buf.Write(addr.Payload)
+	return err
+}
+
 // WriteNetAddrs appends a slice of addresses to the provided buffer with the
 // length info.
 func WriteNetAddrs(buf *bytes.Buffer, addresses []net.Addr) error {
@@ -376,6 +389,10 @@ func WriteNetAddrs(buf *bytes.Buffer, addresses []net.Addr) error {
 			if err := WriteOnionAddr(addrBuf, a); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+		case *OpaqueAddrs:
+			if err := WriteOpaqueAddrs(addrBuf, a); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		default:
 			return ErrNilNetAddress
 		}