diff --git a/cmd/lncli/commands.go b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
index 61fbca82a..d7a81bd40 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/commands.go
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ var closeChannelCommand = cli.Command{
 			Name: "conf_target",
 			Usage: "(optional) the number of blocks that the " +
 				"transaction *should* confirm in, will be " +
-				"used for fee estimation",
+				"used for fee estimation. If not set, " +
+				"then the conf-target value set in the main " +
+				"lnd config will be used.",
 		},
 		cli.Int64Flag{
 			Name: "sat_per_byte",
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index d8883351a..d1acfb775 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -2317,6 +2317,13 @@ func (r *rpcServer) CloseChannel(in *lnrpc.CloseChannelRequest,
 				"is offline (try force closing it instead): %v", err)
 		}
 
+		// If conf-target is not set then use the conf-target used for
+		// co-op closes that are initiated by the remote peer.
+		targetConf := uint32(in.TargetConf)
+		if targetConf == 0 {
+			targetConf = r.cfg.CoopCloseTargetConfs
+		}
+
 		// Based on the passed fee related parameters, we'll determine
 		// an appropriate fee rate for the cooperative closure
 		// transaction.
@@ -2325,7 +2332,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) CloseChannel(in *lnrpc.CloseChannelRequest,
 		).FeePerKWeight()
 		feeRate, err := sweep.DetermineFeePerKw(
 			r.server.cc.FeeEstimator, sweep.FeePreference{
-				ConfTarget: uint32(in.TargetConf),
+				ConfTarget: targetConf,
 				FeeRate:    satPerKw,
 			},
 		)
diff --git a/sample-lnd.conf b/sample-lnd.conf
index 9cddfcb5e..5a94a3af0 100644
--- a/sample-lnd.conf
+++ b/sample-lnd.conf
@@ -254,7 +254,9 @@
 
 ; The target number of blocks in which a cooperative close initiated by a remote
 ; peer should be confirmed. This target is used to estimate the starting fee
-; rate that will be used during fee negotiation with the peer.
+; rate that will be used during fee negotiation with the peer. This target is
+; is also used for cooperative closes initiated locally if the --conf_target
+; for the channel closure is not set.
 ; coop-close-target-confs=10
 
 ; The default max_htlc applied when opening or accepting channels. This value