diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
index 1fce269fd..34c6122fd 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ func (*mockChainIO) GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock, error)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (*mockChainIO) GetBlockHeader(*chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 type chanArbTestCtx struct {
 	t *testing.T
 
diff --git a/lntest/mock/chainio.go b/lntest/mock/chainio.go
index 1f07056f0..4dd0868b2 100644
--- a/lntest/mock/chainio.go
+++ b/lntest/mock/chainio.go
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ func (c *ChainIO) GetBlockHash(blockHeight int64) (*chainhash.Hash, error) {
 func (c *ChainIO) GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+// GetBlockHeader currently returns dummy values.
+func (c *ChainIO) GetBlockHeader(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader,
+	error) {
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/lntest/rpc/chain_kit.go b/lntest/rpc/chain_kit.go
index c668b3a0f..453de276a 100644
--- a/lntest/rpc/chain_kit.go
+++ b/lntest/rpc/chain_kit.go
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ func (h *HarnessRPC) GetBlock(
 	return resp
 }
 
+// GetBlockHeader makes an RPC call to chain kit client's GetBlockHeader and
+// asserts.
+func (h *HarnessRPC) GetBlockHeader(
+	req *chainrpc.GetBlockHeaderRequest) *chainrpc.GetBlockHeaderResponse {
+
+	if req == nil {
+		req = &chainrpc.GetBlockHeaderRequest{}
+	}
+
+	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(h.runCtx, DefaultTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	resp, err := h.ChainKit.GetBlockHeader(ctxt, req)
+	h.NoError(err, "GetBlockHeader")
+
+	return resp
+}
+
 // GetBlockHash makes an RPC call to chain kit client's GetBlockHash and
 // asserts.
 func (h *HarnessRPC) GetBlockHash(
diff --git a/lnwallet/btcwallet/blockchain.go b/lnwallet/btcwallet/blockchain.go
index 5cb0886f0..25b51d5e0 100644
--- a/lnwallet/btcwallet/blockchain.go
+++ b/lnwallet/btcwallet/blockchain.go
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ func (b *BtcWallet) GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock, error)
 	return b.chain.GetBlock(blockHash)
 }
 
+// GetBlockHeader returns a block header for the block with the given hash.
+//
+// This method is a part of the lnwallet.BlockChainIO interface.
+func (b *BtcWallet) GetBlockHeader(
+	blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader, error) {
+
+	return b.chain.GetBlockHeader(blockHash)
+}
+
 // GetBlockHash returns the hash of the block in the best blockchain at the
 // given height.
 //
diff --git a/lnwallet/interface.go b/lnwallet/interface.go
index d8dc9d5b8..e8dd72dc0 100644
--- a/lnwallet/interface.go
+++ b/lnwallet/interface.go
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ type BlockChainIO interface {
 	// GetBlock returns the block in the main chain identified by the given
 	// hash.
 	GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock, error)
+
+	// GetBlockHeader returns the block header for the given block hash.
+	GetBlockHeader(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader, error)
 }
 
 // MessageSigner represents an abstract object capable of signing arbitrary
diff --git a/lnwallet/mock.go b/lnwallet/mock.go
index 597be6618..6d382a58e 100644
--- a/lnwallet/mock.go
+++ b/lnwallet/mock.go
@@ -364,3 +364,9 @@ func (*mockChainIO) GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock,
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+func (*mockChainIO) GetBlockHeader(
+	blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader, error) {
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/routing/notifications_test.go b/routing/notifications_test.go
index 658df5423..00bc29f6b 100644
--- a/routing/notifications_test.go
+++ b/routing/notifications_test.go
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ func (m *mockChain) GetBlock(blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.MsgBlock, error)
 	return block, nil
 }
 
+func (m *mockChain) GetBlockHeader(
+	blockHash *chainhash.Hash) (*wire.BlockHeader, error) {
+
+	m.RLock()
+	defer m.RUnlock()
+
+	block, ok := m.blocks[*blockHash]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("block not found")
+	}
+
+	return &block.Header, nil
+}
+
 type mockChainView struct {
 	sync.RWMutex