diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
index 22b3c16d8..7b1455b38 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
@@ -1092,8 +1092,6 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) stateStep(
 		if len(pktsToSend) != 0 {
 			err := c.cfg.DeliverResolutionMsg(pktsToSend...)
 			if err != nil {
-				// TODO(roasbeef): make sure packet sends are
-				// idempotent
 				log.Errorf("unable to send pkts: %v", err)
 				return StateError, closeTx, err
 			}
diff --git a/htlcswitch/circuit_map.go b/htlcswitch/circuit_map.go
index 10a0ee1eb..a62067727 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/circuit_map.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/circuit_map.go
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ type CircuitMapConfig struct {
 	// ExtractErrorEncrypter derives the shared secret used to encrypt
 	// errors from the obfuscator's ephemeral public key.
 	ExtractErrorEncrypter hop.ErrorEncrypterExtracter
+
+	// CheckResolutionMsg checks whether a given resolution message exists
+	// for the passed CircuitKey.
+	CheckResolutionMsg func(outKey *CircuitKey) error
 }
 
 // NewCircuitMap creates a new instance of the circuitMap.
@@ -400,7 +404,19 @@ func (cm *circuitMap) cleanClosedChannels() error {
 			// Check if the outgoing channel ID can be found in the
 			// closed channel ID map. Notice that we need to store
 			// the outgoing key because it's used for db query.
+			//
+			// NOTE: We skip this if a resolution message can be
+			// found under the outKey. This means that there is an
+			// existing resolution message(s) that need to get to
+			// the incoming links.
 			if isClosedChannel(outKey.ChanID) {
+				// Check the resolution message store. A return
+				// value of nil means we need to skip deleting
+				// these circuits.
+				if cm.cfg.CheckResolutionMsg(&outKey) == nil {
+					return nil
+				}
+
 				keystoneKeySet[outKey] = struct{}{}
 
 				// Also update circuitKeySet to mark the
diff --git a/htlcswitch/circuit_map_test.go b/htlcswitch/circuit_map_test.go
index 2245a5c85..af9af3fd7 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/circuit_map_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/circuit_map_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ func TestCircuitMapCleanClosedChannels(t *testing.T) {
 		chanParams []closeChannelParams
 		deleted    []htlcswitch.Keystone
 		untouched  []htlcswitch.Keystone
+
+		// If resMsg is true, then closed channels will not delete
+		// circuits if the channel was the keystone / outgoing key in
+		// the open circuit.
+		resMsg bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "no deletion if there are no closed channels",
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapCleanClosedChannels(t *testing.T) {
 				{InKey: inKey20, OutKey: outKey20},
 			},
 			deleted: []htlcswitch.Keystone{
-				{InKey: inKey00}, {InKey: inKey11},
+				{InKey: inKey10}, {InKey: inKey11},
 			},
 			untouched: []htlcswitch.Keystone{
 				{InKey: inKey20, OutKey: outKey20},
@@ -214,13 +219,33 @@ func TestCircuitMapCleanClosedChannels(t *testing.T) {
 				{InKey: inKey22, OutKey: outKey20},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "don't delete circuits for outgoing",
+			chanParams: []closeChannelParams{
+				// Creates a close channel with chanID1.
+				{chanID: chanID1, isPending: false},
+			},
+			keystones: []htlcswitch.Keystone{
+				// Creates a circuit and a keystone
+				{InKey: inKey10, OutKey: outKey10},
+				// Creates a circuit and a keystone
+				{InKey: inKey11, OutKey: outKey20},
+				// Creates a circuit and a keystone
+				{InKey: inKey00, OutKey: outKey11},
+			},
+			deleted: []htlcswitch.Keystone{
+				{InKey: inKey10, OutKey: outKey10},
+				{InKey: inKey11, OutKey: outKey20},
+			},
+			resMsg: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range testParams {
 		test := tt
 
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+			cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, test.resMsg)
 
 			// create test circuits
 			for _, ks := range test.keystones {
diff --git a/htlcswitch/circuit_test.go b/htlcswitch/circuit_test.go
index fd70c7fec..d9e9f4542 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/circuit_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/circuit_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package htlcswitch_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -97,8 +98,9 @@ func newOnionProcessor(t *testing.T) *hop.OnionProcessor {
 }
 
 // newCircuitMap creates a new htlcswitch.CircuitMap using a temp db and a
-// fresh sphinx router.
-func newCircuitMap(t *testing.T) (*htlcswitch.CircuitMapConfig,
+// fresh sphinx router. When resMsg is set to true, CheckResolutionMsg will
+// always return nil. Otherwise it will always return an error.
+func newCircuitMap(t *testing.T, resMsg bool) (*htlcswitch.CircuitMapConfig,
 	htlcswitch.CircuitMap) {
 
 	onionProcessor := newOnionProcessor(t)
@@ -111,6 +113,18 @@ func newCircuitMap(t *testing.T) (*htlcswitch.CircuitMapConfig,
 		ExtractErrorEncrypter: onionProcessor.ExtractErrorEncrypter,
 	}
 
+	if resMsg {
+		checkRes := func(out *htlcswitch.CircuitKey) error {
+			return nil
+		}
+		circuitMapCfg.CheckResolutionMsg = checkRes
+	} else {
+		checkRes := func(out *htlcswitch.CircuitKey) error {
+			return fmt.Errorf("not found")
+		}
+		circuitMapCfg.CheckResolutionMsg = checkRes
+	}
+
 	circuitMap, err := htlcswitch.NewCircuitMap(circuitMapCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to create persistent circuit map: %v", err)
@@ -124,7 +138,7 @@ func newCircuitMap(t *testing.T) (*htlcswitch.CircuitMapConfig,
 func TestCircuitMapInit(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	cfg, _ := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, _ := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 	restartCircuitMap(t, cfg)
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +245,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapPersistence(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := circuitMap.LookupCircuit(htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
 		ChanID: chan1,
@@ -649,6 +663,7 @@ func restartCircuitMap(t *testing.T, cfg *htlcswitch.CircuitMapConfig) (
 		FetchAllOpenChannels:  db.ChannelStateDB().FetchAllOpenChannels,
 		FetchClosedChannels:   db.ChannelStateDB().FetchClosedChannels,
 		ExtractErrorEncrypter: cfg.ExtractErrorEncrypter,
+		CheckResolutionMsg:    cfg.CheckResolutionMsg,
 	}
 	cm2, err := htlcswitch.NewCircuitMap(cfg2)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -671,7 +686,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapCommitCircuits(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
@@ -767,7 +782,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapOpenCircuits(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
@@ -973,7 +988,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapTrimOpenCircuits(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	const nCircuits = 10
 	const firstTrimIndex = 7
@@ -1122,7 +1137,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapCloseOpenCircuits(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
@@ -1215,7 +1230,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapCloseUnopenedCircuit(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
@@ -1272,7 +1287,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapDeleteUnopenedCircuit(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
@@ -1331,7 +1346,7 @@ func TestCircuitMapDeleteOpenCircuit(t *testing.T) {
 		err        error
 	)
 
-	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t)
+	cfg, circuitMap := newCircuitMap(t, false)
 
 	circuit := &htlcswitch.PaymentCircuit{
 		Incoming: htlcswitch.CircuitKey{
diff --git a/htlcswitch/switch.go b/htlcswitch/switch.go
index 1fc7854db..d6af62acc 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/switch.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/switch.go
@@ -297,15 +297,23 @@ type Switch struct {
 	// ack in the forwarding package of the outgoing link. This was added to
 	// make pipelining settles more efficient.
 	pendingSettleFails []channeldb.SettleFailRef
+
+	// resMsgStore is used to store the set of ResolutionMsg that come from
+	// contractcourt. This is used so the Switch can properly forward them,
+	// even on restarts.
+	resMsgStore *resolutionStore
 }
 
 // New creates the new instance of htlc switch.
 func New(cfg Config, currentHeight uint32) (*Switch, error) {
+	resStore := newResolutionStore(cfg.DB)
+
 	circuitMap, err := NewCircuitMap(&CircuitMapConfig{
 		DB:                    cfg.DB,
 		FetchAllOpenChannels:  cfg.FetchAllOpenChannels,
 		FetchClosedChannels:   cfg.FetchClosedChannels,
 		ExtractErrorEncrypter: cfg.ExtractErrorEncrypter,
+		CheckResolutionMsg:    resStore.checkResolutionMsg,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -323,6 +331,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, currentHeight uint32) (*Switch, error) {
 		htlcPlex:          make(chan *plexPacket),
 		chanCloseRequests: make(chan *ChanClose),
 		resolutionMsgs:    make(chan *resolutionMsg),
+		resMsgStore:       resStore,
 		quit:              make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
@@ -342,7 +351,7 @@ func New(cfg Config, currentHeight uint32) (*Switch, error) {
 type resolutionMsg struct {
 	contractcourt.ResolutionMsg
 
-	doneChan chan struct{}
+	errChan chan error
 }
 
 // ProcessContractResolution is called by active contract resolvers once a
@@ -351,25 +360,23 @@ type resolutionMsg struct {
 // didn't need to go to the chain in order to fulfill a contract. We'll process
 // this message just as if it came from an active outgoing channel.
 func (s *Switch) ProcessContractResolution(msg contractcourt.ResolutionMsg) error {
-
-	done := make(chan struct{})
+	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	select {
 	case s.resolutionMsgs <- &resolutionMsg{
 		ResolutionMsg: msg,
-		doneChan:      done,
+		errChan:       errChan,
 	}:
 	case <-s.quit:
 		return ErrSwitchExiting
 	}
 
 	select {
-	case <-done:
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		return err
 	case <-s.quit:
 		return ErrSwitchExiting
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // GetPaymentResult returns the the result of the payment attempt with the
@@ -1678,6 +1685,28 @@ out:
 			go s.cfg.LocalChannelClose(peerPub[:], req)
 
 		case resolutionMsg := <-s.resolutionMsgs:
+			// We'll persist the resolution message to the Switch's
+			// resolution store.
+			resMsg := resolutionMsg.ResolutionMsg
+			err := s.resMsgStore.addResolutionMsg(&resMsg)
+			if err != nil {
+				// This will only fail if there is a database
+				// error or a serialization error. Sending the
+				// error prevents the contractcourt from being
+				// in a state where it believes the send was
+				// successful, when it wasn't.
+				log.Errorf("unable to add resolution msg: %v",
+					err)
+				resolutionMsg.errChan <- err
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// At this point, the resolution message has been
+			// persisted. It is safe to signal success by sending
+			// a nil error since the Switch will re-deliver the
+			// resolution message on restart.
+			resolutionMsg.errChan <- nil
+
 			pkt := &htlcPacket{
 				outgoingChanID: resolutionMsg.SourceChan,
 				outgoingHTLCID: resolutionMsg.HtlcIndex,
@@ -1703,14 +1732,11 @@ out:
 			// encounter is due to the circuit already being
 			// closed. This is fine, as processing this message is
 			// meant to be idempotent.
-			err := s.handlePacketForward(pkt)
+			err = s.handlePacketForward(pkt)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("Unable to forward resolution msg: %v", err)
 			}
 
-			// With the message processed, we'll now close out
-			close(resolutionMsg.doneChan)
-
 		// A new packet has arrived for forwarding, we'll interpret the
 		// packet concretely, then either forward it along, or
 		// interpret a return packet to a locally initialized one.
@@ -1863,6 +1889,72 @@ func (s *Switch) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := s.reforwardResolutions(); err != nil {
+		// We are already stopping so we can ignore the error.
+		_ = s.Stop()
+		log.Errorf("unable to reforward resolutions: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// reforwardResolutions fetches the set of resolution messages stored on-disk
+// and reforwards them if their circuits are still open. If the circuits have
+// been deleted, then we will delete the resolution message from the database.
+func (s *Switch) reforwardResolutions() error {
+	// Fetch all stored resolution messages, deleting the ones that are
+	// resolved.
+	resMsgs, err := s.resMsgStore.fetchAllResolutionMsg()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switchPackets := make([]*htlcPacket, 0, len(resMsgs))
+	for _, resMsg := range resMsgs {
+		// If the open circuit no longer exists, then we can remove the
+		// message from the store.
+		outKey := CircuitKey{
+			ChanID: resMsg.SourceChan,
+			HtlcID: resMsg.HtlcIndex,
+		}
+
+		if s.circuits.LookupOpenCircuit(outKey) == nil {
+			// The open circuit doesn't exist.
+			err := s.resMsgStore.deleteResolutionMsg(&outKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// The circuit is still open, so we can assume that the link or
+		// switch (if we are the source) hasn't cleaned it up yet.
+		resPkt := &htlcPacket{
+			outgoingChanID: resMsg.SourceChan,
+			outgoingHTLCID: resMsg.HtlcIndex,
+			isResolution:   true,
+		}
+
+		if resMsg.Failure != nil {
+			resPkt.htlc = &lnwire.UpdateFailHTLC{}
+		} else {
+			resPkt.htlc = &lnwire.UpdateFulfillHTLC{
+				PaymentPreimage: *resMsg.PreImage,
+			}
+		}
+
+		switchPackets = append(switchPackets, resPkt)
+	}
+
+	// We'll now dispatch the set of resolution messages to the proper
+	// destination. An error is only encountered here if the switch is
+	// shutting down.
+	if err := s.ForwardPackets(nil, switchPackets...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/htlcswitch/switch_test.go b/htlcswitch/switch_test.go
index 0b0e1ea67..750061126 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/switch_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/switch_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/contractcourt"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hodl"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
@@ -3923,3 +3924,144 @@ func TestSwitchMailboxDust(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("no timely reply from switch")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestSwitchResolution checks the ability of the switch to persist and handle
+// resolution messages.
+func TestSwitchResolution(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	alicePeer, err := newMockServer(
+		t, "alice", testStartingHeight, nil, testDefaultDelta,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	bobPeer, err := newMockServer(
+		t, "bob", testStartingHeight, nil, testDefaultDelta,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s, err := initSwitchWithDB(testStartingHeight, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = s.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	chanID1, chanID2, aliceChanID, bobChanID := genIDs()
+
+	aliceChannelLink := newMockChannelLink(
+		s, chanID1, aliceChanID, alicePeer, true,
+	)
+	bobChannelLink := newMockChannelLink(
+		s, chanID2, bobChanID, bobPeer, true,
+	)
+	err = s.AddLink(aliceChannelLink)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = s.AddLink(bobChannelLink)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Create an add htlcPacket that Alice will send to Bob.
+	preimage, err := genPreimage()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rhash := sha256.Sum256(preimage[:])
+	packet := &htlcPacket{
+		incomingChanID: aliceChannelLink.ShortChanID(),
+		incomingHTLCID: 0,
+		outgoingChanID: bobChannelLink.ShortChanID(),
+		obfuscator:     NewMockObfuscator(),
+		htlc: &lnwire.UpdateAddHTLC{
+			PaymentHash: rhash,
+			Amount:      1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = s.ForwardPackets(nil, packet)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Bob will receive the packet and open the circuit.
+	select {
+	case <-bobChannelLink.packets:
+		err = bobChannelLink.completeCircuit(packet)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("request was not propagated to destination")
+	}
+
+	// Check that only one circuit is open.
+	require.Equal(t, 1, s.circuits.NumOpen())
+
+	// We'll send a settle resolution to Switch that should go to Alice.
+	settleResMsg := contractcourt.ResolutionMsg{
+		SourceChan: bobChanID,
+		HtlcIndex:  0,
+		PreImage:   &preimage,
+	}
+
+	// Before the resolution is sent, remove alice's link so we can assert
+	// that the resolution is actually stored. Otherwise, it would be
+	// deleted shortly after being sent.
+	s.RemoveLink(chanID1)
+
+	// Send the resolution message.
+	err = s.ProcessContractResolution(settleResMsg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Assert that the resolution store contains the settle reoslution.
+	resMsgs, err := s.resMsgStore.fetchAllResolutionMsg()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(resMsgs))
+	require.Equal(t, settleResMsg.SourceChan, resMsgs[0].SourceChan)
+	require.Equal(t, settleResMsg.HtlcIndex, resMsgs[0].HtlcIndex)
+	require.Nil(t, resMsgs[0].Failure)
+	require.Equal(t, preimage, *resMsgs[0].PreImage)
+
+	// Now we'll restart Alice's link and delete the circuit.
+	err = s.AddLink(aliceChannelLink)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Alice will receive the packet and open the circuit.
+	select {
+	case alicePkt := <-aliceChannelLink.packets:
+		err = aliceChannelLink.completeCircuit(alicePkt)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("request was not propagated to destination")
+	}
+
+	// Assert that there are no more circuits.
+	require.Equal(t, 0, s.circuits.NumOpen())
+
+	// We'll restart the Switch and assert that Alice does not receive
+	// another packet.
+	switchDB := s.cfg.DB.(*channeldb.DB)
+	err = s.Stop()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s, err = initSwitchWithDB(testStartingHeight, switchDB)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = s.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = s.Stop()
+	}()
+
+	err = s.AddLink(aliceChannelLink)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = s.AddLink(bobChannelLink)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Alice should not receive a packet since the Switch should have
+	// deleted the resolution message since the circuit was closed.
+	select {
+	case alicePkt := <-aliceChannelLink.packets:
+		t.Fatalf("received erroneous packet: %v", alicePkt)
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 5):
+	}
+
+	// Check that the resolution message no longer exists in the store.
+	resMsgs, err = s.resMsgStore.fetchAllResolutionMsg()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(resMsgs))
+}
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_res_handoff_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_res_handoff_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d74527c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_res_handoff_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+package itest
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/wait"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// testResHandoff tests that the contractcourt is able to properly hand-off
+// resolution messages to the switch.
+func testResHandoff(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
+	const (
+		chanAmt    = btcutil.Amount(1000000)
+		paymentAmt = 50000
+	)
+
+	ctxb := context.Background()
+
+	// First we'll create a channel between Alice and Bob.
+	net.EnsureConnected(t.t, net.Alice, net.Bob)
+
+	chanPointAlice := openChannelAndAssert(
+		t, net, net.Alice, net.Bob,
+		lntest.OpenChannelParams{
+			Amt: chanAmt,
+		},
+	)
+	defer closeChannelAndAssert(t, net, net.Alice, chanPointAlice, false)
+
+	// Wait for Alice and Bob to receive the channel edge from the funding
+	// manager.
+	err := net.Alice.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPointAlice)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	err = net.Bob.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPointAlice)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Create a new node Carol that will be in hodl mode. This is used to
+	// trigger the behavior of checkRemoteDanglingActions in the
+	// contractcourt. This will cause Bob to fail the HTLC back to Alice.
+	carol := net.NewNode(t.t, "Carol", []string{"--hodl.commit"})
+	defer shutdownAndAssert(net, t, carol)
+
+	// Connect Bob to Carol.
+	net.ConnectNodes(t.t, net.Bob, carol)
+
+	// Open a channel between Bob and Carol.
+	chanPointCarol := openChannelAndAssert(
+		t, net, net.Bob, carol,
+		lntest.OpenChannelParams{
+			Amt: chanAmt,
+		},
+	)
+
+	// Wait for Bob and Carol to receive the channel edge from the funding
+	// manager.
+	err = net.Bob.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPointCarol)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	err = carol.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPointCarol)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Wait for Alice to see the channel edge in the graph.
+	err = net.Alice.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPointCarol)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// We'll create an invoice for Carol that Alice will attempt to pay.
+	// Since Carol is in hodl.commit mode, she won't send back any commit
+	// sigs.
+	carolPayReqs, _, _, err := createPayReqs(
+		carol, paymentAmt, 1,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Alice will now attempt to fulfill the invoice.
+	err = completePaymentRequests(
+		net.Alice, net.Alice.RouterClient, carolPayReqs, false,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Wait until Carol has received the Add, CommitSig from Bob, and has
+	// responded with a RevokeAndAck. We expect NumUpdates to be 1 meaning
+	// Carol's CommitHeight is 1.
+	err = wait.Predicate(func() bool {
+		carolInfo, err := getChanInfo(carol)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return carolInfo.NumUpdates == 1
+	}, defaultTimeout)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Before we shutdown Alice, we'll assert that she only has 1 update.
+	err = wait.Predicate(func() bool {
+		aliceInfo, err := getChanInfo(net.Alice)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return aliceInfo.NumUpdates == 1
+	}, defaultTimeout)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// We'll shutdown Alice so that Bob can't connect to her.
+	restartAlice, err := net.SuspendNode(net.Alice)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Bob will now force close his channel with Carol such that resolution
+	// messages are created and forwarded backwards to Alice.
+	_, _, err = net.CloseChannel(net.Bob, chanPointCarol, true)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// The channel should be listed in the PendingChannels result.
+	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	pendingChansRequest := &lnrpc.PendingChannelsRequest{}
+	pendingChanResp, err := net.Bob.PendingChannels(
+		ctxt, pendingChansRequest,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+	require.NoError(t.t, checkNumWaitingCloseChannels(pendingChanResp, 1))
+
+	// We'll mine a block to confirm the force close transaction and to
+	// advance Bob's contract state with Carol to StateContractClosed.
+	mineBlocks(t, net, 1, 1)
+
+	// We sleep here so we can be sure that the hand-off has occurred from
+	// Bob's contractcourt to Bob's htlcswitch. This sleep could be removed
+	// if there was some feedback (i.e. API in switch) that allowed for
+	// querying the state of resolution messages.
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+
+	// Mine blocks until Bob has no waiting close channels. This tests
+	// that the circuit-deletion logic is skipped if a resolution message
+	// exists.
+	for {
+		_, err = net.Miner.Client.Generate(1)
+		require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+		pendingChanResp, err = net.Bob.PendingChannels(
+			ctxt, pendingChansRequest,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+		isErr := checkNumForceClosedChannels(pendingChanResp, 0)
+		if isErr == nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	// We will now restart Bob so that we can test whether the resolution
+	// messages are re-forwarded on start-up.
+	restartBob, err := net.SuspendNode(net.Bob)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	err = restartBob()
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// We'll now also restart Alice and connect her with Bob.
+	err = restartAlice()
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	net.EnsureConnected(t.t, net.Alice, net.Bob)
+
+	// We'll assert that Alice has received the failure resolution
+	// message.
+	err = wait.Predicate(func() bool {
+		aliceInfo, err := getChanInfo(net.Alice)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return aliceInfo.NumUpdates == 2
+	}, defaultTimeout)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// Assert that Alice's payment failed.
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
+	paymentsResp, err := net.Alice.ListPayments(
+		ctxt, &lnrpc.ListPaymentsRequest{
+			IncludeIncomplete: true,
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+	require.Equal(t.t, 1, len(paymentsResp.Payments))
+
+	htlcs := paymentsResp.Payments[0].Htlcs
+
+	require.Equal(t.t, 1, len(htlcs))
+	require.Equal(t.t, lnrpc.HTLCAttempt_FAILED, htlcs[0].Status)
+}
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
index 1c6f024f2..9f526c565 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
@@ -399,4 +399,8 @@ var allTestCases = []*testCase{
 		name: "addpeer config",
 		test: testAddPeerConfig,
 	},
+	{
+		name: "resolution handoff",
+		test: testResHandoff,
+	},
 }