diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index fd3a9e7fe..b25d66202 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## What's new in Version 1.7.2 of RaspiBlitz?
 
 - Refactor: Cache & Backgroundscan of Systeminfo
-- New: Compact the LND channel.db on-demand from REPAIR and before backups [issue](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2752)
+- New: Compact the LND channel.db monthly on restart, on-demand from menu and before backups [issue](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2752)
 - New: Run C-lightning backup-compact regularly [issue](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2869)
 - New: Switch LNbits between lnd & c-lightning [issue](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2556)
 - New: Tallycoin Connect [details](https://github.com/djbooth007/tallycoin_connect#readme)
diff --git a/home.admin/assets/lnd.bitcoin.conf b/home.admin/assets/lnd.bitcoin.conf
index eb9e6eaa9..129b47ef4 100755
--- a/home.admin/assets/lnd.bitcoin.conf
+++ b/home.admin/assets/lnd.bitcoin.conf
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ bitcoin.mainnet=1
 autopilot.active=0
 autopilot.maxchannels=5
 autopilot.allocation=0.6
+
+[bolt]
+db.bolt.auto-compact=true
+db.bolt.auto-compact-min-age=672h
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.check.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.check.sh
index 4f7682507..ef1b2329a 100755
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.check.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.check.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "prestart" ]; then
   # SET/UPDATE bitcoin.node
   echo "# ${network}.node insert/update"
   setting ${lndConfFile} ${insertLine} "${network}\.node" "${network}d"
-  
+
 
   ##### BITCOIND OPTIONS SECTION #####
 
@@ -186,6 +186,28 @@ if [ "$1" == "prestart" ]; then
     setting ${lndConfFile} ${insertLine} "accept-keysend" "true"
   fi
 
+  ##### BOLT SECTION #####
+  # https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/0aa0831619cb320dbb74883c37a80ccbdde7f320/sample-lnd.conf#L1205
+  sectionName="bolt"
+  echo "# [${sectionName}] config ..."
+  # make sure lnd config has a [bolt] section
+  sectionExists=$(cat ${lndConfFile} | grep -c "^\[${sectionName}\]")
+  echo "# sectionExists(${sectionExists})"
+  if [ "${sectionExists}" == "0" ]; then
+    echo "# adding section [${sectionName}]"
+    echo "
+[${sectionName}]
+" | tee -a ${lndConfFile}
+  fi
+
+  sectionLine=$(cat ${lndConfFile} | grep -n "^\[bolt\]" | cut -d ":" -f1)
+  echo "# sectionLine(${sectionLine})"
+  insertLine=$(expr $sectionLine + 1)
+
+  # make sure API ports are set to standard
+  setting ${lndConfFile} ${insertLine} "db.bolt.auto-compact-min-age" "672h"
+  setting ${lndConfFile} ${insertLine} "db.bolt.auto-compact" "true"
+
   ##### TOR SECTION #####
 
   if [ "${runBehindTor}" == "on" ]; then
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
index 7c7976dc7..9063c7fe1 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.install.sh
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ tlskeypath=/home/bitcoin/.lnd/tls.key
 bitcoin.active=1
 bitcoin.${CHAIN}=1
 bitcoin.node=bitcoind
+
+[bolt]
+db.bolt.auto-compact=true
+db.bolt.auto-compact-min-age=672h
 " | sudo -u bitcoin tee /home/bitcoin/.lnd/${netprefix}lnd.conf
   else
     echo "# The file /home/bitcoin/.lnd/${netprefix}lnd.conf is already present"