diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs b/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
index fb9213142ae..2b03e2d426d 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/channel.rs
@@ -1895,6 +1895,16 @@ impl<Signer: Sign> Channel<Signer> {
 			return Err(ChannelError::Close("Minimum confirmation depth must be at least 1".to_owned()));
 		}
 
+		if let Some(ty) = &msg.channel_type {
+			if *ty != self.channel_type {
+				return Err(ChannelError::Close("Channel Type in accept_channel didn't match the one sent in open_channel.".to_owned()));
+			}
+		} else if their_features.supports_channel_type() {
+			// Assume they've accepted the channel type as they said they understand it.
+		} else {
+			self.channel_type = ChannelTypeFeatures::from_counterparty_init(&their_features)
+		}
+
 		let counterparty_shutdown_scriptpubkey = if their_features.supports_upfront_shutdown_script() {
 			match &msg.shutdown_scriptpubkey {
 				&OptionalField::Present(ref script) => {
@@ -2174,11 +2184,11 @@ impl<Signer: Sign> Channel<Signer> {
 
 	/// Returns transaction if there is pending funding transaction that is yet to broadcast
 	pub fn unbroadcasted_funding(&self) -> Option<Transaction> {
-		 if self.channel_state & (ChannelState::FundingCreated as u32) != 0 {
-			 self.funding_transaction.clone()
-		 } else {
-			 None
-		 }
+		if self.channel_state & (ChannelState::FundingCreated as u32) != 0 {
+			self.funding_transaction.clone()
+		} else {
+			None
+		}
 	}
 
 	/// Returns a HTLCStats about inbound pending htlcs
@@ -4720,6 +4730,7 @@ impl<Signer: Sign> Channel<Signer> {
 				Some(script) => script.clone().into_inner(),
 				None => Builder::new().into_script(),
 			}),
+			channel_type: Some(self.channel_type.clone()),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs b/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
index 203e2426fec..7233bed28d8 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ pub struct AcceptChannel {
 	pub first_per_commitment_point: PublicKey,
 	/// Optionally, a request to pre-set the to-sender output's scriptPubkey for when we collaboratively close
 	pub shutdown_scriptpubkey: OptionalField<Script>,
+	/// The channel type that this channel will represent. If none is set, we derive the channel
+	/// type from the intersection of our feature bits with our counterparty's feature bits from
+	/// the Init message.
+	///
+	/// This is required to match the equivalent field in [`OpenChannel::channel_type`].
+	pub channel_type: Option<ChannelTypeFeatures>,
 }
 
 /// A funding_created message to be sent or received from a peer
@@ -1064,7 +1070,9 @@ impl_writeable_msg!(AcceptChannel, {
 	htlc_basepoint,
 	first_per_commitment_point,
 	shutdown_scriptpubkey
-}, {});
+}, {
+	(1, channel_type, option),
+});
 
 impl_writeable_msg!(AnnouncementSignatures, {
 	channel_id,
@@ -2191,7 +2199,8 @@ mod tests {
 			delayed_payment_basepoint: pubkey_4,
 			htlc_basepoint: pubkey_5,
 			first_per_commitment_point: pubkey_6,
-			shutdown_scriptpubkey: if shutdown { OptionalField::Present(Address::p2pkh(&::bitcoin::PublicKey{compressed: true, key: pubkey_1}, Network::Testnet).script_pubkey()) } else { OptionalField::Absent }
+			shutdown_scriptpubkey: if shutdown { OptionalField::Present(Address::p2pkh(&::bitcoin::PublicKey{compressed: true, key: pubkey_1}, Network::Testnet).script_pubkey()) } else { OptionalField::Absent },
+			channel_type: None,
 		};
 		let encoded_value = accept_channel.encode();
 		let mut target_value = hex::decode("020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020212345678901234562334032891223698321446687011447600083a840000034d000c89d4c0bcc0bc031b84c5567b126440995d3ed5aaba0565d71e1834604819ff9c17f5e9d5dd078f024d4b6cd1361032ca9bd2aeb9d900aa4d45d9ead80ac9423374c451a7254d076602531fe6068134503d2723133227c867ac8fa6c83c537e9a44c3c5bdbdcb1fe33703462779ad4aad39514614751a71085f2f10e1c7a593e4e030efb5b8721ce55b0b0362c0a046dacce86ddd0343c6d3c7c79c2208ba0d9c9cf24a6d046d21d21f90f703f006a18d5653c4edf5391ff23a61f03ff83d237e880ee61187fa9f379a028e0a").unwrap();