diff --git a/lntemp/harness.go b/lntemp/harness.go
index 68817eea4..b979ceaef 100644
--- a/lntemp/harness.go
+++ b/lntemp/harness.go
@@ -822,6 +822,26 @@ type OpenChannelParams struct {
 	// ScidAlias denotes whether the channel will be an option-scid-alias
 	// channel type negotiation.
 	ScidAlias bool
+
+	// BaseFee is the channel base fee applied during the channel
+	// announcement phase.
+	BaseFee uint64
+
+	// FeeRate is the channel fee rate in ppm applied during the channel
+	// announcement phase.
+	FeeRate uint64
+
+	// UseBaseFee, if set, instructs the downstream logic to apply the
+	// user-specified channel base fee to the channel update announcement.
+	// If set to false it avoids applying a base fee of 0 and instead
+	// activates the default configured base fee.
+	UseBaseFee bool
+
+	// UseFeeRate, if set, instructs the downstream logic to apply the
+	// user-specified channel fee rate to the channel update announcement.
+	// If set to false it avoids applying a fee rate of 0 and instead
+	// activates the default configured fee rate.
+	UseFeeRate bool
 }
 
 // prepareOpenChannel waits for both nodes to be synced to chain and returns an
@@ -858,6 +878,10 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) prepareOpenChannel(srcNode, destNode *node.HarnessNode,
 		CommitmentType:     p.CommitmentType,
 		ZeroConf:           p.ZeroConf,
 		ScidAlias:          p.ScidAlias,
+		BaseFee:            p.BaseFee,
+		FeeRate:            p.FeeRate,
+		UseBaseFee:         p.UseBaseFee,
+		UseFeeRate:         p.UseFeeRate,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lntest/itest/list_on_test.go b/lntest/itest/list_on_test.go
index 71b2cc703..a6c695a5d 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/list_on_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/list_on_test.go
@@ -493,4 +493,8 @@ var allTestCasesTemp = []*lntemp.TestCase{
 		Name:     "trackpayments",
 		TestFunc: testTrackPayments,
 	},
+	{
+		Name:     "open channel fee policy",
+		TestFunc: testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy,
+	},
 }
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_open_channel_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_open_channel_test.go
index 959506f3f..6289b5773 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_open_channel_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_open_channel_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package itest
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntemp"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntemp/node"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntemp/rpc"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/wait"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ func testOpenChannelAfterReorg(ht *lntemp.HarnessTest) {
 // ChannelUpdate --> defaultBaseFee, provided FeeRate
 // 4.) baseFee and feeRate provided to OpenChannelRequest
 // ChannelUpdate --> provided baseFee, provided feeRate.
-func testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
-	t *harnessTest) {
-
+func testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy(ht *lntemp.HarnessTest) {
 	const (
 		defaultBaseFee       = 1000
 		defaultFeeRate       = 1
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ func testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
 	chanAmt := funding.MaxBtcFundingAmount
 	pushAmt := chanAmt / 2
 
-	feeScenarios := []lntest.OpenChannelParams{
+	feeScenarios := []lntemp.OpenChannelParams{
 		{
 			Amt:        chanAmt,
 			PushAmt:    pushAmt,
@@ -259,51 +257,48 @@ func testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy(net *lntest.NetworkHarness,
 		MaxHtlcMsat:      defaultMaxHtlc,
 	}
 
-	for i, feeScenario := range feeScenarios {
+	alice, bob := ht.Alice, ht.Bob
+
+	runTestCase := func(ht *lntemp.HarnessTest,
+		fs lntemp.OpenChannelParams,
+		alicePolicy, bobPolicy *lnrpc.RoutingPolicy) {
+
 		// Create a channel Alice->Bob.
-		chanPoint := openChannelAndAssert(
-			t, net, net.Alice, net.Bob,
-			feeScenario,
-		)
+		chanPoint := ht.OpenChannel(alice, bob, fs)
+		defer ht.CloseChannel(alice, chanPoint)
 
-		defer closeChannelAndAssert(t, net, net.Alice, chanPoint, false)
+		// We add all the nodes' update channels to a slice, such that
+		// we can make sure they all receive the expected updates.
+		nodes := []*node.HarnessNode{alice, bob}
 
-		// We add all the nodes' update channels to a slice, such that we can
-		// make sure they all receive the expected updates.
-		nodes := []*lntest.HarnessNode{net.Alice, net.Bob}
-
-		// Alice and Bob should see each other's ChannelUpdates, advertising
-		// the preferred routing policies.
-		assertPolicyUpdate(
-			t, nodes, net.Alice.PubKeyStr,
-			&expectedPolicies[i], chanPoint,
-		)
-		assertPolicyUpdate(
-			t, nodes, net.Bob.PubKeyStr,
-			&bobExpectedPolicy, chanPoint,
+		// Alice and Bob should see each other's ChannelUpdates,
+		// advertising the preferred routing policies.
+		assertNodesPolicyUpdate(
+			ht, nodes, alice, alicePolicy, chanPoint,
 		)
+		assertNodesPolicyUpdate(ht, nodes, bob, bobPolicy, chanPoint)
 
 		// They should now know about the default policies.
 		for _, node := range nodes {
-			assertChannelPolicy(
-				t, node, net.Alice.PubKeyStr,
-				&expectedPolicies[i], chanPoint,
+			ht.AssertChannelPolicy(
+				node, alice.PubKeyStr, alicePolicy, chanPoint,
 			)
-			assertChannelPolicy(
-				t, node, net.Bob.PubKeyStr,
-				&bobExpectedPolicy, chanPoint,
+			ht.AssertChannelPolicy(
+				node, bob.PubKeyStr, bobPolicy, chanPoint,
 			)
 		}
+	}
 
-		require.NoError(
-			t.t, net.Alice.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPoint),
-			"alice reports channel opening",
-		)
+	for i, feeScenario := range feeScenarios {
+		ht.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			st := ht.Subtest(t)
+			ht.EnsureConnected(alice, bob)
 
-		require.NoError(
-			t.t, net.Bob.WaitForNetworkChannelOpen(chanPoint),
-			"bob reports channel opening",
-		)
+			runTestCase(
+				st, feeScenario,
+				&expectedPolicies[i], &bobExpectedPolicy,
+			)
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
index 38489f510..97d5282a4 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_test_list_on_test.go
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ var allTestCases = []*testCase{
 		name: "async bidirectional payments",
 		test: testBidirectionalAsyncPayments,
 	},
-	{
-		name: "open channel fee policy",
-		test: testOpenChannelUpdateFeePolicy,
-	},
 	{
 		name: "custom messaging",
 		test: testCustomMessage,