diff --git a/chanbackup/single.go b/chanbackup/single.go
index 3007559e0..6960f9016 100644
--- a/chanbackup/single.go
+++ b/chanbackup/single.go
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ const (
 	// AnchorsZeroFeeHtlcTxCommitVersion is a version that denotes this
 	// channel is using the zero-fee second-level anchor commitment format.
 	AnchorsZeroFeeHtlcTxCommitVersion = 3
+
+	// ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion is a version that denotes this channel is
+	// using the zero-fee second-level anchor commitment format along with
+	// an additional CLTV requirement of the channel lease maturity on any
+	// commitment and HTLC outputs that pay directly to the channel
+	// initiator.
+	ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion = 4
 )
 
 // Single is a static description of an existing channel that can be used for
@@ -116,6 +123,16 @@ type Single struct {
 	// ShaChainRootDesc describes how to derive the private key that was
 	// used as the shachain root for this channel.
 	ShaChainRootDesc keychain.KeyDescriptor
+
+	// LeaseExpiry represents the absolute expiration as a height of the
+	// chain of a channel lease that is applied to every output that pays
+	// directly to the channel initiator in addition to the usual CSV
+	// requirement.
+	//
+	// NOTE: This field will only be present for the following versions:
+	//
+	// - ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion
+	LeaseExpiry uint32
 }
 
 // NewSingle creates a new static channel backup based on an existing open
@@ -177,6 +194,10 @@ func NewSingle(channel *channeldb.OpenChannel,
 	}
 
 	switch {
+	case channel.ChanType.HasLeaseExpiration():
+		single.Version = ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion
+		single.LeaseExpiry = channel.ThawHeight
+
 	case channel.ChanType.ZeroHtlcTxFee():
 		single.Version = AnchorsZeroFeeHtlcTxCommitVersion
 
@@ -203,6 +224,7 @@ func (s *Single) Serialize(w io.Writer) error {
 	case TweaklessCommitVersion:
 	case AnchorsCommitVersion:
 	case AnchorsZeroFeeHtlcTxCommitVersion:
+	case ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion:
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to serialize w/ unknown "+
 			"version: %v", s.Version)
@@ -264,6 +286,12 @@ func (s *Single) Serialize(w io.Writer) error {
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if s.Version == ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion {
+		err := lnwire.WriteElements(&singleBytes, s.LeaseExpiry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 
 	// TODO(yy): remove the type assertion when we finished refactoring db
 	// into using write buffer.
@@ -370,6 +398,7 @@ func (s *Single) Deserialize(r io.Reader) error {
 	case TweaklessCommitVersion:
 	case AnchorsCommitVersion:
 	case AnchorsZeroFeeHtlcTxCommitVersion:
+	case ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion:
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to de-serialize w/ unknown "+
 			"version: %v", s.Version)
@@ -463,8 +492,18 @@ func (s *Single) Deserialize(r io.Reader) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	s.ShaChainRootDesc.KeyLocator.Family = keychain.KeyFamily(shaKeyFam)
+	err = lnwire.ReadElements(r, &s.ShaChainRootDesc.KeyLocator.Index)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	return lnwire.ReadElements(r, &s.ShaChainRootDesc.KeyLocator.Index)
+	if s.Version == ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion {
+		if err := lnwire.ReadElement(r, &s.LeaseExpiry); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // UnpackFromReader is similar to Deserialize method, but it expects the passed
diff --git a/chanbackup/single_test.go b/chanbackup/single_test.go
index ee20d892f..97141ec9f 100644
--- a/chanbackup/single_test.go
+++ b/chanbackup/single_test.go
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ func genRandomOpenChannelShell() (*channeldb.OpenChannel, error) {
 		isInitiator = true
 	}
 
-	chanType := channeldb.SingleFunderBit
-	if rand.Int63()%2 == 0 {
-		chanType = channeldb.SingleFunderTweaklessBit
-	}
+	chanType := channeldb.ChannelType(rand.Intn(8))
 
 	return &channeldb.OpenChannel{
 		ChainHash:       chainHash,
@@ -137,6 +134,7 @@ func genRandomOpenChannelShell() (*channeldb.OpenChannel, error) {
 		ShortChannelID: lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(
 			uint64(rand.Int63()),
 		),
+		ThawHeight:  rand.Uint32(),
 		IdentityPub: pub,
 		LocalChanCfg: channeldb.ChannelConfig{
 			ChannelConstraints: channeldb.ChannelConstraints{
@@ -243,6 +241,13 @@ func TestSinglePackUnpack(t *testing.T) {
 			valid:   true,
 		},
 
+		// The new script enforced channel lease version should
+		// pack/unpack with no problem.
+		{
+			version: ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion,
+			valid:   true,
+		},
+
 		// A non-default version, atm this should result in a failure.
 		{
 			version: 99,
@@ -293,8 +298,9 @@ func TestSinglePackUnpack(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to serialize single: %v", err)
 			}
 
+			// Mutate the version byte to an unknown version.
 			rawBytes := rawSingle.Bytes()
-			rawBytes[0] ^= 5
+			rawBytes[0] = ^uint8(0)
 
 			newReader := bytes.NewReader(rawBytes)
 			err = unpackedSingle.Deserialize(newReader)
diff --git a/chanrestore.go b/chanrestore.go
index cd68b5077..909c2e397 100644
--- a/chanrestore.go
+++ b/chanrestore.go
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ func (c *chanDBRestorer) openChannelShell(backup chanbackup.Single) (
 		chanType |= channeldb.AnchorOutputsBit
 		chanType |= channeldb.SingleFunderTweaklessBit
 
+	case chanbackup.ScriptEnforcedLeaseVersion:
+		chanType = channeldb.LeaseExpirationBit
+		chanType |= channeldb.ZeroHtlcTxFeeBit
+		chanType |= channeldb.AnchorOutputsBit
+		chanType |= channeldb.SingleFunderTweaklessBit
+
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown Single version: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@ func (c *chanDBRestorer) openChannelShell(backup chanbackup.Single) (
 			RemoteCurrentRevocation: backup.RemoteNodePub,
 			RevocationStore:         shachain.NewRevocationStore(),
 			RevocationProducer:      shaChainProducer,
+			ThawHeight:              backup.LeaseExpiry,
 		},
 	}