diff --git a/lntypes/preimage.go b/lntypes/preimage.go
index f73d21111..d8b70ab98 100644
--- a/lntypes/preimage.go
+++ b/lntypes/preimage.go
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ func MakePreimageFromStr(newPreimage string) (Preimage, error) {
 func (p *Preimage) Hash() Hash {
 	return Hash(sha256.Sum256(p[:]))
 }
+
+// Matches returns whether this preimage is the preimage of the given hash.
+func (p *Preimage) Matches(h Hash) bool {
+	return h == p.Hash()
+}