diff --git a/channeldb/graph.go b/channeldb/graph.go
index c567711da..72dd0d17d 100644
--- a/channeldb/graph.go
+++ b/channeldb/graph.go
@@ -630,6 +630,42 @@ func (c *ChannelGraph) DeleteChannelEdge(chanPoint *wire.OutPoint) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// ChannelID attempt to lookup the 8-byte compact channel ID which maps to the
+// passed channel point (outpoint). If the passed channel doesn't exist within
+// the database, then ErrEdgeNotFound is returned.
+func (c *ChannelGraph) ChannelID(chanPoint *wire.OutPoint) (uint64, error) {
+	var chanID uint64
+
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	if err := writeOutpoint(&b, chanPoint); err != nil {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := c.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		edges := tx.Bucket(edgeBucket)
+		if edges == nil {
+			return ErrGraphNoEdgesFound
+		}
+		chanIndex := edges.Bucket(channelPointBucket)
+		if edges == nil {
+			return ErrGraphNoEdgesFound
+		}
+
+		chanIDBytes := chanIndex.Get(b.Bytes())
+		if chanIDBytes == nil {
+			return ErrEdgeNotFound
+		}
+
+		chanID = byteOrder.Uint64(chanIDBytes)
+
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return chanID, nil
+}
+
 func delChannelByEdge(edges *bolt.Bucket, edgeIndex *bolt.Bucket,
 	chanIndex *bolt.Bucket, chanPoint *wire.OutPoint) error {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/channeldb/graph_test.go b/channeldb/graph_test.go
index 03e8f5627..66646b1aa 100644
--- a/channeldb/graph_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/graph_test.go
@@ -335,6 +335,17 @@ func TestEdgeInfoUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("graph should have of inserted edge")
 	}
 
+	// We should also be able to retrieved the channelID only knowing the
+	// channel point of the channel.
+	dbChanID, err := graph.ChannelID(&outpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to retrieve channel ID: %v", err)
+	}
+	if dbChanID != chanID {
+		t.Fatalf("chan ID's mismatch, expected %v got %v", dbChanID,
+			chanID)
+	}
+
 	// With the edges inserted, perform some queries to ensure that they've
 	// been inserted properly.
 	dbEdge1, dbEdge2, err := graph.FetchChannelEdgesByID(chanID)