diff --git a/itest/lnd_channel_force_close_test.go b/itest/lnd_channel_force_close_test.go
index cd22e524a..0a0c4d0a6 100644
--- a/itest/lnd_channel_force_close_test.go
+++ b/itest/lnd_channel_force_close_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package itest
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -141,7 +142,24 @@ func testCommitmentTransactionDeadline(ht *lntest.HarnessTest) {
 		// Now that the channel has been force closed, it should show
 		// up in the PendingChannels RPC under the waiting close
 		// section.
-		ht.AssertChannelWaitingClose(alice, chanPoint)
+		waitingClose := ht.AssertChannelWaitingClose(alice, chanPoint)
+
+		// The waiting close channel closing tx hex should be set and
+		// be valid.
+		require.NotEmpty(ht, waitingClose.ClosingTxHex)
+		rawTxBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(waitingClose.ClosingTxHex)
+		require.NoError(
+			ht, err,
+			"waiting close channel closingTxHex invalid hex",
+		)
+		rawTx := &wire.MsgTx{}
+		err = rawTx.Deserialize(bytes.NewReader(rawTxBytes))
+		require.NoError(
+			ht, err, "waiting close channel ClosingTxHex invalid",
+		)
+		require.Equal(
+			ht, waitingClose.ClosingTxid, rawTx.TxHash().String(),
+		)
 
 		// We should see Alice's force closing tx in the mempool.
 		expectedNumTxes := 1
diff --git a/lntest/rpc/lnd.go b/lntest/rpc/lnd.go
index 270da0800..8f55271f8 100644
--- a/lntest/rpc/lnd.go
+++ b/lntest/rpc/lnd.go
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ func (h *HarnessRPC) PendingChannels() *lnrpc.PendingChannelsResponse {
 	ctxt, cancel := context.WithTimeout(h.runCtx, DefaultTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	pendingChansRequest := &lnrpc.PendingChannelsRequest{}
+	pendingChansRequest := &lnrpc.PendingChannelsRequest{
+		IncludeRawTx: true,
+	}
 	resp, err := h.LN.PendingChannels(ctxt, pendingChansRequest)
 
 	// TODO(yy): We may get a `unable to find arbitrator` error from the