diff --git a/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go b/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
index 3f0e72803..a2bc21f39 100644
--- a/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
+++ b/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
@@ -47,11 +47,15 @@ type AnnounceSignatures1 struct {
 // lnwire.Message interface.
 var _ Message = (*AnnounceSignatures1)(nil)
 
+// A compile time check to ensure AnnounceSignatures1 implements the
+// lnwire.AnnounceSignatures interface.
+var _ AnnounceSignatures = (*AnnounceSignatures1)(nil)
+
 // Decode deserializes a serialized AnnounceSignatures1 stored in the passed
 // io.Reader observing the specified protocol version.
 //
 // This is part of the lnwire.Message interface.
-func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Decode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error {
+func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Decode(r io.Reader, _ uint32) error {
 	return ReadElements(r,
 		&a.ChannelID,
 		&a.ShortChannelID,
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Decode(r io.Reader, pver uint32) error {
 // observing the protocol version specified.
 //
 // This is part of the lnwire.Message interface.
-func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Encode(w *bytes.Buffer, pver uint32) error {
+func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Encode(w *bytes.Buffer, _ uint32) error {
 	if err := WriteChannelID(w, a.ChannelID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -92,3 +96,17 @@ func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) Encode(w *bytes.Buffer, pver uint32) error {
 func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) MsgType() MessageType {
 	return MsgAnnounceSignatures
 }
+
+// SCID returns the ShortChannelID of the channel.
+//
+// This is part of the lnwire.AnnounceSignatures interface.
+func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) SCID() ShortChannelID {
+	return a.ShortChannelID
+}
+
+// ChanID returns the ChannelID identifying the channel.
+//
+// This is part of the lnwire.AnnounceSignatures interface.
+func (a *AnnounceSignatures1) ChanID() ChannelID {
+	return a.ChannelID
+}
diff --git a/lnwire/interfaces.go b/lnwire/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8e4373c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnwire/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package lnwire
+
+// AnnounceSignatures is an interface that represents a message used to
+// exchange signatures of a ChannelAnnouncment message during the funding flow.
+type AnnounceSignatures interface {
+	// SCID returns the ShortChannelID of the channel.
+	SCID() ShortChannelID
+
+	// ChanID returns the ChannelID identifying the channel.
+	ChanID() ChannelID
+
+	Message
+}