diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 16e0677d..f4e13cd6 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -750,6 +750,17 @@ func (r *rpcServer) Start() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// The default JSON marshaler of the REST proxy only sets OrigName to
+	// true, which instructs it to use the same field names as specified in
+	// the proto file and not switch to camel case. What we also want is
+	// that the marshaler prints all values, even if they are falsey.
+	customMarshalerOption := proxy.WithMarshalerOption(
+		proxy.MIMEWildcard, &proxy.JSONPb{
+			OrigName:     true,
+			EmitDefaults: true,
+		},
+	)
+
 	// Finally, start the REST proxy for our gRPC server above. We'll ensure
 	// we direct LND to connect to its loopback address rather than a
 	// wildcard to prevent certificate issues when accessing the proxy
@@ -757,7 +768,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) Start() error {
 	//
 	// TODO(roasbeef): eventually also allow the sub-servers to themselves
 	// have a REST proxy.
-	mux := proxy.NewServeMux()
+	mux := proxy.NewServeMux(customMarshalerOption)
 
 	err := lnrpc.RegisterLightningHandlerFromEndpoint(
 		context.Background(), mux, r.restProxyDest,