diff --git a/chanbackup/backup.go b/chanbackup/backup.go
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+package chanbackup
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+)
+
+// LiveChannelSource is an interface that allows us to query for the set of
+// live channels. A live channel is one that is open, and has not had a
+// commitment transaction broadcast.
+type LiveChannelSource interface {
+	// FetchAllChannels returns all known live channels.
+	FetchAllChannels() ([]*channeldb.OpenChannel, error)
+
+	// FetchChannel attempts to locate a live channel identified by the
+	// passed chanPoint.
+	FetchChannel(chanPoint wire.OutPoint) (*channeldb.OpenChannel, error)
+
+	// AddrsForNode returns all known addresses for the target node public
+	// key.
+	AddrsForNode(nodePub *btcec.PublicKey) ([]net.Addr, error)
+}
+
+// assembleChanBackup attempts to assemble a static channel backup for the
+// passed open channel. The backup includes all information required to restore
+// the channel, as well as addressing information so we can find the peer and
+// reconnect to them to initiate the protocol.
+func assembleChanBackup(chanSource LiveChannelSource,
+	openChan *channeldb.OpenChannel) (*Single, error) {
+
+	log.Debugf("Crafting backup for ChannelPoint(%v)",
+		openChan.FundingOutpoint)
+
+	// First, we'll query the channel source to obtain all the addresses
+	// that are are associated with the peer for this channel.
+	nodeAddrs, err := chanSource.AddrsForNode(openChan.IdentityPub)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	single := NewSingle(openChan, nodeAddrs)
+
+	return &single, nil
+}
+
+// FetchBackupForChan attempts to create a plaintext static channel backup for
+// the target channel identified by its channel point. If we're unable to find
+// the target channel, then an error will be returned.
+func FetchBackupForChan(chanPoint wire.OutPoint,
+	chanSource LiveChannelSource) (*Single, error) {
+
+	// First, we'll query the channel source to see if the channel is known
+	// and open within the database.
+	targetChan, err := chanSource.FetchChannel(chanPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If we can't find the channel, then we return with an error,
+		// as we have nothing to  backup.
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find target channel")
+	}
+
+	// Once we have the target channel, we can assemble the backup using
+	// the source to obtain any extra information that we may need.
+	staticChanBackup, err := assembleChanBackup(chanSource, targetChan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create chan backup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return staticChanBackup, nil
+}
+
+// FetchStaticChanBackups will return a plaintext static channel back up for
+// all known active/open channels within the passed channel source.
+func FetchStaticChanBackups(chanSource LiveChannelSource) ([]Single, error) {
+	// First, we'll query the backup source for information concerning all
+	// currently open and available channels.
+	openChans, err := chanSource.FetchAllChannels()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Now that we have all the channels, we'll use the chanSource to
+	// obtain any auxiliary information we need to craft a backup for each
+	// channel.
+	staticChanBackups := make([]Single, len(openChans))
+	for i, openChan := range openChans {
+		chanBackup, err := assembleChanBackup(chanSource, openChan)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		staticChanBackups[i] = *chanBackup
+	}
+
+	return staticChanBackups, nil
+}
diff --git a/chanbackup/backup_test.go b/chanbackup/backup_test.go
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+++ b/chanbackup/backup_test.go
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+package chanbackup
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+)
+
+type mockChannelSource struct {
+	chans map[wire.OutPoint]*channeldb.OpenChannel
+
+	failQuery bool
+
+	addrs map[[33]byte][]net.Addr
+}
+
+func newMockChannelSource() *mockChannelSource {
+	return &mockChannelSource{
+		chans: make(map[wire.OutPoint]*channeldb.OpenChannel),
+		addrs: make(map[[33]byte][]net.Addr),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockChannelSource) FetchAllChannels() ([]*channeldb.OpenChannel, error) {
+	if m.failQuery {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail")
+	}
+
+	chans := make([]*channeldb.OpenChannel, 0, len(m.chans))
+	for _, channel := range m.chans {
+		chans = append(chans, channel)
+	}
+
+	return chans, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockChannelSource) FetchChannel(chanPoint wire.OutPoint) (*channeldb.OpenChannel, error) {
+	if m.failQuery {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail")
+	}
+
+	channel, ok := m.chans[chanPoint]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find chan")
+	}
+
+	return channel, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockChannelSource) addAddrsForNode(nodePub *btcec.PublicKey, addrs []net.Addr) {
+	var nodeKey [33]byte
+	copy(nodeKey[:], nodePub.SerializeCompressed())
+
+	m.addrs[nodeKey] = addrs
+}
+
+func (m *mockChannelSource) AddrsForNode(nodePub *btcec.PublicKey) ([]net.Addr, error) {
+	if m.failQuery {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail")
+	}
+
+	var nodeKey [33]byte
+	copy(nodeKey[:], nodePub.SerializeCompressed())
+
+	addrs, ok := m.addrs[nodeKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find addr")
+	}
+
+	return addrs, nil
+}
+
+// TestFetchBackupForChan tests that we're able to construct a single channel
+// backup for channels that are known, unknown, and also channels in which we
+// can find addresses for and otherwise.
+func TestFetchBackupForChan(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// First, we'll make two channels, only one of them will have all the
+	// information we need to construct set of backups for them.
+	randomChan1, err := genRandomOpenChannelShell()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to generate chan: %v", err)
+	}
+	randomChan2, err := genRandomOpenChannelShell()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to generate chan: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	chanSource := newMockChannelSource()
+	chanSource.chans[randomChan1.FundingOutpoint] = randomChan1
+	chanSource.chans[randomChan2.FundingOutpoint] = randomChan2
+
+	chanSource.addAddrsForNode(randomChan1.IdentityPub, []net.Addr{addr1})
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		chanPoint wire.OutPoint
+
+		pass bool
+	}{
+		// Able to find channel, and addresses, should pass.
+		{
+			chanPoint: randomChan1.FundingOutpoint,
+			pass:      true,
+		},
+
+		// Able to find channel, not able to find addrs, should fail.
+		{
+			chanPoint: randomChan2.FundingOutpoint,
+			pass:      false,
+		},
+
+		// Not able to find channel, should fail.
+		{
+			chanPoint: op,
+			pass:      false,
+		},
+	}
+	for i, testCase := range testCases {
+		_, err := FetchBackupForChan(testCase.chanPoint, chanSource)
+		switch {
+		// If this is a valid test case, and we failed, then we'll
+		// return an error.
+		case err != nil && testCase.pass:
+			t.Fatalf("#%v, unable to make chan  backup: %v", i, err)
+
+		// If this is an invalid test case, and we passed it, then
+		// we'll return an error.
+		case err == nil && !testCase.pass:
+			t.Fatalf("#%v got nil error for invalid req: %v",
+				i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestFetchStaticChanBackups tests that we're able to properly query the
+// channel source for all channels and construct a Single for each channel.
+func TestFetchStaticChanBackups(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// First, we'll make the set of channels that we want to seed the
+	// channel source with. Both channels will be fully populated in the
+	// channel source.
+	const numChans = 2
+	randomChan1, err := genRandomOpenChannelShell()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to generate chan: %v", err)
+	}
+	randomChan2, err := genRandomOpenChannelShell()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to generate chan: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	chanSource := newMockChannelSource()
+	chanSource.chans[randomChan1.FundingOutpoint] = randomChan1
+	chanSource.chans[randomChan2.FundingOutpoint] = randomChan2
+	chanSource.addAddrsForNode(randomChan1.IdentityPub, []net.Addr{addr1})
+	chanSource.addAddrsForNode(randomChan2.IdentityPub, []net.Addr{addr2})
+
+	// With the channel source populated, we'll now attempt to create a set
+	// of backups for all the channels. This should succeed, as all items
+	// are populated within the channel source.
+	backups, err := FetchStaticChanBackups(chanSource)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to create chan back ups: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(backups) != numChans {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v chans, instead got %v", numChans,
+			len(backups))
+	}
+
+	// We'll attempt to create a set up backups again, but this time the
+	// second channel will have missing information, which should cause the
+	// query to fail.
+	var n [33]byte
+	copy(n[:], randomChan2.IdentityPub.SerializeCompressed())
+	delete(chanSource.addrs, n)
+
+	_, err = FetchStaticChanBackups(chanSource)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("query with incomplete information should fail")
+	}
+
+	// To wrap up, we'll ensure that if we're unable to query the channel
+	// source at all, then we'll fail as well.
+	chanSource = newMockChannelSource()
+	chanSource.failQuery = true
+	_, err = FetchStaticChanBackups(chanSource)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("query should fail")
+	}
+}