diff --git a/wallet/channel.go b/wallet/channel.go
index e9d7428d..68d8d24c 100644
--- a/wallet/channel.go
+++ b/wallet/channel.go
@@ -1,4 +1,33 @@
 package wallet
 
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"li.lan/labs/plasma/chainntfs"
+	"li.lan/labs/plasma/revocation"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
+)
+
 type LightningChannel struct {
+	shachan *revocation.ShaChain
+	wallet  *LightningWallet
+
+	channelEvents *chainntnfs.ChainNotifier
+
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	channelNamespace walletdb.Namespace
+
+	// TODO(roasbeef): create and embed 'Service' interface w/ below?
+	started int32
+
+	shutdown int32
+
+	quit chan struct{}
+	wg   sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+func newLightningChannel() *LightningChannel {
+	return nil
 }