diff --git a/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids.go b/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids.go
index 64521ce3..afa01946 100644
--- a/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids.go
+++ b/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids.go
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ const (
 	maxZlibBufSize = 67413630
 )
 
+// ErrUnsortedSIDs is returned when decoding a QueryShortChannelID request whose
+// items were not sorted.
+type ErrUnsortedSIDs struct {
+	prevSID ShortChannelID
+	curSID  ShortChannelID
+}
+
+// Error returns a human-readable description of the error.
+func (e ErrUnsortedSIDs) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("current sid: %v isn't greater than last sid: %v",
+		e.curSID, e.prevSID)
+}
+
 // zlibDecodeMtx is a package level mutex that we'll use in order to ensure
 // that we'll only attempt a single zlib decoding instance at a time. This
 // allows us to also further bound our memory usage.
@@ -67,6 +80,12 @@ type QueryShortChanIDs struct {
 
 	// ShortChanIDs is a slice of decoded short channel ID's.
 	ShortChanIDs []ShortChannelID
+
+	// noSort indicates whether or not to sort the short channel ids before
+	// writing them out.
+	//
+	// NOTE: This should only be used during testing.
+	noSort bool
 }
 
 // NewQueryShortChanIDs creates a new QueryShortChanIDs message.
@@ -158,11 +177,18 @@ func decodeShortChanIDs(r io.Reader) (ShortChanIDEncoding, []ShortChannelID, err
 		// ID's to conclude our parsing.
 		shortChanIDs := make([]ShortChannelID, numShortChanIDs)
 		bodyReader := bytes.NewReader(queryBody)
+		var lastChanID ShortChannelID
 		for i := 0; i < numShortChanIDs; i++ {
 			if err := ReadElements(bodyReader, &shortChanIDs[i]); err != nil {
 				return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse "+
 					"short chan ID: %v", err)
 			}
+
+			cid := shortChanIDs[i]
+			if cid.ToUint64() <= lastChanID.ToUint64() {
+				return 0, nil, ErrUnsortedSIDs{lastChanID, cid}
+			}
+			lastChanID = cid
 		}
 
 		return encodingType, shortChanIDs, nil
@@ -224,9 +250,7 @@ func decodeShortChanIDs(r io.Reader) (ShortChanIDEncoding, []ShortChannelID, err
 			// within the encoding, and if violated can aide us in
 			// detecting malicious payloads.
 			if cid.ToUint64() <= lastChanID.ToUint64() {
-				return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("current sid of %v "+
-					"isn't greater than last sid of %v", cid,
-					lastChanID)
+				return 0, nil, ErrUnsortedSIDs{lastChanID, cid}
 			}
 
 			lastChanID = cid
@@ -253,20 +277,23 @@ func (q *QueryShortChanIDs) Encode(w io.Writer, pver uint32) error {
 
 	// Base on our encoding type, we'll write out the set of short channel
 	// ID's.
-	return encodeShortChanIDs(w, q.EncodingType, q.ShortChanIDs)
+	return encodeShortChanIDs(w, q.EncodingType, q.ShortChanIDs, q.noSort)
 }
 
 // encodeShortChanIDs encodes the passed short channel ID's into the passed
 // io.Writer, respecting the specified encoding type.
 func encodeShortChanIDs(w io.Writer, encodingType ShortChanIDEncoding,
-	shortChanIDs []ShortChannelID) error {
+	shortChanIDs []ShortChannelID, noSort bool) error {
 
 	// For both of the current encoding types, the channel ID's are to be
-	// sorted in place, so we'll do that now.
-	sort.Slice(shortChanIDs, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return shortChanIDs[i].ToUint64() <
-			shortChanIDs[j].ToUint64()
-	})
+	// sorted in place, so we'll do that now. The sorting is applied unless
+	// we were specifically requested not to for testing purposes.
+	if !noSort {
+		sort.Slice(shortChanIDs, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return shortChanIDs[i].ToUint64() <
+				shortChanIDs[j].ToUint64()
+		})
+	}
 
 	switch encodingType {
 
diff --git a/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids_test.go b/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d0538f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnwire/query_short_chan_ids_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package lnwire
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type unsortedSidTest struct {
+	name    string
+	encType ShortChanIDEncoding
+	sids    []ShortChannelID
+}
+
+var (
+	unsortedSids = []ShortChannelID{
+		NewShortChanIDFromInt(4),
+		NewShortChanIDFromInt(3),
+	}
+
+	duplicateSids = []ShortChannelID{
+		NewShortChanIDFromInt(3),
+		NewShortChanIDFromInt(3),
+	}
+
+	unsortedSidTests = []unsortedSidTest{
+		{
+			name:    "plain unsorted",
+			encType: EncodingSortedPlain,
+			sids:    unsortedSids,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "plain duplicate",
+			encType: EncodingSortedPlain,
+			sids:    duplicateSids,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "zlib unsorted",
+			encType: EncodingSortedZlib,
+			sids:    unsortedSids,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "zlib duplicate",
+			encType: EncodingSortedZlib,
+			sids:    duplicateSids,
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+// TestQueryShortChanIDsUnsorted tests that decoding a QueryShortChanID request
+// that contains duplicate or unsorted ids returns an ErrUnsortedSIDs failure.
+func TestQueryShortChanIDsUnsorted(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range unsortedSidTests {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := &QueryShortChanIDs{
+				EncodingType: test.encType,
+				ShortChanIDs: test.sids,
+				noSort:       true,
+			}
+
+			var b bytes.Buffer
+			err := req.Encode(&b, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to encode req: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			var req2 QueryShortChanIDs
+			err = req2.Decode(bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes()), 0)
+			if _, ok := err.(ErrUnsortedSIDs); !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("expected ErrUnsortedSIDs, got: %T",
+					err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lnwire/reply_channel_range.go b/lnwire/reply_channel_range.go
index 5765191d..18432392 100644
--- a/lnwire/reply_channel_range.go
+++ b/lnwire/reply_channel_range.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *ReplyChannelRange) Encode(w io.Writer, pver uint32) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return encodeShortChanIDs(w, c.EncodingType, c.ShortChanIDs)
+	return encodeShortChanIDs(w, c.EncodingType, c.ShortChanIDs, false)
 }
 
 // MsgType returns the integer uniquely identifying this message type on the