diff --git a/watchtower/wtwire/init_test.go b/watchtower/wtwire/init_test.go
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+package wtwire_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/watchtower/wtwire"
+)
+
+var (
+	testnetChainHash = *chaincfg.TestNet3Params.GenesisHash
+	mainnetChainHash = *chaincfg.MainNetParams.GenesisHash
+)
+
+type checkRemoteInitTest struct {
+	name      string
+	lFeatures *lnwire.RawFeatureVector
+	lHash     chainhash.Hash
+	rFeatures *lnwire.RawFeatureVector
+	rHash     chainhash.Hash
+	expErr    error
+}
+
+var checkRemoteInitTests = []checkRemoteInitTest{
+	{
+		name:      "same chain, local-optional remote-required",
+		lFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsOptional),
+		lHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		rFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsRequired),
+		rHash:     testnetChainHash,
+	},
+	{
+		name:      "same chain, local-required remote-optional",
+		lFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsRequired),
+		lHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		rFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsOptional),
+		rHash:     testnetChainHash,
+	},
+	{
+		name:      "different chain, local-optional remote-required",
+		lFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsOptional),
+		lHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		rFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsRequired),
+		rHash:     mainnetChainHash,
+		expErr:    wtwire.NewErrUnknownChainHash(mainnetChainHash),
+	},
+	{
+		name:      "different chain, local-required remote-optional",
+		lFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsOptional),
+		lHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		rFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsRequired),
+		rHash:     mainnetChainHash,
+		expErr:    wtwire.NewErrUnknownChainHash(mainnetChainHash),
+	},
+	{
+		name:      "same chain, remote-unknown-required",
+		lFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(wtwire.WtSessionsOptional),
+		lHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		rFeatures: lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(lnwire.GossipQueriesRequired),
+		rHash:     testnetChainHash,
+		expErr: wtwire.NewErrUnknownRequiredFeatures(
+			lnwire.GossipQueriesRequired,
+		),
+	},
+}
+
+// TestCheckRemoteInit asserts the behavior of CheckRemoteInit when called with
+// the remote party's Init message and the default wtwire.Features. We assert
+// the validity of advertised features from the perspective of both client and
+// server, as well as failure cases such as differing chain hashes or unknown
+// required features.
+func TestCheckRemoteInit(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range checkRemoteInitTests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCheckRemoteInit(t, test)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func testCheckRemoteInit(t *testing.T, test checkRemoteInitTest) {
+	localInit := wtwire.NewInitMessage(test.lFeatures, test.lHash)
+	remoteInit := wtwire.NewInitMessage(test.rFeatures, test.rHash)
+
+	err := localInit.CheckRemoteInit(remoteInit, wtwire.FeatureNames)
+	switch {
+
+	// Both non-nil, pass.
+	case err == nil && test.expErr == nil:
+		return
+
+	// One is nil and one is non-nil, fail.
+	default:
+		t.Fatalf("error mismatch, want: %v, got: %v", test.expErr, err)
+
+	// Both non-nil, assert same error type.
+	case err != nil && test.expErr != nil:
+	}
+
+	// Compare error strings to assert same type.
+	if err.Error() != test.expErr.Error() {
+		t.Fatalf("error mismatch, want: %v, got: %v",
+			test.expErr.Error(), err.Error())
+	}
+}