diff --git a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/addinvoice.go b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/addinvoice.go
index afa7e708..8c93502f 100644
--- a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/addinvoice.go
+++ b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/addinvoice.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ type AddInvoiceData struct {
 	// HodlInvoice signals that this invoice shouldn't be settled
 	// immediately upon receiving the payment.
 	HodlInvoice bool
+
+	// RouteHints are optional route hints that can each be individually used
+	// to assist in reaching the invoice's destination.
+	RouteHints [][]zpay32.HopHint
 }
 
 // AddInvoice attempts to add a new invoice to the invoice database. Any
@@ -246,6 +250,27 @@ func AddInvoice(ctx context.Context, cfg *AddInvoiceConfig,
 		options = append(options, zpay32.CLTVExpiry(uint64(defaultDelta)))
 	}
 
+	// We make sure that the given invoice routing hints number is within the
+	// valid range
+	if len(invoice.RouteHints) > 20 {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("number of routing hints must not exceed " +
+			"maximum of 20")
+	}
+
+	// We continue by populating the requested routing hints indexing their
+	// corresponding channels so we won't duplicate them.
+	forcedHints := make(map[uint64]struct{})
+	for _, h := range invoice.RouteHints {
+		if len(h) == 0 {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("number of hop hint within a route must " +
+				"be positive")
+		}
+		options = append(options, zpay32.RouteHint(h))
+
+		// Only this first hop is our direct channel.
+		forcedHints[h[0].ChannelID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
 	// If we were requested to include routing hints in the invoice, then
 	// we'll fetch all of our available private channels and create routing
 	// hints for them.
@@ -256,11 +281,21 @@ func AddInvoice(ctx context.Context, cfg *AddInvoiceConfig,
 		}
 
 		if len(openChannels) > 0 {
+			// We filter the channels by excluding the ones that were specified by
+			// the caller and were already added.
+			var filteredChannels []*channeldb.OpenChannel
+			for _, c := range openChannels {
+				if _, ok := forcedHints[c.ShortChanID().ToUint64()]; ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				filteredChannels = append(filteredChannels, c)
+			}
+
 			// We'll restrict the number of individual route hints
 			// to 20 to avoid creating overly large invoices.
-			const numMaxHophints = 20
+			numMaxHophints := 20 - len(forcedHints)
 			hopHints := selectHopHints(
-				amtMSat, cfg, openChannels, numMaxHophints,
+				amtMSat, cfg, filteredChannels, numMaxHophints,
 			)
 
 			options = append(options, hopHints...)
diff --git a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/invoices_server.go b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/invoices_server.go
index 6ed36b0f..bbcdc461 100644
--- a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/invoices_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/invoices_server.go
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ func (s *Server) AddHoldInvoice(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Convert the passed routing hints to the required format.
+	routeHints, err := CreateZpay32HopHints(invoice.RouteHints)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	addInvoiceData := &AddInvoiceData{
 		Memo:            invoice.Memo,
 		Hash:            &hash,
@@ -300,6 +305,7 @@ func (s *Server) AddHoldInvoice(ctx context.Context,
 		Private:         invoice.Private,
 		HodlInvoice:     true,
 		Preimage:        nil,
+		RouteHints:      routeHints,
 	}
 
 	_, dbInvoice, err := AddInvoice(ctx, addInvoiceCfg, addInvoiceData)
diff --git a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/utils.go b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/utils.go
index 9ae1818e..1d85ca9a 100644
--- a/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/utils.go
+++ b/lnrpc/invoicesrpc/utils.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
@@ -204,3 +205,31 @@ func CreateRPCRouteHints(routeHints [][]zpay32.HopHint) []*lnrpc.RouteHint {
 
 	return res
 }
+
+// CreateZpay32HopHints takes in the lnrpc form of route hints and converts them
+// into an invoice decoded form.
+func CreateZpay32HopHints(routeHints []*lnrpc.RouteHint) ([][]zpay32.HopHint, error) {
+	var res [][]zpay32.HopHint
+	for _, route := range routeHints {
+		hopHints := make([]zpay32.HopHint, 0, len(route.HopHints))
+		for _, hop := range route.HopHints {
+			pubKeyBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(hop.NodeId)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			p, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(pubKeyBytes, btcec.S256())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			hopHints = append(hopHints, zpay32.HopHint{
+				NodeID:                    p,
+				ChannelID:                 hop.ChanId,
+				FeeBaseMSat:               hop.FeeBaseMsat,
+				FeeProportionalMillionths: hop.FeeProportionalMillionths,
+				CLTVExpiryDelta:           uint16(hop.CltvExpiryDelta),
+			})
+		}
+		res = append(res, hopHints)
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
index 83d914a1..9827f2cc 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_single_hop_invoice_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/wait"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 )
 
@@ -161,6 +162,68 @@ func testSingleHopInvoice(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	// Now create an invoice and specify routing hints.
+	// We will test that the routing hints are encoded properly.
+	hintChannel := lnwire.ShortChannelID{BlockHeight: 10}
+	bobPubKey := hex.EncodeToString(net.Bob.PubKey[:])
+	hints := []*lnrpc.RouteHint{
+		{
+			HopHints: []*lnrpc.HopHint{
+				{
+					NodeId:                    bobPubKey,
+					ChanId:                    hintChannel.ToUint64(),
+					FeeBaseMsat:               1,
+					FeeProportionalMillionths: 1000000,
+					CltvExpiryDelta:           20,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	invoice = &lnrpc.Invoice{
+		Memo:       "hints",
+		Value:      paymentAmt,
+		RouteHints: hints,
+	}
+
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxt, defaultTimeout)
+	invoiceResp, err = net.Bob.AddInvoice(ctxt, invoice)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to add invoice: %v", err)
+	}
+	payreq, err := net.Bob.DecodePayReq(ctxt, &lnrpc.PayReqString{PayReq: invoiceResp.PaymentRequest})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode payment request %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(payreq.RouteHints) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one routing hint")
+	}
+	routingHint := payreq.RouteHints[0]
+	if len(routingHint.HopHints) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one hop hint")
+	}
+	hopHint := routingHint.HopHints[0]
+	if hopHint.FeeProportionalMillionths != 1000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong FeeProportionalMillionths %v",
+			hopHint.FeeProportionalMillionths)
+	}
+	if hopHint.NodeId != bobPubKey {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong NodeId %v",
+			hopHint.NodeId)
+	}
+	if hopHint.ChanId != hintChannel.ToUint64() {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong ChanId %v",
+			hopHint.ChanId)
+	}
+	if hopHint.FeeBaseMsat != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong FeeBaseMsat %v",
+			hopHint.FeeBaseMsat)
+	}
+	if hopHint.CltvExpiryDelta != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong CltvExpiryDelta %v",
+			hopHint.CltvExpiryDelta)
+	}
+
 	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, channelCloseTimeout)
 	closeChannelAndAssert(ctxt, t, net, net.Alice, chanPoint, false)
 }
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index cde67806..d7b69988 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -4745,6 +4745,11 @@ func (r *rpcServer) AddInvoice(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Convert the passed routing hints to the required format.
+	routeHints, err := invoicesrpc.CreateZpay32HopHints(invoice.RouteHints)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	addInvoiceData := &invoicesrpc.AddInvoiceData{
 		Memo:            invoice.Memo,
 		Value:           value,
@@ -4753,6 +4758,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) AddInvoice(ctx context.Context,
 		FallbackAddr:    invoice.FallbackAddr,
 		CltvExpiry:      invoice.CltvExpiry,
 		Private:         invoice.Private,
+		RouteHints:      routeHints,
 	}
 
 	if invoice.RPreimage != nil {