diff --git a/autopilot/manager.go b/autopilot/manager.go
index 80c99435..283aab02 100644
--- a/autopilot/manager.go
+++ b/autopilot/manager.go
@@ -287,3 +287,27 @@ func (m *Manager) QueryHeuristics(nodes []NodeID) (HeuristicScores, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Querying heuristics for %d nodes", len(n))
 	return m.pilot.queryHeuristics(n)
 }
+
+// SetNodeScores is used to set the scores of the given heuristic, if it is
+// active, and ScoreSettable.
+func (m *Manager) SetNodeScores(name string, scores map[NodeID]float64) error {
+	// It must be ScoreSettable to be available for external
+	// scores.
+	s, ok := m.cfg.PilotCfg.Heuristic.(ScoreSettable)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("current heuristic doesn't support " +
+			"external scoring")
+	}
+
+	// Heuristic was found, set its node scores.
+	applied, err := s.SetNodeScores(name, scores)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !applied {
+		return fmt.Errorf("heuristic with name %v not found", name)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go b/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
index af6713ec..5f31384b 100644
--- a/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
@@ -220,5 +220,23 @@ func (s *Server) QueryScores(ctx context.Context, in *QueryScoresRequest) (
 func (s *Server) SetScores(ctx context.Context,
 	in *SetScoresRequest) (*SetScoresResponse, error) {
 
+	scores := make(map[autopilot.NodeID]float64)
+	for pubStr, score := range in.Scores {
+		pubHex, err := hex.DecodeString(pubStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		pubKey, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(pubHex, btcec.S256())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		nID := autopilot.NewNodeID(pubKey)
+		scores[nID] = score
+	}
+
+	if err := s.manager.SetNodeScores(in.Heuristic, scores); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &SetScoresResponse{}, nil
 }