diff --git a/params.go b/params.go
index 7d119f9c..9eda0038 100644
--- a/params.go
+++ b/params.go
@@ -1,26 +1,73 @@
 package main
 
-import "github.com/roasbeef/btcd/chaincfg"
+import (
+	litecoinCfg "github.com/ltcsuite/ltcd/chaincfg"
+	bitcoinCfg "github.com/roasbeef/btcd/chaincfg"
+	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/wire"
+)
 
 // activeNetParams is a pointer to the parameters specific to the currently
 // active bitcoin network.
-var activeNetParams = testNetParams
+var activeNetParams = bitcoinTestNetParams
 
-// netParams couples the p2p parameters of a network with the corresponding RPC
-// port of a daemon running on the particular network.
-type netParams struct {
-	*chaincfg.Params
+// bitcoinNetParams couples the p2p parameters of a network with the
+// corresponding RPC port of a daemon running on the particular network.
+type bitcoinNetParams struct {
+	*bitcoinCfg.Params
 	rpcPort string
 }
 
-// testNetParams contains parameters specific to the 3rd version of the test network.
-var testNetParams = netParams{
-	Params:  &chaincfg.TestNet3Params,
+// litecoinNetParams couples the p2p parameters of a network with the
+// corresponding RPC port of a daemon running on the particular network.
+type litecoinNetParams struct {
+	*litecoinCfg.Params
+	rpcPort string
+}
+
+// bitcoinTestNetParams contains parameters specific to the 3rd version of the
+// test network.
+var bitcoinTestNetParams = bitcoinNetParams{
+	Params:  &bitcoinCfg.TestNet3Params,
 	rpcPort: "18334",
 }
 
-// simNetParams contains parameters specific to the simulation test network.
-var simNetParams = netParams{
-	Params:  &chaincfg.SimNetParams,
+// bitcoinSimNetParams contains parameters specific to the simulation test
+// network.
+var bitcoinSimNetParams = bitcoinNetParams{
+	Params:  &bitcoinCfg.SimNetParams,
 	rpcPort: "18556",
 }
+
+// liteTestNetParams contains parameters specific to the 4th version of the
+// test network.
+var liteTestNetParams = litecoinNetParams{
+	Params:  &litecoinCfg.TestNet4Params,
+	rpcPort: "19334",
+}
+
+// applyLitecoinParams applies the relevant chain configuration parameters that
+// differ for litecoin to the chain parameters typed for btcsuite derivation.
+// This function is used in place of using something like interface{} to
+// abstract over _which_ chain (or fork) the parameters are for.
+func applyLitecoinParams(params *bitcoinNetParams) {
+	params.Name = liteTestNetParams.Name
+	params.Net = wire.BitcoinNet(liteTestNetParams.Net)
+	params.DefaultPort = liteTestNetParams.DefaultPort
+	params.CoinbaseMaturity = liteTestNetParams.CoinbaseMaturity
+
+	copy(params.GenesisHash[:], liteTestNetParams.GenesisHash[:])
+
+	// Address encoding magics
+	params.PubKeyHashAddrID = liteTestNetParams.PubKeyHashAddrID
+	params.ScriptHashAddrID = liteTestNetParams.ScriptHashAddrID
+	params.PrivateKeyID = liteTestNetParams.PrivateKeyID
+	params.WitnessPubKeyHashAddrID = liteTestNetParams.WitnessPubKeyHashAddrID
+	params.WitnessScriptHashAddrID = liteTestNetParams.WitnessScriptHashAddrID
+
+	copy(params.HDPrivateKeyID[:], liteTestNetParams.HDPrivateKeyID[:])
+	copy(params.HDPublicKeyID[:], liteTestNetParams.HDPublicKeyID[:])
+
+	params.HDCoinType = liteTestNetParams.HDCoinType
+
+	params.rpcPort = liteTestNetParams.rpcPort
+}