diff --git a/channeldb/payments.go b/channeldb/payments.go
index 00d29366..d576c65c 100644
--- a/channeldb/payments.go
+++ b/channeldb/payments.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/tlv"
 )
@@ -508,7 +509,9 @@ func deserializePaymentAttemptInfo(r io.Reader) (*PaymentAttemptInfo, error) {
 
 func serializeHop(w io.Writer, h *route.Hop) error {
 	if err := WriteElements(w,
-		h.PubKeyBytes[:], h.ChannelID, h.OutgoingTimeLock,
+		h.PubKeyBytes[:],
+		h.ChannelID,
+		h.OutgoingTimeLock,
 		h.AmtToForward,
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -525,10 +528,23 @@ func serializeHop(w io.Writer, h *route.Hop) error {
 		return WriteElements(w, uint32(0))
 	}
 
+	// Gather all non-primitive TLV records so that they can be serialized
+	// as a single blob.
+	//
+	// TODO(conner): add migration to unify all fields in a single TLV
+	// blobs. The split approach will cause headaches down the road as more
+	// fields are added, which we can avoid by having a single TLV stream
+	// for all payload fields.
+	var records []tlv.Record
+	if h.MPP != nil {
+		records = append(records, h.MPP.Record())
+	}
+	records = append(records, h.TLVRecords...)
+
 	// Otherwise, we'll transform our slice of records into a map of the
 	// raw bytes, then serialize them in-line with a length (number of
 	// elements) prefix.
-	mapRecords, err := tlv.RecordsToMap(h.TLVRecords)
+	mapRecords, err := tlv.RecordsToMap(records)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -604,6 +620,29 @@ func deserializeHop(r io.Reader) (*route.Hop, error) {
 		tlvMap[tlvType] = rawRecordBytes
 	}
 
+	// If the MPP type is present, remove it from the generic TLV map and
+	// parse it back into a proper MPP struct.
+	//
+	// TODO(conner): add migration to unify all fields in a single TLV
+	// blobs. The split approach will cause headaches down the road as more
+	// fields are added, which we can avoid by having a single TLV stream
+	// for all payload fields.
+	mppType := uint64(record.MPPOnionType)
+	if mppBytes, ok := tlvMap[mppType]; ok {
+		delete(tlvMap, mppType)
+
+		var (
+			mpp    = &record.MPP{}
+			mppRec = mpp.Record()
+			r      = bytes.NewReader(mppBytes)
+		)
+		err := mppRec.Decode(r, uint64(len(mppBytes)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		h.MPP = mpp
+	}
+
 	tlvRecords, err := tlv.MapToRecords(tlvMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/channeldb/payments_test.go b/channeldb/payments_test.go
index a792f965..bec8e528 100644
--- a/channeldb/payments_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/payments_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/tlv"
 )
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 			tlv.MakeStaticRecord(1, nil, 3, tlvEncoder, nil),
 			tlv.MakeStaticRecord(2, nil, 3, tlvEncoder, nil),
 		},
+		MPP: record.NewMPP(32, [32]byte{0x42}),
 	}
 
 	testHop2 = &route.Hop{
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ var (
 		TotalAmount:   1234567,
 		SourcePubKey:  route.NewVertex(pub),
 		Hops: []*route.Hop{
-			testHop1,
 			testHop2,
+			testHop1,
 		},
 	}
 )
diff --git a/routing/route/route.go b/routing/route/route.go
index ed51d7d0..62511c3f 100644
--- a/routing/route/route.go
+++ b/routing/route/route.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strconv"
@@ -19,9 +20,17 @@ import (
 // VertexSize is the size of the array to store a vertex.
 const VertexSize = 33
 
-// ErrNoRouteHopsProvided is returned when a caller attempts to construct a new
-// sphinx packet, but provides an empty set of hops for each route.
-var ErrNoRouteHopsProvided = fmt.Errorf("empty route hops provided")
+var (
+	// ErrNoRouteHopsProvided is returned when a caller attempts to
+	// construct a new sphinx packet, but provides an empty set of hops for
+	// each route.
+	ErrNoRouteHopsProvided = fmt.Errorf("empty route hops provided")
+
+	// ErrIntermediateMPPHop is returned when a hop tries to deliver an MPP
+	// record to an intermediate hop, only final hops can receive MPP
+	// records.
+	ErrIntermediateMPPHop = errors.New("cannot send MPP to intermediate")
+)
 
 // Vertex is a simple alias for the serialization of a compressed Bitcoin
 // public key.
@@ -94,6 +103,10 @@ type Hop struct {
 	// carries as a fee will be subtracted by the hop.
 	AmtToForward lnwire.MilliSatoshi
 
+	// MPP encapsulates the data required for option_mpp. This field should
+	// only be set for the final hop.
+	MPP *record.MPP
+
 	// TLVRecords if non-nil are a set of additional TLV records that
 	// should be included in the forwarding instructions for this node.
 	TLVRecords []tlv.Record
@@ -140,6 +153,17 @@ func (h *Hop) PackHopPayload(w io.Writer, nextChanID uint64) error {
 		)
 	}
 
+	// If an MPP record is destined for this hop, ensure that we only ever
+	// attach it to the final hop. Otherwise the route was constructed
+	// incorrectly.
+	if h.MPP != nil {
+		if nextChanID == 0 {
+			records = append(records, h.MPP.Record())
+		} else {
+			return ErrIntermediateMPPHop
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Append any custom types destined for this hop.
 	records = append(records, h.TLVRecords...)
 
diff --git a/routing/route/route_test.go b/routing/route/route_test.go
index 92b0ee0d..2894cbdc 100644
--- a/routing/route/route_test.go
+++ b/routing/route/route_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package route
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 )
 
 // TestRouteTotalFees checks that a route reports the expected total fee.
@@ -56,3 +58,38 @@ func TestRouteTotalFees(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+var (
+	testAmt  = lnwire.MilliSatoshi(1000)
+	testAddr = [32]byte{0x01, 0x02}
+)
+
+// TestMPPHop asserts that a Hop will encode a non-nil to final nodes, and fail
+// when trying to send to intermediaries.
+func TestMPPHop(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	hop := Hop{
+		ChannelID:        1,
+		OutgoingTimeLock: 44,
+		AmtToForward:     testAmt,
+		LegacyPayload:    false,
+		MPP:              record.NewMPP(testAmt, testAddr),
+	}
+
+	// Encoding an MPP record to an intermediate hop should result in a
+	// failure.
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	err := hop.PackHopPayload(&b, 2)
+	if err != ErrIntermediateMPPHop {
+		t.Fatalf("expected err: %v, got: %v",
+			ErrIntermediateMPPHop, err)
+	}
+
+	// Encoding an MPP record to a final hop should be successful.
+	b.Reset()
+	err = hop.PackHopPayload(&b, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected err: %v, got: %v", nil, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tlv/record.go b/tlv/record.go
index 66ae8f1c..fe774263 100644
--- a/tlv/record.go
+++ b/tlv/record.go
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ func (f *Record) Encode(w io.Writer) error {
 	return f.encoder(w, f.value, &b)
 }
 
+// Decode read in the TLV record from the passed reader. This is useful when a
+// caller wants decode a *single* TLV record, outside the context of the Stream
+// struct.
+func (f *Record) Decode(r io.Reader, l uint64) error {
+	var b [8]byte
+	return f.decoder(r, f.value, &b, l)
+}
+
 // MakePrimitiveRecord creates a record for common types.
 func MakePrimitiveRecord(typ Type, val interface{}) Record {
 	var (