diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
index 9cf2c710..66b7244c 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/feature"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
@@ -757,6 +758,14 @@ func (r *RouterBackend) extractIntentFromSendRequest(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		// Validate the features if any was specified.
+		if features != nil {
+			err = feature.ValidateDeps(features)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
 		// If the payment addresses is specified, then we'll also
 		// populate that now as well.
 		if len(rpcPayReq.PaymentAddr) != 0 {