diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b5aad649..a26e4458 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
     - RACE=true
     - ITEST=true
     - NEUTRINO_ITEST=true
+    - BITCOIND_ITEST=true
     - COVER=true 
 
 sudo: required
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ script:
   # Run neutrino integration tests.
   - 'if [ "$NEUTRINO_ITEST" = true ]; then make travis-itest backend=neutrino; fi'
 
+  # Run bitcoind integration tests.
+  - 'if [ "$BITCOIND_ITEST" = true ]; then make travis-itest backend=bitcoind; fi'
+
   # Run unit tests and generate coverage report.
   - 'if [ "$COVER" = true ]; then make travis-cover; fi'
 
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind.go b/lntest/bitcoind.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a73c86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+// +build bitcoind
+
+package lntest
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
+)
+
+// logDir is the name of the temporary log directory.
+const logDir = "./.backendlogs"
+
+// BitcoindBackendConfig is an implementation of the BackendConfig interface
+// backed by a Bitcoind node.
+type BitcoindBackendConfig struct {
+	rpcHost      string
+	rpcUser      string
+	rpcPass      string
+	zmqBlockPath string
+	zmqTxPath    string
+	p2pPort      int
+	rpcClient    *rpcclient.Client
+
+	// minerAddr is the p2p address of the miner to connect to.
+	minerAddr string
+}
+
+// A compile time assertion to ensure BitcoindBackendConfig meets the
+// BackendConfig interface.
+var _ BackendConfig = (*BitcoindBackendConfig)(nil)
+
+// GenArgs returns the arguments needed to be passed to LND at startup for
+// using this node as a chain backend.
+func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) GenArgs() []string {
+	var args []string
+	args = append(args, "--bitcoin.node=bitcoind")
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpchost=%v", b.rpcHost))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpcuser=%v", b.rpcUser))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpcpass=%v", b.rpcPass))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=%v",
+		b.zmqBlockPath))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=%v",
+		b.zmqTxPath))
+
+	return args
+}
+
+// ConnectMiner is called to establish a connection to the test miner.
+func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) ConnectMiner() error {
+	return b.rpcClient.AddNode(b.minerAddr, rpcclient.ANAdd)
+}
+
+// DisconnectMiner is called to disconnect the miner.
+func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) DisconnectMiner() error {
+	return b.rpcClient.AddNode(b.minerAddr, rpcclient.ANRemove)
+}
+
+// Name returns the name of the backend type.
+func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) Name() string {
+	return "bitcoind"
+}
+
+// NewBackend starts a bitcoind node and returns a BitoindBackendConfig for
+// that node.
+func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
+	*BitcoindBackendConfig, func(), error) {
+
+	if netParams != &chaincfg.RegressionNetParams {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("only regtest supported")
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(logDir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	logFile, err := filepath.Abs(logDir + "/bitcoind.log")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	tempBitcoindDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "bitcoind")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil,
+			fmt.Errorf("unable to create temp directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	zmqBlockPath := "ipc:///" + tempBitcoindDir + "/blocks.socket"
+	zmqTxPath := "ipc:///" + tempBitcoindDir + "/txs.socket"
+	rpcPort := rand.Int()%(65536-1024) + 1024
+	p2pPort := rand.Int()%(65536-1024) + 1024
+
+	bitcoind := exec.Command(
+		"bitcoind",
+		"-datadir="+tempBitcoindDir,
+		"-debug",
+		"-regtest",
+		"-txindex",
+		"-whitelist=127.0.0.1", // whitelist localhost to speed up relay
+		"-rpcauth=weks:469e9bb14ab2360f8e226efed5ca6f"+
+			"d$507c670e800a95284294edb5773b05544b"+
+			"220110063096c221be9933c82d38e1",
+		fmt.Sprintf("-rpcport=%d", rpcPort),
+		fmt.Sprintf("-port=%d", p2pPort),
+		"-disablewallet",
+		"-zmqpubrawblock="+zmqBlockPath,
+		"-zmqpubrawtx="+zmqTxPath,
+		"-debuglogfile="+logFile,
+	)
+
+	err = bitcoind.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		os.RemoveAll(tempBitcoindDir)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't start bitcoind: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cleanUp := func() {
+		bitcoind.Process.Kill()
+		bitcoind.Wait()
+
+		// After shutting down the chain backend, we'll make a copy of
+		// the log file before deleting the temporary log dir.
+		err := CopyFile("./output_bitcoind_chainbackend.log", logFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("unable to copy file: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		if err = os.RemoveAll(logDir); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Cannot remove dir %s: %v\n", logDir, err)
+		}
+
+		os.RemoveAll(tempBitcoindDir)
+	}
+
+	// Allow process to start.
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	rpcHost := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", rpcPort)
+	rpcUser := "weks"
+	rpcPass := "weks"
+
+	rpcCfg := rpcclient.ConnConfig{
+		Host:                 rpcHost,
+		User:                 rpcUser,
+		Pass:                 rpcPass,
+		DisableConnectOnNew:  true,
+		DisableAutoReconnect: false,
+		DisableTLS:           true,
+		HTTPPostMode:         true,
+	}
+
+	client, err := rpcclient.New(&rpcCfg, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		cleanUp()
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create rpc client: %v",
+			err)
+	}
+
+	// We start by adding the miner to the bitcoind addnode list. We do
+	// this instead of connecting using command line flags, because it will
+	// allow us to disconnect the miner using the AddNode command later.
+	if err := client.AddNode(miner, rpcclient.ANAdd); err != nil {
+		cleanUp()
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to add node: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	bd := BitcoindBackendConfig{
+		rpcHost:      rpcHost,
+		rpcUser:      rpcUser,
+		rpcPass:      rpcPass,
+		zmqBlockPath: zmqBlockPath,
+		zmqTxPath:    zmqTxPath,
+		p2pPort:      p2pPort,
+		rpcClient:    client,
+		minerAddr:    miner,
+	}
+
+	return &bd, cleanUp, nil
+}
diff --git a/lntest/btcd.go b/lntest/btcd.go
index 7187befd..3c50e551 100644
--- a/lntest/btcd.go
+++ b/lntest/btcd.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ type BtcdBackendConfig struct {
 	minerAddr string
 }
 
+// A compile time assertion to ensure BtcdBackendConfig meets the BackendConfig
+// interface.
+var _ BackendConfig = (*BtcdBackendConfig)(nil)
+
 // GenArgs returns the arguments needed to be passed to LND at startup for
 // using this node as a chain backend.
 func (b BtcdBackendConfig) GenArgs() []string {
@@ -67,7 +71,9 @@ func (b BtcdBackendConfig) Name() string {
 // NewBackend starts a new rpctest.Harness and returns a BtcdBackendConfig for
 // that node. miner should be set to the P2P address of the miner to connect
 // to.
-func NewBackend(miner string) (*BtcdBackendConfig, func(), error) {
+func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
+	*BtcdBackendConfig, func(), error) {
+
 	args := []string{
 		"--rejectnonstd",
 		"--txindex",
@@ -76,7 +82,6 @@ func NewBackend(miner string) (*BtcdBackendConfig, func(), error) {
 		"--logdir=" + logDir,
 		"--connect=" + miner,
 	}
-	netParams := &chaincfg.SimNetParams
 	chainBackend, err := rpctest.New(netParams, nil, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create btcd node: %v", err)
diff --git a/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go b/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
index 4ee67480..5579ee8d 100644
--- a/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
+++ b/lntest/itest/lnd_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	harnessNetParams = &chaincfg.SimNetParams
+	harnessNetParams = &chaincfg.RegressionNetParams
 )
 
 const (
@@ -8853,7 +8853,6 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	//
 	const chanAmt = btcutil.Amount(1000000)
 	ctxb := context.Background()
-	timeout := time.Duration(time.Second * 5)
 
 	// Create Carol with reject htlc flag.
 	carol, err := net.NewNode("Carol", []string{"--rejecthtlc"})
@@ -8885,7 +8884,7 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	}
 
 	// Open a channel between Alice and Carol.
-	ctxt, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctxb, channelOpenTimeout)
 	chanPointAlice := openChannelAndAssert(
 		ctxt, t, net, net.Alice, carol,
 		lntest.OpenChannelParams{
@@ -8894,7 +8893,7 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	)
 
 	// Open a channel between Carol and Bob.
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, channelOpenTimeout)
 	chanPointCarol := openChannelAndAssert(
 		ctxt, t, net, carol, net.Bob,
 		lntest.OpenChannelParams{
@@ -8934,7 +8933,7 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	}
 
 	// Alice pays Carols invoice.
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	err = completePaymentRequests(
 		ctxt, net.Alice, []string{resp.PaymentRequest}, true,
 	)
@@ -8959,7 +8958,7 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	}
 
 	// Carol pays Bobs invoice.
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	err = completePaymentRequests(
 		ctxt, carol, []string{resp.PaymentRequest}, true,
 	)
@@ -8987,7 +8986,7 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	// Alice attempts to pay Bobs invoice. This payment should be rejected since
 	// we are using Carol as an intermediary hop, Carol is running lnd with
 	// --rejecthtlc.
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, defaultTimeout)
 	err = completePaymentRequests(
 		ctxt, net.Alice, []string{resp.PaymentRequest}, true,
 	)
@@ -9001,9 +9000,9 @@ func testRejectHTLC(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 	}
 
 	// Close all channels.
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, channelCloseTimeout)
 	closeChannelAndAssert(ctxt, t, net, net.Alice, chanPointAlice, false)
-	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, timeout)
+	ctxt, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctxb, channelCloseTimeout)
 	closeChannelAndAssert(ctxt, t, net, carol, chanPointCarol, false)
 }
 
@@ -12760,6 +12759,10 @@ func testSendUpdateDisableChannel(net *lntest.NetworkHarness, t *harnessTest) {
 		},
 	)
 	mineBlocks(t, net, 1, 1)
+
+	// And finally, clean up the force closed channel by mining the
+	// sweeping transaction.
+	cleanupForceClose(t, net, net.Alice, chanPointAliceCarol)
 }
 
 // testAbandonChannel abandones a channel and asserts that it is no
@@ -14415,7 +14418,9 @@ func TestLightningNetworkDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	// Start a chain backend.
-	chainBackend, cleanUp, err := lntest.NewBackend(miner.P2PAddress())
+	chainBackend, cleanUp, err := lntest.NewBackend(
+		miner.P2PAddress(), harnessNetParams,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		ht.Fatalf("unable to start backend: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -14454,7 +14459,7 @@ func TestLightningNetworkDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Next mine enough blocks in order for segwit and the CSV package
 	// soft-fork to activate on SimNet.
-	numBlocks := chaincfg.SimNetParams.MinerConfirmationWindow * 2
+	numBlocks := harnessNetParams.MinerConfirmationWindow * 2
 	if _, err := miner.Node.Generate(numBlocks); err != nil {
 		ht.Fatalf("unable to generate blocks: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/lntest/neutrino.go b/lntest/neutrino.go
index d127c0b5..1a5497b9 100644
--- a/lntest/neutrino.go
+++ b/lntest/neutrino.go
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 package lntest
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+)
 
 // NeutrinoBackendConfig is an implementation of the BackendConfig interface
 // backed by a neutrino node.
@@ -10,6 +14,10 @@ type NeutrinoBackendConfig struct {
 	minerAddr string
 }
 
+// A compile time assertion to ensure NeutrinoBackendConfig meets the
+// BackendConfig interface.
+var _ BackendConfig = (*NeutrinoBackendConfig)(nil)
+
 // GenArgs returns the arguments needed to be passed to LND at startup for
 // using this node as a chain backend.
 func (b NeutrinoBackendConfig) GenArgs() []string {
@@ -35,7 +43,9 @@ func (b NeutrinoBackendConfig) Name() string {
 }
 
 // NewBackend starts and returns a NeutrinoBackendConfig for the node.
-func NewBackend(miner string) (*NeutrinoBackendConfig, func(), error) {
+func NewBackend(miner string, _ *chaincfg.Params) (
+	*NeutrinoBackendConfig, func(), error) {
+
 	bd := &NeutrinoBackendConfig{
 		minerAddr: miner,
 	}