diff --git a/channeldb/db.go b/channeldb/db.go
index 9005524e..02aeb803 100644
--- a/channeldb/db.go
+++ b/channeldb/db.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/kvdb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb/migration12"
@@ -147,12 +148,44 @@ var (
 // schedules, and reputation data.
 type DB struct {
 	kvdb.Backend
+
 	dbPath string
 	graph  *ChannelGraph
 	clock  clock.Clock
 	dryRun bool
 }
 
+// Update is a wrapper around walletdb.Update which calls into the extended
+// backend when available. This call is needed to be able to cast DB to
+// ExtendedBackend.
+func (db *DB) Update(f func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error) error {
+	if v, ok := db.Backend.(kvdb.ExtendedBackend); ok {
+		return v.Update(f)
+	}
+	return walletdb.Update(db, f)
+}
+
+// View is a wrapper around walletdb.View which calls into the extended
+// backend when available. This call is needed to be able to cast DB to
+// ExtendedBackend.
+func (db *DB) View(f func(tx walletdb.ReadTx) error) error {
+	if v, ok := db.Backend.(kvdb.ExtendedBackend); ok {
+		return v.View(f)
+	}
+
+	return walletdb.View(db, f)
+}
+
+// PrintStats calls into the extended backend if available. This call is needed
+// to be able to cast DB to ExtendedBackend.
+func (db *DB) PrintStats() string {
+	if v, ok := db.Backend.(kvdb.ExtendedBackend); ok {
+		return v.PrintStats()
+	}
+
+	return "unimplemented"
+}
+
 // Open opens or creates channeldb. Any necessary schemas migrations due
 // to updates will take place as necessary.
 // TODO(bhandras): deprecate this function.
diff --git a/channeldb/kvdb/interface.go b/channeldb/kvdb/interface.go
index 227cb006..46aded8c 100644
--- a/channeldb/kvdb/interface.go
+++ b/channeldb/kvdb/interface.go
@@ -11,13 +11,24 @@ import (
 // transaction is rolled back. If the rollback fails, the original error
 // returned by f is still returned. If the commit fails, the commit error is
 // returned.
-var Update = walletdb.Update
+func Update(db Backend, f func(tx RwTx) error) error {
+	if extendedDB, ok := db.(ExtendedBackend); ok {
+		return extendedDB.Update(f)
+	}
+	return walletdb.Update(db, f)
+}
 
 // View opens a database read transaction and executes the function f with the
 // transaction passed as a parameter. After f exits, the transaction is rolled
 // back. If f errors, its error is returned, not a rollback error (if any
 // occur).
-var View = walletdb.View
+func View(db Backend, f func(tx ReadTx) error) error {
+	if extendedDB, ok := db.(ExtendedBackend); ok {
+		return extendedDB.View(f)
+	}
+
+	return walletdb.View(db, f)
+}
 
 // Batch is identical to the Update call, but it attempts to combine several
 // individual Update transactions into a single write database transaction on
@@ -36,11 +47,27 @@ var Create = walletdb.Create
 // through read or read+write transactions.
 type Backend = walletdb.DB
 
-// BackendWithStats is and interface to debug/uncover database access patterns.
-type BackendWithStats interface {
+// ExtendedBackend is and interface that supports View and Update and also able
+// to collect database access patterns.
+type ExtendedBackend interface {
 	Backend
 
+	// PrintStats returns all collected stats pretty printed into a string.
 	PrintStats() string
+
+	// View opens a database read transaction and executes the function f with
+	// the transaction passed as a parameter. After f exits, the transaction is
+	// rolled back. If f errors, its error is returned, not a rollback error
+	// (if any occur).
+	View(f func(tx walletdb.ReadTx) error) error
+
+	// Update opens a database read/write transaction and executes the function
+	// f with the transaction passed as a parameter. After f exits, if f did not
+	// error, the transaction is committed. Otherwise, if f did error, the
+	// transaction is rolled back. If the rollback fails, the original error
+	// returned by f is still returned. If the commit fails, the commit error is
+	// returned.
+	Update(f func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error) error
 }
 
 // Open opens an existing database for the specified type. The arguments are