diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
index 758fd4cd..e829754f 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ func (b *mockArbitratorLog) WipeHistory() error {
 
 type mockChainIO struct{}
 
+var _ lnwallet.BlockChainIO = (*mockChainIO)(nil)
+
 func (*mockChainIO) GetBestBlock() (*chainhash.Hash, int32, error) {
 	return nil, 0, nil
 }
diff --git a/lnwallet/btcwallet/btcwallet.go b/lnwallet/btcwallet/btcwallet.go
index f0cc4049..22baf110 100644
--- a/lnwallet/btcwallet/btcwallet.go
+++ b/lnwallet/btcwallet/btcwallet.go
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ type BtcWallet struct {
 }
 
 // A compile time check to ensure that BtcWallet implements the
-// WalletController interface.
+// WalletController and BlockChainIO interfaces.
 var _ lnwallet.WalletController = (*BtcWallet)(nil)
+var _ lnwallet.BlockChainIO = (*BtcWallet)(nil)
 
 // New returns a new fully initialized instance of BtcWallet given a valid
 // configuration struct.
diff --git a/mock.go b/mock.go
index 10e077c5..00292c8b 100644
--- a/mock.go
+++ b/mock.go
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ type mockChainIO struct {
 	bestHeight int32
 }
 
+var _ lnwallet.BlockChainIO = (*mockChainIO)(nil)
+
 func (m *mockChainIO) GetBestBlock() (*chainhash.Hash, int32, error) {
 	return activeNetParams.GenesisHash, m.bestHeight, nil
 }
diff --git a/sweep/test_utils.go b/sweep/test_utils.go
index bf71d602..0362741a 100644
--- a/sweep/test_utils.go
+++ b/sweep/test_utils.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/input"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ func (m *MockNotifier) RegisterSpendNtfn(outpoint *wire.OutPoint,
 
 type mockChainIO struct{}
 
+var _ lnwallet.BlockChainIO = (*mockChainIO)(nil)
+
 func (m *mockChainIO) GetBestBlock() (*chainhash.Hash, int32, error) {
 	return nil, mockChainIOHeight, nil
 }