diff --git a/htlcswitch/payment_result.go b/htlcswitch/payment_result.go
index 5cfce845..02359d6d 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/payment_result.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/payment_result.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package htlcswitch
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"io"
 
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 )
 
@@ -46,3 +48,34 @@ type networkResult struct {
 	// which the failure reason might not be included.
 	isResolution bool
 }
+
+// serializeNetworkResult serializes the networkResult.
+func serializeNetworkResult(w io.Writer, n *networkResult) error {
+	if _, err := lnwire.WriteMessage(w, n.msg, 0); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return channeldb.WriteElements(w, n.unencrypted, n.isResolution)
+}
+
+// deserializeNetworkResult deserializes the networkResult.
+func deserializeNetworkResult(r io.Reader) (*networkResult, error) {
+	var (
+		err error
+	)
+
+	n := &networkResult{}
+
+	n.msg, err = lnwire.ReadMessage(r, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := channeldb.ReadElements(r,
+		&n.unencrypted, &n.isResolution,
+	); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
diff --git a/htlcswitch/payment_result_test.go b/htlcswitch/payment_result_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b45bc9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/htlcswitch/payment_result_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package htlcswitch
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"math/rand"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+)
+
+// TestNetworkResultSerialization checks that NetworkResults are properly
+// (de)serialized.
+func TestNetworkResultSerialization(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var preimage lntypes.Preimage
+	if _, err := rand.Read(preimage[:]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable gen rand preimag: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var chanID lnwire.ChannelID
+	if _, err := rand.Read(chanID[:]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable gen rand chanid: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var reason [256]byte
+	if _, err := rand.Read(reason[:]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable gen rand reason: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	settle := &lnwire.UpdateFulfillHTLC{
+		ChanID:          chanID,
+		ID:              2,
+		PaymentPreimage: preimage,
+	}
+
+	fail := &lnwire.UpdateFailHTLC{
+		ChanID: chanID,
+		ID:     1,
+		Reason: []byte{},
+	}
+
+	fail2 := &lnwire.UpdateFailHTLC{
+		ChanID: chanID,
+		ID:     1,
+		Reason: reason[:],
+	}
+
+	testCases := []*networkResult{
+		{
+			msg: settle,
+		},
+		{
+			msg:          fail,
+			unencrypted:  false,
+			isResolution: false,
+		},
+		{
+			msg:          fail,
+			unencrypted:  false,
+			isResolution: true,
+		},
+		{
+			msg:          fail2,
+			unencrypted:  true,
+			isResolution: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range testCases {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		if err := serializeNetworkResult(&buf, p); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("serialize failed: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		r := bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes())
+		p1, err := deserializeNetworkResult(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unable to deserizlize: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(p, p1) {
+			t.Fatalf("not equal. %v vs %v", spew.Sdump(p),
+				spew.Sdump(p1))
+		}
+	}
+}