diff --git a/autopilot/externalscoreattach.go b/autopilot/externalscoreattach.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..817ca769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autopilot/externalscoreattach.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package autopilot
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
+)
+
+// ExternalScoreAttachment is an implementation of the AttachmentHeuristic
+// interface that allows an external source to provide it with node scores.
+type ExternalScoreAttachment struct {
+	// TODO(halseth): persist across restarts.
+	nodeScores map[NodeID]float64
+
+	sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewExternalScoreAttachment creates a new instance of an
+// ExternalScoreAttachment.
+func NewExternalScoreAttachment() *ExternalScoreAttachment {
+	return &ExternalScoreAttachment{}
+}
+
+// A compile time assertion to ensure ExternalScoreAttachment meets the
+// AttachmentHeuristic interface.
+var _ AttachmentHeuristic = (*ExternalScoreAttachment)(nil)
+
+// Name returns the name of this heuristic.
+//
+// NOTE: This is a part of the AttachmentHeuristic interface.
+func (s *ExternalScoreAttachment) Name() string {
+	return "externalscore"
+}
+
+// SetNodeScores is used to set the internal map from NodeIDs to scores. The
+// passed scores must be in the range [0, 1.0]. The fist parameter is the name
+// of the targeted heuristic, to allow recursively target specific
+// sub-heuristics. The returned boolean indicates whether the targeted
+// heuristic was found.
+func (s *ExternalScoreAttachment) SetNodeScores(targetHeuristic string,
+	newScores map[NodeID]float64) (bool, error) {
+
+	// Return if this heuristic wasn't targeted.
+	if targetHeuristic != s.Name() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Since there's a requirement that all score are in the range [0,
+	// 1.0], we validate them before setting the internal list.
+	for nID, s := range newScores {
+		if s < 0 || s > 1.0 {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid score %v for "+
+				"nodeID %v", s, nID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	s.nodeScores = newScores
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// NodeScores is a method that given the current channel graph and current set
+// of local channels, scores the given nodes according to the preference of
+// opening a channel of the given size with them. The returned channel
+// candidates maps the NodeID to a NodeScore for the node.
+//
+// The returned scores will be in the range [0, 1.0], where 0 indicates no
+// improvement in connectivity if a channel is opened to this node, while 1.0
+// is the maximum possible improvement in connectivity.
+//
+// The scores are determined by checking the internal node scores list. Nodes
+// not known will get a score of 0.
+//
+// NOTE: This is a part of the AttachmentHeuristic interface.
+func (s *ExternalScoreAttachment) NodeScores(g ChannelGraph, chans []Channel,
+	chanSize btcutil.Amount, nodes map[NodeID]struct{}) (
+	map[NodeID]*NodeScore, error) {
+
+	existingPeers := make(map[NodeID]struct{})
+	for _, c := range chans {
+		existingPeers[c.Node] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+
+	// Fill the map of candidates to return.
+	candidates := make(map[NodeID]*NodeScore)
+	for nID := range nodes {
+		var score float64
+		if nodeScore, ok := s.nodeScores[nID]; ok {
+			score = float64(nodeScore)
+		}
+
+		_, ok := existingPeers[nID]
+		switch {
+
+		// If the node is among or existing channel peers, we don't
+		// need another channel.
+		case ok:
+			continue
+
+		// Instead of adding a node with score 0 to the returned set,
+		// we just skip it.
+		case score == 0:
+			continue
+		}
+
+		candidates[nID] = &NodeScore{
+			NodeID: nID,
+			Score:  score,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return candidates, nil
+}
diff --git a/autopilot/interface.go b/autopilot/interface.go
index ac2be6bb..04a2ecdc 100644
--- a/autopilot/interface.go
+++ b/autopilot/interface.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ var (
 	// with the autopilot agent.
 	availableHeuristics = []AttachmentHeuristic{
 		NewPrefAttachment(),
+		NewExternalScoreAttachment(),
 	}
 
 	// AvailableHeuristics is a map that holds the name of available