diff --git a/lnwire/channel_update.go b/lnwire/channel_update.go
index 530bd3ab..02dfa5db 100644
--- a/lnwire/channel_update.go
+++ b/lnwire/channel_update.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package lnwire
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 // present in the ChannelUpdate.
 type ChanUpdateMsgFlags uint8
 
+// String returns the bitfield flags as a string.
+func (c ChanUpdateMsgFlags) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%08b", c)
+}
+
 // ChanUpdateChanFlags is a bitfield that signals various options concerning a
 // particular channel edge. Each bit is to be examined in order to determine
 // how the ChannelUpdate message is to be interpreted.
@@ -29,6 +35,11 @@ const (
 	ChanUpdateDisabled
 )
 
+// String returns the bitfield flags as a string.
+func (c ChanUpdateChanFlags) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%08b", c)
+}
+
 // ChannelUpdate message is used after channel has been initially announced.
 // Each side independently announces its fees and minimum expiry for HTLCs and
 // other parameters. Also this message is used to redeclare initially set
diff --git a/lnwire/lnwire_test.go b/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
index d7c59193..91de511b 100644
--- a/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
+++ b/lnwire/lnwire_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,50 @@ func randAddrs(r *rand.Rand) ([]net.Addr, error) {
 	return []net.Addr{tcp4Addr, tcp6Addr, v2OnionAddr, v3OnionAddr}, nil
 }
 
+// TestChanUpdateChanFlags ensures that converting the ChanUpdateChanFlags and
+// ChanUpdateMsgFlags bitfields to a string behaves as expected.
+func TestChanUpdateChanFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		flags    uint8
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			flags:    0,
+			expected: "00000000",
+		},
+		{
+			flags:    1,
+			expected: "00000001",
+		},
+		{
+			flags:    3,
+			expected: "00000011",
+		},
+		{
+			flags:    255,
+			expected: "11111111",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		chanFlag := ChanUpdateChanFlags(test.flags)
+		toStr := chanFlag.String()
+		if toStr != test.expected {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v",
+				test.expected, toStr)
+		}
+
+		msgFlag := ChanUpdateMsgFlags(test.flags)
+		toStr = msgFlag.String()
+		if toStr != test.expected {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v",
+				test.expected, toStr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMaxOutPointIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()