diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index 56ea80828a9a..129bd8cdf28e 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,32 @@ static void connect_activate_subd(struct lightningd *ld, struct channel *channel
 send_error:
 	log_debug(channel->log, "Telling connectd to send error %s",
 		       tal_hex(tmpctx, error));
+
+	/* LND does not respond to errors with a unilateral close
+	 * (https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/abb1e3463f3a83bbb843d5c399869dbe930ad94f/htlcswitch/link.go#L2119).
+	 * We fix this by sending a `ChannelReestablish` msg with `0` commitment numbers and an
+	 * invalid `your_last_per_commitment_secret`. */
+	if (is_stub_scid(*channel->scid)) {
+		struct secret your_last_per_commit_secret;
+		memset(&your_last_per_commit_secret, 1,
+			sizeof(your_last_per_commit_secret));
+
+		const u8 *msg = towire_channel_reestablish(tmpctx, &channel->cid,
+							   0,
+							   0,
+							   &your_last_per_commit_secret,
+							   &channel->channel_info.remote_per_commit,
+							   NULL);
+
+		log_debug(channel->log, "Sending a bogus channel_reestablish message to make the peer "
+					"unilaterally close the channel.");
+
+		subd_send_msg(ld->connectd,
+			      take(towire_connectd_peer_send_msg(NULL, &channel->peer->id,
+								 channel->peer->connectd_counter,
+								 msg)));
+	}
+
 	/* Get connectd to send error and close. */
 	subd_send_msg(ld->connectd,
 		      take(towire_connectd_peer_send_msg(NULL, &channel->peer->id,
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index fc01ca883d34..615e5e1d3ff4 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -2979,6 +2979,7 @@ def test_emergencyrecoverpenaltytxn(node_factory, bitcoind):
     stubs = l1.rpc.emergencyrecover()["stubs"]
     assert len(stubs) == 1
     assert stubs[0] == _["channel_id"]
+    l1.daemon.wait_for_log('Sending a bogus channel_reestablish message to make the peer unilaterally close the channel.')
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log('peer_out WIRE_ERROR')
 
     # Restarting so that L1
@@ -3026,7 +3027,10 @@ def test_emergencyrecover(node_factory, bitcoind):
     listfunds = l1.rpc.listfunds()["channels"][0]
     assert listfunds["short_channel_id"] == "1x1x1"
 
+    l1.daemon.wait_for_log('Sending a bogus channel_reestablish message to make the peer unilaterally close the channel.')
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log('peer_out WIRE_ERROR')
+
+    l2.daemon.wait_for_log('bad reestablish commitment_number: 0')
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log('State changed from CHANNELD_NORMAL to AWAITING_UNILATERAL')
 
     bitcoind.generate_block(5, wait_for_mempool=1)
@@ -3147,7 +3151,9 @@ def test_restorefrompeer(node_factory, bitcoind):
 
     assert l1.rpc.restorefrompeer()['stubs'][0] == _['channel_id']
 
+    l1.daemon.wait_for_log('Sending a bogus channel_reestablish message to make the peer unilaterally close the channel.')
     l1.daemon.wait_for_log('peer_out WIRE_ERROR')
+
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log('State changed from CHANNELD_NORMAL to AWAITING_UNILATERAL')
 
     bitcoind.generate_block(5, wait_for_mempool=1)