diff --git a/doc/PLUGINS.md b/doc/PLUGINS.md
index 0e704373a..83662750d 100644
--- a/doc/PLUGINS.md
+++ b/doc/PLUGINS.md
@@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ corresponding payloads are listed below.
 
 ### Notification Types
 
+#### `channel_opened`
+
+A notification for topic `channel_opened` is sent if a peer successfully funded a channel
+with us. It contains the peer id, the funding amount (in millisatoshis), the funding
+transaction id, and a boolean indicating if the funding transaction has been included
+into a block.
+```
+{
+	"channel_opened": {
+		"id": "03864ef025fde8fb587d989186ce6a4a186895ee44a926bfc370e2c366597a3f8f",
+		"funding_satoshis": "100000000msat",
+		"funding_txid": "4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b",
+		"funding_locked": false
+	}
+}
+```
+
 #### `connect`
 
 A notification for topic `connect` is sent every time a new connection
@@ -237,7 +254,6 @@ A notification for topic `invoice_payment` is sent every time an invoie is paid.
 }
 ```
 
-
 #### `warning`
 
 A notification for topic `warning` is sent every time a new `BROKEN`
@@ -266,6 +282,7 @@ forms:
 `jcon fd <error_fd_to_jsonrpc>:`, `plugin-manager`;
 4. `log` is the context of the original log entry.
 
+
 ## Hooks
 
 Hooks allow a plugin to define custom behavior for `lightningd`
diff --git a/tests/plugins/misc_notifications.py b/tests/plugins/misc_notifications.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9742b4263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/misc_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Plugin to be used to test miscellaneous notifications.
+
+Only used for 'channel_opened' for now.
+"""
+
+from lightning import Plugin
+
+plugin = Plugin()
+
+
+@plugin.init()
+def init(plugin, options, configuration):
+    plugin.log("misc_notifications initialized")
+
+
+@plugin.subscribe("channel_opened")
+def channel_opened(plugin, channel_opened):
+    plugin.log("A channel was opened to us by {}, with an amount"
+               " of {} and the following funding transaction id: {}"
+               .format(channel_opened["id"], channel_opened["amount"],
+                       channel_opened["funding_txid"]))
+
+
+plugin.run()
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index d51e4fbef..ed5ee19b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -494,3 +494,16 @@ def test_invoice_payment_notification(node_factory):
     l2.daemon.wait_for_log(r"Received invoice_payment event for label {},"
                            " preimage {}, and amount of {}msat"
                            .format(label, preimage, msats))
+
+
+def test_channel_opened_notification(node_factory):
+    """
+    Test the 'channel_opened' notification sent at channel funding success.
+    """
+    opts = [{}, {"plugin": "tests/plugins/misc_notifications.py"}]
+    amount = 10**6
+    l1, l2 = node_factory.line_graph(2, fundchannel=True, fundamount=amount,
+                                     opts=opts)
+    l2.daemon.wait_for_log(r"A channel was opened to us by {}, "
+                           "with an amount of {}*"
+                           .format(l1.info["id"], amount))