diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
index f80006e91..9d37fb86e 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/lightning.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
 
     def dev_pay(self, bolt11, msatoshi=None, label=None, riskfactor=None,
                 maxfeepercent=None, retry_for=None,
-                maxdelay=None, exemptfee=None, use_shadow=True):
+                maxdelay=None, exemptfee=None, use_shadow=True, exclude=[]):
         """
         A developer version of `pay`, with the possibility to deactivate
         shadow routing (used for testing).
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
             "maxdelay": maxdelay,
             "exemptfee": exemptfee,
             "use_shadow": use_shadow,
+            "exclude": exclude,
         }
         return self.call("pay", payload)
 
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
 
     def pay(self, bolt11, msatoshi=None, label=None, riskfactor=None,
             maxfeepercent=None, retry_for=None,
-            maxdelay=None, exemptfee=None):
+            maxdelay=None, exemptfee=None, exclude=[]):
         """
         Send payment specified by {bolt11} with {msatoshi}
         (ignored if {bolt11} has an amount), optional {label}
@@ -1004,6 +1005,7 @@ class LightningRpc(UnixDomainSocketRpc):
             "retry_for": retry_for,
             "maxdelay": maxdelay,
             "exemptfee": exemptfee,
+            "exclude": exclude,
         }
         return self.call("pay", payload)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pay.py b/tests/test_pay.py
index 2213066b3..1232c3a44 100644
--- a/tests/test_pay.py
+++ b/tests/test_pay.py
@@ -5001,3 +5001,30 @@ def test_sendpay_grouping(node_factory, bitcoind):
     pays = l1.rpc.listpays()['pays']
     assert(len(pays) == 3)
     assert([p['status'] for p in pays] == ['failed', 'failed', 'complete'])
+
+
+def test_pay_manual_exclude(node_factory, bitcoind):
+    l1, l2, l3 = node_factory.line_graph(3, wait_for_announce=True)
+    l1_id = l1.rpc.getinfo()['id']
+    l2_id = l2.rpc.getinfo()['id']
+    l3_id = l3.rpc.getinfo()['id']
+    chan12 = l1.rpc.listpeers(l2_id)['peers'][0]['channels'][0]
+    chan23 = l2.rpc.listpeers(l3_id)['peers'][0]['channels'][0]
+    scid12 = chan12['short_channel_id'] + '/' + str(chan12['direction'])
+    scid23 = chan23['short_channel_id'] + '/' + str(chan23['direction'])
+    inv = l3.rpc.invoice(msatoshi='123000', label='label1', description='desc')['bolt11']
+    # Exclude the payer node id
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'Payer is manually excluded'):
+        l1.rpc.pay(inv, exclude=[l1_id])
+    # Exclude the direct payee node id
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'Payee is manually excluded'):
+        l2.rpc.pay(inv, exclude=[l3_id])
+    # Exclude intermediate node id
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'is not reachable directly and all routehints were unusable.'):
+        l1.rpc.pay(inv, exclude=[l2_id])
+    # Exclude intermediate channel id
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'is not reachable directly and all routehints were unusable.'):
+        l1.rpc.pay(inv, exclude=[scid12])
+    # Exclude direct channel id
+    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match=r'is not reachable directly and all routehints were unusable.'):
+        l2.rpc.pay(inv, exclude=[scid23])
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index 3141aaa4d..777647d74 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def test_pay_plugin(node_factory):
 
     # Make sure usage messages are present.
     msg = 'pay bolt11 [msatoshi] [label] [riskfactor] [maxfeepercent] '\
-          '[retry_for] [maxdelay] [exemptfee] [localofferid]'
+          '[retry_for] [maxdelay] [exemptfee] [localofferid] [exclude]'
     if DEVELOPER:
         msg += ' [use_shadow]'
     assert only_one(l1.rpc.help('pay')['help'])['command'] == msg