diff --git a/gossipd/gossip.c b/gossipd/gossip.c
index 382b203c3..c80c5ad5f 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip.c
@@ -786,55 +786,6 @@ static void handle_get_update(struct peer *peer, const u8 *msg)
 	daemon_conn_send(peer->remote, take(msg));
 }
 
-static void handle_local_add_channel(struct routing_state *rstate, u8 *msg)
-{
-	struct short_channel_id scid;
-	struct bitcoin_blkid chain_hash;
-	struct pubkey remote_node_id;
-	u16 cltv_expiry_delta;
-	u32 fee_base_msat, fee_proportional_millionths;
-	u64 htlc_minimum_msat;
-	int idx;
-	struct chan *chan;
-
-	if (!fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel(
-		msg, &scid, &chain_hash, &remote_node_id,
-		&cltv_expiry_delta, &htlc_minimum_msat, &fee_base_msat,
-		&fee_proportional_millionths)) {
-		status_broken("Unable to parse local_add_channel message: %s", tal_hex(msg, msg));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!structeq(&chain_hash, &rstate->chain_hash)) {
-		status_broken("Received local_add_channel for unknown chain %s",
-			     type_to_string(msg, struct bitcoin_blkid,
-					    &chain_hash));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (get_channel(rstate, &scid)) {
-		status_broken("Attempted to local_add_channel a known channel");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Create new channel */
-	chan = new_chan(rstate, &scid, &rstate->local_id, &remote_node_id);
-
-	idx = pubkey_idx(&rstate->local_id, &remote_node_id),
-	/* Activate the half_chan from us to them. */
-	set_connection_values(chan, idx,
-			      fee_base_msat,
-			      fee_proportional_millionths,
-			      cltv_expiry_delta,
-			      true,
-			      0,
-			      htlc_minimum_msat);
-	/* Designed to match msg in handle_channel_update, for easy testing */
-	status_trace("Received local update for channel %s(%d) now ACTIVE",
-		     type_to_string(msg, struct short_channel_id, &scid),
-		     idx);
-}
-
 /**
  * owner_msg_in - Called by the `peer->remote` upon receiving a
  * message
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index e97337d42..e87eaaed4 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <common/type_to_string.h>
 #include <common/wire_error.h>
 #include <common/wireaddr.h>
+#include <gossipd/gen_gossip_wire.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <wire/gen_peer_wire.h>
 
@@ -1488,3 +1489,52 @@ void route_prune(struct routing_state *rstate)
 	/* This frees all the chans and maybe even nodes. */
 	tal_free(pruned);
 }
+
+void handle_local_add_channel(struct routing_state *rstate, u8 *msg)
+{
+	struct short_channel_id scid;
+	struct bitcoin_blkid chain_hash;
+	struct pubkey remote_node_id;
+	u16 cltv_expiry_delta;
+	u32 fee_base_msat, fee_proportional_millionths;
+	u64 htlc_minimum_msat;
+	int idx;
+	struct chan *chan;
+
+	if (!fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel(
+		msg, &scid, &chain_hash, &remote_node_id,
+		&cltv_expiry_delta, &htlc_minimum_msat, &fee_base_msat,
+		&fee_proportional_millionths)) {
+		status_broken("Unable to parse local_add_channel message: %s", tal_hex(msg, msg));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!structeq(&chain_hash, &rstate->chain_hash)) {
+		status_broken("Received local_add_channel for unknown chain %s",
+			     type_to_string(msg, struct bitcoin_blkid,
+					    &chain_hash));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (get_channel(rstate, &scid)) {
+		status_broken("Attempted to local_add_channel a known channel");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Create new channel */
+	chan = new_chan(rstate, &scid, &rstate->local_id, &remote_node_id);
+
+	idx = pubkey_idx(&rstate->local_id, &remote_node_id),
+	/* Activate the half_chan from us to them. */
+	set_connection_values(chan, idx,
+			      fee_base_msat,
+			      fee_proportional_millionths,
+			      cltv_expiry_delta,
+			      true,
+			      0,
+			      htlc_minimum_msat);
+	/* Designed to match msg in handle_channel_update, for easy testing */
+	status_trace("Received local update for channel %s(%d) now ACTIVE",
+		     type_to_string(msg, struct short_channel_id, &scid),
+		     idx);
+}
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.h b/gossipd/routing.h
index 715c21b2f..6c1312074 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.h
+++ b/gossipd/routing.h
@@ -289,4 +289,14 @@ bool routing_add_channel_update(struct routing_state *rstate,
 bool routing_add_node_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
                                   const u8 *msg TAKES);
 
+
+/**
+ * Add a local channel.
+ *
+ * Entrypoint to add a local channel that was not learned through gossip. This
+ * is the case for private channels or channels that have not yet reached
+ * `announce_depth`.
+ */
+void handle_local_add_channel(struct routing_state *rstate, u8 *msg);
+
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_GOSSIPD_ROUTING_H */
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-bench-find_route.c b/gossipd/test/run-bench-find_route.c
index b0635f634..392a396ee 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-bench-find_route.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-bench-find_route.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ bool fromwire_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNE
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_channel_update */
 bool fromwire_channel_update(const void *p UNNEEDED, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *signature UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, u32 *timestamp UNNEEDED, u16 *flags UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_channel_update called!\n"); abort(); }
+/* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel */
+bool fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel(const void *p UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct pubkey *remote_node_id UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
+{ fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement */
 bool fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNEEDED, u8 **announcement UNNEEDED, u64 *satoshis UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement called!\n"); abort(); }
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c b/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
index a262be5c2..8b825036b 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-find_route-specific.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ bool fromwire_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNE
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_channel_update */
 bool fromwire_channel_update(const void *p UNNEEDED, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *signature UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, u32 *timestamp UNNEEDED, u16 *flags UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_channel_update called!\n"); abort(); }
+/* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel */
+bool fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel(const void *p UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct pubkey *remote_node_id UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
+{ fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement */
 bool fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNEEDED, u8 **announcement UNNEEDED, u64 *satoshis UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement called!\n"); abort(); }
diff --git a/gossipd/test/run-find_route.c b/gossipd/test/run-find_route.c
index e47901748..26eb5a896 100644
--- a/gossipd/test/run-find_route.c
+++ b/gossipd/test/run-find_route.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ bool fromwire_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNE
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_channel_update */
 bool fromwire_channel_update(const void *p UNNEEDED, secp256k1_ecdsa_signature *signature UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, u32 *timestamp UNNEEDED, u16 *flags UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_channel_update called!\n"); abort(); }
+/* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel */
+bool fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel(const void *p UNNEEDED, struct short_channel_id *short_channel_id UNNEEDED, struct bitcoin_blkid *chain_hash UNNEEDED, struct pubkey *remote_node_id UNNEEDED, u16 *cltv_expiry_delta UNNEEDED, u64 *htlc_minimum_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_base_msat UNNEEDED, u32 *fee_proportional_millionths UNNEEDED)
+{ fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_local_add_channel called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement */
 bool fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const void *p UNNEEDED, u8 **announcement UNNEEDED, u64 *satoshis UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "fromwire_gossip_store_channel_announcement called!\n"); abort(); }