diff --git a/electrum/lnutil.py b/electrum/lnutil.py
index 448f34bfe..826e661b5 100644
--- a/electrum/lnutil.py
+++ b/electrum/lnutil.py
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ LN_FEATURES_IMPLEMENTED = (
         | LnFeatures.OPTION_SHUTDOWN_ANYSEGWIT_OPT | LnFeatures.OPTION_SHUTDOWN_ANYSEGWIT_REQ
         | LnFeatures.OPTION_CHANNEL_TYPE_OPT | LnFeatures.OPTION_CHANNEL_TYPE_REQ
         | LnFeatures.OPTION_SCID_ALIAS_OPT | LnFeatures.OPTION_SCID_ALIAS_REQ
+        | LnFeatures.OPTION_ANCHOR_OUTPUTS_OPT | LnFeatures.OPTION_ANCHOR_OUTPUTS_REQ
 )
 
 
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index edd2b7a43..71461c719 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ class LNWallet(LNWorker):
         self.payment_secret_key = generate_keypair(BIP32Node.from_xkey(xprv), LnKeyFamily.PAYMENT_SECRET_KEY).privkey
         Logger.__init__(self)
         features = LNWALLET_FEATURES
+        if self.config.ENABLE_ANCHOR_CHANNELS:
+            features |= LnFeatures.OPTION_ANCHOR_OUTPUTS_OPT
         if self.config.ACCEPT_ZEROCONF_CHANNELS:
             features |= LnFeatures.OPTION_ZEROCONF_OPT
         LNWorker.__init__(self, self.node_keypair, features, config=self.config)
diff --git a/electrum/simple_config.py b/electrum/simple_config.py
index a17febcdf..eefa8e72f 100644
--- a/electrum/simple_config.py
+++ b/electrum/simple_config.py
@@ -1211,6 +1211,8 @@ Warning: setting this to too low will result in lots of payment failures."""),
         ]),
     )
 
+    # anchor outputs channels
+    ENABLE_ANCHOR_CHANNELS = ConfigVar('enable_anchor_channels', default=False, type_=bool)
     # zeroconf channels
     ACCEPT_ZEROCONF_CHANNELS = ConfigVar('accept_zeroconf_channels', default=False, type_=bool)
     ZEROCONF_TRUSTED_NODE = ConfigVar('zeroconf_trusted_node', default='', type_=str)
diff --git a/tests/test_lnpeer.py b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
index 06db6ba8e..be15c8749 100644
--- a/tests/test_lnpeer.py
+++ b/tests/test_lnpeer.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class MockLNWallet(Logger, EventListener, NetworkRetryManager[LNPeerAddr]):
         self.features |= LnFeatures.OPTION_CHANNEL_TYPE_OPT
         self.features |= LnFeatures.OPTION_SCID_ALIAS_OPT
         self.features |= LnFeatures.OPTION_STATIC_REMOTEKEY_OPT
+        self.config.ENABLE_ANCHOR_CHANNELS = TEST_ANCHOR_CHANNELS
         self.pending_payments = defaultdict(asyncio.Future)
         for chan in chans:
             chan.lnworker = self