diff --git a/psbt_channel_funder.go b/psbt_channel_funder.go
index 42dde5888..b43ca3cf0 100644
--- a/psbt_channel_funder.go
+++ b/psbt_channel_funder.go
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ func (l *LndPbstChannelFunder) OpenChannel(ctx context.Context,
 	// We'll map our high level params into a request for a: private,
 	// taproot channel, that uses the PSBT funding flow.
 	taprootCommitType := lnrpc.CommitmentType_SIMPLE_TAPROOT_OVERLAY
-	openChanStream, errChan, err := l.lnd.Client.OpenChannelStream(
-		ctx, route.NewVertex(&req.PeerPub), req.ChanAmt, req.PushAmt,
-		true, lndclient.WithCommitmentType(&taprootCommitType),
+	channelOpenOptions := []lndclient.OpenChannelOption{
+		lndclient.WithCommitmentType(&taprootCommitType),
 		lndclient.WithFundingShim(&lnrpc.FundingShim{
 			Shim: &lnrpc.FundingShim_PsbtShim{
 				PsbtShim: &lnrpc.PsbtShim{
@@ -110,6 +109,20 @@ func (l *LndPbstChannelFunder) OpenChannel(ctx context.Context,
 			},
 		}),
 		lndclient.WithRemoteReserve(CustomChannelRemoteReserve),
+	}
+
+	// Limit the number of HTLCs that can be added to the channel by the
+	// remote party.
+	if req.RemoteMaxHtlc > 0 {
+		channelOpenOptions = append(
+			channelOpenOptions,
+			lndclient.WithRemoteMaxHtlc(req.RemoteMaxHtlc),
+		)
+	}
+
+	openChanStream, errChan, err := l.lnd.Client.OpenChannelStream(
+		ctx, route.NewVertex(&req.PeerPub), req.ChanAmt, req.PushAmt,
+		true, channelOpenOptions...,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to open channel with "+
diff --git a/tapchannel/aux_funding_controller.go b/tapchannel/aux_funding_controller.go
index e0c5c9e37..de711bcd7 100644
--- a/tapchannel/aux_funding_controller.go
+++ b/tapchannel/aux_funding_controller.go
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ type OpenChanReq struct {
 	// PushAmt is the amount of BTC to push to the remote peer.
 	PushAmt btcutil.Amount
 
+	// RemoteMaxHtlc is the maximum number of HTLCs we allow the remote to
+	// add to the channel. If this is zero, then the default value defined
+	// by lnd (and dependent on the channel capacity) will be used.
+	RemoteMaxHtlc uint32
+
 	// PeerPub is the identity public key of the remote peer we wish to
 	// open the channel with.
 	PeerPub btcec.PublicKey