diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/channel/Syncing.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/channel/Syncing.kt
index feba9c9ff..d3e095276 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/channel/Syncing.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/channel/Syncing.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ data class Syncing(val state: ChannelStateWithCommitments, val waitForTheirReest
                             yourLastCommitmentSecret = PrivateKey(yourLastPerCommitmentSecret),
                             myCurrentPerCommitmentPoint = myCurrentPerCommitmentPoint
                         ).withChannelData(nextState.commitments.remoteChannelData)
-                        val actions = listOf<ChannelAction>(ChannelAction.Message.Send(channelReestablish))
+                        val actions = buildList {
+                            if (nextState != state) {
+                                // we just restored from backup
+                                add(ChannelAction.Storage.StoreState(nextState))
+                            }
+                            add(ChannelAction.Message.Send(channelReestablish))
+                        }
                         // now apply their reestablish message to the restored state
                         val (nextState1, actions1) = Syncing(nextState, waitForTheirReestablishMessage = false).processInternal(event)
                         Pair(nextState1, actions + actions1)
diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/io/Peer.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/io/Peer.kt
index b4375d170..5e55eb8c6 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/io/Peer.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/lightning/io/Peer.kt
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ class Peer(
                                 is Try.Success -> {
                                     logger.warning { "n:$remoteNodeId restoring channelId=${msg.channelId} from peer backup" }
                                     val backup = decrypted.result
+                                    db.channels.addOrUpdateChannel(backup)
                                     val state = WaitForInit(StaticParams(nodeParams, remoteNodeId), currentTipFlow.filterNotNull().first(), onChainFeeratesFlow.filterNotNull().first())
                                     val event1 = ChannelEvent.Restore(backup as ChannelState)
                                     val (state1, actions1) = state.process(event1)