diff --git a/src/routes.rs b/src/routes.rs
index 089fe76..1acd9ea 100644
--- a/src/routes.rs
+++ b/src/routes.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use rgb_lib::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
+    net::ToSocketAddrs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     str::FromStr,
     sync::Arc,
@@ -2361,6 +2362,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn open_channel(
             parse_peer_info(payload.peer_pubkey_and_opt_addr.to_string())?;
 
         let peer_data_path = state.static_state.ldk_data_dir.join(CHANNEL_PEER_DATA);
+        if peer_addr.is_none() {
+            if let Some(peer) = unlocked_state.peer_manager.peer_by_node_id(&peer_pubkey) {
+                if let Some(socket_address) = peer.socket_address {
+                    if let Ok(mut socket_addrs) = socket_address.to_socket_addrs() {
+                        // assuming there's only one IP address
+                        peer_addr = socket_addrs.next();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
         if peer_addr.is_none() {
             let peer_info = disk::read_channel_peer_data(&peer_data_path)?;
             for (pubkey, addr) in peer_info.into_iter() {
diff --git a/src/test/openchannel_optional_addr.rs b/src/test/openchannel_optional_addr.rs
index ced7f4a..1ab1941 100644
--- a/src/test/openchannel_optional_addr.rs
+++ b/src/test/openchannel_optional_addr.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ const TEST_DIR_BASE: &str = "tmp/openchannel_optional_addr/";
 #[serial_test::serial]
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 1)]
 #[traced_test]
-async fn openchannel_optional_addr() {
+async fn openchannel_optional_addr_forward() {
     initialize();
 
-    let test_dir_node1 = format!("{TEST_DIR_BASE}node1");
-    let test_dir_node2 = format!("{TEST_DIR_BASE}node2");
+    let test_dir_base = format!("{TEST_DIR_BASE}forward/");
+    let test_dir_node1 = format!("{test_dir_base}node1");
+    let test_dir_node2 = format!("{test_dir_base}node2");
     let (node1_addr, _) = start_node(&test_dir_node1, NODE1_PEER_PORT, false).await;
     let (node2_addr, _) = start_node(&test_dir_node2, NODE2_PEER_PORT, false).await;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ async fn openchannel_optional_addr() {
     let node2_info = node_info(node2_addr).await;
     let node2_pubkey = node2_info.pubkey;
 
-    // open channel without addr and without having connected to the peer > fails
+    // open channel without addr and without having a connection to the peer > fails
     println!("\nopening channel with no addr (peer not connected)");
     let payload = OpenChannelRequest {
         peer_pubkey_and_opt_addr: node2_pubkey.to_string(),
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ async fn openchannel_optional_addr() {
     assert_eq!(channels_1.len(), 0);
     assert_eq!(channels_2.len(), 0);
 
-    // open without addr after having connected to the peer > works
+    // open without addr after connecting to the peer > works
     println!("\nconnecting peer");
     connect_peer(
         node1_addr,
@@ -80,3 +81,85 @@ async fn openchannel_optional_addr() {
     assert_eq!(channels_1.len(), 1);
     assert_eq!(channels_2.len(), 1);
 }
+
+#[serial_test::serial]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 1)]
+#[traced_test]
+async fn openchannel_optional_addr_reverse() {
+    initialize();
+
+    let test_dir_base = format!("{TEST_DIR_BASE}reverse/");
+    let test_dir_node1 = format!("{test_dir_base}node1");
+    let test_dir_node2 = format!("{test_dir_base}node2");
+    let (node1_addr, _) = start_node(&test_dir_node1, NODE1_PEER_PORT, false).await;
+    let (node2_addr, _) = start_node(&test_dir_node2, NODE2_PEER_PORT, false).await;
+
+    fund_and_create_utxos(node1_addr, None).await;
+    fund_and_create_utxos(node2_addr, None).await;
+
+    let asset_id = issue_asset_nia(node2_addr).await.asset_id;
+
+    let node1_info = node_info(node1_addr).await;
+    let node2_info = node_info(node2_addr).await;
+    let node1_pubkey = node1_info.pubkey;
+    let node2_pubkey = node2_info.pubkey;
+
+    // open channel without addr and without having a connection to the peer > fails
+    println!("\nopening channel with no addr (peer not connected)");
+    let payload = OpenChannelRequest {
+        peer_pubkey_and_opt_addr: node1_pubkey.to_string(),
+        capacity_sat: 100_000,
+        push_msat: 3_500_000,
+        asset_amount: Some(600),
+        asset_id: Some(asset_id.clone()),
+        public: true,
+        with_anchors: true,
+        fee_base_msat: None,
+        fee_proportional_millionths: None,
+        temporary_channel_id: None,
+    };
+    let res = reqwest::Client::new()
+        .post(format!("http://{}/openchannel", node2_addr))
+        .json(&payload)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    check_response_is_nok(
+        res,
+        reqwest::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+        "Invalid peer info: cannot find the address for the provided pubkey",
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let channels_1 = list_channels(node1_addr).await;
+    let channels_2 = list_channels(node2_addr).await;
+    assert_eq!(channels_1.len(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(channels_2.len(), 0);
+
+    // open without addr after the peer connected > works
+    println!("\nconnecting peer");
+    connect_peer(
+        node1_addr,
+        &node2_pubkey,
+        &format!("127.0.0.1:{NODE2_PEER_PORT}"),
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    println!("\nopening channel with no addr (peer connected)");
+    let _channel = open_channel(
+        node2_addr,
+        &node1_pubkey,
+        None,
+        None,
+        None,
+        Some(600),
+        Some(&asset_id),
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(asset_balance_spendable(node2_addr, &asset_id).await, 400);
+
+    let channels_1 = list_channels(node1_addr).await;
+    let channels_2 = list_channels(node2_addr).await;
+    assert_eq!(channels_1.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(channels_2.len(), 1);
+}