diff --git a/plugins/topology.c b/plugins/topology.c
index a16ad7eeb77a..5e916b1d0931 100644
--- a/plugins/topology.c
+++ b/plugins/topology.c
@@ -192,6 +192,43 @@ static struct command_result *json_getroute(struct command *cmd,
 	return command_finished(cmd, js);
 }
 
+struct channel_routing_data {
+	struct amount_msat fee_base;
+	struct amount_msat fee_ppm;
+	u16 delay;
+	struct amount_msat htlc_minimum_msat;
+	struct amount_msat htlc_maximum_msat;
+};
+
+struct private_channel {
+	struct short_channel_id scid;
+	struct node_id nodes[2];
+	struct channel_routing_data half_chan_data[2];
+	struct amount_msat amount_msat;
+	/* FIXME: Add full data to populate listchannels */
+};
+/* FIXME: Add private_channel_populate_from_result */
+
+static inline const struct short_channel_id *priv_chan_scid(const struct private_channel *c)
+{
+	return &c->scid;
+}
+
+static inline size_t hash_scid(const struct short_channel_id *scid)
+{
+	/* scids cost money to generate, so simple hash works here */
+	return (scid->u64 >> 32) ^ (scid->u64 >> 16) ^ scid->u64;
+}
+
+static inline bool chan_eq_scid(const struct private_channel *c,
+				const struct short_channel_id *scid)
+{
+	return short_channel_id_eq(scid, &c->scid);
+}
+
+HTABLE_DEFINE_TYPE(struct private_channel, priv_chan_scid, hash_scid, chan_eq_scid,
+		   private_channel_map);
+
 HTABLE_DEFINE_TYPE(struct node_id, node_id_keyof, node_id_hash, node_id_eq,
 		   node_map);
 
@@ -287,7 +324,9 @@ struct listchannels_opts {
  * channels in the store it knows nothing about. */
 static struct node_map *local_connected(const tal_t *ctx,
 					const char *buf,
-					const jsmntok_t *result)
+					const jsmntok_t *result,
+					const jsmntok_t *inbound_result,
+					struct private_channel_map **private)
 {
 	size_t i;
 	const jsmntok_t *channel, *channels = json_get_member(buf, result, "channels");
@@ -295,10 +334,16 @@ static struct node_map *local_connected(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 	node_map_init(connected);
 	tal_add_destructor(connected, node_map_clear);
+	*private = tal(ctx, struct private_channel_map);
+	private_channel_map_init(*private);
+	tal_add_destructor(*private, private_channel_map_clear);
 
 	json_for_each_arr(i, channel, channels) {
 		struct node_id id;
 		bool is_connected;
+		const jsmntok_t *private_tok, *scid_tok;
+		bool is_private;
+		struct short_channel_id scid;
 		const char *err, *state;
 
 		err = json_scan(tmpctx, buf, channel,
@@ -314,30 +359,53 @@ static struct node_map *local_connected(const tal_t *ctx,
 
 		if (!is_connected)
 			continue;
+		private_tok = json_get_member(buf, channel, "private");
+		json_to_bool(buf, private_tok, &is_private);
+		scid_tok = json_get_member(buf, channel, "short_channel_id");
+		json_to_short_channel_id(buf, scid_tok, &scid);
 
 		/* Must also have a channel in CHANNELD_NORMAL/splice */
 		if (streq(state, "CHANNELD_NORMAL")
 		    || streq(state, "CHANNELD_AWAITING_SPLICE")) {
 			node_map_add(connected,
 				     tal_dup(connected, struct node_id, &id));
+			if (is_private) {
+				struct private_channel *chan;
+				chan = private_channel_map_get(*private, &scid);
+				if (!chan) {
+					chan = tal(*private, struct private_channel);
+					private_channel_map_add(*private, chan);
+				}
+				/* FIXME: populate in correct position */
+				chan->nodes[0] = id;
+				chan->half_chan_data[0].delay = 40;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return connected;
 }
 
-/* We want to combine local knowledge to we know which are actually inactive! */
+struct opts_and_privinbound {
+	struct listchannels_opts *opts;
+	const jsmntok_t *privinboundresult;
+};
+
+/* We want to combine local knowledge so we know which are actually inactive! */
 static struct command_result *listpeerchannels_done(struct command *cmd,
 					     const char *buf,
 					     const jsmntok_t *result,
-					     struct listchannels_opts *opts)
+					     struct opts_and_privinbound *opts_and_inbound)
 {
 	struct node_map *connected;
+	struct private_channel_map *private;
 	struct gossmap_chan *c;
 	struct json_stream *js;
 	struct gossmap *gossmap = get_gossmap();
+	struct listchannels_opts *opts = opts_and_inbound->opts;
+	const jsmntok_t *inbound_result = opts_and_inbound->privinboundresult;
 
-	connected = local_connected(opts, buf, result);
+	connected = local_connected(opts, buf, result, inbound_result, &private);
 
 	js = jsonrpc_stream_success(cmd);
 	json_array_start(js, "channels");
@@ -382,6 +450,24 @@ static struct command_result *listpeerchannels_done(struct command *cmd,
 	return command_finished(cmd, js);
 }
 
+/* Private channel gossip data must be retrieved from lightningd. */
+static struct command_result *listchannels_privateinbound_done(struct command *cmd,
+							       const char *buffer,
+							       const jsmntok_t *result,
+							       struct listchannels_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct opts_and_privinbound *opts_and_inbound;
+	struct out_req *req;
+	opts_and_inbound = tal(cmd, struct opts_and_privinbound);
+	opts_and_inbound->opts = opts;
+	opts_and_inbound->privinboundresult = result;
+
+	req = jsonrpc_request_start(cmd->plugin, cmd, "listpeerchannels",
+				    listpeerchannels_done, forward_error,
+				    opts_and_inbound);
+	return send_outreq(cmd->plugin, req);
+}
+
 static struct command_result *json_listchannels(struct command *cmd,
 						const char *buffer,
 						const jsmntok_t *params)
@@ -402,8 +488,9 @@ static struct command_result *json_listchannels(struct command *cmd,
 				    "Can only specify one of "
 				    "`short_channel_id`, "
 				    "`source` or `destination`");
-	req = jsonrpc_request_start(cmd->plugin, cmd, "listpeerchannels",
-				    listpeerchannels_done, forward_error, opts);
+	req = jsonrpc_request_start(cmd->plugin, cmd, "listprivateinbound",
+				    listchannels_privateinbound_done,
+				    forward_error, opts);
 	return send_outreq(cmd->plugin, req);
 }