diff --git a/lightning/src/chain/channelmonitor.rs b/lightning/src/chain/channelmonitor.rs
index 7d1a325c721..e3be6bff2fa 100644
--- a/lightning/src/chain/channelmonitor.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/chain/channelmonitor.rs
@@ -2339,8 +2339,16 @@ impl<Signer: WriteableEcdsaChannelSigner> ChannelMonitorImpl<Signer> {
 		F::Target: FeeEstimator,
 		L::Target: Logger,
 	{
-		log_info!(logger, "Applying update to monitor {}, bringing update_id from {} to {} with {} changes.",
-			log_funding_info!(self), self.latest_update_id, updates.update_id, updates.updates.len());
+		if self.latest_update_id == CLOSED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_ID && updates.update_id == CLOSED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_ID {
+			log_info!(logger, "Applying post-force-closed update to monitor {} with {} change(s).",
+				log_funding_info!(self), updates.updates.len());
+		} else if updates.update_id == CLOSED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_ID {
+			log_info!(logger, "Applying force close update to monitor {} with {} change(s).",
+				log_funding_info!(self), updates.updates.len());
+		} else {
+			log_info!(logger, "Applying update to monitor {}, bringing update_id from {} to {} with {} change(s).",
+				log_funding_info!(self), self.latest_update_id, updates.update_id, updates.updates.len());
+		}
 		// ChannelMonitor updates may be applied after force close if we receive a preimage for a
 		// broadcasted commitment transaction HTLC output that we'd like to claim on-chain. If this
 		// is the case, we no longer have guaranteed access to the monitor's update ID, so we use a
@@ -2407,6 +2415,7 @@ impl<Signer: WriteableEcdsaChannelSigner> ChannelMonitorImpl<Signer> {
 								_ => false,
 							}).is_some();
 						if detected_funding_spend {
+							log_trace!(logger, "Avoiding commitment broadcast, already detected confirmed spend onchain");
 							continue;
 						}
 						self.broadcast_latest_holder_commitment_txn(broadcaster, logger);
@@ -2457,7 +2466,9 @@ impl<Signer: WriteableEcdsaChannelSigner> ChannelMonitorImpl<Signer> {
 
 		self.latest_update_id = updates.update_id;
 
-		if ret.is_ok() && self.funding_spend_seen {
+		// Refuse updates after we've detected a spend onchain, but only if we haven't processed a
+		// force closed monitor update yet.
+		if ret.is_ok() && self.funding_spend_seen && self.latest_update_id != CLOSED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_ID {
 			log_error!(logger, "Refusing Channel Monitor Update as counterparty attempted to update commitment after funding was spent");
 			Err(())
 		} else { ret }
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs b/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
index 3bf215d0a4a..b18e7a8f2df 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
@@ -7756,6 +7756,8 @@ where
 
 		for (funding_txo, _) in args.channel_monitors.iter() {
 			if !funding_txo_set.contains(funding_txo) {
+				log_info!(args.logger, "Queueing monitor update to ensure missing channel {} is force closed",
+					log_bytes!(funding_txo.to_channel_id()));
 				let monitor_update = ChannelMonitorUpdate {
 					update_id: CLOSED_CHANNEL_UPDATE_ID,
 					updates: vec![ChannelMonitorUpdateStep::ChannelForceClosed { should_broadcast: true }],