diff --git a/lightning/src/chain/chainmonitor.rs b/lightning/src/chain/chainmonitor.rs
index bb290deba9c..aa9d44ae7dc 100644
--- a/lightning/src/chain/chainmonitor.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/chain/chainmonitor.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::chain::transaction::{OutPoint, TransactionData};
 use crate::chain::{ChannelMonitorUpdateStatus, Filter, WatchedOutput};
 use crate::events::{self, Event, EventHandler, ReplayEvent};
 use crate::ln::channel_state::ChannelDetails;
-use crate::ln::msgs::{self, BaseMessageHandler, Init, MessageSendEvent};
+use crate::ln::msgs::{self, BaseMessageHandler, Init, MessageSendEvent, SendOnlyMessageHandler};
 use crate::ln::our_peer_storage::DecryptedOurPeerStorage;
 use crate::ln::types::ChannelId;
 use crate::prelude::*;
@@ -866,6 +866,25 @@ where
 	}
 }
 
+impl<
+		ChannelSigner: EcdsaChannelSigner,
+		C: Deref,
+		T: Deref,
+		F: Deref,
+		L: Deref,
+		P: Deref,
+		ES: Deref,
+	> SendOnlyMessageHandler for ChainMonitor<ChannelSigner, C, T, F, L, P, ES>
+where
+	C::Target: chain::Filter,
+	T::Target: BroadcasterInterface,
+	F::Target: FeeEstimator,
+	L::Target: Logger,
+	P::Target: Persist<ChannelSigner>,
+	ES::Target: EntropySource,
+{
+}
+
 impl<
 		ChannelSigner: EcdsaChannelSigner,
 		C: Deref,
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs b/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
index 2cf7e109eb1..da5cdf7c9de 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/msgs.rs
@@ -2177,6 +2177,13 @@ pub trait OnionMessageHandler: BaseMessageHandler {
 	fn timer_tick_occurred(&self);
 }
 
+/// A handler which can only be used to send messages.
+///
+/// This is implemented by [`ChainMonitor`].
+///
+/// [`ChainMonitor`]: crate::chain::chainmonitor::ChainMonitor
+pub trait SendOnlyMessageHandler: BaseMessageHandler {}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 /// Information communicated in the onion to the recipient for multi-part tracking and proof that
 /// the payment is associated with an invoice.
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/peer_handler.rs b/lightning/src/ln/peer_handler.rs
index 66b3e00818d..ef79fa4b30d 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/peer_handler.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/peer_handler.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::blinded_path::message::{AsyncPaymentsContext, DNSResolverContext, Off
 use crate::ln::msgs;
 use crate::ln::msgs::{
 	BaseMessageHandler, ChannelMessageHandler, Init, LightningError, MessageSendEvent,
-	OnionMessageHandler, RoutingMessageHandler, SocketAddress,
+	OnionMessageHandler, RoutingMessageHandler, SendOnlyMessageHandler, SocketAddress,
 };
 use crate::ln::peer_channel_encryptor::{
 	MessageBuf, NextNoiseStep, PeerChannelEncryptor, MSG_BUF_ALLOC_SIZE,
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ impl CustomOnionMessageHandler for IgnoringMessageHandler {
 	}
 }
 
+impl SendOnlyMessageHandler for IgnoringMessageHandler {}
+
 impl OnionMessageContents for Infallible {
 	fn tlv_type(&self) -> u64 {
 		unreachable!();
@@ -581,7 +583,7 @@ where
 	RM::Target: RoutingMessageHandler,
 	OM::Target: OnionMessageHandler,
 	CustomM::Target: CustomMessageHandler,
-	SM::Target: BaseMessageHandler,
+	SM::Target: SendOnlyMessageHandler,
 {
 	/// A message handler which handles messages specific to channels. Usually this is just a
 	/// [`ChannelManager`] object or an [`ErroringMessageHandler`].
@@ -604,8 +606,9 @@ where
 	/// [`IgnoringMessageHandler`].
 	pub custom_message_handler: CustomM,
 
-	/// A message handler which can be used to send messages. This should generally be a
-	/// [`ChainMonitor`].
+	/// A message handler which can be used to send messages.
+	///
+	/// This should generally be a [`ChainMonitor`].
 	///
 	/// [`ChainMonitor`]: crate::chain::chainmonitor::ChainMonitor
 	pub send_only_message_handler: SM,
@@ -965,7 +968,7 @@ pub trait APeerManager {
 	type CMH: Deref<Target = Self::CMHT>;
 	type NST: NodeSigner + ?Sized;
 	type NS: Deref<Target = Self::NST>;
-	type SMT: BaseMessageHandler + ?Sized;
+	type SMT: SendOnlyMessageHandler + ?Sized;
 	type SM: Deref<Target = Self::SMT>;
 	/// Gets a reference to the underlying [`PeerManager`].
 	fn as_ref(
@@ -999,7 +1002,7 @@ where
 	L::Target: Logger,
 	CMH::Target: CustomMessageHandler,
 	NS::Target: NodeSigner,
-	SM::Target: BaseMessageHandler,
+	SM::Target: SendOnlyMessageHandler,
 {
 	type Descriptor = Descriptor;
 	type CMT = <CM as Deref>::Target;
@@ -1056,7 +1059,7 @@ pub struct PeerManager<
 	L::Target: Logger,
 	CMH::Target: CustomMessageHandler,
 	NS::Target: NodeSigner,
-	SM::Target: BaseMessageHandler,
+	SM::Target: SendOnlyMessageHandler,
 {
 	message_handler: MessageHandler<CM, RM, OM, CMH, SM>,
 	/// Connection state for each connected peer - we have an outer read-write lock which is taken
@@ -1140,7 +1143,7 @@ where
 	OM::Target: OnionMessageHandler,
 	L::Target: Logger,
 	NS::Target: NodeSigner,
-	SM::Target: BaseMessageHandler,
+	SM::Target: SendOnlyMessageHandler,
 {
 	/// Constructs a new `PeerManager` with the given `ChannelMessageHandler` and
 	/// `OnionMessageHandler`. No routing message handler is used and network graph messages are
@@ -1290,7 +1293,7 @@ where
 	L::Target: Logger,
 	CMH::Target: CustomMessageHandler,
 	NS::Target: NodeSigner,
-	SM::Target: BaseMessageHandler,
+	SM::Target: SendOnlyMessageHandler,
 {
 	/// Constructs a new `PeerManager` with the given message handlers.
 	///
@@ -3841,6 +3844,8 @@ mod tests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	impl SendOnlyMessageHandler for TestBaseMsgHandler {}
+
 	fn create_peermgr_cfgs(peer_count: usize) -> Vec<PeerManagerCfg> {
 		let mut cfgs = Vec::new();
 		for i in 0..peer_count {