diff --git a/doc/PLUGINS.md b/doc/PLUGINS.md
index 99c356581600..c74072b8a706 100644
--- a/doc/PLUGINS.md
+++ b/doc/PLUGINS.md
@@ -1716,7 +1716,8 @@ data. Each plugin must follow the below specification for `lightningd` to operat
 ### `getchaininfo`
 
 Called at startup, it's used to check the network `lightningd` is operating on and to
-get the sync status of the backend.
+get the sync status of the backend. Optionally, the plugins can use `last_height` to
+make sure that the Bitcoin backend is not behind core lightning.
 
 The plugin must respond to `getchaininfo` with the following fields:
     - `chain` (string), the network name as introduced in bip70
diff --git a/lightningd/bitcoind.c b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
index e4bbb1eba25a..a9f76ac86c10 100644
--- a/lightningd/bitcoind.c
+++ b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void getchaininfo_callback(const char *buf, const jsmntok_t *toks,
 
 void bitcoind_getchaininfo_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 			    const bool first_call,
+			    const u32 height,
 			    void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 				       const char *chain,
 				       u32 headercount,
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ void bitcoind_getchaininfo_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 	req = jsonrpc_request_start(bitcoind, "getchaininfo", NULL, true,
 				    bitcoind->log,
 				    NULL, getchaininfo_callback, call);
+	json_add_u32(req->stream, "last_height", height);
 	jsonrpc_request_end(req);
 	bitcoin_plugin_send(bitcoind, req);
 }
diff --git a/lightningd/bitcoind.h b/lightningd/bitcoind.h
index 0986d438abfb..b58ed06d4f84 100644
--- a/lightningd/bitcoind.h
+++ b/lightningd/bitcoind.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void bitcoind_getfilteredblock_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind, u32 height,
 
 void bitcoind_getchaininfo_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 			    const bool first_call,
+			    const u32 height,
 			    void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 				       const char *chain,
 				       u32 headercount,
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ void bitcoind_getchaininfo_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 				       const bool ibd,
 				       const bool first_call, void *),
 			    void *cb_arg);
-#define bitcoind_getchaininfo(bitcoind_, first_call_, cb, arg)		   \
-	bitcoind_getchaininfo_((bitcoind_), (first_call_),		   \
+#define bitcoind_getchaininfo(bitcoind_, first_call_, height_, cb, arg)		   \
+	bitcoind_getchaininfo_((bitcoind_), (first_call_), (height_),      \
 			      typesafe_cb_preargs(void, void *,		   \
 						  (cb), (arg),		   \
 						  struct bitcoind *,	   \
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index 4b659589dea8..ca2f54fa545d 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ static void retry_check_chain(struct chain_topology *topo)
 	topo->bitcoind->checkchain_timer = NULL;
 	if (topo->stopping)
 		return;
-	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, false, check_chain, topo);
+	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, false, topo->max_blockheight, check_chain, topo);
 }
 
 void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topo,
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topo,
 
 	/* Sanity checks, then topology initialization. */
 	topo->bitcoind->checkchain_timer = NULL;
-	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, true, check_chain, topo);
+	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, true, topo->max_blockheight, check_chain, topo);
 
 	tal_add_destructor(topo, destroy_chain_topology);
 
diff --git a/plugins/bcli.c b/plugins/bcli.c
index f5fef9029a68..f4816976107b 100644
--- a/plugins/bcli.c
+++ b/plugins/bcli.c
@@ -656,7 +656,15 @@ static struct command_result *getchaininfo(struct command *cmd,
                                            const char *buf UNUSED,
                                            const jsmntok_t *toks UNUSED)
 {
-	if (!param(cmd, buf, toks, NULL))
+	/* FIXME(vincenzopalazzo): Inside the JSON request,
+         * we have the current height known from Core Lightning. Therefore,
+         * we can attempt to prevent a crash if the 'getchaininfo' function returns
+         * a lower height than the one we already know, by waiting for a short period.
+         * However, I currently don't have a better idea on how to handle this situation. */
+	u32 *height UNUSED;
+	if (!param(cmd, buf, toks,
+		   p_req("last_height", param_number, &height),
+		   NULL))
 		return command_param_failed();
 
 	start_bitcoin_cli(NULL, cmd, process_getblockchaininfo, false,
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index 593a4e217391..95a81042fd7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ def test_bcli(node_factory, bitcoind, chainparams):
     assert 'feerate_floor' in estimates
     assert [f['blocks'] for f in estimates['feerates']] == [2, 6, 12, 100]
 
-    resp = l1.rpc.call("getchaininfo")
+    resp = l1.rpc.call("getchaininfo", {"last_height": 0})
     assert resp["chain"] == chainparams['name']
     for field in ["headercount", "blockcount", "ibd"]:
         assert field in resp