diff --git a/04-onion-routing.md b/04-onion-routing.md
index 2d360d356..e35cc7f0b 100644
--- a/04-onion-routing.md
+++ b/04-onion-routing.md
@@ -1114,6 +1114,15 @@ An _intermediate hop_ MUST NOT, but the _final node_:
   - if the `amt_to_forward` does NOT correspond with the `incoming_htlc_amt` from the
   final node's HTLC:
     - MUST return a `final_incorrect_htlc_amount` error.
+  - if it returns a `channel_update`:
+    - MUST set `short_channel_id` to the `short_channel_id` used by the incoming onion.
+
+### Rationale
+
+In the case of multiple short_channel_id aliases, the `channel_update`
+`short_channel_id` should refer to the one the original sender is
+expecting, to both avoid confusion and to avoid leaking information
+about other aliases (or the real location of the channel UTXO).
 
 ## Receiving Failure Codes
 
diff --git a/07-routing-gossip.md b/07-routing-gossip.md
index d89287e8e..5aa3f5dad 100644
--- a/07-routing-gossip.md
+++ b/07-routing-gossip.md
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ The origin node:
   - MAY create a `channel_update` to communicate the channel parameters to the
   channel peer, even though the channel has not yet been announced (i.e. the
   `announce_channel` bit was not set).
+    - MUST set the `short_channel_id` to either an `alias` it has
+	  received from the peer, or the real channel `short_channel_id`.
     - MUST NOT forward such a `channel_update` to other peers, for privacy
     reasons.
     - Note: such a `channel_update`, one not preceded by a