diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index acb344b0..0dbf4070 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -2239,6 +2239,12 @@ components:
             - integer
             - 'null'
           example: 42
+        payment_hash:
+          type:
+            - string
+            - 'null'
+          description: Optional payment hash (hex string, 32 bytes) for HODL invoices.
+          example: "229a76310b22a588271adcabc93362239c538103ebe2a8dea1822f9cde6c6040"
     LNInvoiceResponse:
       type: object
       required:
diff --git a/src/ldk.rs b/src/ldk.rs
index 9dfd0261..94e1483d 100644
--- a/src/ldk.rs
+++ b/src/ldk.rs
@@ -743,9 +743,32 @@ async fn handle_ldk_events(
                 } => payment_preimage,
                 PaymentPurpose::SpontaneousPayment(preimage) => Some(preimage),
             };
-            unlocked_state
-                .channel_manager
-                .claim_funds(payment_preimage.unwrap());
+
+            let preimage_to_use = match payment_preimage {
+                Some(preimage) => Some(preimage),
+                None => {
+                    let inbound_payments = unlocked_state.inbound_payments();
+                    match inbound_payments.get(&payment_hash) {
+                        Some(payment_info) => payment_info.preimage,
+                        None => {
+                            tracing::error!(
+                                "EVENT: No payment info found for payment hash {}",
+                                payment_hash
+                            );
+                            return Ok(());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            if let Some(preimage) = preimage_to_use {
+                unlocked_state.channel_manager.claim_funds(preimage);
+            } else {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    "EVENT: Holding inbound payment with hash {} (no preimage yet, waiting for claim)",
+                    payment_hash
+                );
+            }
         }
         Event::PaymentClaimed {
             payment_hash,
@@ -850,6 +873,24 @@ async fn handle_ldk_events(
                     payment_preimage
                 );
             }
+
+            // Auto-claim pending inbound HODL payment with the same payment_hash
+            {
+                let inbound_payments = unlocked_state.inbound_payments();
+                if let Some(inbound) = inbound_payments.get(&payment_hash) {
+                    if inbound.status == HTLCStatus::Pending {
+                        drop(inbound_payments);
+                        tracing::info!(
+                            "EVENT: auto-claiming inbound HODL payment with hash {} using preimage {}",
+                            payment_hash,
+                            payment_preimage
+                        );
+                        unlocked_state
+                            .channel_manager
+                            .claim_funds(payment_preimage);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         Event::OpenChannelRequest {
             ref temporary_channel_id,
diff --git a/src/routes.rs b/src/routes.rs
index fbf2c6f4..6b2acc20 100644
--- a/src/routes.rs
+++ b/src/routes.rs
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ pub(crate) struct LNInvoiceRequest {
     pub(crate) expiry_sec: u32,
     pub(crate) asset_id: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) asset_amount: Option<u64>,
+    pub(crate) payment_hash: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -2691,20 +2692,48 @@ pub(crate) async fn ln_invoice(
             )));
         }
 
-        let invoice_params = Bolt11InvoiceParameters {
-            amount_msats: payload.amt_msat,
-            invoice_expiry_delta_secs: Some(payload.expiry_sec),
-            contract_id,
-            asset_amount: payload.asset_amount,
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
+        let (invoice, preimage_opt) = if let Some(ref hash_hex) = payload.payment_hash {
+            let hash_bytes: [u8; 32] = hex_str_to_vec(hash_hex)
+                .and_then(|data| data.try_into().ok())
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    APIError::InvalidPaymentHash("invalid payment hash hex".to_string())
+                })?;
+            let payment_hash = PaymentHash(hash_bytes);
 
-        let invoice = match unlocked_state
-            .channel_manager
-            .create_bolt11_invoice(invoice_params)
-        {
-            Ok(inv) => inv,
-            Err(e) => return Err(APIError::FailedInvoiceCreation(e.to_string())),
+            let invoice_params = Bolt11InvoiceParameters {
+                amount_msats: payload.amt_msat,
+                invoice_expiry_delta_secs: Some(payload.expiry_sec),
+                payment_hash: Some(payment_hash),
+                contract_id,
+                asset_amount: payload.asset_amount,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            let invoice = match unlocked_state
+                .channel_manager
+                .create_bolt11_invoice(invoice_params)
+            {
+                Ok(inv) => inv,
+                Err(e) => return Err(APIError::FailedInvoiceCreation(e.to_string())),
+            };
+            (invoice, None)
+        } else {
+            let invoice_params = Bolt11InvoiceParameters {
+                amount_msats: payload.amt_msat,
+                invoice_expiry_delta_secs: Some(payload.expiry_sec),
+                contract_id,
+                asset_amount: payload.asset_amount,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            let invoice = match unlocked_state
+                .channel_manager
+                .create_bolt11_invoice(invoice_params)
+            {
+                Ok(inv) => inv,
+                Err(e) => return Err(APIError::FailedInvoiceCreation(e.to_string())),
+            };
+            (invoice, None)
         };
 
         let payment_hash = PaymentHash((*invoice.payment_hash()).to_byte_array());
@@ -2712,7 +2741,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn ln_invoice(
         unlocked_state.add_inbound_payment(
             payment_hash,
             PaymentInfo {
-                preimage: None,
+                preimage: preimage_opt,
                 secret: Some(*invoice.payment_secret()),
                 status: HTLCStatus::Pending,
                 amt_msat: payload.amt_msat,