diff --git a/electrum/lnchannel.py b/electrum/lnchannel.py
index bb8a81b76..18d4512c6 100644
--- a/electrum/lnchannel.py
+++ b/electrum/lnchannel.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ from .lnhtlc import HTLCManager
 from .lnmsg import encode_msg, decode_msg
 from .address_synchronizer import TX_HEIGHT_LOCAL
 from .lnutil import CHANNEL_OPENING_TIMEOUT
-from .lnutil import ChannelBackupStorage, ImportedChannelBackupStorage
+from .lnutil import ChannelBackupStorage, ImportedChannelBackupStorage, OnchainChannelBackupStorage
 from .lnutil import format_short_channel_id
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class AbstractChannel(Logger, ABC):
     _fallback_sweep_address: str
     channel_id: bytes
     funding_outpoint: Outpoint
-    node_id: bytes
+    node_id: bytes  # note that it might not be the full 33 bytes; for OCB it is only the prefix
     _state: ChannelState
 
     def set_short_channel_id(self, short_id: ShortChannelID) -> None:
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ class AbstractChannel(Logger, ABC):
     def is_static_remotekey_enabled(self) -> bool:
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_local_pubkey(self) -> bytes:
+        """Returns our node ID."""
+        pass
+
 
 class ChannelBackup(AbstractChannel):
     """
@@ -513,6 +518,14 @@ class ChannelBackup(AbstractChannel):
         # their local config is not static)
         return False
 
+    def get_local_pubkey(self) -> bytes:
+        cb = self.cb
+        assert isinstance(cb, ChannelBackupStorage)
+        if isinstance(cb, ImportedChannelBackupStorage):
+            return ecc.ECPrivkey(cb.privkey).get_public_key_bytes(compressed=True)
+        if isinstance(cb, OnchainChannelBackupStorage):
+            return self.lnworker.node_keypair.pubkey
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"unexpected cb type: {type(cb)}")
 
 
 class Channel(AbstractChannel):
diff --git a/electrum/lnrater.py b/electrum/lnrater.py
index 7ffb11013..31db6b822 100644
--- a/electrum/lnrater.py
+++ b/electrum/lnrater.py
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ class LNRater(Logger):
         node_keys = list(self._node_stats.keys())
         node_ratings = list(self._node_ratings.values())
         channel_peers = self.lnworker.channel_peers()
+        channel_backup_peers = [
+            cb.node_id for cb in self.lnworker.channel_backups.values()
+            if (not cb.is_closed() and cb.get_local_pubkey() == self.lnworker.node_keypair.pubkey)]
         node_info: Optional["NodeInfo"] = None
 
         while True:
@@ -258,8 +261,12 @@ class LNRater(Logger):
                 continue
 
             # don't want to connect to nodes we are already connected to
-            if pk not in channel_peers:
-                break
+            if pk in channel_peers:
+                continue
+            # don't want to connect to nodes we already have a channel with on another device
+            if any(pk.startswith(cb_peer_nodeid) for cb_peer_nodeid in channel_backup_peers):
+                continue
+            break
 
         alias = node_info.alias if node_info else 'unknown node alias'
         self.logger.info(