diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py b/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
index 244d8d150..6b812070e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/kivy/uix/dialogs/lightning_channels.py
@@ -657,9 +657,8 @@ class LightningChannelsDialog(Factory.Popup):
         if not self.app.wallet:
             return
         lnworker = self.app.wallet.lnworker
-        channels = list(lnworker.channels.values()) if lnworker else []
-        backups = list(lnworker.channel_backups.values()) if lnworker else []
-        for i in channels + backups:
+        channels = lnworker.get_channel_objects().values() if lnworker else []
+        for i in channels:
             item = Factory.LightningChannelItem()
             item.screen = self
             item.active = not i.is_closed()
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
index 316469e3c..9fafbf828 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qechannellistmodel.py
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ class QEChannelListModel(QAbstractListModel, QtEventListener):
 
         channels = []
 
-        lnchannels = self.wallet.lnworker.channels
+        lnchannels = self.wallet.lnworker.get_channel_objects()
         for channel in lnchannels.values():
+            if channel.is_backup():
+                # not implemented
+                continue
             item = self.channel_to_model(channel)
             channels.append(item)
 
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py b/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
index d044d64b1..82367a8d4 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/channels_list.py
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ class ChannelsList(MyTreeView):
     def do_update_rows(self, wallet):
         if wallet != self.parent.wallet:
             return
-        channels = list(wallet.lnworker.channels.values()) if wallet.lnworker else []
-        backups = list(wallet.lnworker.channel_backups.values()) if wallet.lnworker else []
-        if wallet.lnworker:
-            self.update_can_send(wallet.lnworker)
         self.model().clear()
         self.update_headers(self.headers)
-        for chan in channels + backups:
+        if not wallet.lnworker:
+            return
+        self.update_can_send(wallet.lnworker)
+        channels = wallet.lnworker.get_channel_objects()
+        for chan in channels.values():
             field_map = self.format_fields(chan)
             items = [QtGui.QStandardItem(field_map[col]) for col in sorted(field_map)]
             self.set_editability(items)
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index cbbf038ee..2427465f4 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -690,6 +690,11 @@ class LNWallet(LNWorker):
         with self.lock:
             return self._channel_backups.copy()
 
+    def get_channel_objects(self) -> Mapping[bytes, AbstractChannel]:
+        r = self.channel_backups
+        r.update(self.channels)
+        return r
+
     def get_channel_by_id(self, channel_id: bytes) -> Optional[Channel]:
         return self._channels.get(channel_id, None)