diff --git a/lightningd/bitcoind.c b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
index f1bf7b7fe..662455f5b 100644
--- a/lightningd/bitcoind.c
+++ b/lightningd/bitcoind.c
@@ -495,33 +495,6 @@ void bitcoind_estimate_fees_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 	do_one_estimatefee(bitcoind, efee);
 }
 
-static bool process_sendrawtx(struct bitcoin_cli *bcli)
-{
-	void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-		   int, const char *msg, void *) = bcli->cb;
-	const char *msg = tal_strndup(bcli, bcli->output,
-				      bcli->output_bytes);
-
-	log_debug(bcli->bitcoind->log, "sendrawtx exit %u, gave %s",
-		  *bcli->exitstatus, msg);
-
-	cb(bcli->bitcoind, *bcli->exitstatus, msg, bcli->cb_arg);
-	return true;
-}
-
-void bitcoind_sendrawtx_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-			 const char *hextx,
-			 void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-				    int exitstatus, const char *msg, void *),
-			 void *arg)
-{
-	log_debug(bitcoind->log, "sendrawtransaction: %s", hextx);
-	start_bitcoin_cli(bitcoind, NULL, process_sendrawtx, true,
-			  BITCOIND_HIGH_PRIO,
-			  cb, arg,
-			  "sendrawtransaction", hextx, NULL);
-}
-
 static bool process_rawblock(struct bitcoin_cli *bcli)
 {
 	struct bitcoin_block *blk;
@@ -567,6 +540,85 @@ static void bitcoin_plugin_error(struct bitcoind *bitcoind, const char *buf,
 	      toks->end - toks->start, buf + toks->start);
 }
 
+/* `sendrawtransaction`
+ *
+ * Send a transaction to the Bitcoin backend plugin. If the broadcast was
+ * not successful on its end, the plugin will populate the `errmsg` with
+ * the reason.
+ *
+ * Plugin response:
+ * {
+ *	"success": <true|false>,
+ *	"errmsg": "<not empty if !success>"
+ * }
+ */
+
+struct sendrawtx_call {
+	struct bitcoind *bitcoind;
+	void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
+		   bool success,
+		   const char *err_msg,
+		   void *);
+	void *cb_arg;
+};
+
+static void sendrawtx_callback(const char *buf, const jsmntok_t *toks,
+			       const jsmntok_t *idtok,
+			       struct sendrawtx_call *call)
+{
+	const jsmntok_t *resulttok, *successtok, *errtok;
+	bool success = false;
+
+	resulttok = json_get_member(buf, toks, "result");
+	if (!resulttok)
+		bitcoin_plugin_error(call->bitcoind, buf, toks,
+				     "sendrawtransaction",
+				     "bad 'result' field");
+
+	successtok = json_get_member(buf, resulttok, "success");
+	if (!successtok || !json_to_bool(buf, successtok, &success))
+		bitcoin_plugin_error(call->bitcoind, buf, toks,
+				     "sendrawtransaction",
+				     "bad 'success' field");
+
+	errtok = json_get_member(buf, resulttok, "errmsg");
+	if (!success && !errtok)
+		bitcoin_plugin_error(call->bitcoind, buf, toks,
+				     "sendrawtransaction",
+				     "bad 'errmsg' field");
+
+	db_begin_transaction(call->bitcoind->ld->wallet->db);
+	call->cb(call->bitcoind, success,
+		 errtok ? json_strdup(tmpctx, buf, errtok) : NULL,
+		 call->cb_arg);
+	db_commit_transaction(call->bitcoind->ld->wallet->db);
+
+	tal_free(call);
+}
+
+void bitcoind_sendrawtx_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
+			 const char *hextx,
+			 void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
+				    bool success, const char *err_msg, void *),
+			 void *cb_arg)
+{
+	struct jsonrpc_request *req;
+	struct sendrawtx_call *call = tal(bitcoind, struct sendrawtx_call);
+
+	call->bitcoind = bitcoind;
+	call->cb = cb;
+	call->cb_arg = cb_arg;
+	log_debug(bitcoind->log, "sendrawtransaction: %s", hextx);
+
+	req = jsonrpc_request_start(bitcoind, "sendrawtransaction",
+				    bitcoind->log, sendrawtx_callback,
+				    call);
+	json_add_string(req->stream, "tx", hextx);
+	jsonrpc_request_end(req);
+	plugin_request_send(strmap_get(&bitcoind->pluginsmap,
+				       "sendrawtransaction"), req);
+}
+
 /* `getrawblockbyheight`
  *
  * If no block were found at that height, will set each field to `null`.
diff --git a/lightningd/bitcoind.h b/lightningd/bitcoind.h
index 7ccb8141b..fc8719b4c 100644
--- a/lightningd/bitcoind.h
+++ b/lightningd/bitcoind.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void bitcoind_estimate_fees_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 void bitcoind_sendrawtx_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 			 const char *hextx,
 			 void (*cb)(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-				    int exitstatus, const char *msg, void *),
+				    bool success, const char *msg, void *),
 			 void *arg);
 
 #define bitcoind_sendrawtx(bitcoind_, hextx, cb, arg)			\
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void bitcoind_sendrawtx_(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 			    typesafe_cb_preargs(void, void *,		\
 						(cb), (arg),		\
 						struct bitcoind *,	\
-						int, const char *),	\
+						bool, const char *),	\
 			    (arg))
 
 /* blkid is NULL if call fails. */
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.c b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
index b9bfcc859..1d5cd6a68 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.c
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.c
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ struct txs_to_broadcast {
 
 /* We just sent the last entry in txs[].  Shrink and send the next last. */
 static void broadcast_remainder(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-				int exitstatus, const char *msg,
+				bool success, const char *msg,
 				struct txs_to_broadcast *txs)
 {
 	/* These are expected. */
 	if (strstr(msg, "txn-mempool-conflict")
 	    || strstr(msg, "transaction already in block chain")
-	    || exitstatus)
+	    || !success)
 		log_debug(bitcoind->log,
 			  "Expected error broadcasting tx %s: %s",
 			  txs->txs[txs->cursor], msg);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void rebroadcast_txs(struct chain_topology *topo, struct command *cmd)
 
 	/* Let this do the dirty work. */
 	txs->cursor = (size_t)-1;
-	broadcast_remainder(topo->bitcoind, 0, "", txs);
+	broadcast_remainder(topo->bitcoind, true, "", txs);
 }
 
 static void destroy_outgoing_tx(struct outgoing_tx *otx)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void clear_otx_channel(struct channel *channel, struct outgoing_tx *otx)
 }
 
 static void broadcast_done(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
-			   int exitstatus, const char *msg,
+			   bool success, const char *msg,
 			   struct outgoing_tx *otx)
 {
 	/* Channel gone?  Stop. */
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void broadcast_done(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 	tal_del_destructor2(otx->channel, clear_otx_channel, otx);
 
 	if (otx->failed_or_success) {
-		otx->failed_or_success(otx->channel, exitstatus, msg);
+		otx->failed_or_success(otx->channel, success, msg);
 		tal_free(otx);
 	} else {
 		/* For continual rebroadcasting, until channel freed. */
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void broadcast_done(struct bitcoind *bitcoind,
 void broadcast_tx(struct chain_topology *topo,
 		  struct channel *channel, const struct bitcoin_tx *tx,
 		  void (*failed_or_success)(struct channel *channel,
-				 int exitstatus, const char *err))
+					    bool success, const char *err))
 {
 	/* Channel might vanish: topo owns it to start with. */
 	struct outgoing_tx *otx = tal(topo, struct outgoing_tx);
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ check_chain(struct bitcoind *bitcoind, const char *chain,
 
 static void retry_check_chain(struct chain_topology *topo)
 {
-	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, true, check_chain, topo);
+	bitcoind_getchaininfo(topo->bitcoind, false, check_chain, topo);
 }
 
 void setup_topology(struct chain_topology *topo,
diff --git a/lightningd/chaintopology.h b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
index 816c537f9..03b25c0b4 100644
--- a/lightningd/chaintopology.h
+++ b/lightningd/chaintopology.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct outgoing_tx {
 	struct channel *channel;
 	const char *hextx;
 	struct bitcoin_txid txid;
-	void (*failed_or_success)(struct channel *channel, int exitstatus, const char *err);
+	void (*failed_or_success)(struct channel *channel, bool success, const char *err);
 };
 
 struct block {
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct command_result *param_feerate_estimate(struct command *cmd,
 void broadcast_tx(struct chain_topology *topo,
 		  struct channel *channel, const struct bitcoin_tx *tx,
 		  void (*failed)(struct channel *channel,
-				 int exitstatus,
+				 bool success,
 				 const char *err));
 
 struct chain_topology *new_topology(struct lightningd *ld, struct log *log);
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c b/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
index e227c282b..bd44eccef 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-invoice-select-inchan.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ char *bolt11_encode_(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED,
 void broadcast_tx(struct chain_topology *topo UNNEEDED,
 		  struct channel *channel UNNEEDED, const struct bitcoin_tx *tx UNNEEDED,
 		  void (*failed)(struct channel *channel UNNEEDED,
-				 int exitstatus UNNEEDED,
+				 bool success UNNEEDED,
 				 const char *err))
 { fprintf(stderr, "broadcast_tx called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for channel_tell_depth */
diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 7b4932f67..0f705cc38 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void bitcoind_gettxout(struct bitcoind *bitcoind UNNEEDED,
 void broadcast_tx(struct chain_topology *topo UNNEEDED,
 		  struct channel *channel UNNEEDED, const struct bitcoin_tx *tx UNNEEDED,
 		  void (*failed)(struct channel *channel UNNEEDED,
-				 int exitstatus UNNEEDED,
+				 bool success UNNEEDED,
 				 const char *err))
 { fprintf(stderr, "broadcast_tx called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for channel_tell_depth */
diff --git a/wallet/walletrpc.c b/wallet/walletrpc.c
index dbef2a874..311a6569e 100644
--- a/wallet/walletrpc.c
+++ b/wallet/walletrpc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * available outputs.
  */
 static void wallet_withdrawal_broadcast(struct bitcoind *bitcoind UNUSED,
-					int exitstatus, const char *msg,
+					bool success, const char *msg,
 					struct unreleased_tx *utx)
 {
 	struct command *cmd = utx->wtx->cmd;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void wallet_withdrawal_broadcast(struct bitcoind *bitcoind UNUSED,
 	/* FIXME: This won't be necessary once we use ccan/json_out! */
 	/* Massage output into shape so it doesn't kill the JSON serialization */
 	char *output = tal_strjoin(cmd, tal_strsplit(cmd, msg, "\n", STR_NO_EMPTY), " ", STR_NO_TRAIL);
-	if (exitstatus == 0) {
+	if (success) {
 		/* Mark used outputs as spent */
 		wallet_confirm_utxos(ld->wallet, utx->wtx->utxos);
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void wallet_withdrawal_broadcast(struct bitcoind *bitcoind UNUSED,
 
 		struct json_stream *response = json_stream_success(cmd);
 		json_add_tx(response, "tx", utx->tx);
-		json_add_string(response, "txid", output);
+		json_add_txid(response, "txid", &utx->txid);
 		was_pending(command_success(cmd, response));
 	} else {
 		was_pending(command_fail(cmd, LIGHTNINGD,