diff --git a/itest/channel_events_test.go b/itest/channel_events_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3100bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/itest/channel_events_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package itest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
+	"github.com/lightninglabs/faraday/frdrpc"
+	"github.com/lightninglabs/lndclient"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestGetChannelEvents pins the GetChannelEvents RPC contract: a regtest
+// channel lifecycle surfaces the expected event-type counts, and a paginated
+// walk over the same window matches the unpaginated result event-for-event.
+func TestGetChannelEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newTestContext(t)
+	defer c.stop()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// We will start by opening a channel from alice to bob.
+	var aliceChannelAmt = btcutil.Amount(500000)
+
+	err := c.aliceClient.Client.Connect(
+		ctx, c.bobPubkey, "localhost:10012", true,
+	)
+	require.NoError(c.t, err, "could not connect nodes")
+
+	aliceChannel, _ := c.openChannel(
+		c.aliceClient.Client, c.bobPubkey, aliceChannelAmt,
+	)
+
+	// Wait until alice can route a payment to bob through the new channel.
+	var paymentAmount lnwire.MilliSatoshi = 20000000
+	c.eventuallyf(func() bool {
+		return c.channelRoutable(c.bobPubkey, paymentAmount)
+	}, "channel did not become routable")
+
+	// Now we'll send a payment from alice to bob to generate a balance
+	// update event.
+	hash, payreq := c.addInvoice(c.bobClient.Client, paymentAmount)
+	c.makePayment(
+		c.aliceClient.LndServices, c.bobClient.LndServices,
+		lndclient.SendPaymentRequest{
+			Invoice:     payreq,
+			PaymentHash: &hash,
+			Timeout:     paymentTimeout,
+		}, lnrpc.Payment_SUCCEEDED,
+	)
+
+	// We now close the channel to generate an offline event.
+	c.closeChannel(c.aliceClient.Client, aliceChannel, true)
+
+	endTime := time.Now().Add(time.Second).Unix()
+
+	events, err := c.faradayClient.GetChannelEvents(
+		ctx, &frdrpc.ChannelEventsRequest{
+			ChanPoint: aliceChannel.String(),
+			EndTime:   endTime,
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(c.t, err, "could not get channel events")
+
+	// Check that we have the expected event types.
+	var (
+		onlineEvents  int
+		updateEvents  int
+		offlineEvents int
+	)
+
+	for _, event := range events.Events {
+		switch event.EventType {
+		case frdrpc.ChannelEventType_CHAN_EVENT_ONLINE:
+			onlineEvents++
+
+		case frdrpc.ChannelEventType_CHAN_EVENT_UPDATE:
+			updateEvents++
+
+		case frdrpc.ChannelEventType_CHAN_EVENT_OFFLINE:
+			offlineEvents++
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We expect exactly these events for this channel:
+	// 1. Channel Open: online, update (initial balance)
+	// 2. Channel Active: online
+	// 3. Payment sent: two updates (update_add, update_fulfill)
+	// 4. Channel Offline: offline
+	// 5. Channel Close: offline
+	require.Len(t, events.Events, 7)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, onlineEvents)
+	require.Equal(t, 3, updateEvents)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, offlineEvents)
+
+	// Walk the same window with a small page size and assert the
+	// concatenated pages match the unpaginated result. Catches
+	// last_id round-trip, has_more termination, and MaxEvents
+	// clamping in one pass.
+	const pageSize = 2
+	var (
+		paged  []*frdrpc.ChannelEvent
+		lastID int64
+		pages  int
+	)
+	for {
+		page, err := c.faradayClient.GetChannelEvents(
+			ctx, &frdrpc.ChannelEventsRequest{
+				ChanPoint: aliceChannel.String(),
+				EndTime:   endTime,
+				MaxEvents: pageSize,
+				LastId:    lastID,
+			},
+		)
+		require.NoError(c.t, err, "could not get paginated events")
+
+		// Non-final pages must fill exactly pageSize; the final
+		// page (HasMore == false) holds the remainder.
+		if page.HasMore {
+			require.Len(t, page.Events, pageSize,
+				"non-final page %d not full", pages)
+		} else {
+			require.LessOrEqual(t, len(page.Events), pageSize,
+				"final page %d exceeds pageSize", pages)
+		}
+
+		paged = append(paged, page.Events...)
+		pages++
+		if !page.HasMore {
+			break
+		}
+
+		lastID = page.LastId
+	}
+
+	// With 7 events and pageSize 2 we expect ceil(7/2) = 4 pages.
+	require.Equal(t, 4, pages, "unexpected page count")
+
+	require.Equal(t, len(events.Events), len(paged),
+		"paginated and unpaginated counts differ")
+	for i, e := range events.Events {
+		require.Equal(t, e.Id, paged[i].Id,
+			"event order mismatch at index %d", i)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/itest/test_context.go b/itest/test_context.go
index 4b1e364..85fa2eb 100644
--- a/itest/test_context.go
+++ b/itest/test_context.go
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ func newTestContext(t *testing.T) *testContext {
 	// Start faraday.
 	ctx.startFaraday()
 
+	// Wait for faraday's channel events monitor to finish its initial
+	// chain-sync.
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
 	return ctx
 }
 
@@ -445,6 +449,23 @@ func (c *testContext) waitForChannelOpen(targetChannel *wire.OutPoint) {
 	)
 }
 
+// channelRoutable reports whether alice's router can build a route to dest
+// for amount. It gates on QueryRoutes rather than channel activation: lnd
+// marks a channel Active on channel_ready, but the local channel_update the
+// router needs lands a moment later.
+func (c *testContext) channelRoutable(dest route.Vertex,
+	amount lnwire.MilliSatoshi) bool {
+
+	_, err := c.aliceClient.Client.QueryRoutes(
+		context.Background(), lndclient.QueryRoutesRequest{
+			PubKey:  dest,
+			AmtMsat: amount,
+		},
+	)
+
+	return err == nil
+}
+
 // findChannel finds a channel in a set of open channels, returning nil if it
 // is not found.
 // nolint:interfacer