diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs b/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
index 72585d69f80..8595b23bee7 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/channelmanager.rs
@@ -4774,8 +4774,17 @@ where
 			Err(e) => return Err(e),
 		};
 
-		let mut peer_state_lock = peer_state_mutex.lock().unwrap();
-		let peer_state = &mut *peer_state_lock;
+		let mut peer_state = peer_state_mutex.lock().unwrap();
+		if !peer_state.latest_features.supports_splicing() {
+			return Err(APIError::ChannelUnavailable {
+				err: "Peer does not support splicing".to_owned(),
+			});
+		}
+		if !peer_state.latest_features.supports_quiescence() {
+			return Err(APIError::ChannelUnavailable {
+				err: "Peer does not support quiescence, a splicing prerequisite".to_owned(),
+			});
+		}
 
 		// Look for the channel
 		match peer_state.channel_by_id.entry(*channel_id) {
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/splicing_tests.rs b/lightning/src/ln/splicing_tests.rs
index a96af7bbc5d..a05c0bd92d8 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/splicing_tests.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/splicing_tests.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use crate::events::bump_transaction::sync::WalletSourceSync;
 use crate::events::{ClosureReason, Event, FundingInfo, HTLCHandlingFailureType};
 use crate::ln::chan_utils;
 use crate::ln::channel::CHANNEL_ANNOUNCEMENT_PROPAGATION_DELAY;
-use crate::ln::channelmanager::{PaymentId, RecipientOnionFields, BREAKDOWN_TIMEOUT};
+use crate::ln::channelmanager::{
+	provided_init_features, PaymentId, RecipientOnionFields, BREAKDOWN_TIMEOUT,
+};
 use crate::ln::functional_test_utils::*;
 use crate::ln::funding::{FundingTxInput, SpliceContribution};
 use crate::ln::msgs::{self, BaseMessageHandler, ChannelMessageHandler, MessageSendEvent};
@@ -30,6 +32,69 @@ use crate::util::test_channel_signer::SignerOp;
 use bitcoin::secp256k1::PublicKey;
 use bitcoin::{Amount, OutPoint as BitcoinOutPoint, ScriptBuf, Transaction, TxOut};
 
+#[test]
+fn test_splicing_not_supported_api_error() {
+	let chanmon_cfgs = create_chanmon_cfgs(2);
+	let node_cfgs = create_node_cfgs(2, &chanmon_cfgs);
+	let mut features = provided_init_features(&test_default_channel_config());
+	features.clear_splicing();
+	*node_cfgs[0].override_init_features.borrow_mut() = Some(features);
+	let node_chanmgrs = create_node_chanmgrs(2, &node_cfgs, &[None, None]);
+	let nodes = create_network(2, &node_cfgs, &node_chanmgrs);
+
+	let node_id_0 = nodes[0].node.get_our_node_id();
+	let node_id_1 = nodes[1].node.get_our_node_id();
+
+	let (_, _, channel_id, _) = create_announced_chan_between_nodes(&nodes, 0, 1);
+
+	let bs_contribution = SpliceContribution::SpliceIn {
+		value: Amount::ZERO,
+		inputs: Vec::new(),
+		change_script: None,
+	};
+
+	let res = nodes[1].node.splice_channel(
+		&channel_id,
+		&node_id_0,
+		bs_contribution.clone(),
+		0,    // funding_feerate_per_kw,
+		None, // locktime
+	);
+	match res {
+		Err(APIError::ChannelUnavailable { err }) => {
+			assert!(err.contains("Peer does not support splicing"))
+		},
+		_ => panic!("Wrong error {:?}", res.err().unwrap()),
+	}
+
+	nodes[0].node.peer_disconnected(node_id_1);
+	nodes[1].node.peer_disconnected(node_id_0);
+
+	let mut features = nodes[0].node.init_features();
+	features.set_splicing_optional();
+	features.clear_quiescence();
+	*nodes[0].override_init_features.borrow_mut() = Some(features);
+
+	let mut reconnect_args = ReconnectArgs::new(&nodes[0], &nodes[1]);
+	reconnect_args.send_channel_ready = (true, true);
+	reconnect_args.send_announcement_sigs = (true, true);
+	reconnect_nodes(reconnect_args);
+
+	let res = nodes[1].node.splice_channel(
+		&channel_id,
+		&node_id_0,
+		bs_contribution,
+		0,    // funding_feerate_per_kw,
+		None, // locktime
+	);
+	match res {
+		Err(APIError::ChannelUnavailable { err }) => {
+			assert!(err.contains("Peer does not support quiescence, a splicing prerequisite"))
+		},
+		_ => panic!("Wrong error {:?}", res.err().unwrap()),
+	}
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_v1_splice_in_negative_insufficient_inputs() {
 	let chanmon_cfgs = create_chanmon_cfgs(2);