diff --git a/docker/lnd/Dockerfile b/docker/lnd/Dockerfile
index 42c1ca3639..f8877aaf3f 100644
--- a/docker/lnd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/lnd/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ FROM golang:1.11-alpine as builder
 
 MAINTAINER Olaoluwa Osuntokun <lightning.engineering>
 
+# Persistant volume store for lnd data
+VOLUME /root/.lnd/data
+
 # Copy in the local repository to build from.
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd