diff --git a/ldk-server-cli/src/main.rs b/ldk-server-cli/src/main.rs
index d960f087..ef2caebb 100644
--- a/ldk-server-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/ldk-server-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -356,12 +356,15 @@ enum Commands {
 	},
 	#[command(about = "Create a new outbound channel to the given remote node")]
 	OpenChannel {
-		#[arg(help = "The hex-encoded public key of the node to open a channel with")]
+		#[arg(
+			help = "The peer to open a channel with in pubkey@address format, or just the pubkey if already connected or address is provided separately"
+		)]
 		node_pubkey: String,
 		#[arg(
-			help = "Address to connect to remote peer (IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port, or hostname:port)"
+			long,
+			help = "Address to connect to remote peer (IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port, or hostname:port). Optional if address is included in pubkey via @ separator or already connected."
 		)]
-		address: String,
+		address: Option<String>,
 		#[arg(
 			help = "The amount to commit to the channel, e.g. 100sat or 100000msat, must be a whole sat amount, cannot send msats on-chain."
 		)]
@@ -894,6 +897,13 @@ async fn main() {
 			forwarding_fee_base_msat,
 			cltv_expiry_delta,
 		} => {
+			let (node_pubkey, address) = if let Some(address) = address {
+				(node_pubkey, Some(address))
+			} else if let Some((pubkey, addr)) = node_pubkey.split_once('@') {
+				(pubkey.to_string(), Some(addr.to_string()))
+			} else {
+				(node_pubkey, None)
+			};
 			let channel_amount_sats =
 				channel_amount.to_sat().unwrap_or_else(|e| handle_error_msg(&e));
 			let push_to_counterparty_msat = push_to_counterparty.map(|a| a.to_msat());
diff --git a/ldk-server-protos/src/api.rs b/ldk-server-protos/src/api.rs
index f72357d3..80445f83 100644
--- a/ldk-server-protos/src/api.rs
+++ b/ldk-server-protos/src/api.rs
@@ -476,9 +476,10 @@ pub struct OpenChannelRequest {
 	#[prost(string, tag = "1")]
 	pub node_pubkey: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
 	/// An address which can be used to connect to a remote peer.
-	/// It can be of type IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port or hostname:port
-	#[prost(string, tag = "2")]
-	pub address: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
+	/// It can be of type IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port or hostname:port.
+	/// Optional if already connected to the peer.
+	#[prost(string, optional, tag = "2")]
+	pub address: ::core::option::Option<::prost::alloc::string::String>,
 	/// The amount of satoshis the caller is willing to commit to the channel.
 	#[prost(uint64, tag = "3")]
 	pub channel_amount_sats: u64,
diff --git a/ldk-server-protos/src/proto/api.proto b/ldk-server-protos/src/proto/api.proto
index 3eb505d3..0fd93af3 100644
--- a/ldk-server-protos/src/proto/api.proto
+++ b/ldk-server-protos/src/proto/api.proto
@@ -393,8 +393,9 @@ message OpenChannelRequest {
   string node_pubkey = 1;
 
   // An address which can be used to connect to a remote peer.
-  // It can be of type IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port or hostname:port
-  string address = 2;
+  // It can be of type IPv4:port, IPv6:port, OnionV3:port or hostname:port.
+  // Optional if already connected to the peer.
+  optional string address = 2;
 
   // The amount of satoshis the caller is willing to commit to the channel.
   uint64 channel_amount_sats = 3;
diff --git a/ldk-server/src/api/open_channel.rs b/ldk-server/src/api/open_channel.rs
index 6c470b71..a739aa6e 100644
--- a/ldk-server/src/api/open_channel.rs
+++ b/ldk-server/src/api/open_channel.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use ldk_node::lightning::ln::msgs::SocketAddress;
 use ldk_server_protos::api::{OpenChannelRequest, OpenChannelResponse};
 
 use crate::api::build_channel_config_from_proto;
-use crate::api::error::LdkServerError;
+use crate::api::error::{LdkServerError, LdkServerErrorCode};
 use crate::service::Context;
 
 pub(crate) fn handle_open_channel(
@@ -23,8 +23,23 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_open_channel(
 ) -> Result<OpenChannelResponse, LdkServerError> {
 	let node_id = PublicKey::from_str(&request.node_pubkey)
 		.map_err(|_| ldk_node::NodeError::InvalidPublicKey)?;
-	let address = SocketAddress::from_str(&request.address)
-		.map_err(|_| ldk_node::NodeError::InvalidSocketAddress)?;
+	let address = match request.address {
+		Some(addr) => {
+			SocketAddress::from_str(&addr).map_err(|_| ldk_node::NodeError::InvalidSocketAddress)?
+		},
+		None => context
+			.node
+			.list_peers()
+			.into_iter()
+			.find(|p| p.node_id == node_id && p.is_connected)
+			.map(|p| p.address)
+			.ok_or_else(|| {
+				LdkServerError::new(
+					LdkServerErrorCode::InvalidRequestError,
+					"address is required when not already connected to the peer",
+				)
+			})?,
+	};
 
 	let channel_config = request
 		.channel_config