diff --git a/src/action/channel.js b/src/action/channel.js
index ed6949483..ed7df7e82 100644
--- a/src/action/channel.js
+++ b/src/action/channel.js
@@ -259,13 +259,24 @@ class ChannelAction {
    * the necessary error handling and notification display.
    * @return {Promise<undefined>}
    */
-  async closeSelectedChannel() {
+  async closeSelectedChannel(force = false) {
     try {
       const { selectedChannel } = this._store;
       this._nav.goChannels();
-      await this.closeChannel({ channelPoint: selectedChannel.channelPoint });
+      await this.closeChannel({
+        channelPoint: selectedChannel.channelPoint,
+        force,
+      });
     } catch (err) {
-      this._notification.display({ msg: 'Closing channel failed!', err });
+      if (
+        err &&
+        err.details &&
+        err.details.includes('try force closing it instead')
+      ) {
+        this._nav.goChannelForceDelete();
+      } else {
+        this._notification.display({ msg: 'Closing channel failed!', err });
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/action/nav.js b/src/action/nav.js
index cba7268ad..f52502404 100644
--- a/src/action/nav.js
+++ b/src/action/nav.js
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class NavAction {
     this._store.route = 'ChannelDelete';
   }
 
+  goChannelForceDelete() {
+    this._store.route = 'ChannelForceDelete';
+  }
+
   goChannelCreate() {
     this._store.route = 'ChannelCreate';
   }
diff --git a/src/computed/channel.js b/src/computed/channel.js
index 6b99cabbe..8f5efbcbf 100644
--- a/src/computed/channel.js
+++ b/src/computed/channel.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const ComputedChannel = store => {
       );
       all.sort((a, b) => (a.active === b.active ? 0 : a.active ? -1 : 1));
       all.forEach(c => {
+        c.isClosing = !c.status.includes('open');
         c.statusLabel = toCaps(c.status);
         c.capacityLabel = toAmountLabel(c.capacity, settings);
         c.localBalanceLabel = toAmountLabel(c.localBalance, settings);
diff --git a/src/view/channel-detail.js b/src/view/channel-detail.js
index 0fa80bc9d..4bf658ae1 100644
--- a/src/view/channel-detail.js
+++ b/src/view/channel-detail.js
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ const ChannelDetailView = ({ store, nav }) => (
         <DetailField name="Balance">
           {store.selectedChannel.localBalanceLabel} {store.unitLabel}
         </DetailField>
-        <Button style={styles.deleteBtn} onPress={() => nav.goChannelDelete()}>
+        <Button
+          style={styles.deleteBtn}
+          disabled={store.selectedChannel.isClosing}
+          onPress={() => nav.goChannelDelete()}
+        >
           <ButtonText style={styles.deleteBtnText}>CLOSE CHANNEL</ButtonText>
         </Button>
       </Modal>
diff --git a/src/view/channel-force-delete.js b/src/view/channel-force-delete.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..980126352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/channel-force-delete.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import Background from '../component/background';
+import MainContent from '../component/main-content';
+import { H1Text, CopyText } from '../component/text';
+import { FormStretcher } from '../component/form';
+import { Button, ButtonText, PillButton } from '../component/button';
+import { color } from '../component/style';
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  copyTxt: {
+    marginTop: 10,
+  },
+  deleteBtn: {
+    alignSelf: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: color.glas,
+    width: 400,
+  },
+  cancelBtn: {
+    marginTop: 5,
+    marginBottom: 25,
+  },
+});
+
+const ChannelForceDeleteView = ({ nav, channel }) => (
+  <Background color={color.blackDark}>
+    <MainContent>
+      <FormStretcher>
+        <H1Text>Force close channel?</H1Text>
+        <CopyText style={styles.copyTxt}>
+          Mutual close of the channel failed. Force closing the channel will
+          result in a delay to access your funds.
+        </CopyText>
+      </FormStretcher>
+      <PillButton
+        style={styles.deleteBtn}
+        onPress={() => channel.closeSelectedChannel(true)}
+      >
+        Force close this channel
+      </PillButton>
+      <Button style={styles.cancelBtn} onPress={() => nav.goChannelDetail()}>
+        <ButtonText>Cancel</ButtonText>
+      </Button>
+    </MainContent>
+  </Background>
+);
+
+ChannelForceDeleteView.propTypes = {
+  nav: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+  channel: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default observer(ChannelForceDeleteView);
diff --git a/src/view/main.js b/src/view/main.js
index 00d41ca0a..f71f66ba8 100644
--- a/src/view/main.js
+++ b/src/view/main.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import Deposit from './deposit';
 import Channel from './channel';
 import ChannelDetail from './channel-detail';
 import ChannelDelete from './channel-delete';
+import ChannelForceDelete from './channel-force-delete';
 import ChannelCreate from './channel-create';
 import Transaction from './transaction';
 import Setting from './setting';
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ class MainView extends Component {
         {route === 'ChannelDelete' && (
           <ChannelDelete store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
         )}
+        {route === 'ChannelForceDelete' && (
+          <ChannelForceDelete store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
+        )}
         {route === 'ChannelCreate' && (
           <ChannelCreate store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
         )}
diff --git a/stories/screen-story.js b/stories/screen-story.js
index 689b31a1b..ceccaea34 100644
--- a/stories/screen-story.js
+++ b/stories/screen-story.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import TransactionDetail from '../src/view/transaction-detail';
 import Channel from '../src/view/channel';
 import ChannelDetail from '../src/view/channel-detail';
 import ChannelDelete from '../src/view/channel-delete';
+import ChannelForceDelete from '../src/view/channel-force-delete';
 import ChannelCreate from '../src/view/channel-create';
 import Home from '../src/view/home';
 import Deposit from '../src/view/deposit';
@@ -135,9 +136,23 @@ storiesOf('Screens', module)
     <Channel store={{ computedChannels: [] }} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
   ))
   .add('Channel Details', () => <ChannelDetail store={store} nav={nav} />)
+  .add('Channel Details (Closing)', () => (
+    <ChannelDetail
+      store={{
+        ...store,
+        selectedChannel: store.pendingChannels.find(
+          c => c.status === 'pending-closing'
+        ),
+      }}
+      nav={nav}
+    />
+  ))
   .add('Channel Delete', () => (
     <ChannelDelete store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
   ))
+  .add('Channel Force Delete', () => (
+    <ChannelForceDelete store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
+  ))
   .add('Channel Create', () => (
     <ChannelCreate store={store} channel={channel} nav={nav} />
   ))
diff --git a/test/unit/action/channel.spec.js b/test/unit/action/channel.spec.js
index 7f284d7dc..64c700028 100644
--- a/test/unit/action/channel.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/action/channel.spec.js
@@ -274,6 +274,27 @@ describe('Action Channels Unit Tests', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should force close open channel and navigate to channels view', async () => {
+      await channel.closeSelectedChannel(true);
+      expect(nav.goChannels, 'was called once');
+      expect(channel.closeChannel, 'was called with', {
+        channelPoint: 'some-channel-point',
+        force: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should navigate to force delete channel view in case of channel link error', async () => {
+      channel.closeChannel.rejects({
+        code: 2,
+        details:
+          'unable to gracefully close channel while peer is offline (try force closing it instead): channel link not found',
+      });
+      await channel.closeSelectedChannel();
+      expect(nav.goChannels, 'was called once');
+      expect(notification.display, 'was not called');
+      expect(nav.goChannelForceDelete, 'was called once');
+    });
+
     it('should display notification in case of error event', async () => {
       channel.closeChannel.rejects(new Error('Boom!'));
       await channel.closeSelectedChannel();
diff --git a/test/unit/action/nav.spec.js b/test/unit/action/nav.spec.js
index 54163d50f..4de7feb25 100644
--- a/test/unit/action/nav.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/action/nav.spec.js
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ describe('Action Nav Unit Tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('goChannelForceDelete()', () => {
+    it('should set correct route', () => {
+      nav.goChannelForceDelete();
+      expect(store.route, 'to equal', 'ChannelForceDelete');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('goTransactions()', () => {
     it('should set correct route', () => {
       nav.goTransactions();
diff --git a/test/unit/computed/channel.spec.js b/test/unit/computed/channel.spec.js
index e374f62e4..9dafb1c12 100644
--- a/test/unit/computed/channel.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/computed/channel.spec.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe('Computed Channels Unit Tests', () => {
       expect(store.computedChannels.length, 'to equal', 3);
       const ch = store.computedChannels.find(t => t.id === '0');
       expect(ch.statusLabel, 'to equal', 'Open');
+      expect(ch.isClosing, 'to equal', false);
       expect(ch.capacityLabel, 'to match', /0[,.]02005/);
       expect(ch.localBalanceLabel, 'to match', /0[,.]0199/);
       expect(ch.remoteBalanceLabel, 'to match', /0[,.]0001/);
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ describe('Computed Channels Unit Tests', () => {
       expect(store.channelBalancePendingLabel, 'to match', /0[,.]006/);
       expect(store.channelBalanceClosingLabel, 'to match', /0[,.]005/);
       expect(store.showChannelAlert, 'to equal', false);
+      const ch2 = store.computedChannels.find(t => t.id === '2');
+      expect(ch2.isClosing, 'to equal', true);
     });
 
     it('should channel values in usd', () => {