diff --git a/src/dbnode/integration/client.go b/src/dbnode/integration/client.go
index 841a2d772b..6e491f743f 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/integration/client.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/integration/client.go
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ func NewTChannelClient(name, address string) (*TestTChannelClient, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// Address returns the address.
+func (client *TestTChannelClient) Address() string {
+	return client.address
+}
+
+// Channel returns the TChannel channel.
+func (client *TestTChannelClient) Channel() *tchannel.Channel {
+	return client.channel
+}
+
 // TChannelClientWrite writes a datapoint using a tchannel client.
 func (client *TestTChannelClient) TChannelClientWrite(
 	timeout time.Duration, req *rpc.WriteRequest,
diff --git a/src/dbnode/integration/setup.go b/src/dbnode/integration/setup.go
index 6d043d5010..9caa48661d 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/integration/setup.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/integration/setup.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ type TestSetup interface {
 	Scope() tally.TestScope
 	M3DBClient() client.Client
 	M3DBVerificationAdminClient() client.AdminClient
+	TChannelClient() *TestTChannelClient
 	Namespaces() []namespace.Metadata
 	TopologyInitializer() topology.Initializer
 	SetTopologyInitializer(topology.Initializer)
@@ -789,6 +790,10 @@ func (ts *testSetup) StopServer() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (ts *testSetup) TChannelClient() *TestTChannelClient {
+	return ts.tchannelClient
+}
+
 func (ts *testSetup) WriteBatch(namespace ident.ID, seriesList generate.SeriesBlock) error {
 	if ts.opts.UseTChannelClientForWriting() {
 		return ts.tchannelClient.TChannelClientWriteBatch(
diff --git a/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/options.go b/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/options.go
index a00f953e20..a85e6df0ca 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/options.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/options.go
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/uber/tchannel-go/thrift"
 )
 
+// NewTChanChannelFn creates a tchan channel.
+type NewTChanChannelFn func(
+	channelName string,
+	opts *tchannel.ChannelOptions,
+) (*tchannel.Channel, error)
+
+func defaultTChanChannelFn(
+	channelName string,
+	opts *tchannel.ChannelOptions,
+) (*tchannel.Channel, error) {
+	return tchannel.NewChannel(channelName, opts)
+}
+
 // NewTChanNodeServerFn creates a tchan node server.
 type NewTChanNodeServerFn func(
 	service Service,
@@ -49,6 +62,12 @@ type Options interface {
 	// ChannelOptions returns the tchan channel options.
 	ChannelOptions() *tchannel.ChannelOptions
 
+	// SetTChanChannelFn sets a tchan node channel registration.
+	SetTChanChannelFn(value NewTChanChannelFn) Options
+
+	// TChanChannelFn returns a tchan node channel registration.
+	TChanChannelFn() NewTChanChannelFn
+
 	// SetTChanNodeServerFn sets a tchan node server builder.
 	SetTChanNodeServerFn(value NewTChanNodeServerFn) Options
 
@@ -65,6 +84,7 @@ type Options interface {
 type options struct {
 	channelOptions    *tchannel.ChannelOptions
 	instrumentOpts    instrument.Options
+	tchanChannelFn    NewTChanChannelFn
 	tchanNodeServerFn NewTChanNodeServerFn
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +92,7 @@ type options struct {
 func NewOptions(chanOpts *tchannel.ChannelOptions) Options {
 	return &options{
 		channelOptions:    chanOpts,
+		tchanChannelFn:    defaultTChanChannelFn,
 		tchanNodeServerFn: defaultTChanNodeServerFn,
 	}
 }
@@ -85,6 +106,16 @@ func (o *options) ChannelOptions() *tchannel.ChannelOptions {
 	return o.channelOptions
 }
 
+func (o *options) SetTChanChannelFn(value NewTChanChannelFn) Options {
+	opts := *o
+	opts.tchanChannelFn = value
+	return &opts
+}
+
+func (o *options) TChanChannelFn() NewTChanChannelFn {
+	return o.tchanChannelFn
+}
+
 func (o *options) SetTChanNodeServerFn(value NewTChanNodeServerFn) Options {
 	opts := *o
 	opts.tchanNodeServerFn = value
diff --git a/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/server.go b/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/server.go
index 91f560fa92..de6e8858c7 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/server.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/network/server/tchannelthrift/node/server.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *server) ListenAndServe() (ns.Close, error) {
 		immutableOpts := *chanOpts
 		opts = &immutableOpts
 	}
-	channel, err := tchannel.NewChannel(channel.ChannelName, opts)
+	channel, err := s.opts.TChanChannelFn()(channel.ChannelName, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/dbnode/server/options.go b/src/dbnode/server/options.go
index de17ff5f76..85889c860b 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/server/options.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/server/options.go
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ import (
 // StorageOptions are options to apply to the database storage options.
 type StorageOptions struct {
 	TChanNodeServerFn node.NewTChanNodeServerFn
+	TChanChannelFn    node.NewTChanChannelFn
 }
diff --git a/src/dbnode/server/server.go b/src/dbnode/server/server.go
index 72422ee912..52df3307c7 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/server/server.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/server/server.go
@@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ func Run(runOpts RunOptions) {
 	}
 	tchanOpts := ttnode.NewOptions(tchannelOpts).
 		SetInstrumentOptions(opts.InstrumentOptions())
+	if fn := runOpts.StorageOptions.TChanChannelFn; fn != nil {
+		tchanOpts = tchanOpts.SetTChanChannelFn(fn)
+	}
 	if fn := runOpts.StorageOptions.TChanNodeServerFn; fn != nil {
 		tchanOpts = tchanOpts.SetTChanNodeServerFn(fn)
 	}