diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f729a62dc..87dd21075b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.job-type == 'standard'
         working-directory: build
         env:
+          BITCOIN_BIN: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin.exe'
           BITCOIND: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoind.exe'
           BITCOINCLI: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-cli.exe'
           BITCOINTX: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-tx.exe'
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index abe62bc2be..bc722ab7e8 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
 
         paths = types.SimpleNamespace()
         binaries = {
+            "bitcoin": "BITCOIN_BIN",
             "bitcoind": "BITCOIND",
             "bitcoin-cli": "BITCOINCLI",
             "bitcoin-util": "BITCOINUTIL",
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
             "bitcoin-chainstate": "BITCOINCHAINSTATE",
             "bitcoin-wallet": "BITCOINWALLET",
         }
+        # Set paths to bitcoin core binaries allowing overrides with environment
+        # variables.
         for binary, env_variable_name in binaries.items():
             default_filename = os.path.join(
                 self.config["environment"]["BUILDDIR"],