diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index cf21787d7d1..b5c74a97f6d 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -971,32 +971,7 @@ public:
 
     std::optional<BlockRef> waitTipChanged(uint256 current_tip, MillisecondsDouble timeout) override
     {
-        Assume(timeout >= 0ms); // No internal callers should use a negative timeout
-        if (timeout < 0ms) timeout = 0ms;
-        if (timeout > std::chrono::years{100}) timeout = std::chrono::years{100}; // Upper bound to avoid UB in std::chrono
-        auto deadline{std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + timeout};
-        {
-            WAIT_LOCK(notifications().m_tip_block_mutex, lock);
-            // For callers convenience, wait longer than the provided timeout
-            // during startup for the tip to be non-null. That way this function
-            // always returns valid tip information when possible and only
-            // returns null when shutting down, not when timing out.
-            notifications().m_tip_block_cv.wait(lock, [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(notifications().m_tip_block_mutex) {
-                return notifications().TipBlock() || chainman().m_interrupt;
-            });
-            if (chainman().m_interrupt) return {};
-            // At this point TipBlock is set, so continue to wait until it is
-            // different then `current_tip` provided by caller.
-            notifications().m_tip_block_cv.wait_until(lock, deadline, [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(notifications().m_tip_block_mutex) {
-                return Assume(notifications().TipBlock()) != current_tip || chainman().m_interrupt;
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (chainman().m_interrupt) return {};
-
-        // Must release m_tip_block_mutex before getTip() locks cs_main, to
-        // avoid deadlocks.
-        return getTip();
+        return WaitTipChanged(chainman(), notifications(), current_tip, timeout);
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<BlockTemplate> createNewBlock(const BlockCreateOptions& options) override
diff --git a/src/node/miner.cpp b/src/node/miner.cpp
index 426e065ff21..70567cf5b68 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/node/miner.cpp
@@ -547,4 +547,33 @@ std::optional<BlockRef> GetTip(ChainstateManager& chainman)
     if (!tip) return {};
     return BlockRef{tip->GetBlockHash(), tip->nHeight};
 }
+
+std::optional<BlockRef> WaitTipChanged(ChainstateManager& chainman, KernelNotifications& kernel_notifications, const uint256& current_tip, MillisecondsDouble& timeout)
+{
+    Assume(timeout >= 0ms); // No internal callers should use a negative timeout
+    if (timeout < 0ms) timeout = 0ms;
+    if (timeout > std::chrono::years{100}) timeout = std::chrono::years{100}; // Upper bound to avoid UB in std::chrono
+    auto deadline{std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + timeout};
+    {
+        WAIT_LOCK(kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_mutex, lock);
+        // For callers convenience, wait longer than the provided timeout
+        // during startup for the tip to be non-null. That way this function
+        // always returns valid tip information when possible and only
+        // returns null when shutting down, not when timing out.
+        kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_cv.wait(lock, [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_mutex) {
+            return kernel_notifications.TipBlock() || chainman.m_interrupt;
+        });
+        if (chainman.m_interrupt) return {};
+        // At this point TipBlock is set, so continue to wait until it is
+        // different then `current_tip` provided by caller.
+        kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_cv.wait_until(lock, deadline, [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_mutex) {
+            return Assume(kernel_notifications.TipBlock()) != current_tip || chainman.m_interrupt;
+        });
+    }
+    if (chainman.m_interrupt) return {};
+
+    // Must release m_tip_block_mutex before getTip() locks cs_main, to
+    // avoid deadlocks.
+    return GetTip(chainman);
+}
 } // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node/miner.h b/src/node/miner.h
index d0ae8312fb5..5073d69bb1b 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.h
+++ b/src/node/miner.h
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> WaitAndCreateNewBlock(ChainstateManager& chainma
 
 /* Locks cs_main and returns the block hash and block height of the active chain if it exists; otherwise, returns nullopt.*/
 std::optional<BlockRef> GetTip(ChainstateManager& chainman);
+
+/* Waits for the connected tip to change until timeout has elapsed. During node initialization, this will wait until the tip is connected (regardless of `timeout`).
+ * Returns the current tip, or nullopt if the node is shutting down. */
+std::optional<BlockRef> WaitTipChanged(ChainstateManager& chainman, KernelNotifications& kernel_notifications, const uint256& current_tip, MillisecondsDouble& timeout);
 } // namespace node
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NODE_MINER_H