diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d7caad9a4cf..8d94b1d622c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ jobs:
           BITCOIN_BIN: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin.exe'
           BITCOIND: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoind.exe'
           BITCOINCLI: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-cli.exe'
+          BITCOIN_BENCH: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bench_bitcoin.exe'
           BITCOINTX: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-tx.exe'
           BITCOINUTIL: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-util.exe'
           BITCOINWALLET: '${{ github.workspace }}\build\bin\Release\bitcoin-wallet.exe'
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index e2075346006..1603ac82815 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function(create_test_config)
   endmacro()
 
   set_configure_variable(ENABLE_WALLET ENABLE_WALLET)
+  set_configure_variable(BUILD_BENCH BUILD_BENCH)
   set_configure_variable(BUILD_CLI BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI)
   set_configure_variable(BUILD_TX BUILD_BITCOIN_TX)
   set_configure_variable(BUILD_UTIL BUILD_BITCOIN_UTIL)
diff --git a/test/config.ini.in b/test/config.ini.in
index affa2508891..40b9395b01c 100644
--- a/test/config.ini.in
+++ b/test/config.ini.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ RPCAUTH=@abs_top_srcdir@/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py
 [components]
 # Which components are enabled. These are commented out by cmake if they were disabled during configuration.
 @ENABLE_WALLET_TRUE@ENABLE_WALLET=true
+@BUILD_BENCH_TRUE@BUILD_BENCH=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI_TRUE@ENABLE_CLI=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIN_TX_TRUE@BUILD_BITCOIN_TX=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIN_UTIL_TRUE@ENABLE_BITCOIN_UTIL=true
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index c93cc7283f1..ecc9ffa2310 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -943,6 +943,11 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         if not self.is_bitcoin_chainstate_compiled():
             raise SkipTest("bitcoin-chainstate has not been compiled")
 
+    def skip_if_no_bitcoin_bench(self):
+        """Skip the running test if bench_bitcoin has not been compiled."""
+        if not self.is_bench_compiled():
+            raise SkipTest("bench_bitcoin has not been compiled")
+
     def skip_if_no_cli(self):
         """Skip the running test if bitcoin-cli has not been compiled."""
         if not self.is_cli_compiled():
@@ -976,6 +981,10 @@ class BitcoinTestFramework(metaclass=BitcoinTestMetaClass):
         if self.options.valgrind:
             raise SkipTest("This test is not compatible with Valgrind.")
 
+    def is_bench_compiled(self):
+        """Checks whether bench_bitcoin was compiled."""
+        return self.config["components"].getboolean("BUILD_BENCH")
+
     def is_cli_compiled(self):
         """Checks whether bitcoin-cli was compiled."""
         return self.config["components"].getboolean("ENABLE_CLI")
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index 46e54353517..0c190ee936b 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ class Binaries:
         # Add -nonamed because "bitcoin rpc" enables -named by default, but bitcoin-cli doesn't
         return self._argv("rpc", self.paths.bitcoincli) + ["-nonamed"]
 
+    def bench_argv(self):
+        "Return argv array that should be used to invoke bench_bitcoin"
+        return self._argv("bench", self.paths.bitcoin_bench)
+
     def tx_argv(self):
         "Return argv array that should be used to invoke bitcoin-tx"
         return self._argv("tx", self.paths.bitcointx)
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ def get_binary_paths(config):
     binaries = {
         "bitcoin": "BITCOIN_BIN",
         "bitcoind": "BITCOIND",
+        "bench_bitcoin": "BITCOIN_BENCH",
         "bitcoin-cli": "BITCOINCLI",
         "bitcoin-util": "BITCOINUTIL",
         "bitcoin-tx": "BITCOINTX",