diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b0217e611..5e568885a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ jobs:
             args: backend=bitcoind
           - name: bitcoind-notxindex
             args: backend="bitcoind notxindex"
+          - name: bitcoind-rpcpolling
+            args: backend="bitcoind rpcpolling"
           - name: bitcoind-etcd
             args: backend=bitcoind dbbackend=etcd
           - name: bitcoind-postgres
diff --git a/chainreg/chainregistry.go b/chainreg/chainregistry.go
index c2d44d6e8..bd6f34b0b 100644
--- a/chainreg/chainregistry.go
+++ b/chainreg/chainregistry.go
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func NewPartialChainControl(cfg *Config) (*PartialChainControl, func(), error) {
 		// version 0.17.0) we make sure lnd subscribes to the correct
 		// zmq events. We do this to avoid a situation in which we are
 		// not notified of new transactions or blocks.
-		if ver >= 170000 {
+		if ver >= 170000 && !bitcoindMode.RPCPolling {
 			zmqPubRawBlockURL, err := url.Parse(bitcoindMode.ZMQPubRawBlock)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index a18021233..48cc3f16b 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1777,11 +1777,19 @@ func parseRPCParams(cConfig *lncfg.Chain, nodeConfig interface{},
 			}
 		}
 
-		// If all of RPCUser, RPCPass, ZMQBlockHost, and ZMQTxHost are
-		// set, we assume those parameters are good to use.
-		if conf.RPCUser != "" && conf.RPCPass != "" &&
-			conf.ZMQPubRawBlock != "" && conf.ZMQPubRawTx != "" {
-			return nil
+		if conf.RPCUser != "" && conf.RPCPass != "" {
+			// If all of RPCUser, RPCPass, ZMQBlockHost, and
+			// ZMQTxHost are set, we assume those parameters are
+			// good to use.
+			if conf.ZMQPubRawBlock != "" && conf.ZMQPubRawTx != "" {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// If RPCUser and RPCPass are set and RPCPolling is
+			// enabled, we assume the parameters are good to use.
+			if conf.RPCPolling {
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Get the daemon name for displaying proper errors.
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind.go b/lntest/bitcoind.go
index 37ff5fb5d..37800169b 100644
--- a/lntest/bitcoind.go
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build bitcoind && !notxindex
-// +build bitcoind,!notxindex
+//go:build bitcoind && !notxindex && !rpcpolling
+// +build bitcoind,!notxindex,!rpcpolling
 
 package lntest
 
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
 		"-disablewallet",
 	}
 
-	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs)
+	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs, false)
 }
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind_common.go b/lntest/bitcoind_common.go
index 937aca540..d9bf102f6 100644
--- a/lntest/bitcoind_common.go
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind_common.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type BitcoindBackendConfig struct {
 	zmqTxPath    string
 	p2pPort      int
 	rpcClient    *rpcclient.Client
+	rpcPolling   bool
 
 	// minerAddr is the p2p address of the miner to connect to.
 	minerAddr string
@@ -46,10 +47,19 @@ func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) GenArgs() []string {
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpchost=%v", b.rpcHost))
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpcuser=%v", b.rpcUser))
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpcpass=%v", b.rpcPass))
-	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=%v",
-		b.zmqBlockPath))
-	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=%v",
-		b.zmqTxPath))
+
+	if b.rpcPolling {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.rpcpolling"))
+		args = append(args,
+			fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.blockpollinginterval=10ms"))
+		args = append(args,
+			fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.txpollinginterval=10ms"))
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=%v",
+			b.zmqBlockPath))
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=%v",
+			b.zmqTxPath))
+	}
 
 	return args
 }
@@ -76,8 +86,8 @@ func (b BitcoindBackendConfig) Name() string {
 
 // newBackend starts a bitcoind node with the given extra parameters and returns
 // a BitcoindBackendConfig for that node.
-func newBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params, extraArgs []string) (
-	*BitcoindBackendConfig, func() error, error) {
+func newBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params, extraArgs []string,
+	rpcPolling bool) (*BitcoindBackendConfig, func() error, error) {
 
 	baseLogDir := fmt.Sprintf(logDirPattern, GetLogDir())
 	if netParams != &chaincfg.RegressionNetParams {
@@ -192,6 +202,7 @@ func newBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params, extraArgs []string) (
 		p2pPort:      p2pPort,
 		rpcClient:    client,
 		minerAddr:    miner,
+		rpcPolling:   rpcPolling,
 	}
 
 	return &bd, cleanUp, nil
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go b/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go
index 2aa7e4a63..de7959eba 100644
--- a/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind_notxindex.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build bitcoind && notxindex
-// +build bitcoind,notxindex
+//go:build bitcoind && notxindex && !rpcpolling
+// +build bitcoind,notxindex,!rpcpolling
 
 package lntest
 
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
 		"-disablewallet",
 	}
 
-	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs)
+	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs, false)
 }
diff --git a/lntest/bitcoind_rpcpolling.go b/lntest/bitcoind_rpcpolling.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca203ad2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lntest/bitcoind_rpcpolling.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//go:build bitcoind && rpcpolling
+// +build bitcoind,rpcpolling
+
+package lntest
+
+import (
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+)
+
+// NewBackend starts a bitcoind node without the txindex enabled and returns a
+// BitoindBackendConfig for that node.
+func NewBackend(miner string, netParams *chaincfg.Params) (
+	*BitcoindBackendConfig, func() error, error) {
+
+	extraArgs := []string{
+		"-debug",
+		"-regtest",
+		"-txindex",
+		"-disablewallet",
+	}
+
+	return newBackend(miner, netParams, extraArgs, true)
+}