diff --git a/test/config.ini.in b/test/config.ini.in
index d7105c419be12..5888ef443b46f 100644
--- a/test/config.ini.in
+++ b/test/config.ini.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RPCAUTH=@abs_top_srcdir@/share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py
 @USE_SQLITE_TRUE@USE_SQLITE=true
 @USE_BDB_TRUE@USE_BDB=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIN_CLI_TRUE@ENABLE_CLI=true
+@BUILD_BITCOIN_UTIL_TRUE@ENABLE_BITCOIN_UTIL=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIN_WALLET_TRUE@ENABLE_WALLET_TOOL=true
 @BUILD_BITCOIND_TRUE@ENABLE_BITCOIND=true
 @ENABLE_FUZZ_TRUE@ENABLE_FUZZ=true
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
index ecc2b12b0142e..a39ee003eff22 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_framework.py
@@ -886,6 +886,11 @@ def skip_if_no_wallet_tool(self):
         if not self.is_wallet_tool_compiled():
             raise SkipTest("bitcoin-wallet has not been compiled")
 
+    def skip_if_no_bitcoin_util(self):
+        """Skip the running test if bitcoin-util has not been compiled."""
+        if not self.is_bitcoin_util_compiled():
+            raise SkipTest("bitcoin-util 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():
@@ -933,6 +938,10 @@ def is_wallet_tool_compiled(self):
         """Checks whether bitcoin-wallet was compiled."""
         return self.config["components"].getboolean("ENABLE_WALLET_TOOL")
 
+    def is_bitcoin_util_compiled(self):
+        """Checks whether bitcoin-util was compiled."""
+        return self.config["components"].getboolean("ENABLE_BITCOIN_UTIL")
+
     def is_zmq_compiled(self):
         """Checks whether the zmq module was compiled."""
         return self.config["components"].getboolean("ENABLE_ZMQ")