diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
index ddcab2db9..1f39640e2 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use zebra_state::{OutputIndex, OutputLocation, TransactionLocation};
 use crate::queue::Queue;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "getblocktemplate-rpcs")]
-mod get_block_template_rpcs;
+pub mod get_block_template_rpcs;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "getblocktemplate-rpcs")]
 pub use get_block_template_rpcs::{GetBlockTemplateRpc, GetBlockTemplateRpcImpl};
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
index 05cf3f095..00e681242 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::methods::{
     GetBlockHash, MISSING_BLOCK_ERROR_CODE,
 };
 
+pub mod config;
 pub(crate) mod types;
 
 /// getblocktemplate RPC method signatures.
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/config.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae6e80915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//! Mining config
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use zebra_chain::transparent::Address;
+
+/// Mining configuration section.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields, default)]
+pub struct Config {
+    /// The address used for miner payouts.
+    /// Currently, Zebra only supports transparent addresses.
+    ///
+    /// Zebra sends mining fees and miner rewards to this address in the
+    /// `getblocktemplate` RPC coinbase transaction.
+    pub miner_address: Option<Address>,
+}
diff --git a/zebrad/Cargo.toml b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
index 9a6afe4ea..75126552e 100644
--- a/zebrad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ default-run = "zebrad"
 [features]
 # In release builds, don't compile debug logging code, to improve performance.
 default = ["release_max_level_info"]
+getblocktemplate-rpcs = ["zebra-rpc/getblocktemplate-rpcs"]
 
 # Production features that activate extra dependencies
 
diff --git a/zebrad/src/config.rs b/zebrad/src/config.rs
index 87a319926..ed1f19d1d 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/config.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/config.rs
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ pub struct ZebradConfig {
 
     /// RPC configuration
     pub rpc: zebra_rpc::config::Config,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "getblocktemplate-rpcs")]
+    /// Mining configuration
+    pub mining: zebra_rpc::methods::get_block_template_rpcs::config::Config,
 }
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index 79f89fdd8..72873d63a 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -784,6 +784,18 @@ fn stored_configs_works() -> Result<()> {
         .expect("read_dir call failed")
         .flatten()
     {
+        // ignore files starting with getblocktemplate prefix
+        // if we were not built with the getblocktemplate-rpcs feature.
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "getblocktemplate-rpcs"))]
+        if config_file
+            .file_name()
+            .into_string()
+            .expect("all files names should be string convertible")
+            .starts_with("getblocktemplate-")
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         let run_dir = testdir()?;
         let stored_config_path = config_file_full_path(config_file.path());
 
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/common/configs/getblocktemplate-v1.0.0-rc.0.toml b/zebrad/tests/common/configs/getblocktemplate-v1.0.0-rc.0.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b64dc7ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zebrad/tests/common/configs/getblocktemplate-v1.0.0-rc.0.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Default configuration for zebrad.
+#
+# This file can be used as a skeleton for custom configs.
+#
+# Unspecified fields use default values. Optional fields are Some(field) if the
+# field is present and None if it is absent.
+#
+# This file is generated as an example using zebrad's current defaults.
+# You should set only the config options you want to keep, and delete the rest.
+# Only a subset of fields are present in the skeleton, since optional values
+# whose default is None are omitted.
+#
+# The config format (including a complete list of sections and fields) is
+# documented here:
+# https://doc.zebra.zfnd.org/zebrad/config/struct.ZebradConfig.html
+#
+# zebrad attempts to load configs in the following order:
+#
+# 1. The -c flag on the command line, e.g., `zebrad -c myconfig.toml start`;
+# 2. The file `zebrad.toml` in the users's preference directory (platform-dependent);
+# 3. The default config.
+
+[consensus]
+checkpoint_sync = true
+debug_skip_parameter_preload = false
+
+[mempool]
+eviction_memory_time = '1h'
+tx_cost_limit = 80000000
+
+[metrics]
+
+[mining]
+
+[network]
+crawl_new_peer_interval = '1m 1s'
+initial_mainnet_peers = [
+    'dnsseed.z.cash:8233',
+    'dnsseed.str4d.xyz:8233',
+    'mainnet.seeder.zfnd.org:8233',
+    'mainnet.is.yolo.money:8233',
+]
+initial_testnet_peers = [
+    'dnsseed.testnet.z.cash:18233',
+    'testnet.seeder.zfnd.org:18233',
+    'testnet.is.yolo.money:18233',
+]
+listen_addr = '0.0.0.0:8233'
+network = 'Mainnet'
+peerset_initial_target_size = 25
+
+[rpc]
+debug_force_finished_sync = false
+parallel_cpu_threads = 1
+
+[state]
+cache_dir = 'cache_dir'
+delete_old_database = true
+ephemeral = false
+
+[sync]
+checkpoint_verify_concurrency_limit = 800
+download_concurrency_limit = 50
+full_verify_concurrency_limit = 20
+parallel_cpu_threads = 0
+
+[tracing]
+buffer_limit = 128000
+force_use_color = false
+use_color = true
+use_journald = false
+