diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 639aecf3b352a..669bf403629ae 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -945,7 +945,6 @@ libbitcoinkernel_la_SOURCES = \
   kernel/disconnected_transactions.cpp \
   kernel/mempool_persist.cpp \
   kernel/mempool_removal_reason.cpp \
-  key.cpp \
   logging.cpp \
   node/blockstorage.cpp \
   node/chainstate.cpp \
diff --git a/src/bench/bip324_ecdh.cpp b/src/bench/bip324_ecdh.cpp
index fb10c2957e0ed..88f3932ad85e8 100644
--- a/src/bench/bip324_ecdh.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bip324_ecdh.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 static void BIP324_ECDH(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     FastRandomContext rng;
 
     std::array<std::byte, 32> key_data;
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ static void BIP324_ECDH(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         // - Copy 16 bytes from the resulting shared secret into the middle of their ellswift key.
         std::copy(ret.begin() + 16, ret.end(), their_ellswift_data.begin() + 24);
     });
-
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 
 BENCHMARK(BIP324_ECDH, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
index 4a3ec67c2b818..05b2f5435ce71 100644
--- a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/7883#issuecomment-224807484)
 static void CCoinsCaching(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
 
     FillableSigningProvider keystore;
     CCoinsView coinsDummy;
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void CCoinsCaching(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         bool success{AreInputsStandard(tx_1, coins)};
         assert(success);
     });
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 
 BENCHMARK(CCoinsCaching, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp b/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
index 114dd9d39c86a..c973fe9f71706 100644
--- a/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void CCheckQueueSpeedPrevectorJob(benchmark::Bench& bench)
     // We shouldn't ever be running with the checkqueue on a single core machine.
     if (GetNumCores() <= 1) return;
 
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
 
     struct PrevectorJob {
         prevector<PREVECTOR_SIZE, uint8_t> p;
@@ -62,6 +62,5 @@ static void CCheckQueueSpeedPrevectorJob(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         // it is done explicitly here for clarity
         control.Wait();
     });
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 BENCHMARK(CCheckQueueSpeedPrevectorJob, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/bench/descriptors.cpp b/src/bench/descriptors.cpp
index fbef1395fba62..5d6bcb8ce8729 100644
--- a/src/bench/descriptors.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/descriptors.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 static void ExpandDescriptor(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
 
     const auto desc_str = "sh(wsh(multi(16,03669b8afcec803a0d323e9a17f3ea8e68e8abe5a278020a929adbec52421adbd0,0260b2003c386519fc9eadf2b5cf124dd8eea4c4e68d5e154050a9346ea98ce600,0362a74e399c39ed5593852a30147f2959b56bb827dfa3e60e464b02ccf87dc5e8,0261345b53de74a4d721ef877c255429961b7e43714171ac06168d7e08c542a8b8,02da72e8b46901a65d4374fe6315538d8f368557dda3a1dcf9ea903f3afe7314c8,0318c82dd0b53fd3a932d16e0ba9e278fcc937c582d5781be626ff16e201f72286,0297ccef1ef99f9d73dec9ad37476ddb232f1238aff877af19e72ba04493361009,02e502cfd5c3f972fe9a3e2a18827820638f96b6f347e54d63deb839011fd5765d,03e687710f0e3ebe81c1037074da939d409c0025f17eb86adb9427d28f0f7ae0e9,02c04d3a5274952acdbc76987f3184b346a483d43be40874624b29e3692c1df5af,02ed06e0f418b5b43a7ec01d1d7d27290fa15f75771cb69b642a51471c29c84acd,036d46073cbb9ffee90473f3da429abc8de7f8751199da44485682a989a4bebb24,02f5d1ff7c9029a80a4e36b9a5497027ef7f3e73384a4a94fbfe7c4e9164eec8bc,02e41deffd1b7cce11cde209a781adcffdabd1b91c0ba0375857a2bfd9302419f3,02d76625f7956a7fc505ab02556c23ee72d832f1bac391bcd2d3abce5710a13d06,0399eb0a5487515802dc14544cf10b3666623762fbed2ec38a3975716e2c29c232)))";
     const std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> range = {0, 1000};
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ static void ExpandDescriptor(benchmark::Bench& bench)
             assert(success);
         }
     });
-
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 
 BENCHMARK(ExpandDescriptor, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/bench/ellswift.cpp b/src/bench/ellswift.cpp
index 9441b4863e2ca..4780db8e1c3cf 100644
--- a/src/bench/ellswift.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/ellswift.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 static void EllSwiftCreate(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
 
     CKey key = GenerateRandomKey();
     uint256 entropy = GetRandHash();
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ static void EllSwiftCreate(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         /* Use the last 32 bytes of the ellswift encoded public key as next entropy. */
         std::copy(ret.begin() + 32, ret.begin() + 64, MakeWritableByteSpan(entropy).begin());
     });
-
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 
 BENCHMARK(EllSwiftCreate, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/bench/verify_script.cpp b/src/bench/verify_script.cpp
index ee750bc1f8a35..f38aa49a23f2f 100644
--- a/src/bench/verify_script.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/verify_script.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // modified to measure performance of other types of scripts.
 static void VerifyScriptBench(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
 
     const uint32_t flags{SCRIPT_VERIFY_WITNESS | SCRIPT_VERIFY_P2SH};
     const int witnessversion = 0;
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static void VerifyScriptBench(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         assert(err == SCRIPT_ERR_OK);
         assert(success);
     });
-    ECC_Stop();
 }
 
 static void VerifyNestedIfScript(benchmark::Bench& bench)
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
index 642af06e82d2c..4927634233310 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <script/sigcache.h>
 #include <util/chaintype.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/task_runner.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index 1c5b0c074c9e4..cfac50e0907d8 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -692,21 +692,10 @@ static void MutateTxSign(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& flagStr)
     tx = mergedTx;
 }
 
-class Secp256k1Init
-{
-public:
-    Secp256k1Init() {
-        ECC_Start();
-    }
-    ~Secp256k1Init() {
-        ECC_Stop();
-    }
-};
-
 static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& command,
                      const std::string& commandVal)
 {
-    std::unique_ptr<Secp256k1Init> ecc;
+    std::unique_ptr<ECC_Context> ecc;
 
     if (command == "nversion")
         MutateTxVersion(tx, commandVal);
@@ -726,10 +715,10 @@ static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& command,
     else if (command == "outaddr")
         MutateTxAddOutAddr(tx, commandVal);
     else if (command == "outpubkey") {
-        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
+        ecc.reset(new ECC_Context());
         MutateTxAddOutPubKey(tx, commandVal);
     } else if (command == "outmultisig") {
-        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
+        ecc.reset(new ECC_Context());
         MutateTxAddOutMultiSig(tx, commandVal);
     } else if (command == "outscript")
         MutateTxAddOutScript(tx, commandVal);
@@ -737,7 +726,7 @@ static void MutateTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& command,
         MutateTxAddOutData(tx, commandVal);
 
     else if (command == "sign") {
-        ecc.reset(new Secp256k1Init());
+        ecc.reset(new ECC_Context());
         MutateTxSign(tx, commandVal);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-wallet.cpp b/src/bitcoin-wallet.cpp
index bee052bc46de2..e6d20b55c235b 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-wallet.cpp
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ MAIN_FUNCTION
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    ECC_Start();
+    ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     if (!wallet::WalletTool::ExecuteWalletToolFunc(args, command->command)) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
-    ECC_Stop();
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/bitcoind.cpp b/src/bitcoind.cpp
index 7685bdea79c5a..0b89aa42afeef 100644
--- a/src/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
+#include <kernel/context.h>
 #include <node/context.h>
 #include <node/interface_ui.h>
 #include <noui.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <util/exception.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/syserror.h>
 #include <util/threadnames.h>
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ static bool AppInit(NodeContext& node)
         }
 
         node.kernel = std::make_unique<kernel::Context>();
+        node.ecc_context = std::make_unique<ECC_Context>();
         if (!AppInitSanityChecks(*node.kernel))
         {
             // InitError will have been called with detailed error, which ends up on console
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index fbf25a0341f79..5895883ad0805 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
+#include <kernel/context.h>
+#include <key.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <mapport.h>
 #include <net.h>
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
 #include <util/fs_helpers.h>
 #include <util/moneystr.h>
 #include <util/result.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/syserror.h>
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     node.chainman.reset();
     node.validation_signals.reset();
     node.scheduler.reset();
+    node.ecc_context.reset();
     node.kernel.reset();
 
     RemovePidFile(*node.args);
@@ -1084,6 +1088,10 @@ bool AppInitSanityChecks(const kernel::Context& kernel)
         return InitError(strprintf(_("Initialization sanity check failed. %s is shutting down."), PACKAGE_NAME));
     }
 
+    if (!ECC_InitSanityCheck()) {
+        return InitError(strprintf(_("Elliptic curve cryptography sanity check failure. %s is shutting down."), PACKAGE_NAME));
+    }
+
     // Probe the data directory lock to give an early error message, if possible
     // We cannot hold the data directory lock here, as the forking for daemon() hasn't yet happened,
     // and a fork will cause weird behavior to it.
diff --git a/src/kernel/checks.cpp b/src/kernel/checks.cpp
index 45a5e25093fee..e4a13ee4cc2b3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/checks.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/checks.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <kernel/checks.h>
 
-#include <key.h>
 #include <random.h>
+#include <util/result.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 
 #include <memory>
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ namespace kernel {
 
 util::Result<void> SanityChecks(const Context&)
 {
-    if (!ECC_InitSanityCheck()) {
-        return util::Error{Untranslated("Elliptic curve cryptography sanity check failure. Aborting.")};
-    }
-
     if (!Random_SanityCheck()) {
         return util::Error{Untranslated("OS cryptographic RNG sanity check failure. Aborting.")};
     }
diff --git a/src/kernel/context.cpp b/src/kernel/context.cpp
index c60f1638d119b..bfb17915fd6e7 100644
--- a/src/kernel/context.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/context.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include <kernel/context.h>
 
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
-#include <key.h>
 #include <logging.h>
-#include <pubkey.h>
 #include <random.h>
 
 #include <string>
@@ -19,12 +17,7 @@ Context::Context()
     std::string sha256_algo = SHA256AutoDetect();
     LogPrintf("Using the '%s' SHA256 implementation\n", sha256_algo);
     RandomInit();
-    ECC_Start();
 }
 
-Context::~Context()
-{
-    ECC_Stop();
-}
 
 } // namespace kernel
diff --git a/src/kernel/context.h b/src/kernel/context.h
index ff4df20473e7c..159af126896f8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/context.h
+++ b/src/kernel/context.h
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_KERNEL_CONTEXT_H
 #define BITCOIN_KERNEL_CONTEXT_H
 
-#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
-
-#include <memory>
-
 namespace kernel {
 //! Context struct holding the kernel library's logically global state, and
 //! passed to external libbitcoin_kernel functions which need access to this
@@ -19,7 +15,6 @@ namespace kernel {
 //! should be stored to std::unique_ptr members pointing to opaque types.
 struct Context {
     Context();
-    ~Context();
 };
 } // namespace kernel
 
diff --git a/src/key.cpp b/src/key.cpp
index 2bd639629818e..e8458f2e3b292 100644
--- a/src/key.cpp
+++ b/src/key.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ bool ECC_InitSanityCheck() {
     return key.VerifyPubKey(pubkey);
 }
 
-void ECC_Start() {
+/** Initialize the elliptic curve support. May not be called twice without calling ECC_Stop first. */
+static void ECC_Start() {
     assert(secp256k1_context_sign == nullptr);
 
     secp256k1_context *ctx = secp256k1_context_create(SECP256K1_CONTEXT_NONE);
@@ -449,7 +450,8 @@ void ECC_Start() {
     secp256k1_context_sign = ctx;
 }
 
-void ECC_Stop() {
+/** Deinitialize the elliptic curve support. No-op if ECC_Start wasn't called first. */
+static void ECC_Stop() {
     secp256k1_context *ctx = secp256k1_context_sign;
     secp256k1_context_sign = nullptr;
 
@@ -457,3 +459,13 @@ void ECC_Stop() {
         secp256k1_context_destroy(ctx);
     }
 }
+
+ECC_Context::ECC_Context()
+{
+    ECC_Start();
+}
+
+ECC_Context::~ECC_Context()
+{
+    ECC_Stop();
+}
diff --git a/src/key.h b/src/key.h
index 53acd179ba8f7..36d093b7dc9b4 100644
--- a/src/key.h
+++ b/src/key.h
@@ -236,13 +236,21 @@ struct CExtKey {
     void SetSeed(Span<const std::byte> seed);
 };
 
-/** Initialize the elliptic curve support. May not be called twice without calling ECC_Stop first. */
-void ECC_Start();
-
-/** Deinitialize the elliptic curve support. No-op if ECC_Start wasn't called first. */
-void ECC_Stop();
-
 /** Check that required EC support is available at runtime. */
 bool ECC_InitSanityCheck();
 
+/**
+ * RAII class initializing and deinitializing global state for elliptic curve support.
+ * Only one instance may be initialized at a time.
+ *
+ * In the future global ECC state could be removed, and this class could contain
+ * state and be passed as an argument to ECC key functions.
+ */
+class ECC_Context
+{
+public:
+    ECC_Context();
+    ~ECC_Context();
+};
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_KEY_H
diff --git a/src/node/context.cpp b/src/node/context.cpp
index ca56fa0b86624..e32d21b383369 100644
--- a/src/node/context.cpp
+++ b/src/node/context.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <banman.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <kernel/context.h>
+#include <key.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <netgroup.h>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
 #include <validation.h>
+#include <validationinterface.h>
 
 namespace node {
 NodeContext::NodeContext() = default;
diff --git a/src/node/context.h b/src/node/context.h
index 245f230aece71..a7d92989ddf7c 100644
--- a/src/node/context.h
+++ b/src/node/context.h
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_NODE_CONTEXT_H
 #define BITCOIN_NODE_CONTEXT_H
 
-#include <kernel/context.h>
-
 #include <atomic>
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@ class ValidationSignals;
 class CScheduler;
 class CTxMemPool;
 class ChainstateManager;
+class ECC_Context;
 class NetGroupManager;
 class PeerManager;
 namespace interfaces {
@@ -32,6 +30,12 @@ class ChainClient;
 class Init;
 class WalletLoader;
 } // namespace interfaces
+namespace kernel {
+struct Context;
+}
+namespace util {
+class SignalInterrupt;
+}
 
 namespace node {
 class KernelNotifications;
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ class KernelNotifications;
 struct NodeContext {
     //! libbitcoin_kernel context
     std::unique_ptr<kernel::Context> kernel;
+    std::unique_ptr<ECC_Context> ecc_context;
     //! Init interface for initializing current process and connecting to other processes.
     interfaces::Init* init{nullptr};
     //! Interrupt object used to track whether node shutdown was requested.
diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index 84fc92e69d676..c886357a3490c 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
 #include <interfaces/wallet.h>
 #include <kernel/chain.h>
+#include <kernel/context.h>
 #include <kernel/mempool_entry.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <mapport.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class NodeImpl : public Node
         if (!AppInitParameterInteraction(args())) return false;
 
         m_context->kernel = std::make_unique<kernel::Context>();
+        m_context->ecc_context = std::make_unique<ECC_Context>();
         if (!AppInitSanityChecks(*m_context->kernel)) return false;
 
         if (!AppInitLockDataDirectory()) return false;
diff --git a/src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp b/src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp
index 6578b383f7acf..e326d4a1f205e 100644
--- a/src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp
+++ b/src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <node/abort.h>
 #include <node/interface_ui.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 73987669a5199..2391392bd752c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <script/signingprovider.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
 #include <univalue.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/time.h>
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/bip324.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/bip324.cpp
index 37c41f389537a..8210e75cee232 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/bip324.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/bip324.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace {
 
 void Initialize()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::MAIN);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
index 6ea315d4e22df..b9a5560ffb905 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void TestDescriptor(const Descriptor& desc, FlatSigningProvider& sig_prov
 
 void initialize_descriptor_parse()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::MAIN);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
index 9e1e318e024f9..d389a29575f74 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/key.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 void initialize_key()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::REGTEST);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/key_io.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/key_io.cpp
index 5f98f2b7f1b2b..aefdefe233551 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/key_io.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/key_io.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 void initialize_key_io()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::MAIN);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/message.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/message.cpp
index b5c95441f8cc5..75baaa2754ea0 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/message.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/message.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 void initialize_message()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::REGTEST);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/miniscript.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/miniscript.cpp
index 947424c4ac463..f10007222c481 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/miniscript.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/miniscript.cpp
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ void TestNode(const MsCtx script_ctx, const NodeRef& node, FuzzedDataProvider& p
 
 void FuzzInit()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     TEST_DATA.Init();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/p2p_transport_serialization.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/p2p_transport_serialization.cpp
index 1b7a732260e15..f6d82c3001bbc 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/p2p_transport_serialization.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/p2p_transport_serialization.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> g_all_messages;
 
 void initialize_p2p_transport_serialization()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::REGTEST);
     g_all_messages = getAllNetMessageTypes();
     std::sort(g_all_messages.begin(), g_all_messages.end());
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/script_sign.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/script_sign.cpp
index 9ae150e553021..4695bc611b1d6 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/script_sign.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/script_sign.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 void initialize_script_sign()
 {
-    ECC_Start();
+    static ECC_Context ecc_context{};
     SelectParams(ChainType::REGTEST);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax.cpp
index 74ef6bfd4ecfc..ae0c8479cb395 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(secp256k1_ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax)
     secp256k1_ecdsa_signature sig_der_lax;
     const bool parsed_der_lax = ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(&sig_der_lax, signature_bytes.data(), signature_bytes.size()) == 1;
     if (parsed_der_lax) {
-        ECC_Start();
+        ECC_Context ecc_context{};
         (void)SigHasLowR(&sig_der_lax);
-        ECC_Stop();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index 0fb5e4eb45e7e..3b890c09db390 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ BasicTestingSetup::BasicTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, const std::vecto
     AppInitParameterInteraction(*m_node.args);
     LogInstance().StartLogging();
     m_node.kernel = std::make_unique<kernel::Context>();
+    m_node.ecc_context = std::make_unique<ECC_Context>();
     SetupEnvironment();
 
     ValidationCacheSizes validation_cache_sizes{};
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ BasicTestingSetup::BasicTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, const std::vecto
 
 BasicTestingSetup::~BasicTestingSetup()
 {
+    m_node.ecc_context.reset();
     m_node.kernel.reset();
     SetMockTime(0s); // Reset mocktime for following tests
     LogInstance().DisconnectTestLogger();
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.h b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
index 8ccf9b571c842..dbd66e3585af9 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.h
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_SETUP_COMMON_H
 
 #include <common/args.h> // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <kernel/context.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <node/caches.h>
 #include <node/context.h> // IWYU pragma: export
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <util/chaintype.h> // IWYU pragma: export
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
+#include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/vector.h>