diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/get_block_template.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/get_block_template.rs
index 2a8a9f60109..34495fbf4bb 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/get_block_template.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/get_block_template.rs
@@ -394,24 +394,34 @@ fn combine_coinbase_outputs(
     miner_reward: Amount<NonNegative>,
     like_zcashd: bool,
 ) -> Vec<(Amount<NonNegative>, transparent::Script)> {
-    // Combine all the funding streams with the miner reward.
-    let mut coinbase_outputs: Vec<(Amount<NonNegative>, &transparent::Address)> = funding_streams
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|(_receiver, (amount, address))| (amount, address))
-        .collect();
-    coinbase_outputs.push((miner_reward, miner_address));
-
-    let mut coinbase_outputs: Vec<(Amount<NonNegative>, transparent::Script)> = coinbase_outputs
-        .iter()
-        .map(|(amount, address)| (*amount, address.create_script_from_address()))
-        .collect();
+    // Collect all the funding streams and convert them to outputs.
+    let funding_streams_outputs: Vec<(Amount<NonNegative>, &transparent::Address)> =
+        funding_streams
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(_receiver, (amount, address))| (amount, address))
+            .collect();
+
+    let mut coinbase_outputs: Vec<(Amount<NonNegative>, transparent::Script)> =
+        funding_streams_outputs
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(amount, address)| (*amount, address.create_script_from_address()))
+            .collect();
 
     // The HashMap returns funding streams in an arbitrary order,
     // but Zebra's snapshot tests expect the same order every time.
     if like_zcashd {
         // zcashd sorts outputs in serialized data order, excluding the length field
         coinbase_outputs.sort_by_key(|(_amount, script)| script.clone());
+
+        // The miner reward is always the first output independent of the sort order
+        coinbase_outputs.insert(
+            0,
+            (miner_reward, miner_address.create_script_from_address()),
+        );
     } else {
+        // Unlike zcashd, in Zebra the miner reward is part of the sorting
+        coinbase_outputs.push((miner_reward, miner_address.create_script_from_address()));
+
         // Zebra sorts by amount then script.
         //
         // Since the sort is stable, equal amounts will remain sorted by script.
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
index 09651b869b7..633e24938fa 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ V4(
     ),
   ],
   outputs: [
+    Output(
+      value: 250000000,
+      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
+    ),
     Output(
       value: 21875000,
       lock_script: Script("a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb9087"),
@@ -21,10 +25,6 @@ V4(
       value: 25000000,
       lock_script: Script("a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b8912987"),
     ),
-    Output(
-      value: 250000000,
-      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
-    ),
     Output(
       value: 15625000,
       lock_script: Script("a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c9087"),
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
index 1c46a9f0147..25ccde85fea 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ V4(
     ),
   ],
   outputs: [
+    Output(
+      value: 250000000,
+      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
+    ),
     Output(
       value: 15625000,
       lock_script: Script("a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb87"),
@@ -25,10 +29,6 @@ V4(
       value: 25000000,
       lock_script: Script("a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c8787"),
     ),
-    Output(
-      value: 250000000,
-      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
-    ),
   ],
   lock_time: Height(Height(0)),
   expiry_height: Height(1842421),
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@mainnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@mainnet_10.snap
index 4ae7a20bbcd..7f5399d40f2 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@mainnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@mainnet_10.snap
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ expression: block_template
   "lightclientroothash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a",
   "finalsaplingroothash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a",
   "defaultroots": {
-    "merkleroot": "e049ed10466f566a045702ad712bbb596c6863cd08cdb4646da749b2287bc219",
+    "merkleroot": "7df8ce149b9beafc09b649c2ccfd866ce96d1b94331d9f7f3728cbefa36431f6",
     "chainhistoryroot": "94470fa66ebd1a5fdb109a5aa3f3204f14de3a42135e71aa7f4c44055847e0b5",
     "authdataroot": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "blockcommitmentshash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a"
   },
   "transactions": [],
   "coinbasetxn": {
-    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff050341be1900ffffffff0438c94d010000000017a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb908740787d010000000017a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b891298780b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87286bee000000000017a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c90870000000041be19000000000000000000000000",
-    "hash": "e049ed10466f566a045702ad712bbb596c6863cd08cdb4646da749b2287bc219",
+    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff050341be1900ffffffff0480b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad8738c94d010000000017a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb908740787d010000000017a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b8912987286bee000000000017a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c90870000000041be19000000000000000000000000",
+    "hash": "7df8ce149b9beafc09b649c2ccfd866ce96d1b94331d9f7f3728cbefa36431f6",
     "authdigest": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "depends": [],
     "fee": 0,
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@testnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@testnet_10.snap
index ad2f5b99bf1..aebd8e85443 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@testnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_basic@testnet_10.snap
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ expression: block_template
   "lightclientroothash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792",
   "finalsaplingroothash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792",
   "defaultroots": {
-    "merkleroot": "f1f2db76c33c4a81f799d0c5cfba83c99c20cc8c51958a615d410fe7fbf92b34",
+    "merkleroot": "e919e7a3325b82b571b3658408118c14f2688ea254f9cb54d354a8ff17bd5b81",
     "chainhistoryroot": "03bc75f00c307a05aed2023819e18c2672cbe15fbd3200944997def141967387",
     "authdataroot": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "blockcommitmentshash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792"
   },
   "transactions": [],
   "coinbasetxn": {
-    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0503f51c1c00ffffffff04286bee000000000017a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb8738c94d010000000017a9144e3f0d9a33a2721604cbae2de8d9171e21f8fbe48740787d010000000017a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c878780b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad8700000000f51c1c000000000000000000000000",
-    "hash": "f1f2db76c33c4a81f799d0c5cfba83c99c20cc8c51958a615d410fe7fbf92b34",
+    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0503f51c1c00ffffffff0480b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87286bee000000000017a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb8738c94d010000000017a9144e3f0d9a33a2721604cbae2de8d9171e21f8fbe48740787d010000000017a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c878700000000f51c1c000000000000000000000000",
+    "hash": "e919e7a3325b82b571b3658408118c14f2688ea254f9cb54d354a8ff17bd5b81",
     "authdigest": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "depends": [],
     "fee": 0,
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
index 09651b869b7..633e24938fa 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@mainnet_10.snap
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ V4(
     ),
   ],
   outputs: [
+    Output(
+      value: 250000000,
+      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
+    ),
     Output(
       value: 21875000,
       lock_script: Script("a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb9087"),
@@ -21,10 +25,6 @@ V4(
       value: 25000000,
       lock_script: Script("a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b8912987"),
     ),
-    Output(
-      value: 250000000,
-      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
-    ),
     Output(
       value: 15625000,
       lock_script: Script("a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c9087"),
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
index 1c46a9f0147..25ccde85fea 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll.coinbase_tx@testnet_10.snap
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ V4(
     ),
   ],
   outputs: [
+    Output(
+      value: 250000000,
+      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
+    ),
     Output(
       value: 15625000,
       lock_script: Script("a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb87"),
@@ -25,10 +29,6 @@ V4(
       value: 25000000,
       lock_script: Script("a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c8787"),
     ),
-    Output(
-      value: 250000000,
-      lock_script: Script("a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87"),
-    ),
   ],
   lock_time: Height(Height(0)),
   expiry_height: Height(1842421),
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@mainnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@mainnet_10.snap
index 0aeec89e761..29df204734b 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@mainnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@mainnet_10.snap
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ expression: block_template
   "lightclientroothash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a",
   "finalsaplingroothash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a",
   "defaultroots": {
-    "merkleroot": "e049ed10466f566a045702ad712bbb596c6863cd08cdb4646da749b2287bc219",
+    "merkleroot": "7df8ce149b9beafc09b649c2ccfd866ce96d1b94331d9f7f3728cbefa36431f6",
     "chainhistoryroot": "94470fa66ebd1a5fdb109a5aa3f3204f14de3a42135e71aa7f4c44055847e0b5",
     "authdataroot": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "blockcommitmentshash": "02990723c6b62a724651322d141b4a72a4ffd66518167d809badbd5117d5518a"
   },
   "transactions": [],
   "coinbasetxn": {
-    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff050341be1900ffffffff0438c94d010000000017a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb908740787d010000000017a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b891298780b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87286bee000000000017a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c90870000000041be19000000000000000000000000",
-    "hash": "e049ed10466f566a045702ad712bbb596c6863cd08cdb4646da749b2287bc219",
+    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff050341be1900ffffffff0480b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad8738c94d010000000017a91469a9f95a98fe581b6eb52841ef4806dc4402eb908740787d010000000017a914931fec54c1fea86e574462cc32013f5400b8912987286bee000000000017a914d45cb1adffb5215a42720532a076f02c7c778c90870000000041be19000000000000000000000000",
+    "hash": "7df8ce149b9beafc09b649c2ccfd866ce96d1b94331d9f7f3728cbefa36431f6",
     "authdigest": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "depends": [],
     "fee": 0,
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@testnet_10.snap b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@testnet_10.snap
index b970563ad13..e8670f39828 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@testnet_10.snap
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/snapshots/get_block_template_long_poll@testnet_10.snap
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ expression: block_template
   "lightclientroothash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792",
   "finalsaplingroothash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792",
   "defaultroots": {
-    "merkleroot": "f1f2db76c33c4a81f799d0c5cfba83c99c20cc8c51958a615d410fe7fbf92b34",
+    "merkleroot": "e919e7a3325b82b571b3658408118c14f2688ea254f9cb54d354a8ff17bd5b81",
     "chainhistoryroot": "03bc75f00c307a05aed2023819e18c2672cbe15fbd3200944997def141967387",
     "authdataroot": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "blockcommitmentshash": "3b25791957f9383b6ce851d728a78309664d5d7a82ca87b6a9125a2f2c529792"
   },
   "transactions": [],
   "coinbasetxn": {
-    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0503f51c1c00ffffffff04286bee000000000017a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb8738c94d010000000017a9144e3f0d9a33a2721604cbae2de8d9171e21f8fbe48740787d010000000017a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c878780b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad8700000000f51c1c000000000000000000000000",
-    "hash": "f1f2db76c33c4a81f799d0c5cfba83c99c20cc8c51958a615d410fe7fbf92b34",
+    "data": "0400008085202f89010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0503f51c1c00ffffffff0480b2e60e0000000017a914adadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadad87286bee000000000017a9140c0bcca02f3cba01a5d7423ac3903d40586399eb8738c94d010000000017a9144e3f0d9a33a2721604cbae2de8d9171e21f8fbe48740787d010000000017a91471e1df05024288a00802de81e08c437859586c878700000000f51c1c000000000000000000000000",
+    "hash": "e919e7a3325b82b571b3658408118c14f2688ea254f9cb54d354a8ff17bd5b81",
     "authdigest": "ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
     "depends": [],
     "fee": 0,
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
index 315c2385d94..b21d7388b08 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/vectors.rs
@@ -1601,7 +1601,6 @@ async fn rpc_getblocktemplate_mining_address(use_p2pkh: bool) {
         amount::NonNegative,
         block::{Hash, MAX_BLOCK_BYTES, ZCASH_BLOCK_VERSION},
         chain_sync_status::MockSyncStatus,
-        parameters::NetworkKind,
         serialization::DateTime32,
         transaction::{zip317, VerifiedUnminedTx},
         work::difficulty::{CompactDifficulty, ExpandedDifficulty, U256},
@@ -1633,15 +1632,21 @@ async fn rpc_getblocktemplate_mining_address(use_p2pkh: bool) {
     let mut mock_sync_status = MockSyncStatus::default();
     mock_sync_status.set_is_close_to_tip(true);
 
-    let network = NetworkKind::Mainnet;
+    let network = Network::Mainnet;
     let miner_address = match use_p2pkh {
-        false => Some(transparent::Address::from_script_hash(network, [0x7e; 20])),
-        true => Some(transparent::Address::from_pub_key_hash(network, [0x7e; 20])),
+        false => Some(transparent::Address::from_script_hash(
+            network.kind(),
+            [0x7e; 20],
+        )),
+        true => Some(transparent::Address::from_pub_key_hash(
+            network.kind(),
+            [0x7e; 20],
+        )),
     };
 
     #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_struct_initialization)]
     let mining_config = crate::config::mining::Config {
-        miner_address,
+        miner_address: miner_address.clone(),
         extra_coinbase_data: None,
         debug_like_zcashd: true,
         // TODO: Use default field values when optional features are enabled in tests #8183
@@ -1727,6 +1732,19 @@ async fn rpc_getblocktemplate_mining_address(use_p2pkh: bool) {
         panic!("this getblocktemplate call without parameters should return the `TemplateMode` variant of the response")
     };
 
+    let coinbase_transaction =
+        Transaction::zcash_deserialize(get_block_template.coinbase_txn.data.as_ref())
+            .expect("coinbase transaction data should be deserializable");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        coinbase_transaction
+            .outputs()
+            .first()
+            .unwrap()
+            .address(&network),
+        miner_address
+    );
+
     assert_eq!(
         get_block_template.capabilities,
         GET_BLOCK_TEMPLATE_CAPABILITIES_FIELD.to_vec()