diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1bc431a3110..d837c873efa 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -176,6 +176,22 @@ Fuzzing is heavily encouraged: you will find all related material under `fuzz/`
 Mutation testing is work-in-progress; any contribution there would be warmly
 welcomed.
 
+### Environment Variables
+
+* `LDK_TEST_CONNECT_STYLE` - Override the random block connect style used in tests for deterministic runs. Valid values:
+  * `BEST_BLOCK_FIRST`
+  * `BEST_BLOCK_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS`
+  * `BEST_BLOCK_FIRST_REORGS_ONLY_TIP`
+  * `TRANSACTIONS_FIRST`
+  * `TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS`
+  * `TRANSACTIONS_DUPLICATIVELY_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS`
+  * `HIGHLY_REDUNDANT_TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS`
+  * `TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_REORGS_ONLY_TIP`
+  * `FULL_BLOCK_VIA_LISTEN`
+  * `FULL_BLOCK_DISCONNECTIONS_SKIPPING_VIA_LISTEN`
+
+* `LDK_TEST_DETERMINISTIC_HASHES` - When set to `1`, uses deterministic hash map iteration order in tests. This ensures consistent test output across runs, useful for comparing logs before and after changes.
+
 C/C++ Bindings
 --------------
 
diff --git a/lightning/src/ln/functional_test_utils.rs b/lightning/src/ln/functional_test_utils.rs
index e072deb6a97..e9cb13dbd2a 100644
--- a/lightning/src/ln/functional_test_utils.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/ln/functional_test_utils.rs
@@ -4563,7 +4563,29 @@ pub fn create_network<'a, 'b: 'a, 'c: 'b>(
 	let mut nodes = Vec::new();
 	let chan_count = Rc::new(RefCell::new(0));
 	let payment_count = Rc::new(RefCell::new(0));
-	let connect_style = Rc::new(RefCell::new(ConnectStyle::random_style()));
+
+	let connect_style = Rc::new(RefCell::new(match std::env::var("LDK_TEST_CONNECT_STYLE") {
+		Ok(val) => match val.as_str() {
+			"BEST_BLOCK_FIRST" => ConnectStyle::BestBlockFirst,
+			"BEST_BLOCK_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS" => ConnectStyle::BestBlockFirstSkippingBlocks,
+			"BEST_BLOCK_FIRST_REORGS_ONLY_TIP" => ConnectStyle::BestBlockFirstReorgsOnlyTip,
+			"TRANSACTIONS_FIRST" => ConnectStyle::TransactionsFirst,
+			"TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS" => ConnectStyle::TransactionsFirstSkippingBlocks,
+			"TRANSACTIONS_DUPLICATIVELY_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS" => {
+				ConnectStyle::TransactionsDuplicativelyFirstSkippingBlocks
+			},
+			"HIGHLY_REDUNDANT_TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_SKIPPING_BLOCKS" => {
+				ConnectStyle::HighlyRedundantTransactionsFirstSkippingBlocks
+			},
+			"TRANSACTIONS_FIRST_REORGS_ONLY_TIP" => ConnectStyle::TransactionsFirstReorgsOnlyTip,
+			"FULL_BLOCK_VIA_LISTEN" => ConnectStyle::FullBlockViaListen,
+			"FULL_BLOCK_DISCONNECTIONS_SKIPPING_VIA_LISTEN" => {
+				ConnectStyle::FullBlockDisconnectionsSkippingViaListen
+			},
+			_ => panic!("Unknown ConnectStyle '{}'", val),
+		},
+		Err(_) => ConnectStyle::random_style(),
+	}));
 
 	for i in 0..node_count {
 		let dedicated_entropy = DedicatedEntropy(RandomBytes::new([i as u8; 32]));
diff --git a/lightning/src/util/hash_tables.rs b/lightning/src/util/hash_tables.rs
index 00341d57b45..b6555975191 100644
--- a/lightning/src/util/hash_tables.rs
+++ b/lightning/src/util/hash_tables.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,75 @@
 pub use hashbrown::hash_map;
 
 mod hashbrown_tables {
-	#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+	#[cfg(all(feature = "std", not(test)))]
 	mod hasher {
 		pub use std::collections::hash_map::RandomState;
 	}
+	#[cfg(all(feature = "std", test))]
+	mod hasher {
+		#![allow(deprecated)] // hash::SipHasher was deprecated in favor of something only in std.
+		use core::hash::{BuildHasher, Hasher};
+
+		/// A [`BuildHasher`] for tests that supports deterministic behavior via environment variable.
+		///
+		/// When `LDK_TEST_DETERMINISTIC_HASHES` is set, uses fixed keys for deterministic iteration.
+		/// Otherwise, delegates to std's RandomState for random hashing.
+		#[derive(Clone)]
+		pub enum RandomState {
+			Std(std::collections::hash_map::RandomState),
+			Deterministic,
+		}
+
+		impl RandomState {
+			pub fn new() -> RandomState {
+				if std::env::var("LDK_TEST_DETERMINISTIC_HASHES").map(|v| v == "1").unwrap_or(false)
+				{
+					RandomState::Deterministic
+				} else {
+					RandomState::Std(std::collections::hash_map::RandomState::new())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		impl Default for RandomState {
+			fn default() -> RandomState {
+				RandomState::new()
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// A hasher wrapper that delegates to either std's DefaultHasher or a deterministic SipHasher.
+		pub enum RandomStateHasher {
+			Std(std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher),
+			Deterministic(core::hash::SipHasher),
+		}
+
+		impl Hasher for RandomStateHasher {
+			fn finish(&self) -> u64 {
+				match self {
+					RandomStateHasher::Std(h) => h.finish(),
+					RandomStateHasher::Deterministic(h) => h.finish(),
+				}
+			}
+			fn write(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) {
+				match self {
+					RandomStateHasher::Std(h) => h.write(bytes),
+					RandomStateHasher::Deterministic(h) => h.write(bytes),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		impl BuildHasher for RandomState {
+			type Hasher = RandomStateHasher;
+			fn build_hasher(&self) -> RandomStateHasher {
+				match self {
+					RandomState::Std(s) => RandomStateHasher::Std(s.build_hasher()),
+					RandomState::Deterministic => {
+						RandomStateHasher::Deterministic(core::hash::SipHasher::new_with_keys(0, 0))
+					},
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 	mod hasher {
 		#![allow(deprecated)] // hash::SipHasher was deprecated in favor of something only in std.