diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
index 2904d301..27d488f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ on:
       test_variables:
         required: true
         type: string
-      zebra_state_path:
+      root_state_path:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '/zebrad-cache'
+      zebra_state_dir:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
       disk_prefix:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }} \
           && \
           docker run ${{ inputs.test_variables }} -t --name ${{ inputs.test_id }} \
-          --mount type=volume,src=${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }},dst=${{ inputs.zebra_state_path }} \
+          --mount type=volume,src=${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }},dst=${{ inputs.root_state_path }}/${{ inputs.zebra_state_dir }} \
           ${{ env.GAR_BASE }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:sha-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       - name: Get state version from constants.rs
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
           ${{ inputs.disk_prefix }}-${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }} \
           && \
           docker run ${{ inputs.test_variables }} -t --name ${{ inputs.test_id }} \
-          --mount type=volume,src=${{ inputs.disk_prefix }}-${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }},dst=${{ inputs.zebra_state_path }} \
+          --mount type=volume,src=${{ inputs.disk_prefix }}-${{ inputs.test_id }}-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }},dst=${{ inputs.root_state_path }}/${{ inputs.zebra_state_dir }} \
           ${{ env.GAR_BASE }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:sha-${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}"
 
       - name: Delete test instance
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index cc58f244..186f4008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
   test-stateful-sync:
     needs: build
     uses: ./.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.regenerate-disks != 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.regenerate-disks != 'true' && github.event.inputs.run-full-sync != 'true' }}
     with:
       test_id: sync-past-checkpoint
       test_description: Test full validation sync from a cached state
@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ jobs:
       disk_suffix: tip
       height_grep_text: 'finished initial sync to chain tip, using gossiped blocks sync_percent=100.* current_height=Height'
 
+  # Test that Zebra can answer a synthetic RPC call, using a cached Zebra tip state
   lightwalletd-rpc-test:
-    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.regenerate-disks != 'true' }}
     needs: build
     uses: ./.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.regenerate-disks != 'true' && github.event.inputs.run-full-sync != 'true' }}
     with:
       app_name: lightwalletd
       test_id: fully-synced-rpc
@@ -240,4 +241,22 @@ jobs:
       needs_zebra_state: true
       saves_to_disk: false
       disk_suffix: tip
-      zebra_state_path: '/var/cache'
+      root_state_path: '/var/cache'
+      zebra_state_dir: 'zebrad-cache'
+
+  # Test that Zebra can handle a lightwalletd send transaction RPC call, using a cached Zebra tip state
+  # TODO: use a cached lightwalletd tip state to speed up the test (#4303)
+  lightwalletd-transactions-test:
+    needs: build
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/gcp-test-deploy.yml
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.regenerate-disks != 'true' && github.event.inputs.run-full-sync != 'true' }}
+    with:
+      app_name: lightwalletd
+      test_id: lwd-send-transactions
+      test_description: Test sending transactions via lightwalletd
+      test_variables: '-e TEST_LWD_TRANSACTIONS=1 -e ZEBRA_TEST_LIGHTWALLETD=1 -e ZEBRA_FORCE_USE_COLOR=1 -e ZEBRA_CACHED_STATE_DIR=/var/cache/zebrad-cache -e LIGHTWALLETD_DATA_DIR=/var/cache/lightwalletd-cache'
+      needs_zebra_state: true
+      saves_to_disk: false
+      disk_suffix: tip
+      root_state_path: '/var/cache'
+      zebra_state_dir: 'zebrad-cache'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index e2df8cf5..30e2b0bf 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ case "$1" in
             exec cargo "test" "--locked" "--release" "--features" "enable-sentry,test_sync_past_mandatory_checkpoint_${NETWORK,,}" "--manifest-path" "zebrad/Cargo.toml" "sync_past_mandatory_checkpoint_${NETWORK,,}"
         elif [[ "$TEST_LWD_RPC_CALL" -eq "1" ]]; then
             exec cargo "test" "--locked" "--release" "--features" "enable-sentry" "--test" "acceptance" "--" "--nocapture" "--ignored" "fully_synced_rpc_test"
+        elif [[ "$TEST_LWD_TRANSACTIONS" -eq "1" ]]; then
+            exec cargo "test" "--locked" "--release" "--features" "enable-sentry" "--test" "acceptance" "--" "--nocapture" "--ignored" "sending_transactions_using_lightwalletd"
         else
             exec "$@"
         fi
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index 75ca9f62..6776beff 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@ async fn fully_synced_rpc_test() -> Result<()> {
 ///
 /// See [`common::lightwalletd::send_transaction_test`] for more information.
 #[tokio::test]
+#[ignore]
 async fn sending_transactions_using_lightwalletd() -> Result<()> {
     common::lightwalletd::send_transaction_test::run().await
 }
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/send_transaction_test.rs b/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/send_transaction_test.rs
index 7cb2731f..cfc6b2c7 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/send_transaction_test.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/send_transaction_test.rs
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ async fn prepare_partial_sync(
     cached_zebra_state: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(TempDir, block::Height)> {
     let partial_sync_path = copy_state_directory(cached_zebra_state).await?;
-    let partial_sync_state_dir = partial_sync_path.as_ref().join("state");
-    let tip_height = load_tip_height_from_state_directory(network, &partial_sync_state_dir).await?;
+    let tip_height =
+        load_tip_height_from_state_directory(network, partial_sync_path.as_ref()).await?;
 
     Ok((partial_sync_path, tip_height))
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async fn load_transactions_from_block_after(
     state_path: &Path,
 ) -> Result<Vec<Arc<Transaction>>> {
     let (_read_write_state_service, mut state, latest_chain_tip, _chain_tip_change) =
-        start_state_service_with_cache_dir(network, state_path.join("state")).await?;
+        start_state_service_with_cache_dir(network, state_path).await?;
 
     let tip_height = latest_chain_tip
         .best_tip_height()
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/wallet_grpc.rs b/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/wallet_grpc.rs
index 5ed23c8a..2bb48ef0 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/wallet_grpc.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/common/lightwalletd/wallet_grpc.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn spawn_lightwalletd_with_rpc_server(
 
     lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches("Starting gRPC server")?;
     if wait_for_blocks {
-        lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches("Waiting for block")?;
+        lightwalletd.expect_stdout_line_matches("[Ww]aiting for block")?;
     }
     Ok((lightwalletd, lightwalletd_rpc_port))
 }