diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     "wallet_avoidreuse.py": [["--descriptors"]],
     "wallet_balance.py": [["--descriptors"]],
     # FIXME: "wallet_basic.py": [["--descriptors"]],
+    "wallet_backup.py": [["--descriptors"]],
     "wallet_createwallet.py": [["--usecli"], ["--descriptors"]],
     "wallet_encryption.py": [["--descriptors"]],
     "wallet_hd.py": [["--descriptors"]],
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_backup.py b/test/functional/wallet_backup.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_backup.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_backup.py
@@ -137,16 +137,18 @@
         self.log.info("Backing up")
         self.nodes[0].backupwallet(os.path.join(
             self.nodes[0].datadir, 'wallet.bak'))
-        self.nodes[0].dumpwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[0].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
         self.nodes[1].backupwallet(os.path.join(
             self.nodes[1].datadir, 'wallet.bak'))
-        self.nodes[1].dumpwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[1].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
         self.nodes[2].backupwallet(os.path.join(
             self.nodes[2].datadir, 'wallet.bak'))
-        self.nodes[2].dumpwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[2].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+
+        if not self.options.descriptors:
+            self.nodes[0].dumpwallet(
+                os.path.join(self.nodes[0].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+            self.nodes[1].dumpwallet(
+                os.path.join(self.nodes[1].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+            self.nodes[2].dumpwallet(
+                os.path.join(self.nodes[2].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
 
         self.log.info("More transactions")
         for _ in range(5):
@@ -204,37 +206,38 @@
         assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), balance1)
         assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), balance2)
 
-        self.log.info("Restoring using dumped wallet")
-        self.stop_three()
-        self.erase_three()
-
-        # start node2 with no chain
-        shutil.rmtree(
-            os.path.join(
-                self.nodes[2].datadir,
-                self.chain,
-                'blocks'))
-        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[2].datadir, self.chain, 'chainstate'))
-
-        self.start_three()
-
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(), 0)
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), 0)
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), 0)
-
-        self.nodes[0].importwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[0].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
-        self.nodes[1].importwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[1].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
-        self.nodes[2].importwallet(os.path.join(
-            self.nodes[2].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
-
-        self.sync_blocks()
-
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(), balance0)
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), balance1)
-        assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), balance2)
+        if not self.options.descriptors:
+            self.log.info("Restoring using dumped wallet")
+            self.stop_three()
+            self.erase_three()
+
+            # start node2 with no chain
+            shutil.rmtree(
+                os.path.join(
+                    self.nodes[2].datadir,
+                    self.chain,
+                    'blocks'))
+            shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(
+                self.nodes[2].datadir, self.chain, 'chainstate'))
+
+            self.start_three()
+
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(), 0)
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), 0)
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), 0)
+
+            self.nodes[0].importwallet(os.path.join(
+                self.nodes[0].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+            self.nodes[1].importwallet(os.path.join(
+                self.nodes[1].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+            self.nodes[2].importwallet(os.path.join(
+                self.nodes[2].datadir, 'wallet.dump'))
+
+            self.sync_blocks()
+
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getbalance(), balance0)
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[1].getbalance(), balance1)
+            assert_equal(self.nodes[2].getbalance(), balance2)
 
         # Backup to source wallet file must fail
         sourcePaths = [