diff --git a/src/node/coinstats.cpp b/src/node/coinstats.cpp
index 8d94e1bd369..13f1041a516 100644
--- a/src/node/coinstats.cpp
+++ b/src/node/coinstats.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void ApplyStats(CCoinsStats& stats, const uint256& hash, const std::map<u
 
 //! Calculate statistics about the unspent transaction output set
 template <typename T>
-static bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats& stats, T hash_obj, const std::function<void()>& interruption_point, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CoinStatsHashType& hash_type)
+static bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats& stats, T hash_obj, const std::function<void()>& interruption_point, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CoinStatsHashType& hash_type, bool index_requested)
 {
     std::unique_ptr<CCoinsViewCursor> pcursor(view->Cursor());
     assert(pcursor);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats&
     stats.hashBlock = pindex->GetBlockHash();
 
     // Use CoinStatsIndex if it is requested and available and a hash_type of Muhash or None was requested
-    if ((hash_type == CoinStatsHashType::MUHASH || hash_type == CoinStatsHashType::NONE) && g_coin_stats_index && stats.index_requested) {
+    if ((hash_type == CoinStatsHashType::MUHASH || hash_type == CoinStatsHashType::NONE) && g_coin_stats_index && index_requested) {
         stats.index_used = true;
         return g_coin_stats_index->LookUpStats(pindex, stats);
     }
@@ -144,19 +144,19 @@ static bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats&
     return true;
 }
 
-bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats& stats, CoinStatsHashType hash_type, const std::function<void()>& interruption_point, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
+bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats& stats, CoinStatsHashType hash_type, const std::function<void()>& interruption_point, const CBlockIndex* pindex, bool index_requested)
 {
     switch (hash_type) {
     case(CoinStatsHashType::HASH_SERIALIZED): {
         CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, ss, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type);
+        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, ss, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type, index_requested);
     }
     case(CoinStatsHashType::MUHASH): {
         MuHash3072 muhash;
-        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, muhash, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type);
+        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, muhash, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type, index_requested);
     }
     case(CoinStatsHashType::NONE): {
-        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, nullptr, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type);
+        return GetUTXOStats(view, blockman, stats, nullptr, interruption_point, pindex, hash_type, index_requested);
     }
     } // no default case, so the compiler can warn about missing cases
     assert(false);
diff --git a/src/node/coinstats.h b/src/node/coinstats.h
index ee3f3b00306..adc67eb0a60 100644
--- a/src/node/coinstats.h
+++ b/src/node/coinstats.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ struct CCoinsStats {
     //! The number of coins contained.
     uint64_t coins_count{0};
 
-    //! Signals if the coinstatsindex should be used (when available).
-    bool index_requested{true};
     //! Signals if the coinstatsindex was used to retrieve the statistics.
     bool index_used{false};
 
@@ -68,8 +66,16 @@ struct CCoinsStats {
     CAmount total_unspendables_unclaimed_rewards{0};
 };
 
-//! Calculate statistics about the unspent transaction output set
-bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, node::BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats& stats, CoinStatsHashType hash_type, const std::function<void()>& interruption_point = {}, const CBlockIndex* pindex = nullptr);
+/**
+ * Calculate statistics about the unspent transaction output set
+ *
+ * @param[in] index_requested Signals if the coinstatsindex should be used (when available).
+ */
+bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, node::BlockManager& blockman,
+                  CCoinsStats& stats, CoinStatsHashType hash_type,
+                  const std::function<void()>& interruption_point = {},
+                  const CBlockIndex* pindex = nullptr,
+                  bool index_requested = true);
 
 uint64_t GetBogoSize(const CScript& script_pub_key);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 3411f72a2cb..98c2deb4bf0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan gettxoutsetinfo()
     const CBlockIndex* pindex{nullptr};
     const CoinStatsHashType hash_type{request.params[0].isNull() ? CoinStatsHashType::HASH_SERIALIZED : ParseHashType(request.params[0].get_str())};
     CCoinsStats stats{};
-    stats.index_requested = request.params[2].isNull() || request.params[2].get_bool();
+    bool index_requested = request.params[2].isNull() || request.params[2].get_bool();
 
     NodeContext& node = EnsureAnyNodeContext(request.context);
     ChainstateManager& chainman = EnsureChainman(node);
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan gettxoutsetinfo()
         pindex = ParseHashOrHeight(request.params[1], chainman);
     }
 
-    if (stats.index_requested && g_coin_stats_index) {
+    if (index_requested && g_coin_stats_index) {
         if (!g_coin_stats_index->BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain()) {
             const IndexSummary summary{g_coin_stats_index->GetSummary()};
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan gettxoutsetinfo()
         }
     }
 
-    if (GetUTXOStats(coins_view, *blockman, stats, hash_type, node.rpc_interruption_point, pindex)) {
+    if (GetUTXOStats(coins_view, *blockman, stats, hash_type, node.rpc_interruption_point, pindex, index_requested)) {
         ret.pushKV("height", (int64_t)stats.nHeight);
         ret.pushKV("bestblock", stats.hashBlock.GetHex());
         ret.pushKV("txouts", (int64_t)stats.nTransactionOutputs);
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan gettxoutsetinfo()
             CCoinsStats prev_stats{};
 
             if (pindex->nHeight > 0) {
-                GetUTXOStats(coins_view, *blockman, prev_stats, hash_type, node.rpc_interruption_point, pindex->pprev);
+                GetUTXOStats(coins_view, *blockman, prev_stats, hash_type, node.rpc_interruption_point, pindex->pprev, index_requested);
             }
 
             UniValue block_info(UniValue::VOBJ);