diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/package.json b/v-next/hardhat/package.json
index b9ebb4e87d9..c41ed6d5c3b 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     "./types/utils": "./dist/src/types/utils.js",
     "./types/solidity": "./dist/src/types/solidity.js",
     "./console.sol": "./console.sol",
+    "./internal/coverage": "./dist/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/exports.js",
+    "./internal/gas-analytics": "./dist/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/exports.js",
     "./utils/contract-names": "./dist/src/utils/contract-names.js",
     "./utils/result": "./dist/src/utils/result.js",
     "./types/runtime": "./dist/src/internal/deprecated-module-imported-from-hardhat2-plugin.js",
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/exports.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/exports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..021edb014d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/exports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export {
+  markTestRunStart,
+  markTestRunDone,
+  markTestWorkerDone,
+} from "./helpers.js";
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/helpers.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/helpers.ts
index f45f2dcb731..023396fcf71 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/helpers.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 
+import {
+  testRunDone,
+  testRunStart,
+  testWorkerDone,
+} from "./hook-handlers/test.js";
+
 export function getCoveragePath(rootPath: string): string {
   return path.join(rootPath, "coverage");
 }
+
+/**
+ * The following helpers are kept for backward compatibility with older versions
+ * of test runner plugins (hardhat-mocha, hardhat-node-test-runner) that import
+ * from "hardhat/internal/coverage".
+ */
+
+export async function markTestRunStart(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testRunStart(hre, id);
+}
+
+export async function markTestWorkerDone(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testWorkerDone(hre, id);
+}
+
+export async function markTestRunDone(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testRunDone(hre, id);
+}
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/hook-handlers/test.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/hook-handlers/test.ts
index 08f8fb9c7ea..78fd84b20f4 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/hook-handlers/test.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/coverage/hook-handlers/test.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,68 @@
-import type { TestHooks } from "../../../../types/hooks.js";
+import type { HookContext, TestHooks } from "../../../../types/hooks.js";
 
 import { assertHardhatInvariant } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-errors";
+import { isObject } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-utils/lang";
 
-import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation } from "../../../core/hre.js";
+import { CoverageManagerImplementation } from "../coverage-manager.js";
 
 export default async (): Promise<Partial<TestHooks>> => ({
   onTestRunStart: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._coverage.clearData(id);
-    }
+    await testRunStart(context, id);
   },
 
   onTestWorkerDone: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._coverage.saveData(id);
-    }
+    await testWorkerDone(context, id);
   },
 
   onTestRunDone: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._coverage.report(id);
-    }
+    await testRunDone(context, id);
   },
 });
+
+export async function testRunStart(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_coverage" in context &&
+        isObject(context._coverage) &&
+        context._coverage instanceof CoverageManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_coverage to be an instance of CoverageManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._coverage.clearData(id);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function testWorkerDone(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_coverage" in context &&
+        isObject(context._coverage) &&
+        context._coverage instanceof CoverageManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_coverage to be an instance of CoverageManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._coverage.saveData(id);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function testRunDone(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.coverage === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_coverage" in context &&
+        isObject(context._coverage) &&
+        context._coverage instanceof CoverageManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_coverage to be an instance of CoverageManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._coverage.report(id);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/exports.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/exports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..021edb014d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/exports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export {
+  markTestRunStart,
+  markTestRunDone,
+  markTestWorkerDone,
+} from "./helpers.js";
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/helpers.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d8d4535e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import {
+  testRunDone,
+  testRunStart,
+  testWorkerDone,
+} from "./hook-handlers/test.js";
+
+/**
+ * The following helpers are kept for backward compatibility with older versions
+ * of test runner plugins (hardhat-mocha, hardhat-node-test-runner) that import
+ * from "hardhat/internal/gas-analytics".
+ */
+
+export async function markTestRunStart(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testRunStart(hre, id);
+}
+
+export async function markTestWorkerDone(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testWorkerDone(hre, id);
+}
+
+export async function markTestRunDone(id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const { default: hre } = await import("../../../index.js");
+  await testRunDone(hre, id);
+}
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/hook-handlers/test.ts b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/hook-handlers/test.ts
index 99700f37fd1..1fecf07c182 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/hook-handlers/test.ts
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/src/internal/builtin-plugins/gas-analytics/hook-handlers/test.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,68 @@
-import type { TestHooks } from "../../../../types/hooks.js";
+import type { HookContext, TestHooks } from "../../../../types/hooks.js";
 
 import { assertHardhatInvariant } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-errors";
+import { isObject } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-utils/lang";
 
-import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation } from "../../../core/hre.js";
+import { GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation } from "../gas-analytics-manager.js";
 
 export default async (): Promise<Partial<TestHooks>> => ({
   onTestRunStart: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._gasAnalytics.clearGasMeasurements(id);
-    }
+    await testRunStart(context, id);
   },
 
   onTestWorkerDone: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._gasAnalytics.saveGasMeasurements(id);
-    }
+    await testWorkerDone(context, id);
   },
 
   onTestRunDone: async (context, id, next) => {
     await next(context, id);
-
-    if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
-      assertHardhatInvariant(
-        context instanceof HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation,
-        "Expected context to be an instance of HardhatRuntimeEnvironmentImplementation",
-      );
-      await context._gasAnalytics.reportGasStats(id);
-    }
+    await testRunDone(context, id);
   },
 });
+
+export async function testRunStart(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_gasAnalytics" in context &&
+        isObject(context._gasAnalytics) &&
+        context._gasAnalytics instanceof GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_gasAnalytics to be an instance of GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._gasAnalytics.clearGasMeasurements(id);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function testWorkerDone(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_gasAnalytics" in context &&
+        isObject(context._gasAnalytics) &&
+        context._gasAnalytics instanceof GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_gasAnalytics to be an instance of GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._gasAnalytics.saveGasMeasurements(id);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function testRunDone(
+  context: HookContext,
+  id: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (context.globalOptions.gasStats === true) {
+    assertHardhatInvariant(
+      "_gasAnalytics" in context &&
+        isObject(context._gasAnalytics) &&
+        context._gasAnalytics instanceof GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation,
+      "Expected HookContext#_gasAnalytics to be an instance of GasAnalyticsManagerImplementation",
+    );
+    await context._gasAnalytics.reportGasStats(id);
+  }
+}