diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/framework/Magento/TestFramework/Application.php b/dev/tests/integration/framework/Magento/TestFramework/Application.php
index 4fec36633c9b6..1bfc928f2916a 100644
--- a/dev/tests/integration/framework/Magento/TestFramework/Application.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/framework/Magento/TestFramework/Application.php
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ public function install($cleanup)
         $this->_ensureDirExists($this->_initParams[$dirs][DirectoryList::VAR_DIR][DirectoryList::PATH]);
 
         $this->copyAppConfigFiles();
+        $this->copyGlobalConfigFile();
 
         $installParams = $this->getInstallCliParams();
 
@@ -557,6 +558,17 @@ private function copyAppConfigFiles()
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Copies global configuration file from the tests folder (see TESTS_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE)
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function copyGlobalConfigFile()
+    {
+        $targetFile = $this->_configDir . '/config.local.php';
+        copy($this->globalConfigFile, $targetFile);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Gets a list of CLI params for installation