diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e495b5a2e7a..7481a151b00 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	go.bug.st/cleanup v1.0.0
 	go.bug.st/downloader/v2 v2.2.0
 	go.bug.st/relaxed-semver v0.12.0
-	go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.1.1
+	go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.2.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.22.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240528184218-531527333157
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7c8bc44a9e8..c3ff0cd2e62 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ go.bug.st/relaxed-semver v0.12.0 h1:se8v3lTdAAFp68+/RS/0Y/nFdnpdzkP5ICY04SPau4E=
 go.bug.st/relaxed-semver v0.12.0/go.mod h1:Cpcbiig6Omwlq6bS7i3MQWiqS7W7HDd8CAnZFC40Cl0=
 go.bug.st/serial v1.6.1 h1:VSSWmUxlj1T/YlRo2J104Zv3wJFrjHIl/T3NeruWAHY=
 go.bug.st/serial v1.6.1/go.mod h1:UABfsluHAiaNI+La2iESysd9Vetq7VRdpxvjx7CmmOE=
-go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.1.1 h1:nHotIMK151LF3vYsU/b2RaoVaWCgrf2kvQeGNoZkGaA=
-go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.1.1/go.mod h1:nZyy2icFbv3OE3zW3mGVOnC/GhWgb93LRu+29n2tJlI=
+go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.2.0 h1:0pAfOUMVCOJ6bb9JcC4UmnACjxwxv2Ojb6Z9chaQBjg=
+go.bug.st/testifyjson v1.2.0/go.mod h1:nZyy2icFbv3OE3zW3mGVOnC/GhWgb93LRu+29n2tJlI=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 h1:ECmE8Bn/WFTYwEW/bpKD3M8VtR/zQVbavAoalC1PYyE=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.9.0 h1:7fIwc/ZtS0q++VgcfqFDxSBZVv/Xo49/SYnDFupUwlI=
diff --git a/internal/integrationtest/core/core_test.go b/internal/integrationtest/core/core_test.go
index fbda8da1c0c..1f8850f0856 100644
--- a/internal/integrationtest/core/core_test.go
+++ b/internal/integrationtest/core/core_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package core_test
 import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -1303,3 +1304,50 @@ func TestCoreHavingIncompatibleDepTools(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, lines, []string{"incompatible_vendor:avr", "n/a", "Incompatible", "Boards"})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReferencedCoreBuildAndRuntimeProperties(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cli := integrationtest.CreateArduinoCLIWithEnvironment(t)
+	defer env.CleanUp()
+
+	_, _, err := cli.Run("core", "install", "arduino:avr@1.8.6")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	testSketchbook, err := paths.New("testdata", "sketchbook_with_extended_platform").Abs()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Install custom platform
+	err = testSketchbook.Join("hardware").CopyDirTo(cli.SketchbookDir().Join("hardware"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Determine some useful paths
+	boardPlatformPath := cli.SketchbookDir().Join("hardware", "test", "avr").String()
+	corePlatformPath := cli.DataDir().Join("packages", "arduino", "hardware", "avr", "1.8.6").String()
+	corePath := cli.DataDir().Join("packages", "arduino", "hardware", "avr", "1.8.6", "cores", "arduino").String()
+
+	jsonEncode := func(in string) string {
+		enc, err := json.Marshal(in)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return string(enc)
+	}
+
+	// Check runtime variables are populated correctly
+	{
+		outJson, _, err := cli.Run("board", "details", "-b", "test:avr:test", "--show-properties", "--json")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		out := requirejson.Parse(t, outJson).Query(".build_properties")
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.board.platform.path=" + boardPlatformPath))
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.core.platform.path=" + corePlatformPath))
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.core.path=" + corePath))
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("runtime.platform.path=" + boardPlatformPath))
+	}
+	{
+		outJson, _, err := cli.Run("board", "details", "-b", "test:avr:test2", "--show-properties", "--json")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		out := requirejson.Parse(t, outJson).Query(".build_properties")
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.board.platform.path=" + boardPlatformPath))
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.core.platform.path=" + corePlatformPath))
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("build.core.path=" + corePath))
+		// https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/issues/2616
+		out.ArrayMustContain(jsonEncode("runtime.platform.path=" + corePlatformPath))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/integrationtest/core/testdata/sketchbook_with_extended_platform/hardware/test/avr/boards.txt b/internal/integrationtest/core/testdata/sketchbook_with_extended_platform/hardware/test/avr/boards.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24f046b561a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integrationtest/core/testdata/sketchbook_with_extended_platform/hardware/test/avr/boards.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+test.name=Test Board
+test.build.core=arduino:arduino
+
+test2.name=Test 2 Board
+test2.build.core=arduino:arduino
+test2.runtime.use_core_platform_path_for_runtime_platform_path=true