diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeFlags.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeFlags.java
index 3d49df5f713b3..800a0798a4e17 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeFlags.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeFlags.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.DEFAULT_REGISTER_PERIOD;
 import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.DEFAULT_SESSION_TIMEOUT;
 import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.DEFAULT_USE_SELENIUM_MANAGER;
-import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VAR;
+import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VARS;
 import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.NODE_SECTION;
 import static org.openqa.selenium.grid.node.config.NodeOptions.OVERRIDE_MAX_SESSIONS;
 
@@ -202,8 +202,11 @@ public class NodeFlags implements HasRoles {
       description =
           "Environment variable to check in order to determine if a vnc stream is "
               + "available or not.")
-  @ConfigValue(section = NODE_SECTION, name = "vnc-env-var", example = "SE_START_XVFB")
-  public String vncEnvVar = DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VAR;
+  @ConfigValue(
+      section = NODE_SECTION,
+      name = "vnc-env-var",
+      example = "[\"SE_START_XVFB\", \"SE_START_VNC\", \"SE_START_NO_VNC\"]")
+  public List<String> vncEnvVar = DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VARS;
 
   @Parameter(
       names = "--no-vnc-port",
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptions.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptions.java
index 8f7ea2dd68aaa..7317f6e7c8870 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptions.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptions.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ public class NodeOptions {
   static final boolean DEFAULT_DETECT_DRIVERS = true;
   static final boolean DEFAULT_USE_SELENIUM_MANAGER = false;
   static final boolean OVERRIDE_MAX_SESSIONS = false;
-  static final String DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VAR = "SE_START_XVFB";
+  static final List<String> DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VARS =
+      Arrays.asList("SE_START_XVFB", "SE_START_VNC", "SE_START_NO_VNC");
   static final int DEFAULT_NO_VNC_PORT = 7900;
   static final int DEFAULT_REGISTER_CYCLE = 10;
   static final int DEFAULT_REGISTER_PERIOD = 120;
@@ -286,9 +288,16 @@ public int getDrainAfterSessionCount() {
 
   @VisibleForTesting
   boolean isVncEnabled() {
-    String vncEnvVar = config.get(NODE_SECTION, "vnc-env-var").orElse(DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VAR);
+    List<String> vncEnvVars = DEFAULT_VNC_ENV_VARS;
+    if (config.getAll(NODE_SECTION, "vnc-env-var").isPresent()) {
+      vncEnvVars = config.getAll(NODE_SECTION, "vnc-env-var").get();
+    }
     if (!vncEnabledValueSet.getAndSet(true)) {
-      vncEnabled.set(Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv(vncEnvVar)));
+      boolean allEnabled =
+          vncEnvVars.stream()
+              .allMatch(
+                  env -> "true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getProperty(env, System.getenv(env))));
+      vncEnabled.set(allEnabled);
     }
     return vncEnabled.get();
   }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptionsTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptionsTest.java
index 43d413cdab362..69f1ba30a9ee9 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptionsTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/NodeOptionsTest.java
@@ -719,6 +719,50 @@ void settingSlotMatcherAvailable() {
     assertThat(nodeOptions.getSlotMatcher()).isExactlyInstanceOf(YesSlotMatcher.class);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testIsVncEnabledAcceptListEnvVarsAndReturnTrue() {
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_XVFB", "true");
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_VNC", "true");
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_NO_VNC", "true");
+    String[] rawConfig =
+        new String[] {
+          "[node]", "vnc-env-var = [\"SE_START_XVFB\", \"SE_START_VNC\", \"SE_START_NO_VNC\"]",
+        };
+    Config config = new TomlConfig(new StringReader(String.join("\n", rawConfig)));
+    NodeOptions nodeOptionsEnabled = new NodeOptions(config);
+    assertThat(config.getAll("node", "vnc-env-var").get())
+        .containsExactly("SE_START_XVFB", "SE_START_VNC", "SE_START_NO_VNC");
+    assertThat(nodeOptionsEnabled.isVncEnabled()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testIsVncEnabledAcceptListEnvVarsAndReturnFalse() {
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_XVFB", "true");
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_VNC", "false");
+    String[] rawConfig =
+        new String[] {
+          "[node]", "vnc-env-var = [\"SE_START_XVFB\", \"SE_START_VNC\", \"SE_START_NO_VNC\"]",
+        };
+    Config config = new TomlConfig(new StringReader(String.join("\n", rawConfig)));
+    NodeOptions nodeOptionsEnabled = new NodeOptions(config);
+    assertThat(config.getAll("node", "vnc-env-var").get())
+        .containsExactly("SE_START_XVFB", "SE_START_VNC", "SE_START_NO_VNC");
+    assertThat(nodeOptionsEnabled.isVncEnabled()).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testIsVncEnabledAcceptSingleEnvVar() {
+    System.setProperty("SE_START_XVFB", "false");
+    String[] rawConfig =
+        new String[] {
+          "[node]", "vnc-env-var = \"SE_START_XVFB\"",
+        };
+    Config config = new TomlConfig(new StringReader(String.join("\n", rawConfig)));
+    NodeOptions nodeOptionsEnabled = new NodeOptions(config);
+    assertThat(config.getAll("node", "vnc-env-var").get()).containsExactly("SE_START_XVFB");
+    assertThat(nodeOptionsEnabled.isVncEnabled()).isFalse();
+  }
+
   private Condition<? super List<? extends Capabilities>> supporting(String name) {
     return new Condition<>(
         caps -> caps.stream().anyMatch(cap -> name.equals(cap.getBrowserName())),