diff --git a/docs/runtime/env.md b/docs/runtime/env.md
index 78da1e94d1..e075846803 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/env.md
+++ b/docs/runtime/env.md
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ These environment variables are read by Bun and configure aspects of its behavio
 - `BUN_OPTIONS`
 - Prepends command-line arguments to any Bun execution. For example, `BUN_OPTIONS="--hot"` makes `bun run dev` behave like `bun --hot run dev`.
 
+---
+
+- `NODE_OPTIONS`
+- Works identically to `BUN_OPTIONS`. Prepends command-line arguments to any Bun execution. If both `BUN_OPTIONS` and `NODE_OPTIONS` are set, `BUN_OPTIONS` takes precedence. This provides compatibility with Node.js tooling.
+
 {% /table %}
 
 ## Runtime transpiler caching
diff --git a/src/bun.zig b/src/bun.zig
index fb4b98ba84..288947ea3d 100644
--- a/src/bun.zig
+++ b/src/bun.zig
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ pub fn initArgv(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
         argv = try std.process.argsAlloc(allocator);
     }
 
-    if (bun.env_var.BUN_OPTIONS.get()) |opts| {
+    if (bun.env_var.BUN_OPTIONS.get() orelse bun.env_var.NODE_OPTIONS.get()) |opts| {
         var argv_list = std.ArrayList([:0]const u8).fromOwnedSlice(allocator, argv);
         try appendOptionsEnv(opts, &argv_list, allocator);
         argv = argv_list.items;
diff --git a/src/env_var.zig b/src/env_var.zig
index cdd75eda12..3669d35e57 100644
--- a/src/env_var.zig
+++ b/src/env_var.zig
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ pub const MI_VERBOSE = New(kind.boolean, "MI_VERBOSE", .{ .default = false });
 pub const NO_COLOR = New(kind.boolean, "NO_COLOR", .{ .default = false });
 pub const NODE = New(kind.string, "NODE", .{});
 pub const NODE_CHANNEL_FD = New(kind.string, "NODE_CHANNEL_FD", .{});
+pub const NODE_OPTIONS = New(kind.string, "NODE_OPTIONS", .{});
 pub const NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS_MAIN = New(kind.boolean, "NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS_MAIN", .{ .default = false });
 pub const NODE_USE_SYSTEM_CA = New(kind.boolean, "NODE_USE_SYSTEM_CA", .{ .default = false });
 pub const npm_lifecycle_event = New(kind.string, "npm_lifecycle_event", .{});
diff --git a/test/cli/env/bun-options.test.ts b/test/cli/env/bun-options.test.ts
index f9b2774dc9..6a25956ed9 100644
--- a/test/cli/env/bun-options.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/env/bun-options.test.ts
@@ -69,3 +69,60 @@ describe("BUN_OPTIONS environment variable", () => {
     expect(result.stdout.toString()).toContain("NORMAL");
   });
 });
+
+describe("NODE_OPTIONS environment variable", () => {
+  test("basic usage - passes options to bun command", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync({
+      cmd: [bunExe()],
+      env: {
+        ...bunEnv,
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--print='NODE_OPTIONS WAS A SUCCESS'",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.toString()).toContain("NODE_OPTIONS WAS A SUCCESS");
+  });
+
+  test("multiple options - passes all options to bun command", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync({
+      cmd: [bunExe()],
+      env: {
+        ...bunEnv,
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--print='MULTIPLE OPTIONS' --quiet",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.toString()).toContain("MULTIPLE OPTIONS");
+  });
+
+  test("BUN_OPTIONS takes precedence over NODE_OPTIONS", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync({
+      cmd: [bunExe()],
+      env: {
+        ...bunEnv,
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--print='NODE'",
+        BUN_OPTIONS: "--print='BUN'",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.toString()).toContain("BUN");
+    expect(result.stdout.toString()).not.toContain("NODE");
+  });
+
+  test("NODE_OPTIONS works when BUN_OPTIONS is not set", () => {
+    const result = spawnSync({
+      cmd: [bunExe()],
+      env: {
+        ...bunEnv,
+        NODE_OPTIONS: "--print='FALLBACK TO NODE_OPTIONS'",
+        BUN_OPTIONS: undefined,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout.toString()).toContain("FALLBACK TO NODE_OPTIONS");
+  });
+});