diff --git a/charts/selenium-grid/README.md b/charts/selenium-grid/README.md
index e40292961a..03de22cefb 100644
--- a/charts/selenium-grid/README.md
+++ b/charts/selenium-grid/README.md
@@ -274,17 +274,18 @@ ingress-nginx:
 ### Configuration global
 For now, global configuration supported is:
 
-| Parameter                             | Default               | Description                            |
-|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
-| `global.K8S_PUBLIC_IP`                | `""`                  | Public IP of the host running K8s      |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.imageRegistry`   | `selenium`            | Distribution registry to pull images   |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.imageTag`        | `4.18.0-20240220`     | Image tag for all selenium components  |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.nodesImageTag`   | `4.18.0-20240220`     | Image tag for browser's nodes          |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.videoImageTag`   | `ffmpeg-6.1-20240220` | Image tag for browser's video recorder |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.imagePullSecret` | `""`                  | Pull secret to be used for all images  |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.imagePullSecret` | `""`                  | Pull secret to be used for all images  |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.affinity`        | `{}`                  | Affinity assigned globally             |
-| `global.seleniumGrid.logLevel`        | `INFO`                | Set log level for all components       |
+| Parameter                                     | Default               | Description                            |
+|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
+| `global.K8S_PUBLIC_IP`                        | `""`                  | Public IP of the host running K8s      |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.imageRegistry`           | `selenium`            | Distribution registry to pull images   |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.imageTag`                | `4.18.0-20240220`     | Image tag for all selenium components  |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.nodesImageTag`           | `4.18.0-20240220`     | Image tag for browser's nodes          |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.videoImageTag`           | `ffmpeg-6.1-20240220` | Image tag for browser's video recorder |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.imagePullSecret`         | `""`                  | Pull secret to be used for all images  |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.imagePullSecret`         | `""`                  | Pull secret to be used for all images  |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.affinity`                | `{}`                  | Affinity assigned globally             |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.logLevel`                | `INFO`                | Set log level for all components       |
+| `global.seleniumGrid.defaultNodeStartupProbe` | `exec`                | Default startup probe method in Nodes  |
 
 #### Configuration `global.K8S_PUBLIC_IP`
 
diff --git a/charts/selenium-grid/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/selenium-grid/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e8fdfcf892..ff5363afe8 100644
--- a/charts/selenium-grid/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/selenium-grid/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ template:
         startupProbe:
         {{- if (ne (include "seleniumGrid.probe.fromUserDefine" (dict "values" . "root" $)) "{}") }}
           {{- include "seleniumGrid.probe.fromUserDefine" (dict "values" . "root" $) | nindent 10 }}
+        {{- else if eq $.Values.global.seleniumGrid.defaultNodeStartupProbe "exec" }}
+          exec:
+            command: ["bash", "-c", "{{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScriptsDirectory }}/nodeProbe.sh >> /proc/1/fd/1"]
         {{- else }}
           httpGet:
             scheme: {{ default (include "seleniumGrid.probe.httpGet.schema" $) .schema }}
diff --git a/charts/selenium-grid/values.yaml b/charts/selenium-grid/values.yaml
index 1e76a2abe6..57473f1b42 100644
--- a/charts/selenium-grid/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/selenium-grid/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ global:
     imagePullSecret: ""
     # Log level for all components. Possible values describe here: https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/grid/configuration/cli_options/#logging
     logLevel: INFO
+    # Set default startup probe for all nodes (supplied values: httpGet, exec). If not set, the default is httpGet
+    # startup probe method `exec.command` is using a script is mounted from `nodeConfigMap.extraScripts.nodeProbe.sh`
+    defaultNodeStartupProbe: exec
 
 tls:
   enabled: false
@@ -651,8 +654,6 @@ chromeNode:
   # Wait for pod startup
   startupProbe:
     enabled: true
-    exec:
-      command: ["bash", "-c", "{{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScriptsDirectory }}/nodeProbe.sh >> /proc/1/fd/1"]
     path: /status
     initialDelaySeconds: 0
     periodSeconds: 5
@@ -813,8 +814,6 @@ firefoxNode:
   # Wait for pod startup
   startupProbe:
     enabled: true
-    exec:
-      command: ["bash", "-c", "{{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScriptsDirectory }}/nodeProbe.sh >> /proc/1/fd/1"]
     path: /status
     initialDelaySeconds: 0
     periodSeconds: 5
@@ -973,8 +972,6 @@ edgeNode:
   # Wait for pod startup
   startupProbe:
     enabled: true
-    exec:
-      command: ["bash", "-c", "{{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScriptsDirectory }}/nodeProbe.sh >> /proc/1/fd/1"]
     path: /status
     initialDelaySeconds: 0
     periodSeconds: 5