diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProvider.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProvider.java
index 35d429d4f8c..046df2f1f1a 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProvider.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/util/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProvider.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 public class EnvironmentVariableDefaultProvider implements IDefaultValueProvider {
   private static final String ENV_VAR_PREFIX = "BESU_";
+  private static final String LEGACY_ENV_VAR_PREFIX = "PANTHEON_";
 
   private final Map<String, String> environment;
 
@@ -43,9 +44,13 @@ public String defaultValue(final ArgSpec argSpec) {
   private Stream<String> envVarNames(final OptionSpec spec) {
     return Arrays.stream(spec.names())
         .filter(name -> name.startsWith("--")) // Only long options are allowed
-        .map(
+        .flatMap(
             name ->
-                ENV_VAR_PREFIX
-                    + name.substring("--".length()).replace('-', '_').toUpperCase(Locale.US));
+                Stream.of(ENV_VAR_PREFIX, LEGACY_ENV_VAR_PREFIX)
+                    .map(prefix -> prefix + nameToEnvVarSuffix(name)));
+  }
+
+  private String nameToEnvVarSuffix(final String name) {
+    return name.substring("--".length()).replace('-', '_').toUpperCase(Locale.US);
   }
 }
diff --git a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProviderTest.java b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProviderTest.java
index 7c4d0119360..b36a3c0e3ea 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProviderTest.java
+++ b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/EnvironmentVariableDefaultProviderTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public void shouldReturnValueWhenEnvironmentVariableIsSet() {
     assertThat(provider.defaultValue(OptionSpec.builder("--env-var-set").build())).isEqualTo("abc");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnValueWhenEnvironmentVariableIsSetWithLegacyPrefix() {
+    environment.put("PANTHEON_ENV_VAR_SET", "abc");
+    assertThat(provider.defaultValue(OptionSpec.builder("--env-var-set").build())).isEqualTo("abc");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void shouldReturnValueWhenEnvironmentVariableIsSetForAlternateName() {
     environment.put("BESU_ENV_VAR_SET", "abc");
@@ -47,9 +53,25 @@ public void shouldReturnValueWhenEnvironmentVariableIsSetForAlternateName() {
         .isEqualTo("abc");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnValueWhenEnvironmentVariableIsSetForAlternateNameAndLegacyPrefix() {
+    environment.put("PANTHEON_ENV_VAR_SET", "abc");
+    assertThat(provider.defaultValue(OptionSpec.builder("--env-var", "--env-var-set").build()))
+        .isEqualTo("abc");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void shouldNotReturnValueForShortOptions() {
     environment.put("BESU_H", "abc");
+    environment.put("PANTHEON_H", "abc");
     assertThat(provider.defaultValue(OptionSpec.builder("-h").build())).isNull();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldPreferBesuPrefixOverLegacyPrefix() {
+    environment.put("BESU_ENV_VAR_SET", "abc");
+    environment.put("PANTHEON_ENV_VAR_SET", "def");
+    assertThat(provider.defaultValue(OptionSpec.builder("--env-var", "--env-var-set").build()))
+        .isEqualTo("abc");
+  }
 }