diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
index e3e1e956f8..55767b0d56 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/help.rs
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ pub fn top_level_help_doc() -> HelpDoc {
                 vec![
                     row("run", "Run tasks (also available as standalone `vpr`)"),
                     row("exec", "Execute a command from local node_modules/.bin"),
+                    row("node", "Run a Node.js script (shorthand for `env exec node`)"),
                     row("dlx", "Execute a package binary without installing it as a dependency"),
                     row("cache", "Manage the task cache"),
                 ],
diff --git a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/main.rs b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/main.rs
index f339b037f4..aa33495fcd 100644
--- a/crates/vite_global_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_global_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use crate::cli::{
 /// Normalize CLI arguments:
 /// - `vp list ...` / `vp ls ...` → `vp pm list ...`
 /// - `vp help [command]` → `vp [command] --help`
+/// - `vp node [args...]` → `vp env exec node [args...]`
 fn normalize_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
     match args.get(1).map(String::as_str) {
         // `vp list ...` → `vp pm list ...`
@@ -60,6 +61,16 @@ fn normalize_args(args: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
             normalized.extend(args[3..].iter().cloned());
             normalized
         }
+        // `vp node [args...]` → `vp env exec node [args...]`
+        Some("node") => {
+            let mut normalized = Vec::with_capacity(args.len() + 2);
+            normalized.push(args[0].clone());
+            normalized.push("env".to_string());
+            normalized.push("exec".to_string());
+            normalized.push("node".to_string());
+            normalized.extend(args[2..].iter().cloned());
+            normalized
+        }
         // No transformation needed
         _ => args,
     }
@@ -402,9 +413,27 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::{
         extract_unknown_argument, has_pass_as_value_suggestion, is_affirmative_response,
-        replace_top_level_typoed_subcommand, try_parse_args_from,
+        normalize_args, replace_top_level_typoed_subcommand, try_parse_args_from,
     };
 
+    fn s(v: &[&str]) -> Vec<String> {
+        v.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_args_rewrites_vp_node_to_env_exec_node() {
+        let input = s(&["vp", "node", "script.js", "foo", "--flag"]);
+        let normalized = normalize_args(input);
+        assert_eq!(normalized, s(&["vp", "env", "exec", "node", "script.js", "foo", "--flag"]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_args_rewrites_bare_vp_node() {
+        let input = s(&["vp", "node"]);
+        let normalized = normalize_args(input);
+        assert_eq!(normalized, s(&["vp", "env", "exec", "node"]));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn unknown_argument_detected_without_pass_as_value_hint() {
         let error = try_parse_args_from(["vp".to_string(), "--cache".to_string()])
diff --git a/docs/guide/env.md b/docs/guide/env.md
index 4807b0d84c..8b2ad88355 100644
--- a/docs/guide/env.md
+++ b/docs/guide/env.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ This switches to system-first mode, where the shims prefer your system Node.js a
 - `vp env install` installs a Node.js version
 - `vp env uninstall` removes an installed Node.js version
 - `vp env exec` runs a command with a specific Node.js version
+- `vp node` runs a Node.js script — shorthand for `vp env exec node`
 
 ### Inspect
 
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ vp env list-remote --lts      # List only LTS versions
 # Execute
 vp env exec --node lts npm i  # Execute npm with latest LTS
 vp env exec node -v           # Use shim mode with automatic version resolution
+vp node script.js             # Shorthand: run a Node.js script with the resolved version
+vp node -e "console.log(1+1)" # Shorthand: forward any node flag or argument
 ```
 
 ## Custom Node.js Mirror
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/cli-helper-message/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/cli-helper-message/snap.txt
index 33f1dd12fc..b4f36cc96c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/cli-helper-message/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/cli-helper-message/snap.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Develop:
 Execute:
   run    Run tasks (also available as standalone `vpr`)
   exec   Execute a command from local node_modules/.bin
+  node   Run a Node.js script (shorthand for `env exec node`)
   dlx    Execute a package binary without installing it as a dependency
   cache  Manage the task cache
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/package.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..467e344135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "command-node",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "20.18.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/script.js b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89bb85cd97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const [, , ...rest] = process.argv;
+console.log('node version:', process.version);
+console.log('script args:', JSON.stringify(rest));
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/snap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a7cb42c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/snap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+> vp node -v # Shorthand: version resolved from package.json engines.node
+v20.18.0
+
+> vp node script.js # Execute a local JS file (primary use case)
+node version: v<semver>
+script args: []
+
+> vp node script.js foo bar --flag # Forward script args to the local file
+node version: v<semver>
+script args: ["foo","bar","--flag"]
+
+> vp node -e "console.log('Hello from vp node')" # Inline script via -e
+Hello from vp node
+
+> vp env exec node -v # Equivalence check: same output as shorthand
+v20.18.0
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/steps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d4737dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-node/steps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "env": {},
+  "ignoredPlatforms": [],
+  "commands": [
+    "vp node -v # Shorthand: version resolved from package.json engines.node",
+    "vp node script.js # Execute a local JS file (primary use case)",
+    "vp node script.js foo bar --flag # Forward script args to the local file",
+    "vp node -e \"console.log('Hello from vp node')\" # Inline script via -e",
+    "vp env exec node -v # Equivalence check: same output as shorthand"
+  ]
+}