diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07c12bf..d110af9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ This pattern is useful in CI — run Rodney as a post-deploy check, an accessibi
 |---|---|---|
 | `RODNEY_HOME` | `~/.rodney` | Data directory for state and Chrome profile |
 | `ROD_CHROME_BIN` | `/usr/bin/google-chrome` | Path to Chrome/Chromium binary |
+| `ROD_CHROME_ARGS` | (none) | Extra Chrome flags as space-separated args (for example `disable-features=HttpsUpgrades`) |
 | `ROD_TIMEOUT` | `30` | Default timeout in seconds for element queries |
 | `HTTPS_PROXY` / `HTTP_PROXY` | (none) | Authenticated proxy auto-detected on start |
 
diff --git a/help.txt b/help.txt
index 26d40b4..8cadde6 100644
--- a/help.txt
+++ b/help.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ current directory, the local session is used; otherwise the global session.
 Use "rodney start --local" to create a directory-scoped session.
 
 Environment:
+  ROD_CHROME_BIN                  Path to Chrome/Chromium binary
+  ROD_CHROME_ARGS                 Extra Chrome flags (space-separated)
+  ROD_TIMEOUT                     Default element query timeout in seconds
   RODNEY_HOME                     Override data directory (default: ~/.rodney)
 
 Exit codes:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f2ba222..92706ff 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod"
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/launcher"
+	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/launcher/flags"
 	"github.com/go-rod/rod/lib/proto"
 )
 
@@ -78,12 +79,12 @@ func resolveStateDir(mode scopeMode, workingDir string) string {
 
 // State persisted between CLI invocations
 type State struct {
-	DebugURL    string `json:"debug_url"`
-	ChromePID   int    `json:"chrome_pid"`
-	ActivePage  int    `json:"active_page"`  // index into pages list
-	DataDir     string `json:"data_dir"`
-	ProxyPID    int    `json:"proxy_pid,omitempty"`  // PID of auth proxy helper
-	ProxyPort   int    `json:"proxy_port,omitempty"` // local port of auth proxy
+	DebugURL   string `json:"debug_url"`
+	ChromePID  int    `json:"chrome_pid"`
+	ActivePage int    `json:"active_page"` // index into pages list
+	DataDir    string `json:"data_dir"`
+	ProxyPID   int    `json:"proxy_pid,omitempty"`  // PID of auth proxy helper
+	ProxyPort  int    `json:"proxy_port,omitempty"` // local port of auth proxy
 }
 
 func stateDir() string {
@@ -294,6 +295,55 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
+type chromeArg struct {
+	name     string
+	value    string
+	hasValue bool
+}
+
+func parseChromeArgs(raw string) ([]chromeArg, error) {
+	fields := strings.Fields(raw)
+	parsed := make([]chromeArg, 0, len(fields))
+
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		arg := strings.TrimLeft(field, "-")
+		if arg == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid flag %q", field)
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
+		if parts[0] == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing flag name in %q", field)
+		}
+
+		entry := chromeArg{name: parts[0]}
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			entry.value = parts[1]
+			entry.hasValue = true
+		}
+		parsed = append(parsed, entry)
+	}
+
+	return parsed, nil
+}
+
+func applyChromeArgs(l *launcher.Launcher, raw string) error {
+	args, err := parseChromeArgs(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if arg.hasValue {
+			l.Set(flags.Flag(arg.name), arg.value)
+			continue
+		}
+		l.Set(flags.Flag(arg.name))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // withPage loads state, connects, and returns the active page.
 // Caller should NOT close the browser (we just disconnect).
 func withPage() (*State, *rod.Browser, *rod.Page) {
@@ -366,6 +416,12 @@ func cmdStart(args []string) {
 		l = l.Bin(bin)
 	}
 
+	if chromeArgs := os.Getenv("ROD_CHROME_ARGS"); chromeArgs != "" {
+		if err := applyChromeArgs(l, chromeArgs); err != nil {
+			fatal("invalid ROD_CHROME_ARGS: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Detect authenticated proxy and launch helper if needed
 	var proxyPID, proxyPort int
 	if server, user, pass, needed := detectProxy(); needed {
@@ -1515,7 +1571,7 @@ func queryAXNodes(page *rod.Page, name, role string) ([]*proto.AccessibilityAXNo
 	}
 
 	result, err := proto.AccessibilityQueryAXTree{
-		BackendNodeID: doc.Root.BackendNodeID,
+		BackendNodeID:  doc.Root.BackendNodeID,
 		AccessibleName: name,
 		Role:           role,
 	}.Call(page)
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 1c9d848..466f0f3 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -160,6 +161,39 @@ func navigateTo(t *testing.T, path string) *rod.Page {
 	return page
 }
 
+func TestParseChromeArgs_ParsesFlagsAndValues(t *testing.T) {
+	args, err := parseChromeArgs("disable-features=HttpsUpgrades --ignore-certificate-errors")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseChromeArgs returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []chromeArg{
+		{name: "disable-features", value: "HttpsUpgrades", hasValue: true},
+		{name: "ignore-certificate-errors", hasValue: false},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(args, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected parse result\nwant: %#v\ngot:  %#v", want, args)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseChromeArgs_HandlesEmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
+	args, err := parseChromeArgs("")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseChromeArgs returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(args) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty args, got: %#v", args)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseChromeArgs_RejectsInvalidFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := parseChromeArgs("--")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected parseChromeArgs to fail for invalid flag")
+	}
+}
+
 // =====================
 // ax-tree tests (RED)
 // =====================