diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_node.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_node.ts
index abed355ce4f6..cfbcbf93ba89 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_node.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_node.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Agent, makeUndiciFetch } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc/undici';
 import type { LogFn } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { ProvingJobConsumerSchema, createProvingJobBrokerClient } from '@aztec/prover-client/broker';
 import { type CliPXEOptions, type PXEConfig, allPxeConfigMappings } from '@aztec/pxe/config';
+import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import { AztecNodeAdminApiSchema, AztecNodeApiSchema } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import { P2PApiSchema, ProverNodeApiSchema, type ProvingJobBroker } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ export async function startNode(
 
   const testAccounts = nodeConfig.testAccounts ? (await getInitialTestAccountsData()).map(a => a.address) : [];
   const sponsoredFPCAccounts = nodeConfig.sponsoredFPC ? [await getSponsoredFPCAddress()] : [];
-  const initialFundedAccounts = testAccounts.concat(sponsoredFPCAccounts);
+  const prefundAddresses = (nodeConfig.prefundAddresses ?? []).map(a => AztecAddress.fromString(a));
+  const initialFundedAccounts = testAccounts.concat(sponsoredFPCAccounts).concat(prefundAddresses);
 
   userLog(`Initial funded accounts: ${initialFundedAccounts.map(a => a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
index 1b3882881359..a2d04e8b22ab 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { DateProvider, TestDateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { getVKTreeRoot } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/vk-tree';
 import { protocolContractsHash } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import { SequencerState } from '@aztec/sequencer-client';
+import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
 import type { ProvingJobBroker } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { PublicDataTreeLeaf } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import {
@@ -138,9 +139,12 @@ export async function createLocalNetwork(config: Partial<LocalNetworkConfig> = {
 
   const bananaFPC = await getBananaFPCAddress(initialAccounts);
   const sponsoredFPC = await getSponsoredFPCAddress();
-  const fundedAddresses = initialAccounts.length
-    ? [...initialAccounts.map(a => a.address), bananaFPC, sponsoredFPC]
-    : [];
+  const prefundAddresses = (aztecNodeConfig.prefundAddresses ?? []).map(a => AztecAddress.fromString(a));
+  const fundedAddresses = [
+    ...initialAccounts.map(a => a.address),
+    ...(initialAccounts.length ? [bananaFPC, sponsoredFPC] : []),
+    ...prefundAddresses,
+  ];
   const { genesisArchiveRoot, prefilledPublicData, fundingNeeded } = await getGenesisValues(fundedAddresses);
 
   const dateProvider = new TestDateProvider();
diff --git a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/config.ts b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/config.ts
index 5c271cd915cb..6ccee3ce7c2a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/config.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export type GenesisStateConfig = {
   testAccounts: boolean;
   /** Whether to populate the genesis state with initial fee juice for the sponsored FPC */
   sponsoredFPC: boolean;
+  /** Additional addresses to prefund with fee juice at genesis */
+  prefundAddresses: string[];
 };
 
 export type L1ContractsConfig = {
@@ -259,6 +261,16 @@ export const genesisStateConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<GenesisStateConfig>
     description: 'Whether to populate the genesis state with initial fee juice for the sponsored FPC.',
     ...booleanConfigHelper(false),
   },
+  prefundAddresses: {
+    env: 'PREFUND_ADDRESSES',
+    description: 'Comma-separated list of Aztec addresses to prefund with fee juice at genesis.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) =>
+      val
+        .split(',')
+        .map(a => a.trim())
+        .filter(a => a.length > 0),
+    defaultValue: [],
+  },
 };
 
 export function getL1ContractsConfigEnvVars(): L1ContractsConfig {
diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
index c7bdfed39b44..18d677c83cb8 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export type EnvVar =
   | 'TELEMETRY'
   | 'TEST_ACCOUNTS'
   | 'SPONSORED_FPC'
+  | 'PREFUND_ADDRESSES'
   | 'TX_COLLECTION_FAST_NODES_TIMEOUT_BEFORE_REQ_RESP_MS'
   | 'TX_COLLECTION_SLOW_NODES_INTERVAL_MS'
   | 'TX_COLLECTION_SLOW_REQ_RESP_INTERVAL_MS'
diff --git a/yarn-project/node-lib/src/config/index.ts b/yarn-project/node-lib/src/config/index.ts
index c8403d2b09bc..e6df4c979d94 100644
--- a/yarn-project/node-lib/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/node-lib/src/config/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export type SharedNodeConfig = {
   testAccounts: boolean;
   /** Whether to populate the genesis state with initial fee juice for the sponsored FPC */
   sponsoredFPC: boolean;
+  /** Additional addresses to prefund with fee juice at genesis */
+  prefundAddresses: string[];
   /** Sync mode: full to always sync via L1, snapshot to download a snapshot if there is no local data, force-snapshot to download even if there is local data. */
   syncMode: 'full' | 'snapshot' | 'force-snapshot';
   /** Base URLs for snapshots index. Index file will be searched at `SNAPSHOTS_BASE_URL/aztec-L1_CHAIN_ID-VERSION-ROLLUP_ADDRESS/index.json` */
@@ -35,6 +37,16 @@ export const sharedNodeConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SharedNodeConfig> = {
     description: 'Whether to populate the genesis state with initial fee juice for the sponsored FPC.',
     ...booleanConfigHelper(false),
   },
+  prefundAddresses: {
+    env: 'PREFUND_ADDRESSES',
+    description: 'Comma-separated list of Aztec addresses to prefund with fee juice at genesis.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) =>
+      val
+        .split(',')
+        .map(a => a.trim())
+        .filter(a => a.length > 0),
+    defaultValue: [],
+  },
   syncMode: {
     env: 'SYNC_MODE',
     description: