diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index bc33847e6d8674..5207da0a1bfdc0 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ using v8::Locker;
 using v8::MaybeLocal;
 using v8::Message;
 using v8::Name;
+using v8::NamedPropertyHandlerConfiguration;
 using v8::Null;
 using v8::Number;
 using v8::Object;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ using v8::ObjectTemplate;
 using v8::Promise;
 using v8::PromiseRejectMessage;
 using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
+using v8::PropertyHandlerFlags;
 using v8::ScriptOrigin;
 using v8::SealHandleScope;
 using v8::String;
@@ -2719,7 +2721,7 @@ static void ProcessTitleSetter(Local<Name> property,
 }
 
 
-static void EnvGetter(Local<String> property,
+static void EnvGetter(Local<Name> property,
                       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   Isolate* isolate = info.GetIsolate();
 #ifdef __POSIX__
@@ -2747,7 +2749,7 @@ static void EnvGetter(Local<String> property,
 }
 
 
-static void EnvSetter(Local<String> property,
+static void EnvSetter(Local<Name> property,
                       Local<Value> value,
                       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
 #ifdef __POSIX__
@@ -2768,7 +2770,7 @@ static void EnvSetter(Local<String> property,
 }
 
 
-static void EnvQuery(Local<String> property,
+static void EnvQuery(Local<Name> property,
                      const PropertyCallbackInfo<Integer>& info) {
   int32_t rc = -1;  // Not found unless proven otherwise.
 #ifdef __POSIX__
@@ -2794,7 +2796,7 @@ static void EnvQuery(Local<String> property,
 }
 
 
-static void EnvDeleter(Local<String> property,
+static void EnvDeleter(Local<Name> property,
                        const PropertyCallbackInfo<Boolean>& info) {
 #ifdef __POSIX__
   node::Utf8Value key(info.GetIsolate(), property);
@@ -3221,12 +3223,15 @@ void SetupProcessObject(Environment* env,
   // create process.env
   Local<ObjectTemplate> process_env_template =
       ObjectTemplate::New(env->isolate());
-  process_env_template->SetNamedPropertyHandler(EnvGetter,
-                                                EnvSetter,
-                                                EnvQuery,
-                                                EnvDeleter,
-                                                EnvEnumerator,
-                                                env->as_external());
+  process_env_template->SetHandler(NamedPropertyHandlerConfiguration(
+          EnvGetter,
+          EnvSetter,
+          EnvQuery,
+          EnvDeleter,
+          EnvEnumerator,
+          env->as_external(),
+          PropertyHandlerFlags::kOnlyInterceptStrings));
+
   Local<Object> process_env =
       process_env_template->NewInstance(env->context()).ToLocalChecked();
   process->Set(env->env_string(), process_env);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-interceptStrings-not-Symbols.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-interceptStrings-not-Symbols.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e999aae0b7e687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-interceptStrings-not-Symbols.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// Test that the v8 named property handler intercepts callbacks
+// when properties are defined as Strings and NOT for Symbols.
+//
+// With the kOnlyInterceptStrings flag, manipulating properties via
+// Strings is intercepted by the callbacks, while Symbols adopt
+// the default global behaviour.
+// Removing the kOnlyInterceptStrings flag, adds intercepting to Symbols,
+// which causes Type Error at process.env[symbol]=42 due to process.env being
+// strongly typed for Strings
+// (node::Utf8Value key(info.GetIsolate(), property);).
+
+
+const symbol = Symbol('sym');
+
+// check if its undefined
+assert.strictEqual(process.env[symbol], undefined);
+
+// set a value using a Symbol
+process.env[symbol] = 42;
+
+// set a value using a String (call to EnvSetter, node.cc)
+process.env['s'] = 42;
+
+//check the values after substitutions
+assert.strictEqual(42, process.env[symbol]);
+assert.strictEqual('42', process.env['s']);
+
+delete process.env[symbol];
+assert.strictEqual(undefined, process.env[symbol]);