diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..baec0e21d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Dockerfile for gRPC Node
+FROM grpc/node_base
+
+# Update the C libary
+RUN cd /var/local/git/grpc \
+  && git pull --recurse-submodules \
+  && git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Install the C core.
+RUN make install_c -C /var/local/git/grpc
+
+RUN cd /var/local/git/grpc/src/node && npm install && node-gyp rebuild
+
+CMD ["/usr/bin/nodejs", "/var/local/git/grpc/src/node/interop/interop_server.js", "--use_tls=true", "--port 8040"]
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diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node_base/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node_base/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28bd7b2556f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_node_base/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Base Dockerfile for gRPC Node.
+#
+# Includes Node installation dependencies
+FROM grpc/base
+
+RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup | bash -
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
+
+RUN npm install -g node-gyp
+
+# Get the source from GitHub, this gets the protobuf library as well
+RUN git clone git@github.com:google/grpc.git /var/local/git/grpc
+RUN cd /var/local/git/grpc && \
+  git pull --recurse-submodules && \
+  git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Build the C core
+RUN make static_c shared_c -j12 -C /var/local/git/grpc
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
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diff --git a/tools/gce_setup/grpc_docker.sh b/tools/gce_setup/grpc_docker.sh
index 16d6ef40e31..602d04b2a6a 100755
--- a/tools/gce_setup/grpc_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/gce_setup/grpc_docker.sh
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ grpc_interop_test_args() {
 
   [[ -n $1 ]] && {  # client_type
     case $1 in
-      cxx|go|java|nodejs|php|python|ruby)
+      cxx|go|java|node|php|python|ruby)
         grpc_gen_test_cmd="grpc_interop_gen_$1_cmd"
         declare -F $grpc_gen_test_cmd >> /dev/null || {
           echo "-f: test_func for $1 => $grpc_gen_test_cmd is not defined" 1>&2
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ grpc_interop_test_args() {
       cxx)    grpc_port=8010 ;;
       go)     grpc_port=8020 ;;
       java)   grpc_port=8030 ;;
-      nodejs) grpc_port=8040 ;;
+      node) grpc_port=8040 ;;
       python) grpc_port=8050 ;;
       ruby)   grpc_port=8060 ;;
       *) echo "bad server_type: $1" 1>&2; return 1 ;;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ grpc_cloud_prod_test_args() {
 
   [[ -n $1 ]] && {  # client_type
     case $1 in
-      cxx|go|java|nodejs|php|python|ruby)
+      cxx|go|java|node|php|python|ruby)
         grpc_gen_test_cmd="grpc_cloud_prod_gen_$1_cmd"
         declare -F $grpc_gen_test_cmd >> /dev/null || {
           echo "-f: test_func for $1 => $grpc_gen_test_cmd is not defined" 1>&2
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ grpc_launch_server_args() {
       cxx)    grpc_port=8010 ;;
       go)     grpc_port=8020 ;;
       java)   grpc_port=8030 ;;
-      nodejs) grpc_port=8040 ;;
+      node) grpc_port=8040 ;;
       python) grpc_port=8050 ;;
       ruby)   grpc_port=8060 ;;
       *) echo "bad server_type: $1" 1>&2; return 1 ;;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ grpc_launch_server() {
 #   cxx:    8010
 #   go:     8020
 #   java:   8030
-#   nodejs: 8040
+#   node: 8040
 #   python: 8050
 #   ruby:   8060
 #
@@ -813,6 +813,13 @@ grpc_interop_gen_cxx_cmd() {
     echo $the_cmd
 }
 
+grpc_interop_gen_node_cmd() {
+  local cmd_prefix="sudo docker run grpc/node";
+  local test_script="/usr/bin/nodejs /var/local/git/grpc/src/node/interop/interop_client.js --use_tls=true";
+  local the_cmd="$cmd_prefix $test_script $@";
+  echo $the_cmd
+}
+
 # constructs the full dockerized cpp interop test cmd.
 #
 #
@@ -827,4 +834,4 @@ grpc_cloud_prod_gen_cxx_cmd() {
     echo $the_cmd
 }
 
-# TODO(grpc-team): add grpc_interop_gen_xxx_cmd for python|cxx|nodejs
+# TODO(grpc-team): add grpc_interop_gen_python_cmd
diff --git a/tools/gce_setup/shared_startup_funcs.sh b/tools/gce_setup/shared_startup_funcs.sh
index 69f6ba8cc00..438c20a3d6d 100755
--- a/tools/gce_setup/shared_startup_funcs.sh
+++ b/tools/gce_setup/shared_startup_funcs.sh
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ grpc_docker_launch_registry() {
 grpc_docker_pull_known() {
   local addr=$1
   [[ -n $addr ]] || addr="0.0.0.0:5000"
-  local known="base cxx php_base php ruby_base ruby java_base java go"
+  local known="base cxx php_base php ruby_base ruby java_base java go node_base node"
   echo "... pulling docker images for '$known'"
   for i in $known
   do