diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/BiDiProvider.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/BiDiProvider.java
index c23ffa554bfcc..ae1ac58d7f901 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/BiDiProvider.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/BiDiProvider.java
@@ -56,14 +56,8 @@ public HasBiDi getImplementation(Capabilities caps, ExecuteMethod executeMethod)
   }
 
   private Optional<URI> getBiDiUrl(Capabilities caps) {
-    Object bidiCapability;
-    if (caps.asMap().containsKey("se:bidi")) {
-      // Session is created remotely
-      bidiCapability = caps.getCapability("se:bidi");
-    } else {
-      bidiCapability = caps.getCapability("webSocketUrl");
-    }
-    Optional<String> webSocketUrl = Optional.ofNullable((String) bidiCapability);
+    Object biDiCapability = caps.getCapability("webSocketUrl");
+    Optional<String> webSocketUrl = Optional.ofNullable((String) biDiCapability);
 
     return webSocketUrl.map(
         uri -> {
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/ProxyNodeWebsockets.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/ProxyNodeWebsockets.java
index 82cc397772c22..1101dca55056a 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/ProxyNodeWebsockets.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/ProxyNodeWebsockets.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private Optional<Consumer<Message>> findBiDiEndpoint(
       Consumer<SessionId> sessionConsumer,
       SessionId sessionId) {
     try {
-      URI uri = new URI(String.valueOf(caps.getCapability("webSocketUrl")));
+      URI uri = new URI(String.valueOf(caps.getCapability("se:gridWebSocketUrl")));
       return Optional.of(uri)
           .map(bidi -> createWsEndPoint(bidi, downstream, sessionConsumer, sessionId));
     } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/DriverServiceSessionFactory.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/DriverServiceSessionFactory.java
index 58044d4752770..8648247f315c9 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/DriverServiceSessionFactory.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/config/DriverServiceSessionFactory.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import static org.openqa.selenium.remote.tracing.Tags.EXCEPTION;
 
 import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ public Either<WebDriverException, ActiveSession> apply(CreateSessionRequest sess
         }
 
         caps = readDevToolsEndpointAndVersion(caps);
-        caps = readBiDiEndpoint(caps);
         caps = readVncEndpoint(capabilities, caps);
 
         span.addEvent("Driver service created session", attributeMap);
@@ -281,29 +279,6 @@ public DevToolsInfo(URI cdpEndpoint, String version) {
     return caps;
   }
 
-  private Capabilities readBiDiEndpoint(Capabilities caps) {
-
-    Optional<String> webSocketUrl =
-        Optional.ofNullable((String) caps.getCapability("webSocketUrl"));
-
-    Optional<URI> websocketUri =
-        webSocketUrl.map(
-            uri -> {
-              try {
-                return new URI(uri);
-              } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-                LOG.warning(e.getMessage());
-              }
-              return null;
-            });
-
-    if (websocketUri.isPresent()) {
-      return new PersistentCapabilities(caps).setCapability("se:bidi", websocketUri.get());
-    }
-
-    return caps;
-  }
-
   private Capabilities readVncEndpoint(Capabilities requestedCaps, Capabilities returnedCaps) {
     String seVncEnabledCap = "se:vncEnabled";
     String seNoVncPortCap = "se:noVncPort";
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/local/LocalNode.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/local/LocalNode.java
index 0e5d283158536..79f687448cf91 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/local/LocalNode.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/node/local/LocalNode.java
@@ -805,20 +805,34 @@ private Session createExternalSession(
     }
 
     // Check if the user wants to use BiDi
-    boolean webSocketUrl = toUse.asMap().containsKey("webSocketUrl");
-    // Add se:bidi if necessary to send the bidi url back
-    boolean bidiSupported = isSupportingBiDi || toUse.getCapability("se:bidi") != null;
-    if (bidiSupported && bidiEnabled && webSocketUrl) {
+    // This will be null if the user has not set the capability.
+    Object webSocketUrl = toUse.getCapability("webSocketUrl");
+
+    // In case of Firefox versions that do not support webSocketUrl, it returns the capability as it
+    // is i.e. boolean value. So need to check if it is a string.
+    // Check if the Node supports BiDi and if the client wants to use BiDi.
+    boolean bidiSupported = isSupportingBiDi && (webSocketUrl instanceof String);
+    if (bidiSupported && bidiEnabled) {
+      String biDiUrl = (String) other.getCapabilities().getCapability("webSocketUrl");
+      URI uri = null;
+      try {
+        uri = new URI(biDiUrl);
+      } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to create URI from " + uri);
+      }
       String bidiPath = String.format("/session/%s/se/bidi", other.getId());
-      toUse = new PersistentCapabilities(toUse).setCapability("se:bidi", rewrite(bidiPath));
+      toUse =
+          new PersistentCapabilities(toUse)
+              .setCapability("se:gridWebSocketUrl", uri)
+              .setCapability("webSocketUrl", rewrite(bidiPath));
     } else {
-      // Remove any se:bidi* from the response, BiDi is not supported nor enabled
+      // Remove any "webSocketUrl" from the response, BiDi is not supported nor enabled
       MutableCapabilities bidiFiltered = new MutableCapabilities();
       toUse
           .asMap()
           .forEach(
               (key, value) -> {
-                if (!key.startsWith("se:bidi")) {
+                if (!key.startsWith("webSocketUrl")) {
                   bidiFiltered.setCapability(key, value);
                 }
               });