diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index b8c47ee0f54b..7e6fd24a049f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ setupProcessObject();
 
 setupGlobalProxy();
 setupBuffer();
+setupGlobalDebug();
 
 process.domain = null;
 
@@ -461,3 +462,18 @@ function setupBuffer() {
     configurable: true,
   });
 }
+
+function setupGlobalDebug() {
+  let _rawDebug = process._rawDebug;
+  ObjectDefineProperty(globalThis, 'rawDebug', {
+    __proto__: null,
+    get() {
+      return _rawDebug;
+    },
+    set(value) {
+      _rawDebug = value;
+    },
+    enumerable: false,
+    configurable: true,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/common/globals.js b/test/common/globals.js
index 42caece2b8d1..794c69d23a3f 100644
--- a/test/common/globals.js
+++ b/test/common/globals.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ const nodeGlobals = new Set([
   'Buffer',
   'clearImmediate',
   'setImmediate',
+  'rawDebug',
 ]);
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-rawdebug.js b/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-rawdebug.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a8a6cf6b53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-rawdebug.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+common.allowGlobals('rawDebug');
+assert.strictEqual(typeof global.rawDebug === 'function', true);
+
+global.rawDebug = 42;
+assert.strictEqual(global.rawDebug === 42, true);