diff --git a/src/drivers/uavcannode/UavcanNode.cpp b/src/drivers/uavcannode/UavcanNode.cpp
index 505bf4272c..8961b70955 100644
--- a/src/drivers/uavcannode/UavcanNode.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/uavcannode/UavcanNode.cpp
@@ -824,6 +824,27 @@ extern "C" int uavcannode_start(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Read the static node ID parameter and use it if no valid node_id from shared memory
+	int32_t cannode_node_id = 0;
+	param_get(param_find("CANNODE_NODE_ID"), &cannode_node_id);
+
+	// Check if the static node ID is in range
+	if (cannode_node_id < 0 || cannode_node_id > 127) {
+		PX4_ERR("Invalid static node ID %ld, using dynamic allocation", cannode_node_id);
+		cannode_node_id = 0;
+	}
+
+	// Assign the static node ID if no dynamic allocation is used. Do wen't override a valid node ID from the bootloader?
+	if (node_id == 0 && cannode_node_id > 0 && cannode_node_id <= 127) {
+		node_id = cannode_node_id;
+	}
+
+	// Persist the node ID for the bootloader
+	bootloader_app_shared_t shared_write = {};
+	shared_write.node_id = node_id;
+	shared_write.bus_speed = bitrate;
+	bootloader_app_shared_write(&shared_write, BootLoader);
+
 	if (
 #if defined(SUPPORT_ALT_CAN_BOOTLOADER)
 		board_booted_by_px4() &&
diff --git a/src/drivers/uavcannode/uavcannode_params.c b/src/drivers/uavcannode/uavcannode_params.c
index 8546989954..6e7dc0bf28 100644
--- a/src/drivers/uavcannode/uavcannode_params.c
+++ b/src/drivers/uavcannode/uavcannode_params.c
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+/**
+ * UAVCAN CAN node ID (0 for dynamic allocation).
+ *
+ * @min 0
+ * @max 127
+ * @group UAVCAN
+ */
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(CANNODE_NODE_ID, 0);
+
 /**
  * UAVCAN CAN bus bitrate.
  *