diff --git a/googlemock/CMakeLists.txt b/googlemock/CMakeLists.txt
index 99b2411f3..8bda3181b 100644
--- a/googlemock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/googlemock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ if (gmock_build_tests)
   cxx_test(gmock-spec-builders_test gmock_main)
   cxx_test(gmock_link_test gmock_main test/gmock_link2_test.cc)
   cxx_test(gmock_test gmock_main)
+  cxx_test(gmock_env_test gmock_main)
 
   if (DEFINED GTEST_HAS_PTHREAD)
     cxx_test(gmock_stress_test gmock)
diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
index 42d36d2f1..b38912c1b 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@
 #include "gmock/internal/custom/gmock-port.h"
 #include "gtest/internal/gtest-port.h"
 
+namespace testing {
+namespace internal {
+
+// Returns the name of the environment variable corresponding to the
+// given flag. For example, FlagToEnvVar("foo") will return
+// "GMOCK_FOO".
+GTEST_API_ std::string FlagToEnvVar(const char* flag);
+
+// Reads and returns the string environment variable corresponding to
+// the given flag; if it's not set, returns default_value.
+GTEST_API_ const char* StringFromGMockEnv(
+    const char* flag,
+    const char* default_value);
+
+} // namespace internal
+} // namespace testing
+
 #if defined(GTEST_HAS_ABSL) && !defined(GTEST_NO_ABSL_FLAGS)
 #include "absl/flags/declare.h"
 #include "absl/flags/flag.h"
@@ -68,6 +85,9 @@
 #error "At least Visual C++ 2015 (14.0) is required to compile Google Mock."
 #endif
 
+// Defines the flag prefixes for Google Mock.
+#define GMOCK_FLAG_PREFIX_ "gmock_"
+
 // Macro for referencing flags.  This is public as we want the user to
 // use this syntax to reference Google Mock flags.
 #define GMOCK_FLAG_NAME_(name) gmock_##name
diff --git a/googlemock/src/gmock.cc b/googlemock/src/gmock.cc
index b5e714da7..051b8a22d 100644
--- a/googlemock/src/gmock.cc
+++ b/googlemock/src/gmock.cc
@@ -33,11 +33,40 @@
 
 #include "gmock/internal/gmock-port.h"
 
+namespace testing {
+namespace internal {
+
+// Returns the name of the environment variable corresponding to the
+// given flag. For example, FlagToEnvVar("foo") will return
+// "GMOCK_FOO".
+std::string FlagToEnvVar(const char* flag) {
+  const std::string full_flag = std::string(GMOCK_FLAG_PREFIX_) + flag;
+
+  std::string env_var;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i != full_flag.length(); i++) {
+    env_var += toupper(full_flag.c_str()[i]);
+  }
+
+  return env_var;
+}
+
+// Reads and returns the string environment variable corresponding to
+// the given flag; if it's not set, returns default_value.
+const char* StringFromGMockEnv(const char* flag, const char* default_value) {
+  const std::string env_var = FlagToEnvVar(flag);
+  const char* const value = posix::GetEnv(env_var.c_str());
+  return value == nullptr ? default_value : value;
+}
+
+} // namespace internal
+} // namespace testing
+
 GMOCK_DEFINE_bool_(catch_leaked_mocks, true,
                    "true if and only if Google Mock should report leaked "
                    "mock objects as failures.");
 
-GMOCK_DEFINE_string_(verbose, testing::internal::kWarningVerbosity,
+GMOCK_DEFINE_string_(verbose, testing::internal::StringFromGMockEnv("verbose",
+                     testing::internal::kWarningVerbosity),
                      "Controls how verbose Google Mock's output is."
                      "  Valid values:\n"
                      "  info    - prints all messages.\n"
diff --git a/googlemock/test/BUILD.bazel b/googlemock/test/BUILD.bazel
index d4297c80f..1d119b322 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/googlemock/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -116,3 +116,10 @@ cc_test(
     srcs = ["gmock_test.cc"],
     deps = ["//:gtest_main"],
 )
+
+cc_test(
+    name = "gmock_env_test",
+    size = "small",
+    srcs = ["gmock_env_test.cc"],
+    deps = ["//:gtest_main"],
+)
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock_env_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock_env_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..770518559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock_env_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright 2025, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+// Tests for the StringFromGMockEnv() function that enables setting
+// verbosity level from the GMOCK_VERBOSE environment variable.
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+// The StringFromGMockEnv() function is declared in gmock-port.h and implemented
+// in gmock.cc. We test it indirectly through the GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) which is
+// initialized with this function.
+
+namespace {
+
+// Function to set environment variable for testing
+void SetEnv(const char* name, const char* value) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  _putenv_s(name, value);
+#else
+  setenv(name, value, 1);
+#endif
+}
+
+// Function to unset environment variable for testing
+void UnsetEnv(const char* name) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  _putenv_s(name, "");
+#else
+  unsetenv(name);
+#endif
+}
+
+// Test fixture for environment variable tests
+class GMockVerbosityEnvTest : public ::testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  void SetUp() override {
+    // Save the original verbose flag value
+    original_verbose_ = GMOCK_FLAG_GET(verbose);
+
+    // Unset the GMOCK_VERBOSE environment variable to start with a clean state
+    UnsetEnv("GMOCK_VERBOSE");
+  }
+
+  void TearDown() override {
+    // Restore the original verbose flag value
+    GMOCK_FLAG_SET(verbose, original_verbose_);
+
+    // Clean up the environment variable
+    UnsetEnv("GMOCK_VERBOSE");
+  }
+
+  std::string original_verbose_;
+};
+
+// Tests that when GMOCK_VERBOSE is not set, the default value is used
+TEST_F(GMockVerbosityEnvTest, DefaultValueWhenEnvNotSet) {
+  // Re-initialize Google Mock to pick up the environment variable
+  // This will call InitGoogleMock which will use StringFromGMockEnv()
+  int argc = 1;
+  const char* argv[] = {"test_program"};
+  testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
+
+  // The default value should be "warning"
+  EXPECT_EQ(GMOCK_FLAG_GET(verbose), "warning");
+}
+
+// Tests that when GMOCK_VERBOSE is set to "info", that value is used
+TEST_F(GMockVerbosityEnvTest, InfoValueWhenEnvSet) {
+  // Set the environment variable
+  SetEnv("GMOCK_VERBOSE", "info");
+
+  // Re-initialize Google Mock to pick up the environment variable
+  int argc = 1;
+  const char* argv[] = {"test_program"};
+  testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
+
+  // The value should be "info" as set in the environment
+  EXPECT_EQ(GMOCK_FLAG_GET(verbose), "info");
+}
+
+// Tests that when GMOCK_VERBOSE is set to "error", that value is used
+TEST_F(GMockVerbosityEnvTest, ErrorValueWhenEnvSet) {
+  // Set the environment variable
+  SetEnv("GMOCK_VERBOSE", "error");
+
+  // Re-initialize Google Mock to pick up the environment variable
+  int argc = 1;
+  const char* argv[] = {"test_program"};
+  testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
+
+  // The value should be "error" as set in the environment
+  EXPECT_EQ(GMOCK_FLAG_GET(verbose), "error");
+}
+
+// Tests that command line flags take precedence over environment variables
+TEST_F(GMockVerbosityEnvTest, CommandLineFlagOverridesEnv) {
+  // Set the environment variable
+  SetEnv("GMOCK_VERBOSE", "info");
+
+  // Set up command line arguments with the --gmock_verbose flag
+  int argc = 2;
+  const char* argv[] = {"test_program", "--gmock_verbose=error"};
+  testing::InitGoogleMock(&argc, const_cast<char**>(argv));
+
+  // The value should be "error" from the command line, not "info" from the
+  // environment
+  EXPECT_EQ(GMOCK_FLAG_GET(verbose), "error");
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}
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