diff --git a/include/fastdds/rtps/attributes/ServerAttributes.h b/include/fastdds/rtps/attributes/ServerAttributes.h
index e3a006e7ae9..0f1c42144d0 100644
--- a/include/fastdds/rtps/attributes/ServerAttributes.h
+++ b/include/fastdds/rtps/attributes/ServerAttributes.h
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ const char* const DEFAULT_ROS2_SERVER_GUIDPREFIX = "44.53.00.5f.45.50.52.4f.53.4
  */
 const char* const DEFAULT_ROS2_MASTER_URI = "ROS_DISCOVERY_SERVER";
 
+/* Environment variable to transform a SIMPLE participant in a SUPER CLIENT.
+ * If the participant is not SIMPLE, the variable doesn't have any effects.
+ * The variable can assume the following values:
+ *    - FALSE, false, False, 0
+ *    - TRUE, true, True, 1
+ * If the variable is not set, the program will behave like the variable is set to false.
+ */
+const char* const ROS_SUPER_CLIENT = "ROS_SUPER_CLIENT";
+
 /**
  * Retrieves a semicolon-separated list of locators from a string, and
  * populates a RemoteServerList_t mapping list position to default guid.
@@ -211,6 +220,12 @@ RTPS_DllAPI bool load_environment_server_info(
  */
 RTPS_DllAPI const std::string& ros_discovery_server_env();
 
+/**
+ * Get the value of environment variable ROS_SUPER_CLIENT
+ * @return The value of environment variable ROS_SUPER_CLIENT. False if the variable is not defined.
+ */
+RTPS_DllAPI bool ros_super_client_env();
+
 /**
  * Returns the guidPrefix associated to the given server id
  * @param[in] id of the default server whose guidPrefix we want to retrieve
@@ -233,9 +248,11 @@ using fastdds::rtps::RemoteServerList_t;
 using fastdds::rtps::DEFAULT_ROS2_SERVER_PORT;
 using fastdds::rtps::DEFAULT_ROS2_SERVER_GUIDPREFIX;
 using fastdds::rtps::DEFAULT_ROS2_MASTER_URI;
+using fastdds::rtps::ROS_SUPER_CLIENT;
 using fastdds::rtps::load_environment_server_info;
 using fastdds::rtps::ros_discovery_server_env;
 using fastdds::rtps::get_server_client_default_guidPrefix;
+using fastdds::rtps::ros_super_client_env;
 
 } // fastrtps
 } // rtps
diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
index d89595b498f..13491688333 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/RTPSDomain.cpp
@@ -570,6 +570,12 @@ RTPSParticipant* RTPSDomainImpl::clientServerEnvironmentCreationOverride(
     client_att.builtin.discovery_config.discoveryProtocol = DiscoveryProtocol_t::CLIENT;
     // RemoteServerAttributes already fill in above
 
+    // Check if the client must become a super client
+    if (ros_super_client_env())
+    {
+        client_att.builtin.discovery_config.discoveryProtocol = DiscoveryProtocol_t::SUPER_CLIENT;
+    }
+
     RTPSParticipant* part = createParticipant(domain_id, enabled, client_att, listen);
     if (nullptr != part)
     {
diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/builtin/discovery/participant/PDPClient.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/builtin/discovery/participant/PDPClient.cpp
index acb55f9da53..7900017b0f4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/builtin/discovery/participant/PDPClient.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/builtin/discovery/participant/PDPClient.cpp
@@ -929,6 +929,33 @@ void PDPClient::match_pdp_reader_nts_(
     }
 }
 
+bool ros_super_client_env()
+{
+    std::string super_client_str;
+    bool super_client = false;
+    std::vector<std::string> true_vec = {"TRUE", "true", "True", "1"};
+    std::vector<std::string> false_vec = {"FALSE", "false", "False", "0"};
+
+    SystemInfo::get_env(ROS_SUPER_CLIENT, super_client_str);
+    if (super_client_str != "")
+    {
+        if (find(true_vec.begin(), true_vec.end(), super_client_str) != true_vec.end())
+        {
+            super_client = true;
+        }
+        else if (find(false_vec.begin(), false_vec.end(), super_client_str) != false_vec.end())
+        {
+            super_client = false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            EPROSIMA_LOG_ERROR(RTPS_PDP,
+                    "Invalid value for ROS_SUPER_CLIENT environment variable : " << super_client_str);
+        }
+    }
+    return super_client;
+}
+
 const std::string& ros_discovery_server_env()
 {
     static std::string servers;
diff --git a/test/unittest/dds/participant/ParticipantTests.cpp b/test/unittest/dds/participant/ParticipantTests.cpp
index a97aa46c298..2e880b0a97a 100644
--- a/test/unittest/dds/participant/ParticipantTests.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/dds/participant/ParticipantTests.cpp
@@ -876,6 +876,95 @@ TEST(ParticipantTests, SimpleParticipantRemoteServerListConfiguration)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Test that a SIMPLE participant is transformed into a CLIENT if the variable ROS_SUPER_CLIENT is false and into a SUPERCLIENT if it's true.
+ * It also checks that the environment variable has priority over the coded QoS settings.
+ */
+TEST(ParticipantTests, TransformSimpleParticipantToSuperclientByEnvVariable)
+{
+    set_environment_variable();
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, _putenv_s(rtps::ROS_SUPER_CLIENT, "false"));
+#else
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, setenv(rtps::ROS_SUPER_CLIENT, "false", 1));
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+    rtps::RemoteServerList_t output;
+    rtps::RemoteServerList_t qos_output;
+    expected_remote_server_list_output(output);
+
+    DomainParticipantQos qos;
+    set_participant_qos(qos, qos_output);
+
+    DomainParticipant* participant = DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(
+        (uint32_t)GET_PID() % 230, qos);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, participant);
+
+    fastrtps::rtps::RTPSParticipantAttributes attributes;
+    get_rtps_attributes(participant, attributes);
+    EXPECT_EQ(attributes.builtin.discovery_config.discoveryProtocol, fastrtps::rtps::DiscoveryProtocol::CLIENT);
+    EXPECT_EQ(attributes.builtin.discovery_config.m_DiscoveryServers, output);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, _putenv_s(rtps::ROS_SUPER_CLIENT, "true"));
+#else
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, setenv(rtps::ROS_SUPER_CLIENT, "true", 1));
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+    DomainParticipant* participant_2 = DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(
+        (uint32_t)GET_PID() % 230, qos);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, participant_2);
+
+    fastrtps::rtps::RTPSParticipantAttributes attributes_2;
+    get_rtps_attributes(participant_2, attributes_2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(attributes_2.builtin.discovery_config.discoveryProtocol, fastrtps::rtps::DiscoveryProtocol::SUPER_CLIENT);
+    EXPECT_EQ(attributes_2.builtin.discovery_config.m_DiscoveryServers, output);
+
+    // check UDPv6 transport is there
+    auto udpv6_check = [](fastrtps::rtps::RTPSParticipantAttributes& attributes) -> bool
+            {
+                for (auto& transportDescriptor : attributes.userTransports)
+                {
+                    if ( nullptr != dynamic_cast<fastdds::rtps::UDPv6TransportDescriptor*>(transportDescriptor.get()))
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            };
+    EXPECT_TRUE(udpv6_check(attributes));
+
+    DomainParticipantQos result_qos = participant->get_qos();
+    EXPECT_EQ(result_qos.wire_protocol().builtin.discovery_config.m_DiscoveryServers, qos_output);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ReturnCode_t::RETCODE_OK, participant->set_qos(result_qos));
+
+    // check UDPv6 transport is there
+    auto udpv6_check_2 = [](fastrtps::rtps::RTPSParticipantAttributes& attributes_2) -> bool
+            {
+                for (auto& transportDescriptor : attributes_2.userTransports)
+                {
+                    if ( nullptr != dynamic_cast<fastdds::rtps::UDPv6TransportDescriptor*>(transportDescriptor.get()))
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            };
+    EXPECT_TRUE(udpv6_check_2(attributes_2));
+
+    result_qos = participant_2->get_qos();
+    EXPECT_EQ(result_qos.wire_protocol().builtin.discovery_config.m_DiscoveryServers, qos_output);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ReturnCode_t::RETCODE_OK, participant_2->set_qos(result_qos));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(ReturnCode_t::RETCODE_OK, DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->delete_participant(participant));
+    EXPECT_EQ(ReturnCode_t::RETCODE_OK, DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->delete_participant(participant_2));
+}
+
+
+
 /**
  * Test that:
  * + checks a SIMPLE participant is transformed into a CLIENT.