diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6cb3e00cd8..81eae06573 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7422,6 +7422,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "vite_path",
  "vite_str",
+ "which",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/vite_shared/Cargo.toml b/crates/vite_shared/Cargo.toml
index 96cd080500..4614724285 100644
--- a/crates/vite_shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/vite_shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ supports-color = "3"
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 vite_path = { workspace = true }
 vite_str = { workspace = true }
+which = { workspace = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))'.dependencies]
 rustls = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/vite_shared/src/home.rs b/crates/vite_shared/src/home.rs
index 3a4fbf03eb..52010bf3f9 100644
--- a/crates/vite_shared/src/home.rs
+++ b/crates/vite_shared/src/home.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use directories::BaseDirs;
 use vite_path::{AbsolutePathBuf, current_dir};
+use which::which;
 
 use crate::EnvConfig;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ const VITE_PLUS_HOME_DIR: &str = ".vite-plus";
 
 /// Get the vite-plus home directory.
 ///
-/// Uses `EnvConfig::get().vite_plus_home` if set, otherwise defaults to `~/.vite-plus`.
+/// Uses `EnvConfig::get().vite_plus_home` if set,
+/// or the `node` executable's grandparent directory if it ends with `.vite-plus`,
+/// otherwise defaults to `~/.vite-plus`.
 /// Falls back to `$CWD/.vite-plus` if the home directory cannot be determined.
 pub fn get_vite_plus_home() -> std::io::Result<AbsolutePathBuf> {
     let config = EnvConfig::get();
@@ -18,6 +21,16 @@ pub fn get_vite_plus_home() -> std::io::Result<AbsolutePathBuf> {
         }
     }
 
+    // Get from `node` executable file's grandparent directory (~/.vite-plus/bin/node)
+    // For the case where `$HOME` is overridden
+    if let Ok(path) = which("node")
+        && let Some(parent) = path.parent()
+        && let Some(grandparent) = parent.parent()
+        && grandparent.ends_with(VITE_PLUS_HOME_DIR)
+    {
+        return Ok(AbsolutePathBuf::new(grandparent.to_path_buf()).unwrap());
+    }
+
     // Default to ~/.vite-plus
     match BaseDirs::new() {
         Some(dirs) => {
@@ -49,4 +62,63 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(home.as_path(), temp_dir.as_path());
         });
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_vite_plus_without_home() {
+        use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+        // Create a temp directory structure: /tmp/xxx/.vite-plus/bin/node
+        let temp_dir = PathBuf::from(
+            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("vp-test-node-path-{}", std::process::id())),
+        );
+        let vite_plus_home = temp_dir.join(".vite-plus");
+        let bin_dir = vite_plus_home.join("bin");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&bin_dir).unwrap();
+
+        // Create a fake node executable with platform-specific extension
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let node_path = bin_dir.join("node.exe");
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let node_path = bin_dir.join("node");
+
+        // Write minimal content - on Windows, the file just needs to exist with .exe extension
+        // On Unix, we need a shebang and executable permissions
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        std::fs::write(&node_path, b"MZ").unwrap(); // Minimal PE header for Windows
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        {
+            std::fs::write(&node_path, "#!/bin/sh\necho 'fake node'").unwrap();
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            let mut perms = std::fs::metadata(&node_path).unwrap().permissions();
+            perms.set_mode(0o755);
+            std::fs::set_permissions(&node_path, perms).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Set PATH to include the fake node directory FIRST (prepended)
+        let original_path = std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_default();
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        let path_separator = ';';
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let path_separator = ':';
+        let new_path = format!("{}{}{}", bin_dir.display(), path_separator, original_path);
+        // SAFETY: restore PATH after test
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("PATH", &new_path);
+        }
+
+        // Clear any existing VITE_PLUS_HOME env var by using a test config without it
+        EnvConfig::test_scope(EnvConfig::for_test(), || {
+            // Test: get_vite_plus_home should return /tmp/xxx/.vite-plus
+            let home = get_vite_plus_home().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(home.as_path(), vite_plus_home.as_path());
+        });
+
+        // SAFETY: restore PATH after test
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("PATH", original_path);
+        }
+
+        // Cleanup
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&temp_dir);
+    }
 }