diff --git a/.ddev/docker-compose.selenium.yaml b/.ddev/docker-compose.selenium.yaml
index 0da85cd..0e1c129 100644
--- a/.ddev/docker-compose.selenium.yaml
+++ b/.ddev/docker-compose.selenium.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,23 @@ services:
       - ddev-global-cache:/mnt/ddev-global-cache
   chrome:
     container_name: ddev-${DDEV_SITENAME}-chrome
-    image: selenium/standalone-chrome:latest
+    image: selenium/standalone-chromium:latest
+    labels:
+      com.ddev.site-name: ${DDEV_SITENAME}
+      com.ddev.approot: $DDEV_APPROOT
+    shm_size: 2gb
+    environment:
+      - VIRTUAL_HOST=$DDEV_HOSTNAME
+    links:
+      - web:web
+    external_links:
+      - ddev-router:${DDEV_SITENAME}.${DDEV_TLD}
+    volumes:
+      - ".:/mnt/ddev_config:ro"
+      - ddev-global-cache:/mnt/ddev-global-cache
+  oldchrome:
+    container_name: ddev-${DDEV_SITENAME}-oldchrome
+    image: selenium/standalone-chrome:4.8
     labels:
       com.ddev.site-name: ${DDEV_SITENAME}
       com.ddev.approot: $DDEV_APPROOT
diff --git a/lib/WebDriver/WebDriver.php b/lib/WebDriver/WebDriver.php
index 844616f..7e03494 100644
--- a/lib/WebDriver/WebDriver.php
+++ b/lib/WebDriver/WebDriver.php
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ public function session($browserName = Browser::FIREFOX, $desiredCapabilities =
         };
 
         $w3c_mode = true;
-        if (isset($desiredCapabilities['w3c']) && $desiredCapabilities['w3c'] === false) {
+        if (
+            (isset($desiredCapabilities['w3c']) && $desiredCapabilities['w3c'] === false) ||
+            (isset($desiredCapabilities['goog:chromeOptions']['w3c']) && $desiredCapabilities['goog:chromeOptions']['w3c'] === false)
+        ) {
           $w3c_mode = false;
         }
 
@@ -77,32 +80,25 @@ public function session($browserName = Browser::FIREFOX, $desiredCapabilities =
             $parameters['capabilities']['alwaysMatch'] = $requiredCapabilities;
         }
 
-        try {
-            $result = $this->curl(
-                'POST',
-                '/session',
-                $parameters,
-                array(CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true)
-            );
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            // fallback to legacy JSON Wire Protocol
-            $capabilities = $desiredCapabilities ?: array();
-            $capabilities[Capability::BROWSER_NAME] = $browserName;
-
-            $parameters = array('desiredCapabilities' => $capabilities);
-
-            if (is_array($requiredCapabilities) && count($requiredCapabilities)) {
-                $parameters['requiredCapabilities'] = $requiredCapabilities;
-            }
-
-            $result = $this->curl(
-                'POST',
-                '/session',
-                $parameters,
-                array(CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true)
-            );
+        if (!$w3c_mode) {
+          // fallback to legacy JSON Wire Protocol
+          $capabilities = $desiredCapabilities ?: array();
+          $capabilities[Capability::BROWSER_NAME] = $browserName;
+
+          $parameters = array('desiredCapabilities' => $capabilities);
+
+          if (is_array($requiredCapabilities) && count($requiredCapabilities)) {
+            $parameters['requiredCapabilities'] = $requiredCapabilities;
+          }
         }
 
+        $result = $this->curl(
+            'POST',
+            '/session',
+            $parameters,
+            array(CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true)
+        );
+
         $this->capabilities = isset($result['value']['capabilities']) ? $result['value']['capabilities'] : null;
         $session = new Session($result['sessionUrl'], $this->capabilities);
 
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverNonW3CTest.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverNonW3CTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a0de7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverNonW3CTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright 2021-2022 Anthon Pang. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @package WebDriver
+ *
+ * @author Anthon Pang <apang@softwaredevelopment.ca>
+ */
+
+namespace Test\WebDriver;
+
+/**
+ * ChromeDriver
+ *
+ * @package WebDriver
+ *
+ * @group Functional
+ */
+class ChromeDriverNonW3CTest extends ChromeDriverTest
+{
+    protected $w3c = false;
+}
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverTest.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverTest.php
index fde5d64..3d9bada 100644
--- a/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverTest.php
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/ChromeDriverTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ChromeDriverTest extends WebDriverTestBase
 {
     protected $testWebDriverRootUrl = 'http://localhost:9515';
     protected $testWebDriverName    = 'chromedriver';
+    protected $w3c = true;
     protected $status = null;
 
     protected function setUp(): void
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             $this->status = $this->driver->status();
             $this->session = $this->driver->session(Browser::CHROME, [
                 'goog:chromeOptions' => [
-                    'w3c' => true,
+                    'w3c' => $this->w3c,
                     'args' => [
                         '--no-sandbox',
                         '--ignore-certificate-errors',
@@ -72,5 +73,6 @@ public function testStatus()
         $this->assertEquals(1, $this->status['ready'], 'Chromedriver is not ready');
         $this->assertEquals('ChromeDriver ready for new sessions.', $this->status['message'], 'Chromedriver is not ready');
         $this->assertNotEmpty($this->status['os'], 'OS info not detected');
+        $this->assertSame($this->w3c, $this->session->isW3c());
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4ChromeWebDriverTest.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4ChromeWebDriverTest.php
index 9f20bcb..dcf8e0f 100644
--- a/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4ChromeWebDriverTest.php
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4ChromeWebDriverTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             $this->status = $this->driver->status();
             $this->session = $this->driver->session(Browser::CHROME, [
                 'goog:chromeOptions' => [
-                    'w3c' => true,
+                    'w3c' => $this->w3c,
                     'args' => [
                         '--no-sandbox',
                         '--ignore-certificate-errors',
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverNonW3CTest.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverNonW3CTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..651f86a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverNonW3CTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Test\WebDriver;
+
+use WebDriver\Browser;
+
+/**
+ * Selenium WebDriver
+ *
+ * @package WebDriver
+ *
+ * @group Functional
+ */
+class Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverNonW3CTest extends Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverTest
+{
+    protected $w3c = FALSE;
+}
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverTest.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f8fd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Test\WebDriver;
+
+use WebDriver\Browser;
+
+/**
+ * Selenium WebDriver
+ *
+ * @package WebDriver
+ *
+ * @group Functional
+ */
+class Selenium4dot8ChromeWebDriverTest extends Selenium4ChromeWebDriverTest
+{
+    protected $testWebDriverRootUrl = 'http://oldchrome:4444';
+}
diff --git a/test/Test/WebDriver/SeleniumWebDriverTestBase.php b/test/Test/WebDriver/SeleniumWebDriverTestBase.php
index 240b1f0..f1ca81e 100644
--- a/test/Test/WebDriver/SeleniumWebDriverTestBase.php
+++ b/test/Test/WebDriver/SeleniumWebDriverTestBase.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ abstract class SeleniumWebDriverTestBase extends WebDriverTestBase
     protected $testWebDriverRootUrl = '';
     protected $testWebDriverName = 'selenium';
     protected $status = null;
+    protected $w3c = true;
 
    /**
     * Test driver status
@@ -23,5 +24,6 @@ public function testStatus()
         $this->assertEquals(1, $this->status['ready'], 'Selenium is not ready');
         $this->assertEquals('Selenium Grid ready.', $this->status['message'], 'Selenium is not ready');
         $this->assertNotEmpty($this->status['nodes'][0]['osInfo'], 'OS info not detected');
+        $this->assertSame($this->w3c, $this->session->isW3c());
     }
 }