diff --git a/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
index 7c2549a0d..52adbae22 100644
--- a/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/desktop-lite/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "id": "desktop-lite",
-    "version": "1.2.4",
+    "version": "1.2.5",
     "name": "Light-weight Desktop",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/desktop-lite",
     "description": "Adds a lightweight Fluxbox based desktop to the container that can be accessed using a VNC viewer or the web. GUI-based commands executed from the built-in VS code terminal will open on the desktop automatically.",
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@
             ],
             "default": "5901",
             "description": "Enter a port for the desktop VNC server (TigerVNC)"
+        },
+        "vncResolution": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "proposals": [
+                "1440x768x16",
+                "1920x1080x32"
+            ],
+            "default": "1440x768x16",
+            "description": "Enter the vncResolution value for the desktop"
         }
     },
     "init": true,
diff --git a/src/desktop-lite/install.sh b/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
index 5060f9210..a9a793c70 100755
--- a/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
+++ b/src/desktop-lite/install.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ if [ "$VNC_PASSWORD" = "noPassword" ]; then
     unset VNC_PASSWORD
 fi
 NOVNC_PORT="${WEBPORT:-6080}"
-VNC_PORT="${VNCPORT:-5901}"
-
+VNC_PORT="${VNCPORT:-5901}"  
+VNC_RESOLUTION="${VNCRESOLUTION:-1440x768x16}"
 INSTALL_NOVNC="${INSTALL_NOVNC:-"true"}"
 USERNAME="${USERNAME:-"${_REMOTE_USER:-"automatic"}"}"
 
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ fi
 log "** SCRIPT EXIT **"
 EOF
 
+
 if [ -n "${VNC_PASSWORD+x}" ]; then
     echo "${VNC_PASSWORD}" | vncpasswd -f > /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/vnc-passwd
 fi
diff --git a/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json b/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
index d86b321fd..24672a671 100644
--- a/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/desktop-lite/scenarios.json
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@
         "features": {
             "desktop-lite": {}
         }
+    },
+    "test_vncResolution_config": {
+        "image": "ubuntu:noble",
+        "features": {
+            "desktop-lite": {
+                "vncResolution": "1920x1080x32"
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/desktop-lite/test_vncResolution_config.sh b/test/desktop-lite/test_vncResolution_config.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18409505c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/desktop-lite/test_vncResolution_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Check if xtigervnc & noVnc processes are running after successful installation and initialization
+check_process_running() {
+    port=$1
+    # Get process id of process running on specific port
+    PID=$(lsof -i :$port | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}')
+    GREEN='\033[0;32m'; NC='\033[0m'; RED='\033[0;31m'; YELLOW='\033[0;33m';
+    if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+        CMD=$(ps -p $PID -o cmd --no-headers)
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Command running on port $port: ${YELLOW}$CMD${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}No process found listening on port $port.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check "Whether xtigervnc is Running" check_process_running 5901
+check "xtigervnc resolution" bash -c 'ps -x -ww | grep Xtigervnc | awk "{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if (\$i ~ /-geometry/) {print \$(i+1); exit}}"' 
+sleep 2
+check "Whether no_vnc is Running" check_process_running 6080
+
+check "desktop-init-exists" bash -c "ls /usr/local/share/desktop-init.sh"
+check "log-exists" bash -c "ls /tmp/container-init.log"
+check "log file contents" bash -c "cat /tmp/container-init.log"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults
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