diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
index 87d7e7cb75d61..9e70372d300bd 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -504,6 +505,17 @@ public DS build() {
         port = PortProber.findFreePort();
       }
 
+      if (Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT).getLanguage().equals("ar")) {
+        throw new NumberFormatException(
+            String.format(
+                "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic:"
+                    + " \"--port=%d\", please make sure to add the required arguments"
+                    + " \"-Duser.language=en -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please"
+                    + " visit :\n"
+                    + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/",
+                getPort()));
+      }
+
       if (timeout == null) {
         timeout = getDefaultTimeout();
       }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverFunctionalTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverFunctionalTest.java
index ebf7000be83cb..6be2366ebf372 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverFunctionalTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverFunctionalTest.java
@@ -204,18 +204,23 @@ void canExecuteCdpCommands() {
 
   @Test
   @NoDriverBeforeTest
-  void shouldLaunchSuccessfullyWithArabicDate() {
+  void shouldThrowNumberFormatException() {
     Locale arabicLocale = new Locale("ar", "EG");
     Locale.setDefault(arabicLocale);
-    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
 
     int port = PortProber.findFreePort();
     ChromeDriverService.Builder builder = new ChromeDriverService.Builder();
     builder.usingPort(port);
-    ChromeDriverService service = builder.build();
 
-    driver = new ChromeDriver(service, (ChromeOptions) CHROME.getCapabilities());
-    driver.get(pages.simpleTestPage);
-    assertThat(driver.getTitle()).isEqualTo("Hello WebDriver");
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(NumberFormatException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(builder::build)
+        .withMessage(
+            "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic: \""
+                + String.format("--port=%d", port)
+                + "\", please make sure to add the required arguments \"-Duser.language=en"
+                + " -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please visit :\n"
+                + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/");
+
+    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverFunctionalTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverFunctionalTest.java
index c8feca9c42834..a2fa5a38d0539 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverFunctionalTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverFunctionalTest.java
@@ -198,19 +198,23 @@ void canExecuteCdpCommands() {
 
   @Test
   @NoDriverBeforeTest
-  void shouldLaunchSuccessfullyWithArabicDate() {
+  void shouldThrowNumberFormatException() {
     Locale arabicLocale = new Locale("ar", "EG");
     Locale.setDefault(arabicLocale);
-    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
 
     int port = PortProber.findFreePort();
     EdgeDriverService.Builder builder = new EdgeDriverService.Builder();
     builder.usingPort(port);
-    EdgeDriverService service = builder.build();
 
-    driver = new EdgeDriver(service, (EdgeOptions) EDGE.getCapabilities());
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(NumberFormatException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(builder::build)
+        .withMessage(
+            "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic: \""
+                + String.format("--port=%d", port)
+                + "\", please make sure to add the required arguments \"-Duser.language=en"
+                + " -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please visit :\n"
+                + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/");
 
-    driver.get(pages.simpleTestPage);
-    assertThat(driver.getTitle()).isEqualTo("Hello WebDriver");
+    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/FirefoxDriverTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/FirefoxDriverTest.java
index 8714a26938cf4..85e0a7fe1c398 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/FirefoxDriverTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/firefox/FirefoxDriverTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.openqa.selenium.firefox;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeTrue;
@@ -272,19 +273,24 @@ void canSetContext() {
 
   @Test
   @NoDriverBeforeTest
-  void shouldLaunchSuccessfullyWithArabicDate() {
+  void shouldThrowNumberFormatException() {
     Locale arabicLocale = new Locale("ar", "EG");
     Locale.setDefault(arabicLocale);
-    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
 
     int port = PortProber.findFreePort();
     GeckoDriverService.Builder builder = new GeckoDriverService.Builder();
     builder.usingPort(port);
-    GeckoDriverService service = builder.build();
 
-    driver = new FirefoxDriver(service, (FirefoxOptions) FIREFOX.getCapabilities());
-    driver.get(pages.simpleTestPage);
-    assertThat(driver.getTitle()).isEqualTo("Hello WebDriver");
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(NumberFormatException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(builder::build)
+        .withMessage(
+            "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic: \""
+                + String.format("--port=%d", port)
+                + "\", please make sure to add the required arguments \"-Duser.language=en"
+                + " -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please visit :\n"
+                + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/");
+
+    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
   }
 
   private static class CustomFirefoxProfile extends FirefoxProfile {}
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/ie/InternetExplorerDriverTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/ie/InternetExplorerDriverTest.java
index 26c9637121ba0..c93e1361195cf 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/ie/InternetExplorerDriverTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/ie/InternetExplorerDriverTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.openqa.selenium.By;
 import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
 import org.openqa.selenium.interactions.Actions;
+import org.openqa.selenium.net.PortProber;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriverBuilder;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.ClientConfig;
 import org.openqa.selenium.testing.JupiterTestBase;
@@ -143,6 +145,28 @@ void testPersistentHoverCanBeTurnedOff() throws Exception {
     assertThat(item.getText()).isEmpty();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @NoDriverBeforeTest
+  void shouldThrowNumberFormatException() {
+    Locale arabicLocale = new Locale("ar", "EG");
+    Locale.setDefault(arabicLocale);
+
+    int port = PortProber.findFreePort();
+    InternetExplorerDriverService.Builder builder = new InternetExplorerDriverService.Builder();
+    builder.usingPort(port);
+
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(NumberFormatException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(builder::build)
+        .withMessage(
+            "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic: \""
+                + String.format("--port=%d", port)
+                + "\", please make sure to add the required arguments \"-Duser.language=en"
+                + " -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please visit :\n"
+                + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/");
+
+    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+  }
+
   private WebDriver newIeDriver() {
     return new WebDriverBuilder().get();
   }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariDriverTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariDriverTest.java
index 1fc92e1b730b8..6312c0ad1e211 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariDriverTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/safari/SafariDriverTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
 import org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException;
@@ -133,4 +134,26 @@ public void canAttachDebugger() {
     localDriver = new WebDriverBuilder().get(new SafariOptions());
     ((HasDebugger) localDriver).attachDebugger();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  @NoDriverBeforeTest
+  void shouldThrowNumberFormatException() {
+    Locale arabicLocale = new Locale("ar", "EG");
+    Locale.setDefault(arabicLocale);
+
+    int port = PortProber.findFreePort();
+    SafariDriverService.Builder builder = new SafariDriverService.Builder();
+    builder.usingPort(port);
+
+    assertThatExceptionOfType(NumberFormatException.class)
+        .isThrownBy(builder::build)
+        .withMessage(
+            "Couldn't format the port numbers because the System Language is arabic: \""
+                + String.format("--port=%d", port)
+                + "\", please make sure to add the required arguments \"-Duser.language=en"
+                + " -Duser.region=US\" to your JVM, for more info please visit :\n"
+                + "  https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/browsers/");
+
+    Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+  }
 }