diff --git a/lib/cluster/index.ts b/lib/cluster/index.ts
index a046c3b6..b8bdad00 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/index.ts
+++ b/lib/cluster/index.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ class Cluster extends Commander {
     super();
     EventEmitter.call(this);
 
-    this.startupNodes = startupNodes;
+    this.startupNodes = startupNodes
+      ?.map((node) => (typeof node === 'string' ? node.split(',') : [node]))
+      .flat();
+
     this.options = defaults({}, options, DEFAULT_CLUSTER_OPTIONS, this.options);
 
     if (this.options.shardedSubscribers == true)
diff --git a/test/functional/cluster/connect.ts b/test/functional/cluster/connect.ts
index a2346f23..783bc53c 100644
--- a/test/functional/cluster/connect.ts
+++ b/test/functional/cluster/connect.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ describe("cluster:connect", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should support url schema with mutiple nodes", (done) => {
+    const node = new MockServer(30001);
+
+    const cluster = new Cluster([30002, "127.0.0.4:30001", { host:"127.0.0.3", port: 30001 }, "redis://127.0.0.2:30001,127.0.0.1:30001"]);
+
+    node.once("connect", () => {
+      cluster.disconnect();
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should support a single port", (done) => {
     const node = new MockServer(30001);