diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelper.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelper.java
index ed08572f3d2..17b78cbe685 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelper.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelper.java
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ private static BsonDocument toBsonDocument(final Map<String, Object> optionsMap)
         return new BsonDocumentWrapper<>(new Document(optionsMap), new DocumentCodec());
     }
 
+    public static boolean isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(@Nullable final String cryptSharedLibVersion,
+            final AutoEncryptionSettings settings) {
+        boolean cryptSharedLibIsAvailable = cryptSharedLibVersion != null && !cryptSharedLibVersion.isEmpty();
+        boolean cryptSharedLibRequired = (boolean) settings.getExtraOptions().getOrDefault("cryptSharedLibRequired", false);
+        return settings.isBypassAutoEncryption() || settings.isBypassQueryAnalysis() || cryptSharedLibRequired || cryptSharedLibIsAvailable;
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static List<String> createMongocryptdSpawnArgs(final Map<String, Object> options) {
         List<String> spawnArgs = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelperTest.java b/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelperTest.java
index 77b6c0bce9d..9feac3e57a8 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelperTest.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/functional/com/mongodb/internal/capi/MongoCryptHelperTest.java
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.validateRewrapManyDataKeyOptions;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
+import static java.util.Collections.singletonMap;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 public class MongoCryptHelperTest {
 
@@ -104,6 +108,29 @@ public void validateRewrapManyDataKeyOptionsTest() {
         assertThrows(MongoClientException.class, () -> validateRewrapManyDataKeyOptions(new RewrapManyDataKeyOptions().masterKey(new BsonDocument())));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void isMongocryptdSpawningDisabledTest() {
+        assertTrue(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(null,
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().bypassAutoEncryption(true).build()));
+        assertTrue(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(null,
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().bypassQueryAnalysis(true).build()));
+        assertTrue(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(null,
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().extraOptions(singletonMap("cryptSharedLibRequired", true)).build()));
+        assertTrue(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled("/path/to/shared/lib.so",
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().build()));
+        assertFalse(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(null,
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().build()));
+        assertFalse(isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled("",
+                initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder().build()));
+    }
+
+    private static AutoEncryptionSettings.Builder initializeAutoEncryptionSettingsBuilder() {
+        AutoEncryptionSettings.Builder builder = AutoEncryptionSettings.builder()
+                .keyVaultNamespace("test.vault")
+                .kmsProviders(singletonMap("local", singletonMap("key", new byte[96])));
+        return builder;
+    }
+
     void assertMongoCryptOptions(final MongoCryptOptions expected, final MongoCryptOptions actual) {
         assertEquals(expected.getAwsKmsProviderOptions(), actual.getAwsKmsProviderOptions(), "AwsKmsProviderOptions not equal");
         assertEquals(expected.getEncryptedFieldsMap(), actual.getEncryptedFieldsMap(), "EncryptedFieldsMap not equal");
diff --git a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/internal/crypt/CommandMarker.java b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/internal/crypt/CommandMarker.java
index e5b97c58dc8..69524dfa772 100644
--- a/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/internal/crypt/CommandMarker.java
+++ b/driver-reactive-streams/src/main/com/mongodb/reactivestreams/client/internal/crypt/CommandMarker.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import static com.mongodb.assertions.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.createMongocryptdClientSettings;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.createProcessBuilder;
+import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.startProcess;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("UseOfProcessBuilder")
@@ -62,18 +63,12 @@ class CommandMarker implements Closeable {
     CommandMarker(
             final MongoCrypt mongoCrypt,
             final AutoEncryptionSettings settings) {
-        Map<String, Object> extraOptions = settings.getExtraOptions();
-        String cryptSharedLibVersionString = mongoCrypt.getCryptSharedLibVersionString();
 
-        boolean bypassAutoEncryption = settings.isBypassAutoEncryption();
-        boolean isBypassQueryAnalysis = settings.isBypassQueryAnalysis();
-        boolean cryptSharedIsAvailable = cryptSharedLibVersionString != null && cryptSharedLibVersionString.isEmpty();
-        boolean cryptSharedLibRequired = (boolean) extraOptions.getOrDefault("cryptSharedLibRequired", false);
-
-        if (bypassAutoEncryption || isBypassQueryAnalysis || cryptSharedLibRequired || cryptSharedIsAvailable) {
+        if (isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(mongoCrypt.getCryptSharedLibVersionString(), settings)) {
             processBuilder = null;
             client = null;
         } else {
+            Map<String, Object> extraOptions = settings.getExtraOptions();
             boolean mongocryptdBypassSpawn = (boolean) extraOptions.getOrDefault("mongocryptdBypassSpawn", false);
             if (!mongocryptdBypassSpawn) {
                 processBuilder = createProcessBuilder(extraOptions);
diff --git a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/internal/CommandMarker.java b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/internal/CommandMarker.java
index 6afcfb5864a..e85bc44eb8f 100644
--- a/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/internal/CommandMarker.java
+++ b/driver-sync/src/main/com/mongodb/client/internal/CommandMarker.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import static com.mongodb.assertions.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.createMongocryptdClientSettings;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.createProcessBuilder;
+import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled;
 import static com.mongodb.internal.capi.MongoCryptHelper.startProcess;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("UseOfProcessBuilder")
@@ -62,18 +63,12 @@ class CommandMarker implements Closeable {
     CommandMarker(
             final MongoCrypt mongoCrypt,
             final AutoEncryptionSettings settings) {
-        Map<String, Object> extraOptions = settings.getExtraOptions();
-        String cryptSharedLibVersionString = mongoCrypt.getCryptSharedLibVersionString();
 
-        boolean bypassAutoEncryption = settings.isBypassAutoEncryption();
-        boolean isBypassQueryAnalysis = settings.isBypassQueryAnalysis();
-        boolean cryptSharedIsAvailable = cryptSharedLibVersionString != null && cryptSharedLibVersionString.isEmpty();
-        boolean cryptSharedLibRequired = (boolean) extraOptions.getOrDefault("cryptSharedLibRequired", false);
-
-        if (bypassAutoEncryption || isBypassQueryAnalysis || cryptSharedLibRequired || cryptSharedIsAvailable) {
+        if (isMongocryptdSpawningDisabled(mongoCrypt.getCryptSharedLibVersionString(), settings)) {
             processBuilder = null;
             client = null;
         } else {
+            Map<String, Object> extraOptions = settings.getExtraOptions();
             boolean mongocryptdBypassSpawn = (boolean) extraOptions.getOrDefault("mongocryptdBypassSpawn", false);
             if (!mongocryptdBypassSpawn) {
                 processBuilder = createProcessBuilder(extraOptions);