diff --git a/docs/reference/scripts.md b/docs/reference/scripts.md
index ff26dfeaa..f50f559a8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/scripts.md
+++ b/docs/reference/scripts.md
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ appium driver run xcuitest <script-name>
 |Script Name|Description|
 |------------|-----------|
 |`open-wda`|Opens the WebDriverAgent project in Xcode|
-|`build-wda`|Builds the WebDriverAgent project using the first available iPhone simulator and the latest iOS supported by the current Xcode version|
+|`build-wda`|Builds the WebDriverAgent project using the first available iPhone simulator and the latest iOS supported by the current Xcode version by default|
+|`build-wda --sdk=17.5 --name="iPhone 15"`|Builds the WebDriverAgent project using the iPhone 15 simulator with iOS 17.5. If `--sdk` and `--name` params are not specified - the latest iOS and the first available iPhone simulator will be used|
diff --git a/scripts/build-wda.js b/scripts/build-wda.js
index d6edad306..ec5e24f07 100644
--- a/scripts/build-wda.js
+++ b/scripts/build-wda.js
@@ -1,28 +1,37 @@
 const {WebDriverAgent} = require('appium-webdriveragent');
 const xcode = require('appium-xcode');
-const B = require('bluebird');
 const {Simctl} = require('node-simctl');
 const {getSimulator} = require('appium-ios-simulator');
 const {logger} = require('appium/support');
 
 const log = logger.getLogger('WDA');
 
-// TODO: allow passing in all the various build params as CLI args
+function parseArgValue(argName) {
+  const argNamePattern = new RegExp(`^--${argName}\\b`);
+  for (let i = 1; i < process.argv.length; ++i) {
+    const arg = process.argv[i];
+    if (argNamePattern.test(arg)) {
+      return arg.includes('=') ? arg.split('=')[1] : process.argv[i + 1];
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 async function build() {
-  const [xcodeVersion, platformVersion] = await B.all([
-    xcode.getVersion(true),
-    xcode.getMaxIOSSDK(),
-  ]);
+  const customDevice = parseArgValue('name');
+  const xcodeVersion = await xcode.getVersion(true);
+  const platformVersion = parseArgValue('sdk') || (await xcode.getMaxIOSSDK());
+  const iosDevices = await new Simctl().getDevices(platformVersion, 'iOS');
   const verifyDevicePresence = (info) => {
     if (!info) {
-      throw new Error(`Cannot find any available iOS ${platformVersion} Simulator on your system`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find any available iOS ${platformVersion} ${customDevice ? `${customDevice} ` : ''}simulator on your system. Only the following simulators are available:\n${iosDevices.map((e) => e.name).join('\n')}`,
+      );
     }
     return info;
   };
   const deviceInfo = verifyDevicePresence(
-    (await new Simctl().getDevices(platformVersion, 'iOS')).find(({name}) =>
-      name.includes('iPhone'),
-    ),
+    iosDevices.find(({name}) => name.includes(customDevice || 'iPhone')),
   );
   const device = await getSimulator(deviceInfo.udid, {
     platform: deviceInfo.platform,
@@ -34,7 +43,9 @@ async function build() {
     showXcodeLog: true,
     device,
   });
-  log.info(`Building WDA for ${deviceInfo.name} ${platformVersion} Simulator...`);
+  log.info(
+    `Building WDA for ${deviceInfo.name} ${platformVersion} with udid '${deviceInfo.udid}' Simulator...`,
+  );
   await wda.xcodebuild.start(true);
 }