diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/App.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/App.kt
index bb96b4ab6f..30caeda764 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/App.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/App.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ class App {
     @Option(names = ["--port"], hidden = true)
     var port: Int? = null
 
+    @Option(
+        names = ["--driver-host-port"],
+        description = ["AndroidDriver host port for instrumentation communication (default: 7001)"]
+    )
+    var driverHostPort: Int? = null
+
     @Option(
         names = ["--device", "--udid"],
         description = ["(Optional) Device ID to run on explicitly, can be a comma separated list of IDs: --device \"Emulator_1,Emulator_2\" "],
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/PrintHierarchyCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/PrintHierarchyCommand.kt
index d3d71337c9..a8341ddd83 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/PrintHierarchyCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/PrintHierarchyCommand.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class PrintHierarchyCommand : Runnable {
         MaestroSessionManager.newSession(
             host = parent?.host,
             port = parent?.port,
-            driverHostPort = null,
+            driverHostPort = parent?.driverHostPort,
             teamId = appleTeamId,
             deviceId = parent?.deviceId,
             platform = parent?.platform,
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/QueryCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/QueryCommand.kt
index 2c6d016f1c..af1c47207b 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/QueryCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/QueryCommand.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class QueryCommand : Runnable {
         MaestroSessionManager.newSession(
             host = parent?.host,
             port = parent?.port,
-            driverHostPort = null,
+            driverHostPort = parent?.driverHostPort,
             deviceId = parent?.deviceId,
             platform = parent?.platform,
             teamId = appleTeamId,
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/RecordCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/RecordCommand.kt
index 59f00c1330..00dbee5fa7 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/RecordCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/RecordCommand.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class RecordCommand : Callable<Int> {
         return MaestroSessionManager.newSession(
             host = parent?.host,
             port = parent?.port,
-            driverHostPort = null,
+            driverHostPort = parent?.driverHostPort,
             deviceId = deviceId,
             teamId = appleTeamId,
             platform = parent?.platform,
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StartDeviceCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StartDeviceCommand.kt
index 2f6341c7df..ee30bd1de7 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StartDeviceCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StartDeviceCommand.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class StartDeviceCommand : Callable<Int> {
                 PrintUtils.message(if (p == Platform.IOS) "Launching simulator..." else "Launching emulator...")
                 DeviceService.startDevice(
                     device = device,
-                    driverHostPort = parent?.port
+                    driverHostPort = parent?.driverHostPort
                 )
             }
         } catch (e: LocaleValidationIosException) {
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StudioCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StudioCommand.kt
index 6797cc75b6..310f6ae0d7 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StudioCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/StudioCommand.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class StudioCommand : Callable<Int> {
         MaestroSessionManager.newSession(
             host = parent?.host,
             port = parent?.port,
-            driverHostPort = null,
+            driverHostPort = parent?.driverHostPort,
             teamId = appleTeamId,
             deviceId = parent?.deviceId,
             platform = parent?.platform,
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/TestCommand.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/TestCommand.kt
index 2eac9dae77..f7a12b0cc3 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/TestCommand.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/command/TestCommand.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import maestro.cli.util.CiUtils
 import maestro.cli.util.EnvUtils
 import maestro.cli.util.FileUtils.isWebFlow
 import maestro.cli.util.PrintUtils
+import maestro.cli.util.isPortAvailable
 import maestro.cli.insights.TestAnalysisManager
 import maestro.cli.view.greenBox
 import maestro.cli.view.box
@@ -503,11 +504,27 @@ class TestCommand : Callable<Int> {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun selectPort(effectiveShards: Int): Int =
-        if (effectiveShards == 1) 7001
-        else (7001..7128).shuffled().find { port ->
-            usedPorts.putIfAbsent(port, true) == null
+    private fun selectPort(effectiveShards: Int): Int {
+        // If user specified driver host port via CLI, use it
+        parent?.driverHostPort?.let { port ->
+            if (!isPortAvailable(port)) {
+                throw CliError("Port $port is already in use. Please specify a different port with --driver-host-port")
+            }
+            return port
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise use default behavior
+        if (effectiveShards == 1) {
+            if (!isPortAvailable(7001)) {
+                throw CliError("Default port 7001 is already in use. Use --driver-host-port to specify a different port")
+            }
+            return 7001
+        }
+
+        return (7001..7128).shuffled().find { port ->
+            usedPorts.putIfAbsent(port, true) == null && isPortAvailable(port)
         } ?: error("No available ports found")
+    }
 
     private fun runSingleFlow(
         maestro: Maestro,
diff --git a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/util/SocketUtils.kt b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/util/SocketUtils.kt
index fcbab81721..5291b2633c 100644
--- a/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/util/SocketUtils.kt
+++ b/maestro-cli/src/main/java/maestro/cli/util/SocketUtils.kt
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ fun getFreePort(): Int {
         } catch (ignore: Exception) {}
     }
     ServerSocket(0).use { return it.localPort }
+}
+
+fun isPortAvailable(port: Int): Boolean {
+    return try {
+        ServerSocket(port).use { true }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+        false
+    }
 }
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