diff --git a/CIME/Tools/jenkins_generic_job b/CIME/Tools/jenkins_generic_job
index b02a5b69199..b30fadfa27b 100755
--- a/CIME/Tools/jenkins_generic_job
+++ b/CIME/Tools/jenkins_generic_job
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ OR
         help="Specify an 'id' for the Jenkins jobs.",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--driver",
+        help="Override the coupler driver used by create_test (e.g. mct, nuopc).",
+    )
+
     args = CIME.utils.parse_args_and_handle_standard_logging_options(args, parser)
 
     if args.no_submit:
@@ -283,6 +288,7 @@ OR
         args.pes_file,
         args.jenkins_id,
         args.queue,
+        args.driver,
     )
 
 
@@ -316,6 +322,7 @@ def _main_func(description):
         pes_file,
         jenkins_id,
         queue,
+        driver,
     ) = parse_command_line(sys.argv, description)
 
     sys.exit(
@@ -347,6 +354,7 @@ def _main_func(description):
             pes_file,
             jenkins_id,
             queue,
+            driver,
         )
         else CIME.utils.TESTS_FAILED_ERR_CODE
     )
diff --git a/CIME/jenkins_generic_job.py b/CIME/jenkins_generic_job.py
index e35a5d04e67..27b14f80325 100644
--- a/CIME/jenkins_generic_job.py
+++ b/CIME/jenkins_generic_job.py
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def jenkins_generic_job(
     pes_file,
     jenkins_id,
     queue,
+    driver,
 ):
     ###############################################################################
     """
@@ -378,6 +379,9 @@ def jenkins_generic_job(
     if save_timing:
         create_test_args.append("--save-timing")
 
+    if driver is not None:
+        create_test_args.append("--driver " + driver)
+
     create_test_cmd = "./create_test " + " ".join(create_test_args)
 
     if not CIME.wait_for_tests.SIGNAL_RECEIVED: