diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7b81c85..e16364fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ hyperpod connect-cluster --cluster-name <cluster-name> [--region <region>] [--na
 This command submits a new training job to the connected SageMaker HyperPod cluster.
 
 ```
-hyperpod start-job --job-name <job-name> [--namespace <namespace>] [--job-kind <kubeflow/PyTorchJob>] [--image <image>] [--command <command>] [--entry-script <script>] [--script-args <arg1 arg2>] [--environment <key=value>] [--pull-policy <Always|IfNotPresent|Never>] [--instance-type <instance-type>] [--node-count <count>] [--tasks-per-node <count>] [--label-selector <key=value>] [--deep-health-check-passed-nodes-only] [--scheduler-type <Kueue SageMaker None>] [--queue-name <queue-name>] [--priority <priority>] [--auto-resume] [--max-retry <count>] [--restart-policy <Always|OnFailure|Never|ExitCode>] [--volumes <volume1,volume2>] [--persistent-volume-claims <claim1:/mount/path,claim2:/mount/path>] [--results-dir <dir>] [--service-account-name <account>]
+hyperpod start-job --job-name <job-name> [--namespace <namespace>] [--job-kind <kubeflow/PyTorchJob>] [--image <image>] [--command <command>] [--entry-script <script>] [--script-args <arg1 arg2>] [--environment <key=value>] [--pull-policy <Always|IfNotPresent|Never>] [--instance-type <instance-type>] [--node-count <count>] [--tasks-per-node <count>] [--label-selector <key=value>] [--deep-health-check-passed-nodes-only] [--scheduler-type <Kueue SageMaker None>] [--queue-name <queue-name>] [--priority <priority>] [--auto-resume] [--max-retry <count>] [--restart-policy <Always|OnFailure|Never|ExitCode>] [--volumes <volume1,volume2>] [--persistent-volume-claims <claim1:/mount/path,claim2:/mount/path>] [--results-dir <dir>] [--service-account-name <account>] [--pre-script <cmd1 cmd2>] [--post-script <cmd1 cmd2>]
 ```
 
 * `job-name` (string) - Required. The base name of the job. A unique identifier (UUID) will automatically be appended to the name like `<job-name>-<UUID>`.
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ hyperpod start-job --job-name <job-name> [--namespace <namespace>] [--job-kind <
 * `script-args` (list[string]) - Optional. The list of arguments for entry scripts.
 * `environment` (dict[string, string]) - Optional. The environment variables (key-value pairs) to set in the containers.
 * `node-count` (int) - Required. The number of nodes (instances) to launch the jobs on.
+* `instance-type` (string) - Required. The instance type to launch the job on. Note that the instance types you can use are the available instances within your SageMaker quotas for instances prefixed with `ml`.
+* `pre-script` (list[string]) - Optional. Commands to run before the job starts. Multiple commands should be separated by comma.
+* `post-script` (list[string]) - Optional. Commands to run after the job completes. Multiple commands should be separated by comma.
 * `instance-type` (string) - Required. The instance type to launch the job on. Note that the instance types you can use are the available instances within your SageMaker quotas for instances prefixed with `ml`. If `node.kubernetes.io/instance-type` is provided via the `label-selector` it will take precedence for node selection.
 * `tasks-per-node` (int) - Optional. The number of devices to use per instance.
 * `label-selector` (dict[string, list[string]]) - Optional. A dictionary of labels and their values that will override the predefined node selection rules based on the SageMaker HyperPod `node-health-status` label and values. If users provide this field, the CLI will launch the job with this customized label selection.
diff --git a/src/hyperpod_cli/commands/job.py b/src/hyperpod_cli/commands/job.py
index f37754d8..c50558a5 100644
--- a/src/hyperpod_cli/commands/job.py
+++ b/src/hyperpod_cli/commands/job.py
@@ -431,6 +431,18 @@ def cancel_job(
     help="Optional. Add a temp directory for containers to store data in the hosts."
     " <volume_name>:</host/mount/path>:</container/mount/path>,<volume_name>:</host/mount/path1>:</container/mount/path1>",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--pre-script",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    required=False,
+    help="Optional. Commands to run before the job starts. Multiple commands should be separated by semicolons.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--post-script",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    required=False,
+    help="Optional. Commands to run after the job completes. Multiple commands should be separated by semicolons.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--recipe",
     type=click.STRING,
@@ -549,6 +561,8 @@ def start_job(
     service_account_name: Optional[str],
     persistent_volume_claims: Optional[str],
     volumes: Optional[str],
+    pre_script: Optional[str],
+    post_script: Optional[str],
     recipe: Optional[str],
     override_parameters: Optional[str],
     debug: bool,
@@ -721,6 +735,23 @@ def start_job(
                 custom_labels[KUEUE_WORKLOAD_PRIORITY_CLASS_LABEL_KEY] = priority
                 priority = None
 
+            # Handle pre_script
+            if pre_script:
+                _override_or_remove(
+                    config["training_cfg"],
+                    "pre_script", 
+                    pre_script.split(',')
+                )
+            
+            # Handle post_script
+            if post_script:
+                _override_or_remove(
+                    config["training_cfg"],
+                    "post_script", 
+                    post_script.split(',')
+                )
+
+
             _override_or_remove(
                 config["cluster"]["cluster_config"],
                 "custom_labels",
@@ -807,7 +838,7 @@ def start_job(
         auto_resume=auto_resume,
         label_selector=label_selector,
         max_retry=max_retry,
-        deep_health_check_passed_nodes_only=deep_health_check_passed_nodes_only,
+        deep_health_check_passed_nodes_only=deep_health_check_passed_nodes_only
     )
     # TODO: Unblock this after fixing customer using EKS cluster.
     console_link = utils.get_cluster_console_url()
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/test_job.py b/test/unit_tests/test_job.py
index 757ace5c..e4aca64b 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/test_job.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/test_job.py
@@ -886,6 +886,53 @@ def test_start_job_with_cli_args_label_selection_not_json_str(
         )
         self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 1)
 
+    @mock.patch("yaml.dump")
+    @mock.patch("hyperpod_cli.clients.kubernetes_client.KubernetesClient.__new__")
+    @mock.patch("hyperpod_cli.commands.job.JobValidator")
+    @mock.patch("boto3.Session")
+    def test_start_job_with_cli_args_pre_script_and_post_script(
+        self,
+        mock_boto3,
+        mock_validator_cls,
+        mock_kubernetes_client,
+        mock_yaml_dump,
+    ):
+        mock_validator = mock_validator_cls.return_value
+        mock_validator.validate_aws_credential.return_value = True
+        mock_kubernetes_client.get_current_context_namespace.return_value = "kubeflow"
+        mock_yaml_dump.return_value = None
+        result = self.runner.invoke(
+            start_job,
+            [
+                "--job-name",
+                "test-job",
+                "--instance-type",
+                "ml.c5.xlarge",
+                "--image",
+                "pytorch:1.9.0-cuda11.1-cudnn8-runtime",
+                "--node-count",
+                "2",
+                "--label-selector",
+                "{NonJsonStr",
+                "--entry-script",
+                "/opt/train/src/train.py",
+                "--pre-script",
+                "echo 'test', echo 'test 1'",
+                "--post-script",
+                "echo 'test 1', echo 'test 2'",
+                "--label-selector", 
+                '{"preferred": {"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type": ["ml.c5.xlarge"]}}'
+            ],
+        )
+
+        # Assert that yaml.dump was called with the correct configuration
+        mock_yaml_dump.assert_called_once()
+        call_args = mock_yaml_dump.call_args[0]
+        self.assertEqual(call_args[0]['training_cfg']['pre_script'], ["echo 'test'", " echo 'test 1'"])
+        self.assertEqual(call_args[0]['training_cfg']['post_script'], ["echo 'test 1'", " echo 'test 2'"])
+        
+        self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 1)
+
     @mock.patch("yaml.dump")
     @mock.patch("hyperpod_cli.clients.kubernetes_client.KubernetesClient.__new__")
     @mock.patch("hyperpod_cli.commands.job.JobValidator")