diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index c76fe2748..e3c34dbf9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ def parse_options(argv=None):
         'sleep_interval': opts.sleep_interval,
         'max_sleep_interval': opts.max_sleep_interval,
         'sleep_interval_subtitles': opts.sleep_interval_subtitles,
+        'jsi_preference': opts.jsi_preference,
         'external_downloader': opts.external_downloader,
         'download_ranges': opts.download_ranges,
         'force_keyframes_at_cuts': opts.force_keyframes_at_cuts,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
index e1b77fb13..552f12ee5 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp/common.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ def __init__(
         if unsupported_features := self._features - _ALL_FEATURES:
             raise ExtractorError(f'Unsupported features: {unsupported_features}, allowed features: {_ALL_FEATURES}')
 
+        user_prefs = self._downloader.params.get('jsi_preference', [])
+        for invalid_key in [jsi_key for jsi_key in user_prefs if jsi_key not in _JSI_HANDLERS]:
+            self.report_warning(f'`{invalid_key}` is not a valid JSI, ignoring preference setting')
+            user_prefs.remove(invalid_key)
+
         jsi_keys = [key for key in get_jsi_keys(only_include or _JSI_HANDLERS) if key not in get_jsi_keys(exclude)]
         self.write_debug(f'Allowed JSI keys: {jsi_keys}')
         handler_classes = [_JSI_HANDLERS[key] for key in jsi_keys
@@ -120,7 +125,10 @@ def __init__(
             self._downloader, url=self._url, timeout=timeout, features=self._features,
             user_agent=user_agent, **jsi_params.get(cls.JSI_KEY, {}),
         ) for cls in handler_classes}
-        self.preferences: set[JSIPreference] = {order_to_pref(preferred_order, 100)} | _JSI_PREFERENCES
+
+        self.preferences: set[JSIPreference] = {
+            order_to_pref(user_prefs, 10000), order_to_pref(preferred_order, 100)} | _JSI_PREFERENCES
+
         self._fallback_jsi = get_jsi_keys(handler_classes) if fallback_jsi == 'all' else get_jsi_keys(fallback_jsi)
         self._is_test = self._downloader.params.get('test', False)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index a673c024f..a0d72a664 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -1142,9 +1142,7 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
         '--jsi-preference',
         metavar='JSI', dest='jsi_preference', default=[], type='str', action='callback',
         callback=_list_from_options_callback,
-        help=(
-            'Preferred JS interpreters to use during extraction. Can be given as comma-separated values.')
-    )
+        help='Preferred JS interpreters to use during extraction. Can be given as comma-separated values.')
 
     verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity and Simulation Options')
     verbosity.add_option(