diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/args.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/args.rs
index f43327c2a..8a8d61dcc 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/args.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/args.rs
@@ -382,8 +382,14 @@ pub struct RunArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub external: bool,
     /// Use release mode for building the project
-    #[arg(long, short = 'r')]
+    #[arg(long, short = 'r', conflicts_with = "profile")]
     pub release: bool,
+    /// Build with the specified profile
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with = "release")]
+    pub profile: Option<String>,
+    /// Space or comma separated list of features to activate
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub features: Option<String>,
     /// Don't display timestamps and log origin tags
     #[arg(long)]
     pub raw: bool,
diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/builder.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/builder.rs
index a1cb2074b..73d313e70 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/builder.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/builder.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pub struct BuiltService {
 pub async fn build_workspace(
     project_path: &Path,
     release_mode: bool,
+    profile: Option<&str>,
+    features: Option<&str>,
     tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>,
 ) -> Result<BuiltService> {
     let project_path = project_path.to_owned();
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ pub async fn build_workspace(
         package,
         target,
         release_mode,
+        profile,
+        features,
         project_path.clone(),
         metadata.target_directory.clone(),
         tx.clone(),
@@ -162,6 +166,8 @@ async fn cargo_build(
     package: Package,
     target: Target,
     release_mode: bool,
+    profile: Option<&str>,
+    features: Option<&str>,
     project_path: PathBuf,
     target_path: impl Into<PathBuf>,
     tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<String>,
@@ -182,12 +188,22 @@ async fn cargo_build(
         .current_dir(project_path.as_path());
 
     if package.features.contains_key("shuttle") {
-        cmd.arg("--no-default-features").arg("--features=shuttle");
+        cmd.arg("--no-default-features");
+        if let Some(features) = features {
+            cmd.arg("--features").arg(format!("shuttle,{}", features));
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("--features=shuttle");
+        }
+    } else if let Some(features) = features {
+        cmd.arg("--features").arg(features);
     }
     cmd.arg("--package").arg(package.name.as_str());
     cmd.arg("--bin").arg(target.name.as_str());
 
-    let profile = if release_mode {
+    let profile = if let Some(profile_name) = profile {
+        cmd.arg("--profile").arg(profile_name);
+        profile_name
+    } else if release_mode {
         cmd.arg("--release");
         "release"
     } else {
diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
index 66bc08e7b..2978ed51d 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
@@ -1340,7 +1340,14 @@ impl Shuttle {
             project_directory.display()
         );
 
-        build_workspace(project_directory, run_args.release, tx).await
+        build_workspace(
+            project_directory,
+            run_args.release,
+            run_args.profile.as_deref(),
+            run_args.features.as_deref(),
+            tx,
+        )
+        .await
     }
 
     fn find_available_port(run_args: &mut RunArgs) {
diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/builder.rs b/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/builder.rs
index 87b296bf4..2f748e66c 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/builder.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/builder.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use cargo_shuttle::builder::{build_workspace, BuiltService};
 async fn not_shuttle() {
     let (tx, _) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<String>(256);
     let project_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/resources/not-shuttle");
-    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async fn not_shuttle() {
 async fn not_bin() {
     let (tx, _) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<String>(256);
     let project_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/resources/not-bin");
-    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async fn not_full_macro() {
         env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
         "/tests/resources/not-full-macro"
     );
-    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async fn is_bin() {
     let project_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/resources/is-bin");
 
     assert_eq!(
-        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
             .await
             .unwrap(),
         BuiltService {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async fn is_bin2() {
     let project_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/resources/is-bin2");
 
     assert_eq!(
-        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
             .await
             .unwrap(),
         BuiltService {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async fn not_found() {
         "{}/tests/resources/non-existing",
         env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")
     );
-    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+    build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
         .await
         .unwrap();
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ async fn workspace() {
     let project_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/resources/workspace");
 
     assert_eq!(
-        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, tx)
+        build_workspace(Path::new(&project_path), false, None, None, tx)
             .await
             .unwrap(),
         BuiltService {
diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/run.rs b/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/run.rs
index 6cd335fb2..3aa894477 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/run.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/tests/integration/run.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ async fn shuttle_run(working_directory: &str, external: bool) -> String {
                     port,
                     external,
                     release: false,
+                    profile: None,
+                    features: None,
                     raw: false,
                     bacon: false,
                     secret_args: Default::default(),