diff --git a/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml b/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml
index 6ebc7327fb0b..def69fd78092 100644
--- a/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/maestro-ios/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: '.'
     description: The directory from which metro should be started
+  device-model:
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+    description: Maestro device model name, such as iPhone-17-Pro
+  device-os:
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+    description: Maestro device OS name, such as iOS-26-2
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -63,7 +71,9 @@ runs:
           "${{ inputs.maestro-flow }}" \
           "Hermes" \
           "${{ inputs.flavor }}" \
-          "${{ inputs.working-directory }}"
+          "${{ inputs.working-directory }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.device-model }}" \
+          "${{ inputs.device-os }}"
     - name: Store video record
       if: always()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-ios-test.js b/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-ios-test.js
index 8b604ae1da66..8b23a47a3418 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-ios-test.js
+++ b/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-ios-test.js
@@ -78,4 +78,33 @@ describe('Maestro iOS runner', () => {
       udid: 'new-pro',
     });
   });
+
+  it('selects the configured device model and OS', () => {
+    childProcess.execSync.mockReturnValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        devices: {
+          'com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-0': [
+            {name: 'iPhone 17 Pro', udid: 'wrong-runtime'},
+          ],
+          'com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-26-2': [
+            {name: 'iPhone 17 Pro Max', udid: 'wrong-model'},
+            {name: 'iPhone 17 Pro', udid: 'expected'},
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(findAvailableSimulator('iPhone-17-Pro', 'iOS-26-2')).toEqual({
+      name: 'iPhone 17 Pro',
+      udid: 'expected',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('fails when the configured simulator is unavailable', () => {
+    childProcess.execSync.mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({devices: {}}));
+
+    expect(() => findAvailableSimulator('iPhone-17-Pro', 'iOS-26-2')).toThrow(
+      'Unable to find iPhone 17 Pro simulator on iOS-26-2',
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
index 6b7a536f72d2..02ed4a08d5d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
+++ b/.github/workflow-scripts/maestro-ios.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 const usage = `
 === Usage ===
-node maestro-android.js <path to app> <app_id> <maestro_flow> <flavor> <working_directory>
+node maestro-ios.js <path to app> <app_id> <maestro_flow> <jsengine> <flavor> <working_directory> [device_model] [device_os]
 
 @param {string} appPath - Path to the app APK
 @param {string} appId - App ID that needs to be launched
@@ -20,18 +20,40 @@ node maestro-android.js <path to app> <app_id> <maestro_flow> <flavor> <working_
 @param {string} jsengine - The JSEngine to use for the test
 @param {string} flavor - Flavor of the app to be launched. Can be 'Release' or 'Debug'
 @param {string} workingDirectory - Working directory from where to run Metro
+@param {string} deviceModel - Optional Maestro device model, such as iPhone-17-Pro
+@param {string} deviceOS - Optional Maestro device OS, such as iOS-26-2
 ==============
 `;
 
 const MAX_ATTEMPTS = 5;
 
-function findAvailableSimulator() {
+function findAvailableSimulator(deviceModel, deviceOS) {
   const output = childProcess.execSync(
     'xcrun simctl list devices available -j',
   );
-  const devices = Object.values(JSON.parse(String(output)).devices)
-    .flat()
-    .reverse();
+  const devicesByRuntime = JSON.parse(String(output)).devices;
+
+  if ((deviceModel == null) !== (deviceOS == null)) {
+    throw new Error('Device model and OS must be configured together');
+  }
+
+  if (deviceModel != null && deviceOS != null) {
+    const runtime = `com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.${deviceOS}`;
+    const simulatorName = deviceModel.replaceAll('-', ' ');
+    const simulator = devicesByRuntime[runtime]?.find(
+      device => device.name === simulatorName,
+    );
+
+    if (simulator == null) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Unable to find ${simulatorName} simulator on ${deviceOS}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    return simulator;
+  }
+
+  const devices = Object.values(devicesByRuntime).flat().reverse();
   const simulator = devices.find(device => /^iPhone .* Pro$/.test(device.name));
 
   if (simulator == null) {
@@ -153,7 +175,7 @@ function executeFlows(appId, udid, maestroFlow, jsengine) {
 }
 
 async function main(args = process.argv.slice(2)) {
-  if (args.length !== 6) {
+  if (args.length < 6 || args.length > 8) {
     throw new Error(`Invalid number of arguments.\n${usage}`);
   }
 
@@ -163,6 +185,8 @@ async function main(args = process.argv.slice(2)) {
   const jsengine = args[3];
   const isDebug = args[4] === 'Debug';
   const workingDirectory = args[5];
+  const deviceModel = args[6] || null;
+  const deviceOS = args[7] || null;
 
   console.info('\n==============================');
   console.info('Running tests for iOS with the following parameters:');
@@ -172,9 +196,11 @@ async function main(args = process.argv.slice(2)) {
   console.info(`JS_ENGINE: ${jsengine}`);
   console.info(`IS_DEBUG: ${isDebug}`);
   console.info(`WORKING_DIRECTORY: ${workingDirectory}`);
+  console.info(`DEVICE_MODEL: ${deviceModel ?? '<automatic>'}`);
+  console.info(`DEVICE_OS: ${deviceOS ?? '<automatic>'}`);
   console.info('==============================\n');
 
-  const simulator = findAvailableSimulator();
+  const simulator = findAvailableSimulator(deviceModel, deviceOS);
   launchSimulator(simulator);
   installAppOnSimulator(appPath);
   bringSimulatorInForeground();
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
index f7ec8894d3d9..e0f69be743ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
           app-id: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment
           maestro-flow: ./packages/rn-tester/.maestro/
           flavor: ${{ matrix.flavor }}
+          device-model: iPhone-17-Pro
+          device-os: iOS-26-2
       - name: Report status
         id: report-status
         if: ${{ always() && steps.run-tests.outcome == 'failure' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maestro-cloud-rntester.yml b/.github/workflows/maestro-cloud-rntester.yml
index a620ca368810..7f245bbcbebf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maestro-cloud-rntester.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maestro-cloud-rntester.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ on:
         description: 'RNTester application identifier'
         required: true
         type: string
+      device-model:
+        description: 'Device model passed to Maestro Cloud'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      device-os:
+        description: 'Device OS passed to Maestro Cloud'
+        required: false
+        type: string
       exclude-tags:
         description: 'Maestro flow tags to exclude'
         required: true
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ jobs:
           workspace: packages/rn-tester/.maestro
           branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
           name: RNTester ${{ inputs.platform }} - ${{ github.event.pull_request.title || github.sha }}
+          device-model: ${{ inputs.device-model }}
+          device-os: ${{ inputs.device-os }}
           exclude-tags: ${{ inputs.exclude-tags }}
           env: |
             APP_ID=${{ inputs.app-id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
index f1ee1caab331..237f4ad66f70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ jobs:
       download-path: /tmp/RNTesterBuild/RNTester.app
       app-file: /tmp/RNTesterBuild/RNTester.app
       app-id: com.meta.RNTester.localDevelopment
+      device-model: iPhone-17-Pro
+      device-os: iOS-26-2
       exclude-tags: android-only
     secrets: inherit