diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
index 317cbea441997..eb9ba36edf437 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/index.js
@@ -339,6 +339,19 @@ class Builder {
   getCapabilities() {
     return this.capabilities_
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Sets the desired capability when requesting a new session. 
+   * If there is already a capability named key, its value will be overwritten with value. 
+   * This is a convenience wrapper around builder.getCapabilities().set(key, value) to support Builder method chaining.
+   * @param {string} key The capability key.
+   * @param {*} value The capability value.
+   * @return {!Builder} A self reference.
+   */
+  setCapability(key, value) {
+    this.capabilities_.set(key, value)
+    return this
+  }
 
   /**
    * Configures the target browser for clients created by this instance.
diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/test/builder_test.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/test/builder_test.js
index 911c2f7c53984..ead53a34f670f 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/test/builder_test.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/test/builder_test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const safari = require('../safari')
 const test = require('../lib/test')
 const { Browser } = require('../lib/capabilities')
 const { Pages } = require('../lib/test')
+const { Builder } = require('../../selenium-webdriver/index')
 
 test.suite(function (env) {
   const BROWSER_MAP = new Map([
@@ -68,6 +69,29 @@ test.suite(function (env) {
       })
     })
   }
+
+  if (BROWSER_MAP.has(env.browser.name)) {
+    describe('builder allows to set a single capability', function () {
+      let driver
+
+      after(() => driver && driver.quit())
+
+      it(env.browser.name, async function () {
+        let timeouts = { implicit: 0, pageLoad: 1000, script: 1000 }
+        driver = new Builder()
+          .setCapability('timeouts', timeouts)
+          .forBrowser(env.browser.name)
+          .build()
+
+        let caps = await getCaps(driver);
+        assert.deepEqual(caps.get('timeouts'), timeouts)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  async function getCaps(driver) {
+    return driver.getCapabilities();
+  }
 })
 
 describe('Builder', function () {