diff --git a/source/isaaclab_tasks/changelog.d/fix-automate-run-w-id-forward-args.rst b/source/isaaclab_tasks/changelog.d/fix-automate-run-w-id-forward-args.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db3aa00829e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/isaaclab_tasks/changelog.d/fix-automate-run-w-id-forward-args.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Fixed
+^^^^^
+
+* Fixed the AutoMate ``run_w_id.py`` wrapper to accept ``--viz``/``--visualizer`` and forward additional arguments to the delegated RL-Games train/play script.
diff --git a/source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/run_w_id.py b/source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/run_w_id.py
index c888f2c0e89..76d04145cde 100644
--- a/source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/run_w_id.py
+++ b/source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/run_w_id.py
@@ -39,29 +39,8 @@ def update_task_param(task_cfg, assembly_id, if_sbc, if_log_eval):
         f.writelines(updated_lines)
 
 
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Update assembly_id and run training script.")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--cfg_path",
-        type=str,
-        help="Path to the file containing assembly_id.",
-        default="source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/assembly_tasks_cfg.py",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument("--assembly_id", type=str, help="New assembly ID to set.")
-    parser.add_argument("--checkpoint", type=str, help="Checkpoint path.")
-    parser.add_argument("--num_envs", type=int, default=128, help="Number of parallel environment.")
-    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=-1, help="Random seed.")
-    parser.add_argument("--train", action="store_true", help="Run training mode.")
-    parser.add_argument("--log_eval", action="store_true", help="Log evaluation results.")
-    parser.add_argument("--max_iterations", type=int, default=1500, help="Number of iteration for policy learning.")
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.assembly_id == "ASSEMBLY_ID":
-        parser.error("replace ASSEMBLY_ID with an AutoMate assembly ID, for example 00032")
-
-    update_task_param(args.cfg_path, args.assembly_id, args.train, args.log_eval)
-
-    # build the command
+def build_command(args, downstream_args):
+    """Build the delegated Isaac Lab command for the selected AutoMate assembly task."""
     if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
         command = ["isaaclab.bat"]
     else:
@@ -88,6 +67,49 @@ def main():
     if args.checkpoint:
         command.append(f"--checkpoint={args.checkpoint}")
 
+    if args.visualizer:
+        command.extend(["--visualizer", args.visualizer])
+
+    command.extend(downstream_args)
+
+    return command
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Update assembly_id and run training script.",
+        epilog="Additional arguments are forwarded to the delegated RL-Games train/play script.",
+        allow_abbrev=False,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--cfg_path",
+        type=str,
+        help="Path to the file containing assembly_id.",
+        default="source/isaaclab_tasks/isaaclab_tasks/direct/automate/assembly_tasks_cfg.py",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--assembly_id", type=str, help="New assembly ID to set.")
+    parser.add_argument("--checkpoint", type=str, help="Checkpoint path.")
+    parser.add_argument("--num_envs", type=int, default=128, help="Number of parallel environment.")
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=-1, help="Random seed.")
+    parser.add_argument("--train", action="store_true", help="Run training mode.")
+    parser.add_argument("--log_eval", action="store_true", help="Log evaluation results.")
+    parser.add_argument("--max_iterations", type=int, default=1500, help="Number of iteration for policy learning.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--visualizer",
+        "--viz",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help="Visualizer backend(s) to forward to the delegated RL-Games script, for example 'kit'.",
+    )
+    args, downstream_args = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+    if args.assembly_id == "ASSEMBLY_ID":
+        parser.error("replace ASSEMBLY_ID with an AutoMate assembly ID, for example 00032")
+
+    update_task_param(args.cfg_path, args.assembly_id, args.train, args.log_eval)
+
+    command = build_command(args, downstream_args)
+
     # Run the command
     subprocess.run(command, check=True)