diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5eb5099f..6009e86b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ The CLI automatically checks for updates using [update-notifier](https://github.
 ```
 Commands:
 	dev             Dev build: Skips non-essential and time-intensive tasks during build
+	jsdoc           Build JSDoc resources
 	preload         (default) Build project and create preload bundles
 	self-contained  Build project and create self-contained bundle
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/build.js b/lib/cli/commands/build.js
index 8d1e116b..d4f3a17b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/build.js
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/build.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ build.builder = function(cli) {
 			builder: noop,
 			middlewares: [baseMiddleware]
 		})
+		.command("jsdoc", "Build JSDoc resources", {
+			handler: handleBuild,
+			builder: noop,
+			middlewares: [baseMiddleware]
+		})
 		.command("preload", "(default) Build project and create preload bundles", {
 			handler: handleBuild,
 			builder: noop,
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ function handleBuild(argv) {
 			buildDependencies: argv.all,
 			dev: command === "dev",
 			selfContained: command === "self-contained",
+			jsdoc: command === "jsdoc",
 			devExcludeProject: argv["dev-exclude-project"],
 			includedTasks: argv["include-task"],
 			excludedTasks: argv["exclude-task"]
diff --git a/test/lib/cli/commands/build.js b/test/lib/cli/commands/build.js
index 67690d03..03152e02 100644
--- a/test/lib/cli/commands/build.js
+++ b/test/lib/cli/commands/build.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const defaultBuilderArgs = {
 	buildDependencies: undefined,
 	dev: false,
 	selfContained: false,
+	jsdoc: false,
 	devExcludeProject: undefined,
 	includedTasks: undefined,
 	excludedTasks: undefined
@@ -82,3 +83,19 @@ test.serial("ui5 build self-contained", async (t) => {
 		"Self-contained build called with expected arguments"
 	);
 });
+
+test.serial("ui5 build jsdoc", async (t) => {
+	normalizerStub.resolves({
+		metadata:
+		{
+			name: "Sample"
+		}
+	});
+	args._ = ["build", "jsdoc"];
+	await build.handler(args);
+	t.deepEqual(
+		builderStub.getCall(0).args[0],
+		Object.assign({}, defaultBuilderArgs, {jsdoc: true}),
+		"JSDoc build called with expected arguments"
+	);
+});