diff --git a/lib/appium.js b/lib/appium.js
index d9d05e2e9..48ab9f90f 100644
--- a/lib/appium.js
+++ b/lib/appium.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { XCUITestDriver } from 'appium-xcuitest-driver';
 import { YouiEngineDriver } from 'appium-youiengine-driver';
 import { WindowsDriver } from 'appium-windows-driver';
 import { MacDriver } from 'appium-mac-driver';
+import { EspressoDriver } from 'appium-espresso-driver';
 import B from 'bluebird';
 import util from 'util';
 
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ class AppiumDriver extends BaseDriver {
       } else if (caps.automationName.toLowerCase() === 'youiengine') {
         // but if we do and it is 'YouiEngine', act on it
         return YouiEngineDriver;
+      } else if (caps.automationName.toLowerCase() === 'espresso') {
+        log.warn('The Appium Espresso driver is currently in early beta and meant only for experimental usage. Its API is not yet complete or guaranteed to work. Please report bugs to the Appium team on GitHub.');
+        return EspressoDriver;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c598a7e6..6fbf04355 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "appium-android-driver": "1.x",
     "appium-base-driver": "2.x",
+    "appium-espresso-driver": "^1.0.0-beta",
     "appium-fake-driver": "0.x",
     "appium-ios-driver": "1.x",
     "appium-mac-driver": "1.x",