diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
index ae8a7591..4f09209e 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonConnector.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.StringUtils;
 import org.mvndaemon.mvnd.common.DaemonCompatibilitySpec;
 import org.mvndaemon.mvnd.common.DaemonCompatibilitySpec.Result;
 import org.mvndaemon.mvnd.common.DaemonConnection;
@@ -342,6 +344,14 @@ public class DaemonConnector {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            // .mvn/jvm.config
+            if (Files.isRegularFile(parameters.jvmConfigPath())) {
+                Files.lines(parameters.jvmConfigPath())
+                        .flatMap(l -> Stream.of(l.split(" ")))
+                        .map(String::trim)
+                        .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
+                        .forEach(args::add);
+            }
             // memory
             String minHeapSize = parameters.minHeapSize();
             if (minHeapSize != null) {
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonParameters.java b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonParameters.java
index c09c0423..3f2707de 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonParameters.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/mvndaemon/mvnd/client/DaemonParameters.java
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ public class DaemonParameters {
                 .asPath();
     }
 
+    public Path jvmConfigPath() {
+        return multiModuleProjectDirectory().resolve(".mvn/jvm.config");
+    }
+
     public Path localPropertiesPath() {
         return multiModuleProjectDirectory().resolve(".mvn/mvnd.properties");
     }