diff --git a/tycho-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/osgi/framework/Bundles.java b/tycho-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/osgi/framework/Bundles.java
index ef5db313e8..93b138fe43 100644
--- a/tycho-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/osgi/framework/Bundles.java
+++ b/tycho-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/osgi/framework/Bundles.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public record Bundles(Set<String> bundles) {
     public static final String BUNDLE_ECLIPSE_HELP_BASE = "org.eclipse.help.base";
     public static final String BUNDLE_PDE_CORE = "org.eclipse.pde.core";
     public static final String BUNDLE_JDT_CORE = "org.eclipse.jdt.core";
+    public static final String BUNDLE_JDT_LAUNCHING = "org.eclipse.jdt.launching";
 
     static final String BUNDLE_LAUNCHING_MACOS = "org.eclipse.jdt.launching.macosx";
     static final String BUNDLE_APP = "org.eclipse.equinox.app";
diff --git a/tycho-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
index 2dbfc436a3..c35d53e228 100644
--- a/tycho-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.jdt</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.eclipse.jdt.launching</artifactId>
+			<version>3.23.100</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>*</groupId>
+					<artifactId>*</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 			<artifactId>sisu-equinox-launching</artifactId>
diff --git a/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/AbstractEclipseBuildMojo.java b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/AbstractEclipseBuildMojo.java
index f0a48a277c..7417eaa125 100644
--- a/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/AbstractEclipseBuildMojo.java
+++ b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/AbstractEclipseBuildMojo.java
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Repository;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.apache.maven.toolchain.Toolchain;
+import org.apache.maven.toolchain.ToolchainManager;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.tycho.ArtifactKey;
@@ -102,6 +107,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractEclipseBuildMojo<Result extends EclipseBuildResult
 	@Parameter(property = "project", readonly = true)
 	protected MavenProject project;
 
+	@Component
+	protected MavenSession mavenSession;
+
 	@Component
 	private EclipseWorkspaceManager workspaceManager;
 
@@ -114,6 +122,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractEclipseBuildMojo<Result extends EclipseBuildResult
 	@Component
 	private TychoProjectManager projectManager;
 
+	@Component
+	ToolchainManager toolchainManager;
+
+
+
 	@Override
 	public final void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 		Optional<EclipseProject> eclipseProjectValue = projectManager.getEclipseProject(project);
@@ -169,6 +182,23 @@ public void run() {
 				thread.start();
 				framework.waitForApplicationStart(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(30));
 			}
+			if (hasJDTNature(eclipseProject)) {
+				if (framework.hasBundle(Bundles.BUNDLE_JDT_LAUNCHING)) {
+					List<Path> jvms = new ArrayList<>();
+					for (Toolchain toolchain : toolchainManager.getToolchains(mavenSession, "jdk", Map.of())) {
+						String tool = toolchain.findTool("java");
+						if (tool != null) {
+							jvms.add(Path.of(tool).getParent().getParent());
+						}
+					}
+					framework.execute(new SetJVMs(jvms, debug));
+				} else {
+					getLog().info(
+							"Skip set JVMs because " + Bundles.BUNDLE_JDT_LAUNCHING
+							+ " is not part of the framework...");
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (hasPDENature(eclipseProject)) {
 				if (framework.hasBundle(Bundles.BUNDLE_PDE_CORE)) {
 					framework.execute(new SetTargetPlatform(projectDependencies, debug));
@@ -182,7 +212,7 @@ public void run() {
 					if (hasBaselinesSet()) {
 						framework.execute(new SetApiBaseline(project.getId(), getBaselineBundles(), debug));
 					} else {
-						getLog().info("Skip set ApiBasline because no baselines set...");
+						getLog().info("Skip set ApiBaseline because no baselines set...");
 					}
 				} else {
 					getLog().info("Skip set ApiBasline because " + Bundles.BUNDLE_API_TOOLS
diff --git a/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/SetJVMs.java b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/SetJVMs.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a570d8d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tycho-eclipse-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/eclipsebuild/SetJVMs.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Christoph Läubrich and others.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Christoph Läubrich - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.tycho.eclipsebuild;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.launching.StandardVMType;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.IVMInstall;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.IVMInstall2;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JavaRuntime;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.launching.VMStandin;
+
+public class SetJVMs implements Callable<Serializable>, Serializable {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	private boolean debug;
+	private Collection<String> jvms;
+
+	public SetJVMs(Collection<Path> jvms, boolean debug) {
+		this.debug = debug;
+		this.jvms = jvms.stream().map(EclipseProjectBuild::pathAsString).toList();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Serializable call() throws Exception {
+		StandardVMType standardType = (StandardVMType) JavaRuntime.getVMInstallType(StandardVMType.ID_STANDARD_VM_TYPE);
+		for (String entry : jvms) {
+			debug("Adding JVM " + entry + "...");
+			VMStandin workingCopy = new VMStandin(standardType, entry);
+			workingCopy.setInstallLocation(new File(entry));
+			workingCopy.setName(entry);
+			IVMInstall install = workingCopy.convertToRealVM();
+			if (!isValid(install)) {
+				standardType.disposeVMInstall(install.getId());
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private static boolean isValid(IVMInstall install) {
+		return install instanceof IVMInstall2 vm && vm.getJavaVersion() != null;
+	}
+
+	private void debug(String string) {
+		if (debug) {
+			System.out.println(string);
+		}
+	}
+
+}