diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run
index b89ecc7d24a7..28814a81786f 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ exec "$JAVACMD" \
   "-Dlibrary.jansi.path=${MAVEN_HOME}/lib/jansi-native" \
   "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=$MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR" \
   $LAUNCHER_CLASS \
+  $MAVEN_ARGS \
   "$@"
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run.cmd b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run.cmd
index ab6da36667d6..71a9c05e3bd6 100755
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/run.cmd
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "-Dlibrary.jansi.path=%MAVEN_HOME%\lib\jansi-native" ^
   "-Dmaven.multiModuleProjectDirectory=%MAVEN_PROJECTBASEDIR%" ^
   %LAUNCHER_CLASS% ^
+  %MAVEN_ARGS% ^
   %*
 if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto error
 goto end
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate
index 0d22a8b21a86..0203dd2e37c0 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #
 #   JAVA_HOME       (Optional) Points to a Java installation.
 #   MAVEN_OPTS      (Optional) Java runtime options used when Maven is executed.
+#   MAVEN_ARGS      (Optional) Arguments passed to Maven before CLI arguments.
 #   MAVEN_SKIP_RC   (Optional) Flag to disable loading of mavenrc files.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
index dc68027bfecd..34ae2e92555b 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/shared/validate.cmd
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @REM   MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO  (Optional) Set to 'on' to enable the echoing of the batch commands.
 @REM   MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE (Optional) set to 'on' to wait for a key stroke before ending.
 @REM   MAVEN_OPTS        (Optional) Java runtime options used when Maven is executed.
+@REM   MAVEN_ARGS        (Optional) Arguments passed to Maven before CLI arguments.
 @REM   MAVEN_SKIP_RC     (Optional) Flag to disable loading of mavenrc files.
 @REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------