diff --git a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/RunMojo.java b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/RunMojo.java
index 2bbea14df481d..25207062f8663 100644
--- a/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/RunMojo.java
+++ b/devtools/maven/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/RunMojo.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.quarkus.maven;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,6 +32,27 @@ public class RunMojo extends QuarkusBootstrapMojo {
     @Parameter
     Map<String, String> systemProperties = Collections.emptyMap();
 
+    /**
+     * Additional system properties meant to be passed on the command line in a formal like
+     * {@code -DsysProps=prop1=val1,prop2=val2}
+     */
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${sysProps}")
+    String additionalSystemProperties;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of environment variables with which the process will be launched. To be specified in a format like
+     * {@code -DsysProps=prop1=val1,prop2=val2}
+     */
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${envVars}")
+    String environmentVariables;
+
+    /**
+     * The list of program arguments with which the process will be launched. To be specified in a format like
+     * {@code -Dargs=1,2,k=v}
+     */
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${args}")
+    String programArguments;
+
     @Override
     protected boolean beforeExecute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         return true;
@@ -88,6 +110,22 @@ public void accept(Map<String, List> cmds) {
                         throw new RuntimeException("Should never reach this!");
                     }
                     List<String> args = (List<String>) cmd.get(0);
+                    if (additionalSystemProperties != null) {
+                        String[] props = additionalSystemProperties.split(",");
+                        for (int i = props.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                            String prop = props[i];
+                            String[] parts = prop.split("=");
+                            if (parts.length == 2) {
+                                // we want to set the system property write after the command
+                                args.add(1, "-D" + prop);
+                            } else {
+                                throw new RuntimeException("Invalid system property: " + prop);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (programArguments != null) {
+                        args.addAll(Arrays.asList(programArguments.split(",")));
+                    }
                     if (getLog().isInfoEnabled()) {
                         getLog().info("Executing \"" + String.join(" ", args) + "\"");
                     }
@@ -99,6 +137,17 @@ public void accept(Map<String, List> cmds) {
                         if (workingDirectory != null) {
                             builder.directory(workingDirectory.toFile());
                         }
+                        if (environmentVariables != null) {
+                            String[] envVars = additionalSystemProperties.split(",");
+                            for (String envVar : envVars) {
+                                String[] parts = envVar.split("=");
+                                if (parts.length == 2) {
+                                    builder.environment().put(parts[0], parts[1]);
+                                } else {
+                                    throw new RuntimeException("Invalid environment variable: " + envVar);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                         Process process = builder.start();
                         int exit = process.waitFor();
                     } catch (Exception e) {