diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/InboundAgentRule.java b/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/InboundAgentRule.java
index 9b8e96b36..06ef862f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/InboundAgentRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/test/InboundAgentRule.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public static final class Options implements Serializable {
         private boolean secret;
         private boolean webSocket;
         @CheckForNull private String tunnel;
+        private List<String> javaOptions = new ArrayList<>();
         private boolean start = true;
         private final LinkedHashMap<String, Level> loggers = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         private String label;
@@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ public Builder tunnel(String tunnel) {
                 return this;
             }
 
+            public Builder javaOptions(String... opts) {
+                options.javaOptions.addAll(List.of(opts));
+                return this;
+            }
+
             /**
              * Skip starting the agent.
              *
@@ -331,6 +337,7 @@ public void start(AgentArguments agentArguments, Options options) throws Excepti
             cmd.add("-Xdebug");
             cmd.add("Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=" + (JenkinsRule.SLAVE_DEBUG_PORT + agentArguments.numberOfNodes - 1));
         }
+        cmd.addAll(options.javaOptions);
         cmd.addAll(List.of("-jar", agentArguments.agentJar.getAbsolutePath()));
         var m = Pattern.compile("(.+)computer/([^/]+)/slave-agent[.]jnlp").matcher(agentArguments.agentJnlpUrl);
         if (m.matches() && remotingVersion(agentArguments.agentJar).isNewerThanOrEqualTo(new VersionNumber("3186.vc3b_7249b_87eb_"))) {