diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 35bf091..877a02f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ repositories {
     maven {
         url "https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"
     }
+    mavenLocal()
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ gradlePlugin {
             implementationClass = 'com.gluonhq.gradle.GluonFXPlugin'
             website = 'https://github.com/gluonhq/gluonfx-gradle-plugin'
             vcsUrl = 'https://github.com/gluonhq/gluonfx-gradle-plugin'
-            tags.set([ 'java', 'javafx', 'gluon', 'client', 'substrate', 'graalvm', 'aot' ])
+            tags.set(['java', 'javafx', 'gluon', 'client', 'substrate', 'graalvm', 'aot'])
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/gradle/tasks/NativeRunAgentTask.java b/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/gradle/tasks/NativeRunAgentTask.java
index b9ec867..adc037d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/gradle/tasks/NativeRunAgentTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/gradle/tasks/NativeRunAgentTask.java
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option;
+
 public class NativeRunAgentTask extends NativeBaseTask {
 
     private static final String AGENTLIB_NATIVE_IMAGE_AGENT_STRING =
@@ -64,12 +68,24 @@ public class NativeRunAgentTask extends NativeBaseTask {
 
     private final ClientExtension clientExtension;
 
+    private List<String> applicationArgs = new ArrayList<>();
+
     @Inject
     public NativeRunAgentTask(Project project) {
         super(project);
         clientExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(ClientExtension.class);
     }
 
+    @Option(option = "args", description = "Arguments to pass to the application")
+    public void setApplicationArgs(List<String> args) {
+        this.applicationArgs = args;
+    }
+
+    @Internal
+    public List<String> getApplicationArgs() {
+        return applicationArgs;
+    }
+
     @TaskAction
     public void action() {
         getProject().getLogger().info("ClientNativeRunAgent action");
@@ -113,6 +129,11 @@ public void action() {
             var jvmArgs = List.of(AGENTLIB_NATIVE_IMAGE_AGENT_STRING);
             execTask.getJvmArgumentProviders().add(() -> jvmArgs);
 
+            // set application args
+            if (applicationArgs != null && !applicationArgs.isEmpty()) {
+                execTask.args(applicationArgs);
+            }
+
             // run
             execTask.exec();
         } catch (Exception e) {