diff --git a/src/lime/tools/ProjectXMLParser.hx b/src/lime/tools/ProjectXMLParser.hx
index 687015c776..f28c45fd66 100644
--- a/src/lime/tools/ProjectXMLParser.hx
+++ b/src/lime/tools/ProjectXMLParser.hx
@@ -1738,10 +1738,13 @@ class ProjectXMLParser extends HXProject
 
 							case "gradle-version":
 								config.set("android.gradle-version", value);
-							
+
 							case "gradle-plugin":
 								config.set("android.gradle-plugin", value);
 
+							case "gradle-jvmargs":
+								config.set("android.gradle-jvmargs", value);
+
 							default:
 								name = formatAttributeName(attribute);
 						}
diff --git a/templates/android/template/gradle.properties b/templates/android/template/gradle.properties
index a1cbbf4260..e4252ab1d8 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/gradle.properties
+++ b/templates/android/template/gradle.properties
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
+::if (ANDROID_GRADLE_JVMARGS != "")::
+org.gradle.jvmargs=::ANDROID_GRADLE_JVMARGS::
+::end::
+
 VERSION_NAME=::META_VERSION::
 VERSION_CODE=::META_BUILD_NUMBER::
 
diff --git a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
index 4d4caaaf12..79a8133214 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ class AndroidPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		]);
 		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_VERSION = project.config.getString("android.gradle-version", "7.4.2");
 		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN = project.config.getString("android.gradle-plugin", "7.3.1");
+		context.ANDROID_GRADLE_JVMARGS = project.config.getString("android.gradle-jvmargs", "");
 		context.ANDROID_USE_ANDROIDX = project.config.getString("android.useAndroidX", "true");
 		context.ANDROID_ENABLE_JETIFIER = project.config.getString("android.enableJetifier", "false");