diff --git a/plexus-compiler-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/CompilerConfiguration.java b/plexus-compiler-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/CompilerConfiguration.java
index 86b2fa4b..a65fe20f 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/CompilerConfiguration.java
+++ b/plexus-compiler-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/CompilerConfiguration.java
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ public class CompilerConfiguration
      */
     private boolean enablePreview;
 
+    /** value of <code>-implicit:</code> of java compiler */
+    private String implicitOption;
+
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     //
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -799,4 +802,14 @@ public void setForceJavacCompilerUse( boolean forceJavacCompilerUse )
     {
         this.forceJavacCompilerUse = forceJavacCompilerUse;
     }
+
+    public String getImplicitOption()
+    {
+        return implicitOption;
+    }
+
+    public void setImplicitOption( String implicitOption )
+    {
+        this.implicitOption = implicitOption;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/javac/JavacCompiler.java b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/javac/JavacCompiler.java
index 4b3e5ae8..136319e6 100644
--- a/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/javac/JavacCompiler.java
+++ b/plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-javac/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/javac/JavacCompiler.java
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ public static String[] buildCompilerArguments( CompilerConfiguration config, Str
             args.add( "--enable-preview" );
         }
 
+        if ( config.getImplicitOption() != null )
+        {
+            args.add( "-implicit:" + config.getImplicitOption() );
+        }
+
         if ( config.isShowDeprecation() )
         {
             args.add( "-deprecation" );