diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20a4a062..95d60cb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ You can configure Super-linter using the following environment variables:
 | **IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES**                      | `false`                                                                      | If set to `true`, super-linter will ignore all the files with `@generated` marker but without `@not-generated` marker. Jscpd and Checkov ignore this variable. Use their include and ignore features to select or ignore the files to lint.                                                                                          |
 | **IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES**                     | `false`                                                                      | If set to `true`, super-linter will ignore all the files that are ignored by Git. Checkov ignores this variable. Use its include and ignore features to select or ignore the files to lint.                                                                                                                                          |
 | **JAVA_FILE_NAME**                              | `sun_checks.xml`                                                             | Filename for [Checkstyle configuration](https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/config.html). Checkstyle embeds several configuration files, such as `sun_checks.xml`, `google_checks.xml` that you can use without providing your own configuration file.                                                                                 |
+| **JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS**                           | `null`                                                                       | Additional Java JRE arguments passed to the checkstyle linter that can be used to specify additional configuration parameters via Java properties, such as [Suppression Filter files](https://checkstyle.org/filters/suppressionfilter.html), for example: `-Dorg.checkstyle.sun.suppressionfilter.config=path/to/suppressions.xml`         |
 | **JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE**                   | `.eslintrc.yml`                                                              | Filename for [ESLint configuration](https://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/configuring#configuration-file-formats) (ex: `.eslintrc.yml`, `.eslintrc.json`)                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | **JSCPD_CONFIG_FILE**                           | `.jscpd.json`                                                                | Filename for JSCPD configuration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 | **KUBERNETES_KUBECONFORM_OPTIONS**              | `null`                                                                       | Additional arguments to pass to the command-line when running **Kubernetes Kubeconform** (Example: --ignore-missing-schemas)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
diff --git a/lib/functions/linterCommands.sh b/lib/functions/linterCommands.sh
index 4c659c80..ff690bca 100755
--- a/lib/functions/linterCommands.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/linterCommands.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_GRAPHQL_PRETTIER=("${PRETTIER_COMMAND[@]}")
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_GROOVY=(npm-groovy-lint -c "${GROOVY_LINTER_RULES}" --failon warning --no-insight)
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_HTML=(htmlhint --config "${HTML_LINTER_RULES}")
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_HTML_PRETTIER=("${PRETTIER_COMMAND[@]}")
-LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVA=(java -jar /usr/bin/checkstyle -c "${JAVA_LINTER_RULES}")
+# Java checkstyle linter needs additional args passed _before_ the -jar arg
+LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVA=(java)
+if [ "${JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS}" != "null" ] && [ -n "${JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS}" ]; then
+  export JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS
+  AddOptionsToCommand "LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVA" "${JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS}"
+fi
+LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVA+=(-jar /usr/bin/checkstyle -c "${JAVA_LINTER_RULES}")
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVASCRIPT_ES=(eslint -c "${JAVASCRIPT_ES_LINTER_RULES}")
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVASCRIPT_PRETTIER=("${PRETTIER_COMMAND[@]}")
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD=(standard "${JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD_LINTER_RULES}")
diff --git a/lib/globals/linterRules.sh b/lib/globals/linterRules.sh
index 2aee44ae..d08f728b 100755
--- a/lib/globals/linterRules.sh
+++ b/lib/globals/linterRules.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ HTML_FILE_NAME=".htmlhintrc"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 JAVA_FILE_NAME="${JAVA_FILE_NAME:-sun_checks.xml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
+JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS="${JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS:-null}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 JAVASCRIPT_ES_FILE_NAME="${JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE:-.eslintrc.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 JAVASCRIPT_STANDARD_FILE_NAME="${JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE:-.eslintrc.yml}"
diff --git a/test/lib/linterCommandsTest.sh b/test/lib/linterCommandsTest.sh
index d0c01f06..95d56741 100755
--- a/test/lib/linterCommandsTest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/linterCommandsTest.sh
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ CommandOptionsTest() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2034
   GITHUB_ACTIONS_COMMAND_ARGS="-color -debug -verbose -version"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  JAVA_COMMAND_ARGS="-Dproperty1=value1 -version"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
   KUBERNETES_KUBECONFORM_OPTIONS="-debug -verbose -v"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2034
   PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS="--gentle --count test/linters/perl/perl_good_1.pl"
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ CommandOptionsTest() {
 
   # Try running the commands
   "${LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_GITHUB_ACTIONS[@]}"
+  "${LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_JAVA[@]}"
   "${LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_KUBERNETES_KUBECONFORM[@]}"
   "${LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY_PERL[@]}"
   # Rust Clippy is only available in the standard image, so we can't run it when