diff --git a/java/application/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/java/application/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b052770d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/application/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"JRELoadError" = "Unable to load Java Runtime Environment.";
+"JRExLoadError" = "Unable to load a Java %d Runtime Environment.";
+"JRExLoadFullError" = "This application requires that Java %d or later be installed on your computer. Please download and install the latest version of Java from www.java.com and try again.";
+"JDKxLoadFullError" = "This application requires that a Java %d JDK or later be installed on your computer. Please download and install the latest Java JDK from Oracle.com and try again.";
+"MainClassNameRequired" = "Main class name is required.";
+"JavaDirectoryNotFound" = "Unable to enumerate Java directory contents.";
+"BundlePathContainsColon" = "Cannot launch from folder that contains a \"/\" in its name.";
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaBuild.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaBuild.java
index d9aeb5b4dc..68a81eabb4 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaBuild.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaBuild.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package processing.mode.java;
 
 import java.io.*;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
@@ -732,7 +733,8 @@ protected boolean exportApplication(File destFolder,
       writer.println("APPL????");
       writer.flush();
       writer.close();
-      if(System.getProperty("compose.application.resources.dir") == null) {
+      var resources = System.getProperty("compose.application.resources.dir");
+      if(resources == null) {
         // Use faster(?) native copy here (also to do sym links)
         if (embedJava) {
           Util.copyDirNative(new File(contentsOrig, "PlugIns"),
@@ -744,6 +746,29 @@ protected boolean exportApplication(File destFolder,
                 new File(resourcesFolder, "en.lproj"));
         Util.copyFile(mode.getContentFile("application/application.icns"),
                 new File(resourcesFolder, "application.icns"));
+      }else{
+        if(embedJava){
+          try {
+            var jdk = Files.list(new File(resources).toPath())
+                    .filter(Files::isDirectory)
+                    .filter(p -> p.getFileName().toString().startsWith("jdk-"))
+                    .findFirst()
+                    .orElseThrow();
+            var target = new File(contentsFolder, "PlugIns/");
+            target.mkdirs();
+            Util.copyDirNative(jdk.toFile(), target);
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+          }
+
+          Util.copyDir(new File(resources, "modes/java/application/en.lproj"),
+                  new File(contentsFolder, "Resources/en.lproj"));
+          Util.copyFile(new File(resources, "modes/java/application/application.icns"),
+                  new File(contentsFolder, "Resources/application.icns"));
+
+
+        }
+
       }
       // TODO: Handle the java embed and Icon with the new build system