diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
index 7e45c652dbcf4..cbf5e6e62ee96 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public void beforeTest(Test task) {
             Map<String, Object> props = task.getSystemProperties();
             ApplicationModel appModel = getApplicationModel(TEST);
 
-            SmallRyeConfig config = buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact()).getConfig();
+            SmallRyeConfig config = buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel)
+                    .getConfig();
             config.getOptionalValue(TEST.getProfileKey(), String.class)
                     .ifPresent(value -> props.put(TEST.getProfileKey(), value));
 
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/AbstractQuarkusExtension.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/AbstractQuarkusExtension.java
index e717ca883d7da..81301d6c807ad 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/AbstractQuarkusExtension.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/AbstractQuarkusExtension.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet;
 import org.gradle.process.JavaForkOptions;
 
+import io.quarkus.bootstrap.model.ApplicationModel;
 import io.quarkus.gradle.dsl.Manifest;
 import io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ResolvedDependency;
 import io.smallrye.common.expression.Expression;
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ protected Manifest manifest() {
         return baseConfig().manifest();
     }
 
-    protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ResolvedDependency appArtifact) {
+    protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ApplicationModel appModel) {
+        ResolvedDependency appArtifact = appModel.getAppArtifact();
+
         Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
         exportCustomManifestProperties(properties);
 
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ResolvedDependency appArti
         defaultProperties.putIfAbsent("quarkus.application.version", appArtifact.getVersion());
 
         return EffectiveConfig.builder()
+                .withPlatformProperties(appModel.getPlatformProperties())
                 .withForcedProperties(forcedPropertiesProperty.get())
                 .withTaskProperties(properties)
                 .withBuildProperties(quarkusBuildProperties.get())
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/Deploy.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/Deploy.java
index 4833c5be53da2..da99d0a7386b3 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/Deploy.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/Deploy.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public Deploy() {
     public void checkRequiredExtensions() {
         ApplicationModel appModel = resolveAppModelForBuild();
         Properties sysProps = new Properties();
-        sysProps.putAll(extension().buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact()).getValues());
+        sysProps.putAll(extension().buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel).getValues());
         try (CuratedApplication curatedApplication = QuarkusBootstrap.builder()
                 .setBaseClassLoader(getClass().getClassLoader())
                 .setExistingModel(appModel)
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/EffectiveConfig.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/EffectiveConfig.java
index 52583a3088096..8e49f6a2b5a10 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/EffectiveConfig.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/EffectiveConfig.java
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ private EffectiveConfig(Builder builder) {
         // 100 -> microprofile.properties in classpath (provided by default sources)
         // 0 -> fallback config source for error workaround (see below)
 
+        PropertiesConfigSource platformPropertiesConfigSource;
+        if (builder.platformProperties.isEmpty()) {
+            // we don't have the model yet so we don't have the Platform properties around
+            platformPropertiesConfigSource = new PropertiesConfigSource(
+                    Map.of("platform.quarkus.native.builder-image", "<<ignored>>"), "platformProperties", 0);
+        } else {
+            platformPropertiesConfigSource = new PropertiesConfigSource(builder.platformProperties, "platformProperties", 0);
+        }
+
         this.config = ConfigUtils.emptyConfigBuilder()
                 .forClassLoader(toUrlClassloader(builder.sourceDirectories))
                 .withSources(new PropertiesConfigSource(builder.forcedProperties, "forcedProperties", 600))
@@ -70,9 +79,7 @@ private EffectiveConfig(Builder builder) {
                 .withSources(new YamlConfigSourceLoader.InFileSystem())
                 .withSources(new YamlConfigSourceLoader.InClassPath())
                 .addPropertiesSources()
-                // todo: this is due to ApplicationModel#getPlatformProperties not being included in the effective config
-                .withSources(new PropertiesConfigSource(Map.of("platform.quarkus.native.builder-image", "<<ignored>>"),
-                        "NativeConfig#builderImage", 0))
+                .withSources(platformPropertiesConfigSource)
                 .withDefaultValues(builder.defaultProperties)
                 .withProfile(builder.profile)
                 .withMapping(PackageConfig.class)
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ static Builder builder() {
     }
 
     static final class Builder {
+        private Map<String, String> platformProperties = emptyMap();
         private Map<String, String> forcedProperties = emptyMap();
         private Map<String, ?> taskProperties = emptyMap();
         private Map<String, String> buildProperties = emptyMap();
@@ -134,6 +142,11 @@ EffectiveConfig build() {
             return new EffectiveConfig(this);
         }
 
+        Builder withPlatformProperties(Map<String, String> platformProperties) {
+            this.platformProperties = platformProperties;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         Builder withForcedProperties(Map<String, String> forcedProperties) {
             this.forcedProperties = forcedProperties;
             return this;
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildDependencies.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildDependencies.java
index 40e811c1b02a2..7885ce37c0d1d 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildDependencies.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildDependencies.java
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ private void jarDependencies(Path libBoot, Path libMain) {
         }
 
         ApplicationModel appModel = resolveAppModelForBuild();
-        SmallRyeConfig config = getExtensionView().buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact(), new HashMap<>())
+        SmallRyeConfig config = getExtensionView()
+                .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel, new HashMap<>())
                 .getConfig();
 
         // see https://quarkus.io/guides/class-loading-reference#configuring-class-loading
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildTask.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildTask.java
index c6d4f6b160d3b..39eae2b51e20b 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildTask.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusBuildTask.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void generateBuild() {
 
         ApplicationModel appModel = resolveAppModelForBuild();
         SmallRyeConfig config = getExtensionView()
-                .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact(), getAdditionalForcedProperties().get().getProperties())
+                .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel, getAdditionalForcedProperties().get().getProperties())
                 .getConfig();
         Map<String, String> quarkusProperties = Expressions.withoutExpansion(() -> {
             Map<String, String> values = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusGenerateCode.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusGenerateCode.java
index a86e1b4e794f9..226a1cccacc19 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusGenerateCode.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusGenerateCode.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public Set<File> getInputDirectory() {
     public void generateCode() throws IOException {
         ApplicationModel appModel = ToolingUtils.deserializeAppModel(getApplicationModel().get().getAsFile().toPath());
         Map<String, String> configMap = getExtensionView()
-                .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact(), new HashMap<>()).getValues();
+                .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel, new HashMap<>()).getValues();
 
         File outputPath = getGeneratedOutputDirectory().get().getAsFile();
 
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusPluginExtensionView.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusPluginExtensionView.java
index 9dc97a6c53ea7..22bb019e69da6 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusPluginExtensionView.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusPluginExtensionView.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.gradle.process.JavaForkOptions;
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion;
 
+import io.quarkus.bootstrap.model.ApplicationModel;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.PackageConfig;
 import io.quarkus.gradle.QuarkusPlugin;
 import io.quarkus.gradle.dsl.Manifest;
@@ -209,8 +210,10 @@ private void exportCustomManifestProperties(Map<String, Object> properties) {
         }
     }
 
-    protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ResolvedDependency appArtifact,
+    protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ApplicationModel appModel,
             Map<String, ?> additionalForcedProperties) {
+        ResolvedDependency appArtifact = appModel.getAppArtifact();
+
         Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
         exportCustomManifestProperties(properties);
 
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ protected EffectiveConfig buildEffectiveConfiguration(ResolvedDependency appArti
             forced.put("quarkus.native.enabled", "true");
         }
         return EffectiveConfig.builder()
+                .withPlatformProperties(appModel.getPlatformProperties())
                 .withForcedProperties(forced)
                 .withTaskProperties(properties)
                 .withBuildProperties(getQuarkusBuildProperties().get())
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusRun.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusRun.java
index e65e7e8c2759b..f944cbd1cd6ba 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusRun.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusRun.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public void setJvmArgs(List<String> jvmArgs) {
     public void runQuarkus() {
         ApplicationModel appModel = resolveAppModelForBuild();
         Properties sysProps = new Properties();
-        sysProps.putAll(extension().buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact()).getValues());
+        sysProps.putAll(extension().buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel).getValues());
         try (CuratedApplication curatedApplication = QuarkusBootstrap.builder()
                 .setBaseClassLoader(getClass().getClassLoader())
                 .setExistingModel(appModel)
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusShowEffectiveConfig.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusShowEffectiveConfig.java
index 39882f3e5434c..6d5af8ef63caa 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusShowEffectiveConfig.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusShowEffectiveConfig.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void dumpEffectiveConfiguration() {
         try {
             ApplicationModel appModel = resolveAppModelForBuild();
             EffectiveConfig effectiveConfig = getExtensionView()
-                    .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel.getAppArtifact(),
+                    .buildEffectiveConfiguration(appModel,
                             getAdditionalForcedProperties().get().getProperties());
             SmallRyeConfig config = effectiveConfig.getConfig();
             List<String> sourceNames = new ArrayList<>();