diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider.java
index 16a83965063b..1df085742718 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider.java
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.execution.build;
 
+import com.intellij.execution.CantRunException;
+import com.intellij.execution.ExecutionBundle;
 import com.intellij.execution.Executor;
 import com.intellij.execution.RunnerAndConfigurationSettings;
 import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationConfiguration;
 import com.intellij.execution.configurations.JavaParameters;
 import com.intellij.execution.executors.DefaultRunExecutor;
 import com.intellij.execution.runners.ExecutionEnvironment;
+import com.intellij.execution.util.ExecutionErrorDialog;
 import com.intellij.execution.util.JavaParametersUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.execution.ExternalSystemTaskExecutionSettings;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.execution.ExternalSystemRunConfiguration;
@@ -28,7 +31,11 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemApiUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.JavaSdkType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.SdkTypeId;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectFileIndex;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
 import com.intellij.task.ExecuteRunConfigurationTask;
 import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language;
@@ -70,6 +77,20 @@ public class GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider implements GradleExecutionEnvi
     JavaParametersUtil.configureConfiguration(params, applicationConfiguration);
     params.getVMParametersList().addParametersString(applicationConfiguration.getVMParameters());
 
+    String javaExePath = null;
+    try {
+      final Sdk jdk = JavaParametersUtil.createProjectJdk(project, applicationConfiguration.getAlternativeJrePath());
+      if (jdk == null) throw new RuntimeException(ExecutionBundle.message("run.configuration.error.no.jdk.specified"));
+      final SdkTypeId type = jdk.getSdkType();
+      if (!(type instanceof JavaSdkType)) throw new RuntimeException(ExecutionBundle.message("run.configuration.error.no.jdk.specified"));
+      javaExePath = ((JavaSdkType)type).getVMExecutablePath(jdk);
+      if (javaExePath == null) throw new RuntimeException(ExecutionBundle.message("run.configuration.cannot.find.vm.executable"));
+      javaExePath = FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(javaExePath);
+    }
+    catch (CantRunException e) {
+      ExecutionErrorDialog.show(e, "Cannot use specified JRE", project);
+    }
+
     StringBuilder parametersString = new StringBuilder();
     for (String parameter : params.getProgramParametersList().getParameters()) {
       parametersString.append("args '").append(parameter).append("'\n");
@@ -110,6 +131,8 @@ public class GradleApplicationEnvironmentProvider implements GradleExecutionEnvi
                           "  rootProject.allprojects {\n" +
                           "    if(project.path == '" + gradlePath + "' && project.sourceSets) {\n" +
                           "      project.tasks.create(name: '" + runAppTaskName + "', overwrite: true, type: JavaExec) {\n" +
+                          (javaExePath != null ?
+                           "        executable = '" + javaExePath + "'\n" : "") +
                           "        classpath = project.sourceSets.'" + sourceSetName + "'.runtimeClasspath\n" +
                           "        main = '" + mainClass.getQualifiedName() + "'\n" +
                           parametersString.toString() +