diff --git a/packages/wct-local/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/wct-local/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bf3c4ddb..6db68e075 100644
--- a/packages/wct-local/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/wct-local/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-<!-- ## Unreleased -->
+## Unreleased
+- Added `javaArgs` to plugin options.
 <!-- Add unreleased changes here. -->
 
 ## [v2.1.4] - 2019-06-05
diff --git a/packages/wct-local/custom_typings/selenium-standalone.d.ts b/packages/wct-local/custom_typings/selenium-standalone.d.ts
index 4b682cbe3..60874a072 100644
--- a/packages/wct-local/custom_typings/selenium-standalone.d.ts
+++ b/packages/wct-local/custom_typings/selenium-standalone.d.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ declare module 'selenium-standalone' {
      * child_process.spawn.
      */
     seleniumArgs?: string[];
+    
+    /** seleniumJavaArgs */
+    javaArgs?: string[];
 
     /** set the javaPath manually, otherwise we use `which` */
     javaPath?: string;
diff --git a/packages/wct-local/package.json b/packages/wct-local/package.json
index 31c26c2ec..6e47231f0 100644
--- a/packages/wct-local/package.json
+++ b/packages/wct-local/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
         "metavar": "ARG",
         "list": true
       },
+      "javaArgs": {
+        "help": "Add java args to selenium-java-args",
+        "full": "selenium-java-args",
+        "metavar": "ARG",
+        "list": true
+      },
       "skipSeleniumInstall": {
         "help": "Skip trying to install selenium.",
         "full": "skip-selenium-install",
diff --git a/packages/wct-local/src/plugin.ts b/packages/wct-local/src/plugin.ts
index 91c7515a8..657c41263 100644
--- a/packages/wct-local/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/wct-local/src/plugin.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as selenium from './selenium';
 
 interface PluginOptions {
   seleniumArgs?: string[];
+  javaArgs?: string[];
   skipSeleniumInstall?: boolean;
   browsers: string[];
   browserOptions?: {};
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const plugin: wct.PluginInterface =
       // to kick in if someone has specified browsers via another plugin.
       const onConfigure = async () => {
         pluginOptions.seleniumArgs = pluginOptions.seleniumArgs || [];
+        pluginOptions.javaArgs = pluginOptions.javaArgs || [];
         pluginOptions.skipSeleniumInstall =
             pluginOptions.skipSeleniumInstall || false;
 
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ const plugin: wct.PluginInterface =
         if (pluginOptions.skipSeleniumInstall) {
           start = selenium.startSeleniumServer;
         }
-        const port = await start(wct, pluginOptions.seleniumArgs);
+        const port = await start(wct, pluginOptions.seleniumArgs, pluginOptions.javaArgs);
         updatePort(eachCapabilities, port);
       };
       wct.hook('prepare', function(done: (err?: unknown) => void) {
diff --git a/packages/wct-local/src/selenium.ts b/packages/wct-local/src/selenium.ts
index 758f19406..a98963801 100644
--- a/packages/wct-local/src/selenium.ts
+++ b/packages/wct-local/src/selenium.ts
@@ -45,27 +45,27 @@ export async function checkSeleniumEnvironment(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function startSeleniumServer(
-    wct: wct.Context, args: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    wct: wct.Context, args: string[], javaArgs: string[]): Promise<number> {
   wct.emit('log:info', 'Starting Selenium server for local browsers');
   await checkSeleniumEnvironment();
 
-  const opts = {args: args, install: false};
+  const opts = {args: args, javaArgs: javaArgs, install: false};
   return seleniumStart(wct, opts);
 }
 
 export async function installAndStartSeleniumServer(
-    wct: wct.Context, args: string[]): Promise<number> {
+    wct: wct.Context, args: string[], javaArgs: string[]): Promise<number> {
   wct.emit(
       'log:info', 'Installing and starting Selenium server for local browsers');
   await checkSeleniumEnvironment();
 
-  const opts = {args: args, install: true};
+  const opts = {args: args, javaArgs: javaArgs, install: true};
   return seleniumStart(wct, opts);
 }
 
 async function seleniumStart(
     wct: wct.Context,
-    opts: {args: string[], install: boolean}): Promise<number> {
+    opts: {args: string[], javaArgs: string[], install: boolean}): Promise<number> {
   const port = await promisify(freeport)();
 
   // See below.
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ async function seleniumStart(
 
   const config: selenium.StartOpts = SELENIUM_OVERRIDES || {};
   config.seleniumArgs = ['-port', port.toString()].concat(opts.args);
+  config.javaArgs = opts.javaArgs || [];
   // Bookkeeping once the process starts.
   config.spawnCb = function(server: child_process.ChildProcess) {
     // Make sure that we interrupt the selenium server ASAP.