diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65f6503361..188f0d2eaf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -359,10 +359,22 @@
             "string",
             "null"
           ],
-          "markdownDescription": "A relative path to the workspace where stores the compiled output. `Only` effective in the `WORKSPACE` scope. The setting will `NOT` affect Maven or Gradle project. ",
+          "markdownDescription": "A relative path to the workspace where stores the compiled output. `Only` effective in the `WORKSPACE` scope. The setting will `NOT` affect Maven or Gradle project.",
           "default": "",
           "scope": "window"
         },
+        "java.project.sourcePaths": {
+          "type": [
+            "array",
+            "null"
+          ],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "markdownDescription": "Relative paths to the workspace where stores the source files. `Only` effective in the `WORKSPACE` scope. The setting will `NOT` affect Maven or Gradle project.",
+          "default": [],
+          "scope": "window"
+        },
         "java.contentProvider.preferred": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Preferred content provider (a 3rd party decompiler id, usually)",
diff --git a/src/buildpath.ts b/src/buildpath.ts
index 911f01da44..daf7ffbedf 100644
--- a/src/buildpath.ts
+++ b/src/buildpath.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-import { window, commands, ExtensionContext, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import { window, commands, ExtensionContext, Uri, ConfigurationTarget } from 'vscode';
 import { Commands } from './commands';
+import { getJavaConfiguration } from './utils';
 
 interface Result {
     status: boolean;
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ export function registerCommands(context: ExtensionContext) {
     context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand(Commands.ADD_TO_SOURCEPATH, async (uri: Uri) => {
         const result = await <any>commands.executeCommand(Commands.EXECUTE_WORKSPACE_COMMAND, Commands.ADD_TO_SOURCEPATH, uri.toString());
         if (result.status) {
+            if (result.sourcePaths) {
+                getJavaConfiguration().update('project.sourcePaths', result.sourcePaths, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
+            }
             window.showInformationMessage(result.message ? result.message : 'Successfully added the folder to the source path.');
         } else {
             window.showErrorMessage(result.message);
@@ -32,6 +36,9 @@ export function registerCommands(context: ExtensionContext) {
     context.subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand(Commands.REMOVE_FROM_SOURCEPATH, async (uri: Uri) => {
         const result = await <any>commands.executeCommand(Commands.EXECUTE_WORKSPACE_COMMAND, Commands.REMOVE_FROM_SOURCEPATH, uri.toString());
         if (result.status) {
+            if (result.sourcePaths) {
+                getJavaConfiguration().update('project.sourcePaths', result.sourcePaths, ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
+            }
             window.showInformationMessage(result.message ? result.message : 'Successfully removed the folder from the source path.');
         } else {
             window.showErrorMessage(result.message);
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 3c6eb86b16..7a0d08b629 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -400,9 +400,11 @@ export function getJavaConfig(javaHome: string) {
 	const origConfig = getJavaConfiguration();
 	const javaConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(origConfig));
 	javaConfig.home = javaHome;
-	// Since output path is a project specific setting. To avoid pollute other project,
+	// Since source & output path are project specific settings. To avoid pollute other project,
 	// we avoid reading the value from the global scope.
 	javaConfig.project.outputPath = origConfig.inspect<string>("project.outputPath").workspaceValue;
+	javaConfig.project.sourcePaths = origConfig.inspect<string[]>("project.sourcePaths").workspaceValue;
+
 	const editorConfig = workspace.getConfiguration('editor');
 	javaConfig.format.insertSpaces = editorConfig.get('insertSpaces');
 	javaConfig.format.tabSize = editorConfig.get('tabSize');