diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
index 164f6a02eeff..6583e8755774 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention;
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile;
+import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaToolchainService;
+import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaToolchainSpec;
+import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootBuildImage;
 import org.springframework.boot.gradle.tasks.bundling.BootJar;
@@ -137,9 +141,22 @@ private void configureBootRunTask(Project project) {
 				return Collections.emptyList();
 			});
 			run.conventionMapping("main", new MainClassConvention(project, run::getClasspath));
+			configureToolchainConvention(project, run);
 		});
 	}
 
+	private void configureToolchainConvention(Project project, BootRun run) {
+		if (isGradle67OrLater()) {
+			JavaToolchainSpec toolchain = project.getExtensions().getByType(JavaPluginExtension.class).getToolchain();
+			JavaToolchainService toolchainService = project.getExtensions().getByType(JavaToolchainService.class);
+			run.getJavaLauncher().convention(toolchainService.launcherFor(toolchain));
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean isGradle67OrLater() {
+		return GradleVersion.current().getBaseVersion().compareTo(GradleVersion.version("6.7")) >= 0;
+	}
+
 	private JavaPluginConvention javaPluginConvention(Project project) {
 		return project.getConvention().getPlugin(JavaPluginConvention.class);
 	}