diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
index b04b0d6e35..de50355ddf 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/MavenProjectFacade.java
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ private static final class MavenProjectConfiguration implements IProjectConfigur
 
     private List<String> inactiveProfiles;
 
+    private String globalSettingsFile;
+
+    private String userSettingsFile;
+
     private MavenProjectConfiguration(IProjectConfiguration baseConfiguration) {
       if(baseConfiguration == null) {
         //we should really forbid this but some test seem to pass null!
@@ -677,6 +681,8 @@ private MavenProjectConfiguration(IProjectConfiguration baseConfiguration) {
       this.profiles = baseConfiguration.getSelectedProfiles();
       this.activeProfiles = List.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getActiveProfileList());
       this.inactiveProfiles = List.copyOf(baseConfiguration.getInactiveProfileList());
+      this.globalSettingsFile = baseConfiguration.getGlobalSettingsFile();
+      this.userSettingsFile = baseConfiguration.getUserSettingsFile();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -735,6 +741,16 @@ public List<String> getInactiveProfileList() {
       return inactiveProfiles;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getGlobalSettingsFile() {
+      return globalSettingsFile;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getUserSettingsFile() {
+      return userSettingsFile;
+    }
+
   }
 
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
index f9dd85a204..024a6a9d66 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/IProjectConfiguration.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ public interface IProjectConfiguration {
 
   File getMultiModuleProjectDirectory();
 
+  String getGlobalSettingsFile();
+
+  String getUserSettingsFile();
+
   /**
    * Computes a hashcode over the contents of the given configuration, that is a semantic hash-code that can be used in
    * combination of {@link #contentsEquals(IProjectConfiguration, IProjectConfiguration)}
@@ -65,7 +69,8 @@ public static int contentsHashCode(IProjectConfiguration configuration) {
     return Objects.hash(configuration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects(), configuration.getActiveProfileList(),
         configuration.getInactiveProfileList(), configuration.getLifecycleMappingId(),
         configuration.getConfigurationProperties(), configuration.getUserProperties(),
-        configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory());
+        configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory(), configuration.getGlobalSettingsFile(),
+        configuration.getUserSettingsFile());
   }
 
   public static boolean contentsEquals(IProjectConfiguration configuration, IProjectConfiguration other) {
@@ -81,7 +86,9 @@ public static boolean contentsEquals(IProjectConfiguration configuration, IProje
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getInactiveProfileList(), other.getInactiveProfileList())
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getConfigurationProperties(), other.getConfigurationProperties())
         && Objects.equals(configuration.getUserProperties(), other.getUserProperties())
-        && Objects.equals(configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory(), other.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory());
+        && Objects.equals(configuration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory(), other.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory())
+        && Objects.equals(configuration.getGlobalSettingsFile(), other.getGlobalSettingsFile())
+        && Objects.equals(configuration.getUserSettingsFile(), other.getUserSettingsFile());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
index 98a89d01b3..56a61de51a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/project/ResolverConfiguration.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class ResolverConfiguration implements Serializable, IProjectConfiguratio
 
   private List<String> userInactiveProfiles;
 
+  private String globalSettingsFile;
+
+  private String userSettingsFile;
+
   public ResolverConfiguration() {
   }
 
@@ -77,9 +81,9 @@ public ResolverConfiguration(IProject project) {
   public ResolverConfiguration(IProjectConfiguration resolverConfiguration) {
     setLifecycleMappingId(resolverConfiguration.getLifecycleMappingId());
     setMultiModuleProjectDirectory(resolverConfiguration.getMultiModuleProjectDirectory());
-    Properties properties2 = new Properties();
-    properties2.putAll(resolverConfiguration.getConfigurationProperties());
-    setProperties(properties2);
+    Properties properties = new Properties();
+    properties.putAll(resolverConfiguration.getConfigurationProperties());
+    setProperties(properties);
     setResolveWorkspaceProjects(resolverConfiguration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects());
     setSelectedProfiles(resolverConfiguration.getSelectedProfiles());
   }
@@ -193,6 +197,16 @@ public File getMultiModuleProjectDirectory() {
     return multiModuleProjectDirectory;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getGlobalSettingsFile() {
+    return globalSettingsFile;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getUserSettingsFile() {
+    return userSettingsFile;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param multiModuleProjectDirectory The multiModuleProjectDirectory to set.
    */
@@ -200,15 +214,15 @@ public void setMultiModuleProjectDirectory(File multiModuleProjectDirectory) {
     if(!Objects.equals(this.multiModuleProjectDirectory, multiModuleProjectDirectory)) {
       this.multiModuleProjectDirectory = multiModuleProjectDirectory;
       try {
-        Optional<MavenProperties> mavenProps = MavenProperties.getMavenArgs(multiModuleProjectDirectory);
+        Optional<MavenProperties> commandLine = MavenProperties.getMavenArgs(multiModuleProjectDirectory);
         Map<String, String> props = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        commandLine.ifPresent(p -> p.getCliProperties(props::put));
+        userProperties = Collections.unmodifiableMap(props);
         userActiveProfiles = new ArrayList<>();
         userInactiveProfiles = new ArrayList<>();
-        mavenProps.ifPresent(args -> {
-          args.getCliProperties(props::put);
-          args.getProfiles(userActiveProfiles::add, userInactiveProfiles::add);
-        });
-        userProperties = Collections.unmodifiableMap(props);
+        commandLine.ifPresent(p -> p.getProfiles(userActiveProfiles::add, userInactiveProfiles::add));
+        globalSettingsFile = commandLine.map(p -> p.getAlternateGlobalToolchainsFile()).orElse(null);
+        userSettingsFile = commandLine.map(p -> p.getAlternateUserToolchainsFile()).orElse(null);
       } catch(IOException ex) {
         //can't use it then... :-(
         MavenPluginActivator.getDefault().getLog().error("can't read maven args from " + multiModuleProjectDirectory,
@@ -262,4 +276,4 @@ private static List<String> parseProfiles(String profilesAsText, boolean status)
     }
     return profiles;
   }
-}
+}
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