diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/bare-build-2404/rockcraft.yaml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/bare-build-2404/rockcraft.yaml
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index 000000000..f5d7e5b13
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+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/bare-build-2404/rockcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: bare-build-2004
+base: bare
+build-base: ubuntu@20.04
+
+# Remaining contents will come from "parts.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/base-2404/rockcraft.yaml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/base-2404/rockcraft.yaml
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index 000000000..7e89daebd
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+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/base-2404/rockcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: base-2404
+base: ubuntu@24.04
+
+# Remaining contents will come from "parts.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/pom.xml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/pom.xml
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index 000000000..fda0a4cb9
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+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.yourcompany</groupId>
+  <artifactId>helloworld</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>helloworld</name>
+  <!-- FIXME change it to the project's website -->
+  <url>http://www.example.com</url>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/App.java b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/App.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f39741d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/main/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/App.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.yourcompany.helloworld;
+
+/**
+ * Hello world!
+ *
+ */
+public class App 
+{
+    public static void main( String[] args )
+    {
+        System.out.println( "Hello World!" );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/test/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/AppTest.java b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/test/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/AppTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d38f3be35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/helloworld/src/test/java/com/yourcompany/helloworld/AppTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.yourcompany.helloworld;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for simple App.
+ */
+public class AppTest 
+{
+    /**
+     * Rigorous Test :-)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAnswerWithTrue()
+    {
+        assertTrue( true );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/parts.yaml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/parts.yaml
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index 000000000..feb12ab44
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+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/parts.yaml
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+
+# Actual parts definition for the rockcraft + python cases that we are testing.
+# (this gets appended to all rockcraft.yaml files in the subdirectories in the
+# main task.yaml).
+
+version: '0.1'
+summary: A rock that bundles a Java project.
+description: A rock that bundles a Java project.
+license: GPL-3.0
+platforms:
+  amd64:
+
+parts:
+  helloworld:
+    source: helloworld
+    source-type: local
+    build-packages:
+      - openjdk-21-jdk
+      - maven
+    plugin: nil
+    build-environment:
+      - JAVA_HOME: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-${CRAFT_TARGET_ARCH}"
+    override-build: |
+      mvn package
+      mkdir -p ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/jars
+      cp ${CRAFT_PART_BUILD}/target/*.jar ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/jars
+      craftctl default
+
+  deps:
+    plugin: nil
+    source: https://github.com/vpa1977/chisel-releases
+    source-type: git
+    source-branch: 24.04-openjdk-21-jre-headless
+    override-build: |
+      chisel cut --release ./ --root ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL} libc6_libs \
+        libgcc-s1_libs \
+        libstdc++6_libs \
+        zlib1g_libs \
+        libnss3_libs \
+        base-files_base
+      craftctl default
+
+  runtime:
+    after:
+      - helloworld
+      - deps
+    plugin: jlink
+    jlink-jars:
+      - jars/helloworld-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
diff --git a/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/task.yaml b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/task.yaml
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index 000000000..dfd2c3795
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+++ b/tests/spread/rockcraft/plugin-jlink/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+summary: JLink plugin tests
+environment:
+  SCENARIO/base_2404: base-2404
+  SCENARIO/bare_build_2004: bare-build-2404
+execute: |
+  SCENARIO_DIR="${SCENARIO}"
+  ROCK_FILE="${SCENARIO}_0.1_amd64.rock"
+  IMAGE="${SCENARIO}:0.1"
+
+  # change into the scenario's directory
+  cd ${SCENARIO_DIR}
+
+  # add the parts definition, common to all scenarios
+  cat ../parts.yaml >> rockcraft.yaml
+
+  # copy the source of the project we're building (also shared)
+  cp -r ../helloworld .
+
+  # Build the rock & load it into docker
+  run_rockcraft pack
+  test -f ${ROCK_FILE}
+  sudo rockcraft.skopeo --insecure-policy copy oci-archive:${ROCK_FILE} docker-daemon:${IMAGE}
+  docker images
+  rm ${ROCK_FILE}
+
+  # Run the packaged project
+  docker run --rm $IMAGE exec /usr/bin/java -jar jars/helloworld-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar | MATCH "Hello World!"
+
+  docker system prune -a -f