diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JDepsExtension.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JDepsExtension.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba7c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JDepsExtension.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink;
+
+public class JDepsExtension {
+}
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
index ba0e561..6567232 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         jModExtension.getCompress().convention(6); // zip-6, default
         jModExtension.getCmds().unsetConvention();
         jModExtension.getConfigs().unsetConvention();
+        jModExtension.getHeaderFiles().unsetConvention();
+        jModExtension.getLibs().unsetConvention();
 
         JLinkExtension jLinkExtension = project.getExtensions().create("jlink", JLinkExtension.class);
         jLinkExtension.getJavaCompiler().convention(service.compilerFor(toolchain));
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         jLinkExtension.getAddModules().convention(List.of("java.base"));
         jLinkExtension.getLimitModules().convention(List.of());
         jLinkExtension.getBindServices().convention(false);
-        jLinkExtension.getLauncher().unsetConvention();
+        jLinkExtension.getLauncher().convention(project.getName());
         jLinkExtension.getCompress().convention(6); // zip-6, default
         jLinkExtension.getStripDebug().convention(true); // same as jpackage default
         jLinkExtension.getStripNativeCommands().convention(false); // keep commands
@@ -75,8 +77,14 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         jPackageExtension.getModule().unsetConvention();
         jPackageExtension.getInput().convention(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("jlink"));
         jPackageExtension.getType().convention("rpm"); // Fedora/Red Hat Linux
+        jPackageExtension.getjLinkOptions().convention(List.of("--strip-native-commands", "--strip-debug", "--no-man-pages", "--no-header-files")); // same as jpackage default
         jPackageExtension.getAppName().convention(project.getName());
         jPackageExtension.getAppVersion().convention(project.getVersion().toString());
+        jPackageExtension.getAppVendor().unsetConvention();
+        jPackageExtension.getAppCopyright().unsetConvention();
+        jPackageExtension.getAppDescription().unsetConvention();
+        jPackageExtension.getAppIcon().unsetConvention();
+        jPackageExtension.getAppImage().unsetConvention();
 
         // install the jmod task
         TaskProvider<JModTask> jModTask = project.getTasks().register("jmod", JModTask.class);
@@ -90,6 +98,8 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             it.compress.set(jModExtension.getCompress());
             it.cmds.set(jModExtension.getCmds());
             it.configs.set(jModExtension.getConfigs());
+            it.headerFiles.set(jModExtension.getHeaderFiles());
+            it.libs.set(jModExtension.getLibs());
         });
 
         // install the jdeps task
@@ -120,6 +130,7 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             it.noManPages.set(jLinkExtension.getNoManPages());
             it.endian.set(jLinkExtension.getEndian());
         });
+
         // depend jpackage on jlink task
         TaskProvider<JPackageTask> jPackageTask = project.getTasks().register("jpackage", JPackageTask.class);
         project.getTasks().withType(JPackageTask.class).forEach(it -> {
@@ -132,9 +143,24 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             it.module.set(jPackageExtension.getModule());
             it.input.set(jPackageExtension.getInput());
             it.type.set(jPackageExtension.getType());
+            it.jLinkOptions.set(jPackageExtension.getjLinkOptions());
             it.appName.set(jPackageExtension.getAppName());
             it.appVersion.set(jPackageExtension.getAppVersion());
+            it.appCopyright.set(jPackageExtension.getAppCopyright());
+            it.appVendor.set(jPackageExtension.getAppVendor());
+            it.appDescription.set(jPackageExtension.getAppDescription());
+            it.appIcon.set(jPackageExtension.getAppIcon());
+            it.appImage.set(jPackageExtension.getAppImage());
         });
+
+        TaskProvider<JRunTask> jRunTask = project.getTasks().register("jrun", JRunTask.class);
+        project.getTasks().withType(JRunTask.class).forEach(it -> {
+            it.setGroup("run");
+            it.dependsOn(jLinkTask);
+            it.exec.set(jLinkExtension.getjLinkOutputDirectory().file("bin/" +
+                    prefix("=", jLinkExtension.getLauncher().get())));
+        });
+
         Configuration jLinkConfiguration = project.getConfigurations().create("jlink");
         jLinkConfiguration.setCanBeConsumed(true);
         jLinkConfiguration.setCanBeResolved(false);
@@ -150,4 +176,9 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 project.getObjects().named(Usage.class, "jpackage")));
         jPackageConfiguration.outgoing(o -> o.artifact(jPackageTask.flatMap(t -> t.jPackageOutputDirectory)));
     }
+
+    private static String prefix(String delimiter, String string) {
+        String[] s = string.split(delimiter);
+        return s.length > 0 ? s[0] : string;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModExtension.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModExtension.java
index 88ff873..f8f43b3 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModExtension.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.Directory;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -20,12 +22,18 @@ public class JModExtension {
 
     private final ListProperty<String> configs;
 
+    private final ListProperty<String> headerFiles;
+
+    private final ListProperty<String> libs;
+
     public JModExtension(Project project) {
         jModDirectory = project.getObjects().directoryProperty();
         moduleVersion = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
         compress = project.getObjects().property(Integer.class);
         cmds = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         configs = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        headerFiles = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        libs = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
     }
 
     public void setjModDirectory(Directory jModDirectory) {
@@ -67,4 +75,20 @@ public class JModExtension {
     public ListProperty<String> getConfigs() {
         return configs;
     }
+
+    public void setHeaderFiles(List<String> headerFiles) {
+        this.headerFiles.set(headerFiles);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getHeaderFiles() {
+        return headerFiles;
+    }
+
+    public void setLibs(List<String> libs) {
+        this.libs.set(libs);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getLibs() {
+        return libs;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageExtension.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageExtension.java
index 2d60aaa..77112e7 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageExtension.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.Directory;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional;
 import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaCompiler;
 
 public class JPackageExtension {
@@ -20,18 +22,36 @@ public class JPackageExtension {
 
     private final Property<String> type;
 
+    private final ListProperty<String> jLinkOptions;
+
     private final Property<String> appName;
 
     private final Property<String> appVersion;
 
+    private final Property<String> appCopyright;
+
+    private final Property<String> appVendor;
+
+    private final Property<String> appDescription;
+
+    private final Property<String> appIcon;
+
+    private final DirectoryProperty appImage;
+
     public JPackageExtension(Project project) {
         jPackageOutputDirectory = project.getObjects().directoryProperty();
         addModules = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         module = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
         input = project.getObjects().directoryProperty();
         type = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        jLinkOptions = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         appName = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
         appVersion = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appCopyright = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appVendor = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appDescription = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appIcon = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appImage = project.getObjects().directoryProperty();
     }
 
     public void setjPackageOutputDirectory(Directory jPackageOutputDirectory) {
@@ -74,6 +94,14 @@ public class JPackageExtension {
         return type;
     }
 
+    public void setjLinkOptions(List<String> jLinkOptions) {
+        this.jLinkOptions.set(jLinkOptions);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getjLinkOptions() {
+        return jLinkOptions;
+    }
+
     public void setAppName(String appName) {
         this.appName.set(appName);
     }
@@ -89,4 +117,44 @@ public class JPackageExtension {
     public Property<String> getAppVersion() {
         return appVersion;
     }
+
+    public void setAppCopyright(String appCopyright) {
+        this.appCopyright.set(appCopyright);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getAppCopyright() {
+        return appCopyright;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppVendor(String appVendor) {
+        this.appVendor.set(appVendor);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getAppVendor() {
+        return appVendor;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppDescription(String appDescription) {
+        this.appDescription.set(appDescription);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getAppDescription() {
+        return appDescription;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppIcon(String appIcon) {
+        this.appIcon.set(appIcon);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getAppIcon() {
+        return appIcon;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppImage(Directory appImage) {
+        this.appImage .set(appImage);
+    }
+
+    public DirectoryProperty getAppImage() {
+        return appImage;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageTask.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageTask.java
index bec0d4c..c13dab7 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageTask.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JPackageTask.java
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
     @Input
     Property<String> module;
 
-    @Input
-    @Optional
-    Property<String> appImage;
-
     @InputDirectory
     @Optional
     DirectoryProperty input;
@@ -55,6 +51,10 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
     @Optional
     Property<String> type;
 
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    ListProperty<String> jLinkOptions;
+
     @Input
     @Optional
     Property<String> appName;
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
 
     @Input
     @Optional
-    Property<String> copyright;
+    Property<String> appCopyright;
+
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    Property<String> appVendor;
 
     @Input
     @Optional
@@ -73,7 +77,11 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
 
     @Input
     @Optional
-    Property<String> icon;
+    Property<String> appIcon;
+
+    @InputDirectory
+    @Optional
+    DirectoryProperty appImage;
 
     @Inject
     public JPackageTask() {
@@ -84,14 +92,16 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
         jPackageOutputDirectory = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
         addModules = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         module = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
-        appImage = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
         input = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
         type = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        jLinkOptions = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         appName = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
         appVersion = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
-        copyright = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appCopyright = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appVendor = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
         appDescription = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
-        icon = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appIcon = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        appImage = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -120,12 +130,12 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
             args.add("--input");
             args.add(input.getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath());
         }
-        if (appImage.isPresent()) {
-            args.add("--app-image");
-            args.add(appImage.get());
-        }
         args.add("--type");
         args.add(type.get());
+        if (jLinkOptions.isPresent() && !jLinkOptions.get().isEmpty()) {
+            args.add("--jlink-options");
+            args.add(String.join(" ", jLinkOptions.get()));
+        }
         if (appName.isPresent()) {
             args.add("--name");
             args.add(appName.get());
@@ -134,17 +144,25 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
             args.add("--app-version");
             args.add(appVersion.get());
         }
-        if (copyright.isPresent()) {
+        if (appVendor.isPresent()) {
+            args.add("--vendor");
+            args.add(appVendor.get());
+        }
+        if (appCopyright.isPresent()) {
             args.add("--copyright");
-            args.add(copyright.get());
+            args.add(appCopyright.get());
         }
         if (appDescription.isPresent()) {
             args.add("--description");
             args.add(appDescription.get());
         }
-        if (icon.isPresent()) {
+        if (appIcon.isPresent()) {
             args.add("--icon");
-            args.add(icon.get());
+            args.add(appIcon.get());
+        }
+        if (appImage.isPresent()) {
+            args.add("--app-image");
+            args.add(appImage.getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath());
         }
         setArgs(args);
         getLogger().log(LogLevel.INFO, "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + getArgs());
@@ -191,14 +209,6 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
         return module;
     }
 
-    public void setAppImage(String appImage) {
-        this.appImage .set(appImage);
-    }
-
-    public Property<String> getAppImage() {
-        return appImage;
-    }
-
     public DirectoryProperty getInput() {
         return input;
     }
@@ -211,6 +221,14 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
         return type;
     }
 
+    public void setjLinkOptions(List<String> jLinkOptions) {
+        this.jLinkOptions.set(jLinkOptions);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getjLinkOptions() {
+        return jLinkOptions;
+    }
+
     public void setAppName(String appName) {
         this.appName.set(appName);
     }
@@ -227,12 +245,20 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
         return appVersion;
     }
 
-    public void setCopyright(String copyright) {
-        this.copyright.set(copyright);
+    public void setAppCopyright(String appCopyright) {
+        this.appCopyright.set(appCopyright);
     }
 
-    public Property<String> getCopyright() {
-        return copyright;
+    public Property<String> getAppCopyright() {
+        return appCopyright;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppVendor(String appVendor) {
+        this.appVendor.set(appVendor);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getAppVendor() {
+        return appVendor;
     }
 
     public void setAppDescription(String appDescription) {
@@ -243,12 +269,20 @@ public class JPackageTask extends AbstractExecTask<JPackageTask> {
         return appDescription;
     }
 
-    public void setIcon(String icon) {
-        this.icon.set(icon);
+    public void setAppIcon(String appIcon) {
+        this.appIcon.set(appIcon);
     }
 
-    public Property<String> getIcon() {
-        return icon;
+    public Property<String> getAppIcon() {
+        return appIcon;
+    }
+
+    public void setAppImage(Directory appImage) {
+        this.appImage .set(appImage);
+    }
+
+    public DirectoryProperty getAppImage() {
+        return appImage;
     }
 
     private static void createDirectory(Path path) throws IOException {
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTask.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c75ab5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink;
+
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractExecTask;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+public class JRunTask extends AbstractExecTask<JRunTask> {
+
+    @InputFile
+    RegularFileProperty exec;
+
+    @Inject
+    public JRunTask() {
+        super(JRunTask.class);
+        exec = getProject().getObjects().fileProperty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void exec() {
+        setExecutable(exec.get());
+        super.exec();
+    }
+
+    public void setExec(RegularFile exec) {
+        this.exec.set(exec);
+    }
+
+    public RegularFileProperty getExec() {
+        return exec;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
index 34a6337..060b1a9 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class JLinkTest extends Specification {
             jlink {
               addModules.set(List.of("org.example.app"))
               launcher.set("app=org.example.app/org.example.app.Main")
-              stripDebug.set(true)
             }
         """
         appModuleInfoFile << """
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTest.groovy b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8984c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JRunTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+import static org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome.FAILED
+import static org.gradle.testkit.runner.TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+import static org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink.JLinkGradleBuild.runsOnLinux
+
+class JRunTest extends Specification {
+
+    @Delegate
+    JLinkGradleBuild build = new JLinkGradleBuild()
+
+    def "can use jlink plugin with jrun task"() {
+        given:
+        def taskToRun = ":app:jrun"
+        appBuildFile << """
+            dependencies {
+              api "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.10.2"
+            }
+            jlink {
+              addModules.set(List.of("org.example.app"))
+              launcher.set("app=org.example.app/org.example.app.Main")
+            }
+        """
+        appModuleInfoFile << """
+            module org.example.app {
+               exports org.example.app;
+            }
+        """
+
+        when:
+        def result = success ? build(taskToRun) : fail(taskToRun)
+
+        then:
+        println result.output
+        result.task(taskToRun).outcome == (success ? SUCCESS : FAILED)
+        success
+
+        where:
+        label    | os      | success
+        'fedora' | 'linux' | runsOnLinux()
+    }
+}