diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/plugins/PlayTwirlPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/plugins/PlayTwirlPlugin.java
index 36ecf6b6..4b6f68d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/plugins/PlayTwirlPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/plugins/PlayTwirlPlugin.java
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 import org.gradle.playframework.sourcesets.TwirlSourceSet;
 import org.gradle.playframework.sourcesets.internal.DefaultTwirlSourceSet;
 import org.gradle.playframework.tasks.TwirlCompile;
+import org.gradle.playframework.tasks.TwirlCompileExt;
 import org.gradle.playframework.tools.internal.twirl.TwirlCompilerFactory;
+import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,13 @@ private void declareDefaultDependencies(Project project, Configuration configura
     }
 
     private TaskProvider<TwirlCompile> createDefaultTwirlCompileTask(Project project, TwirlSourceSet twirlSourceSet, Configuration compilerConfiguration, PlayExtension playExtension) {
-        return project.getTasks().register(TWIRL_COMPILE_TASK_NAME, TwirlCompile.class, twirlCompile -> {
+        Class<? extends TwirlCompile> type;
+        if (GradleVersion.current().compareTo(GradleVersion.version("6.7")) < 0) {
+            type = TwirlCompile.class;
+        } else {
+            type = TwirlCompileExt.class;
+        }
+        return project.getTasks().register(TWIRL_COMPILE_TASK_NAME, (Class<TwirlCompile>) type, twirlCompile -> {
             twirlCompile.setDescription("Compiles Twirl templates for the '" + twirlSourceSet.getTwirl().getDisplayName() + "' source set.");
             twirlCompile.getPlatform().set(project.provider(() -> playExtension.getPlatform()));
             twirlCompile.setSource(twirlSourceSet.getTwirl());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompile.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompile.java
index 07b9a648..9ea5d1ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompile.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import org.gradle.api.Action;
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection;
-import org.gradle.api.file.Directory;
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileTree;
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileVisitDetails;
@@ -111,6 +110,10 @@ public ConfigurableFileCollection getTwirlCompilerClasspath() {
         return twirlCompilerClasspath;
     }
 
+    protected String executable() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @TaskAction
     @SuppressWarnings("Convert2Lambda")
     void compile() {
@@ -121,7 +124,13 @@ void compile() {
         if (GradleVersion.current().compareTo(GradleVersion.version("5.6")) < 0) {
             workerExecutor.submit(TwirlCompileRunnable.class, workerConfiguration -> {
                 workerConfiguration.setIsolationMode(IsolationMode.PROCESS);
-                workerConfiguration.forkOptions(options -> options.jvmArgs("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=256m"));
+                workerConfiguration.forkOptions(options -> {
+                    options.jvmArgs("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=256m");
+                    String executable = executable();
+                    if (executable != null) {
+                        options.setExecutable(executable);
+                    }
+                });
                 workerConfiguration.params(spec, getCompiler());
                 workerConfiguration.classpath(twirlCompilerClasspath);
                 workerConfiguration.setDisplayName("Generating Scala source from Twirl templates");
@@ -130,7 +139,13 @@ void compile() {
             WorkQueue workQueue = workerExecutor.processIsolation(new Action<ProcessWorkerSpec>() {
                 @Override
                 public void execute(ProcessWorkerSpec workerSpec) {
-                    workerSpec.forkOptions(options -> options.jvmArgs("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=256m"));
+                    workerSpec.forkOptions(options -> {
+                        options.jvmArgs("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=256m");
+                        String executable = executable();
+                        if (executable != null) {
+                            options.setExecutable(executable);
+                        }
+                    });
                     workerSpec.getClasspath().from(twirlCompilerClasspath);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompileExt.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompileExt.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17226d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/playframework/tasks/TwirlCompileExt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.gradle.playframework.tasks;
+
+import org.gradle.api.Incubating;
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal;
+import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaLauncher;
+import org.gradle.workers.WorkerExecutor;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+public class TwirlCompileExt extends TwirlCompile {
+    @Inject
+    public TwirlCompileExt(WorkerExecutor workerExecutor) {
+        super(workerExecutor);
+        this.javaLauncher = getProject().getObjects().property(JavaLauncher.class);
+    }
+
+    private final Property<JavaLauncher> javaLauncher;
+
+    /**
+     * The toolchain {@link JavaLauncher} to use for executing the twirl template compiler.
+     *
+     * @return the java launcher property
+     */
+    @Internal
+    @Incubating
+    public Property<JavaLauncher> getJavaLauncher() {
+        return this.javaLauncher;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String executable() {
+        return getJavaLauncher().map(launcher -> launcher.getExecutablePath().getAsFile().getAbsolutePath()).getOrNull();
+    }
+}