diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
index 586c83e271e9..5146ea7a1677 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ private Model loadPom( RepositorySystemSession session, ArtifactDescriptorReques
                 modelRequest.setTwoPhaseBuilding( false );
                 modelRequest.setSystemProperties( toProperties( session.getUserProperties(),
                                                                 session.getSystemProperties() ) );
+                modelRequest.setUserProperties( toProperties( session.getUserProperties(), null ) );
                 modelRequest.setModelCache( DefaultModelCache.newInstance( session ) );
                 modelRequest.setModelResolver( new DefaultModelResolver( session, trace.newChild( modelRequest ),
                                                                          request.getRequestContext(), artifactResolver,