diff --git a/pkg/controller/exec/controller.go b/pkg/controller/exec/controller.go
index 1bffdf499..53aa4c2b8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/exec/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/exec/controller.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	policyReader     PolicyReader
 	enabledXSysExec  bool
 	vacuum           Vacuum
+	lookPath         func(exeName string) (string, error)
 }
 
 type Vacuum interface {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ func New(pkgInstaller Installer, whichCtrl WhichController, executor Executor, o
 		fs:               fs,
 		policyReader:     policyReader,
 		vacuum:           vacuum,
+		lookPath:         exec.LookPath,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/exec/exec.go b/pkg/controller/exec/exec.go
index 02873da9a..c02b311cc 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/exec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/exec/exec.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aquaproj/aqua/v2/pkg/checksum"
@@ -69,8 +70,27 @@ func (c *Controller) Exec(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, param *confi
 	if err := c.updateTimestamp(findResult.Package); err != nil {
 		slogerr.WithError(logger, err).Warn("update the last used datetime")
 	}
+	exeName, exePath, args, err := c.wrapExec(exeName, findResult.ExePath, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return c.execCommandWithRetry(ctx, logger, exePath, exeName, args...)
+}
 
-	return c.execCommandWithRetry(ctx, logger, findResult.ExePath, exeName, args...)
+func (c *Controller) wrapExec(exeName, exePath string, args ...string) (string, string, []string, error) {
+	return wrapExec(c.lookPath, exeName, exePath, args...)
+}
+
+func wrapExec(lookPath func(exeName string) (string, error), exeName, exePath string, args ...string) (string, string, []string, error) {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(exePath, ".jar") {
+		return exeName, exePath, args, nil
+	}
+	p, err := lookPath("java")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", nil, fmt.Errorf("look up java to execute jar: %w", err)
+	}
+	return "java", p, append([]string{"-jar", exePath}, args...), nil
 }
 
 func (c *Controller) updateTimestamp(pkg *config.Package) error {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/exec/exec_internal_test.go b/pkg/controller/exec/exec_internal_test.go
index cd5a40326..6102e55f2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/exec/exec_internal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/exec/exec_internal_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package exec
 import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/aquaproj/aqua/v2/pkg/osexec"
@@ -43,3 +44,76 @@ func TestController_execCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_wrapExec(t *testing.T) { //nolint:funlen
+	t.Parallel()
+	data := []struct {
+		title      string
+		lookPath   func(exeName string) (string, error)
+		exeName    string
+		exePath    string
+		args       []string
+		expExeName string
+		expExePath string
+		expArgs    []string
+		isErr      bool
+	}{
+		{
+			title:      "non jar",
+			exeName:    "foo",
+			exePath:    "/usr/bin/foo",
+			args:       []string{"--help"},
+			expExeName: "foo",
+			expExePath: "/usr/bin/foo",
+			expArgs:    []string{"--help"},
+		},
+		{
+			title: "jar",
+			lookPath: func(string) (string, error) {
+				return "/usr/bin/java", nil
+			},
+			exeName:    "app",
+			exePath:    "/path/to/app.jar",
+			args:       []string{"arg1"},
+			expExeName: "java",
+			expExePath: "/usr/bin/java",
+			expArgs:    []string{"-jar", "/path/to/app.jar", "arg1"},
+		},
+		{
+			title: "jar without args",
+			lookPath: func(string) (string, error) {
+				return "/usr/bin/java", nil
+			},
+			exeName:    "app",
+			exePath:    "/path/to/app.jar",
+			args:       []string{},
+			expExeName: "java",
+			expExePath: "/usr/bin/java",
+			expArgs:    []string{"-jar", "/path/to/app.jar"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, d := range data {
+		t.Run(d.title, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			exeName, exePath, args, err := wrapExec(d.lookPath, d.exeName, d.exePath, d.args...)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !d.isErr {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if d.isErr {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error, but got none")
+			}
+			if exeName != d.expExeName {
+				t.Fatalf("exeName = %s, want %s", exeName, d.expExeName)
+			}
+			if exePath != d.expExePath {
+				t.Fatalf("exePath = %s, want %s", exePath, d.expExePath)
+			}
+			if !slices.Equal(args, d.expArgs) {
+				t.Fatalf("args = %v, want %v", args, d.expArgs)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}