diff --git a/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/UtSettings.kt b/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/UtSettings.kt
index 0bcfd29bd7..fdb15e4bc6 100644
--- a/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/UtSettings.kt
+++ b/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/UtSettings.kt
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ object UtSettings : AbstractSettings(logger, defaultKeyForSettingsPath, defaultS
      */
     var engineProcessLogConfigFile by getStringProperty("")
 
+    /**
+     * Optional arguments to the engine java process. One may want to
+     * increase heap size in order to give Soot more room for analysis.
+     */
+    var engineProcessJavaOptionalArguments by getStringProperty("")
+
     /**
      * The property is useful only for the IntelliJ IDEs.
      * If the property is set in true the engine process opens a debug port.
diff --git a/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/process/AbstractRDProcessCompanion.kt b/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/process/AbstractRDProcessCompanion.kt
index 41b0499cae..dab6e39492 100644
--- a/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/process/AbstractRDProcessCompanion.kt
+++ b/utbot-framework-api/src/main/kotlin/org/utbot/framework/process/AbstractRDProcessCompanion.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.utbot.framework.process
 
 import org.utbot.common.osSpecificJavaExecutable
+import org.utbot.framework.UtSettings
 import org.utbot.framework.plugin.services.JdkInfoService
 import org.utbot.rd.rdPortArgument
 import java.io.File
@@ -26,12 +27,15 @@ abstract class AbstractRDProcessCompanion(
         val debugArgument =
             "-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=n,suspend=${suspendValue},quiet=y,address=$debugPort"
                 .takeIf { runWithDebug }
-
         add(javaExecutablePathString.pathString)
         val javaVersionSpecificArgs = OpenModulesContainer.javaVersionSpecificArguments
         if (javaVersionSpecificArgs.isNotEmpty()) {
             addAll(javaVersionSpecificArgs)
         }
+        UtSettings.engineProcessJavaOptionalArguments.split("\\s+".toRegex()).
+        takeIf {it.size > 1 || it[0].isNotEmpty() }?.forEach {
+            add(it)
+        }
         debugArgument?.let { add(it) }
     }
 }
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