diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0de3e5b3..3688f4ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ under the License.
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
@@ -377,6 +382,10 @@ under the License.
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
+        <artifactId>sisu-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/AbstractInvokerMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/AbstractInvokerMojo.java
index 09987f4b..92f4583a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/AbstractInvokerMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/AbstractInvokerMojo.java
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractInvokerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**
      * The <code>MAVEN_OPTS</code> environment variable to use when invoking Maven. This value can be overridden for
      * individual integration tests by using {@link #invokerPropertiesFile}.
+     * <br>
+     * Since the version <b>3.7.0</b> using an alternate syntax for mavenOpts, <code>@{...}</code>
+     * allows late replacement of properties when the plugin is executed,
+     * so properties that have been modified by other plugins will be picked up correctly.
      *
      * @since 1.2
      */
@@ -739,6 +743,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractInvokerMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Component
     private ToolchainManagerPrivate toolchainManagerPrivate;
 
+    @Component
+    private InterpolatorUtils interpolatorUtils;
+
     /**
      * Invokes Maven on the configured test projects.
      *
@@ -2363,7 +2370,7 @@ private InvokerProperties getInvokerProperties(final File projectDirectory, Prop
         invokerProperties.setDefaultGoals(goals);
         invokerProperties.setDefaultProfiles(profiles);
         invokerProperties.setDefaultMavenExecutable(mavenExecutable);
-        invokerProperties.setDefaultMavenOpts(mavenOpts);
+        invokerProperties.setDefaultMavenOpts(interpolatorUtils.interpolateAtPattern(mavenOpts));
         invokerProperties.setDefaultTimeoutInSeconds(timeoutInSeconds);
         invokerProperties.setDefaultEnvironmentVariables(environmentVariables);
         invokerProperties.setDefaultUpdateSnapshots(updateSnapshots);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4804b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugins.invoker;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation.InterpolationException;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation.Interpolator;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation.MapBasedValueSource;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.interpolation.RegexBasedInterpolator;
+
+/**
+ * Helper component for interpolating values.
+ */
+@Named
+class InterpolatorUtils {
+
+    private final Interpolator atInterpolator;
+
+    /**
+     * A default constructor.
+     *
+     * @param mavenProject a MavenProject
+     */
+    @Inject
+    InterpolatorUtils(MavenProject mavenProject) {
+        atInterpolator = new RegexBasedInterpolator("[@\\$]\\{(.+?)", "}");
+        atInterpolator.addValueSource(new MapBasedValueSource(mavenProject.getProperties()));
+    }
+
+    public String interpolateAtPattern(String value) throws MojoExecutionException {
+
+        if (value == null || !(value.contains("@{") || value.contains("${"))) {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return atInterpolator.interpolate(value);
+        } catch (InterpolationException e) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ceab70aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InterpolatorUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.plugins.invoker;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class InterpolatorUtilsTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private MavenProject mavenProject;
+
+    static Stream<Arguments> testAtInterpolate() {
+        return Stream.of(
+                Arguments.of(null, null),
+                Arguments.of("test", "test"),
+                Arguments.of("test@test", "test@test"),
+                Arguments.of("test$test", "test$test"),
+                Arguments.of("@{test}", "testInProps"),
+                Arguments.of("${test}", "testInProps"),
+                Arguments.of("test @{test} test", "test testInProps test"),
+                Arguments.of("test ${test} test", "test testInProps test"),
+                Arguments.of("@{test} @{test}", "testInProps testInProps"),
+                Arguments.of("${test} ${test}", "testInProps testInProps"),
+                Arguments.of("@{test} ${test}", "testInProps testInProps"));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource
+    void testAtInterpolate(String input, String expected) throws Exception {
+        // given
+        Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.put("test", "testInProps");
+        when(mavenProject.getProperties()).thenReturn(properties);
+        InterpolatorUtils interpolatorUtils = new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject);
+
+        // when
+        String output = interpolatorUtils.interpolateAtPattern(input);
+
+        // then
+        assertThat(output).isEqualTo(expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerMojoTest.java
index d57a5876..fd603222 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/invoker/InvokerMojoTest.java
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ private MavenProject getMavenProject() {
     @Test
     void testSingleInvokerTest() throws Exception {
         // given
+        MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject();
         InvokerMojo invokerMojo = new InvokerMojo();
         String dirPath = getBasedir() + "/src/test/resources/unit";
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "projectsDirectory", new File(dirPath));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerPropertiesFile", "invoker.properties");
-        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", getMavenProject());
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", mavenProject);
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "interpolatorUtils", new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerTest", "*dummy*");
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "settings", new Settings());
 
@@ -67,11 +69,13 @@ void testSingleInvokerTest() throws Exception {
     @Test
     void testMultiInvokerTest() throws Exception {
         // given
+        MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject();
         InvokerMojo invokerMojo = new InvokerMojo();
         String dirPath = getBasedir() + "/src/test/resources/unit";
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "projectsDirectory", new File(dirPath));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerPropertiesFile", "invoker.properties");
-        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", getMavenProject());
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", mavenProject);
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "interpolatorUtils", new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerTest", "*dummy*,*terpolatio*");
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "settings", new Settings());
 
@@ -85,11 +89,13 @@ void testMultiInvokerTest() throws Exception {
     @Test
     void testFullPatternInvokerTest() throws Exception {
         // given
+        MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject();
         InvokerMojo invokerMojo = new InvokerMojo();
         String dirPath = getBasedir() + "/src/test/resources/unit";
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "projectsDirectory", new File(dirPath));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerPropertiesFile", "invoker.properties");
-        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", getMavenProject());
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", mavenProject);
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "interpolatorUtils", new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerTest", "*");
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "settings", new Settings());
 
@@ -106,11 +112,13 @@ void testFullPatternInvokerTest() throws Exception {
     @Test
     void testSetupInProjectList() throws Exception {
         // given
+        MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject();
         InvokerMojo invokerMojo = new InvokerMojo();
         String dirPath = getBasedir() + "/src/test/resources/unit";
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "projectsDirectory", new File(dirPath));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerPropertiesFile", "invoker.properties");
-        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", getMavenProject());
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", mavenProject);
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "interpolatorUtils", new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "settings", new Settings());
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "setupIncludes", Collections.singletonList("dum*/pom.xml"));
 
@@ -134,11 +142,13 @@ void testSetupInProjectList() throws Exception {
     @Test
     void testSetupProjectIsFiltered() throws Exception {
         // given
+        MavenProject mavenProject = getMavenProject();
         InvokerMojo invokerMojo = new InvokerMojo();
         String dirPath = getBasedir() + "/src/test/resources/unit";
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "projectsDirectory", new File(dirPath));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerPropertiesFile", "invoker.properties");
-        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", getMavenProject());
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "project", mavenProject);
+        setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "interpolatorUtils", new InterpolatorUtils(mavenProject));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "settings", new Settings());
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "setupIncludes", Collections.singletonList("dum*/pom.xml"));
         setVariableValueToObject(invokerMojo, "invokerTest", "*project-dir*");