diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f4732b..1326da4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ The buildpack will do the following:
 ## Bindings
 The buildpack optionally accepts the following bindings:
 
+### Type: `gradle`
+|Secret | Description
+|-----|--------------
+|`gradle.properties` | If present, the contents of the file are copied to `$GRADLE_USER_HOME/gradle.properties` which is [picked up by gradle and merged](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_environment.html#sec:gradle_configuration_properties) when it runs.
+
 ### Type: `dependency-mapping`
 |Key                   | Value   | Description
 |----------------------|---------|------------
diff --git a/cmd/main/main.go b/cmd/main/main.go
index 081ccfe..efa21f1 100644
--- a/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ func main() {
 	libpak.Main(
 		gradle.Detect{},
 		gradle.Build{
-			ApplicationFactory: libbs.NewApplicationFactory(),
-			Logger:             bard.NewLogger(os.Stdout),
+			ApplicationFactory:    libbs.NewApplicationFactory(),
+			Logger:                bard.NewLogger(os.Stdout),
+			HomeDirectoryResolver: gradle.OSHomeDirectoryResolver{},
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/gradle/build.go b/gradle/build.go
index 969ca3a..8564cf3 100644
--- a/gradle/build.go
+++ b/gradle/build.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak/bindings"
+
 	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libbs"
 	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/libpak"
@@ -29,8 +31,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Build struct {
-	Logger             bard.Logger
-	ApplicationFactory ApplicationFactory
+	Logger                bard.Logger
+	ApplicationFactory    ApplicationFactory
+	HomeDirectoryResolver HomeDirectoryResolver
 }
 
 type ApplicationFactory interface {
@@ -38,6 +41,21 @@ type ApplicationFactory interface {
 		cache libbs.Cache, command string, bom *libcnb.BOM, applicationPath string) (libbs.Application, error)
 }
 
+type HomeDirectoryResolver interface {
+	Location() (string, error)
+}
+
+type OSHomeDirectoryResolver struct{}
+
+func (p OSHomeDirectoryResolver) Location() (string, error) {
+	u, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine user home directory\n%w", err)
+	}
+
+	return u.HomeDir, nil
+}
+
 func (b Build) Build(context libcnb.BuildContext) (libcnb.BuildResult, error) {
 	b.Logger.Title(context.Buildpack)
 	result := libcnb.NewBuildResult()
@@ -79,12 +97,13 @@ func (b Build) Build(context libcnb.BuildContext) (libcnb.BuildResult, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	u, err := user.Current()
+	homeDir, err := b.HomeDirectoryResolver.Location()
 	if err != nil {
-		return libcnb.BuildResult{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine user home directory\n%w", err)
+		return libcnb.BuildResult{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to resolve home directory\n%w", err)
 	}
+	gradleHome := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".gradle")
 
-	c := libbs.Cache{Path: filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, ".gradle")}
+	c := libbs.Cache{Path: gradleHome}
 	c.Logger = b.Logger
 	result.Layers = append(result.Layers, c)
 
@@ -93,6 +112,15 @@ func (b Build) Build(context libcnb.BuildContext) (libcnb.BuildResult, error) {
 		return libcnb.BuildResult{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to resolve build arguments\n%w", err)
 	}
 
+	if binding, ok, err := bindings.ResolveOne(context.Platform.Bindings, bindings.OfType("gradle")); err != nil {
+		return libcnb.BuildResult{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to resolve binding\n%w", err)
+	} else if ok {
+		result.Layers = append(result.Layers, PropertiesFile{
+			binding,
+			gradleHome,
+		})
+	}
+
 	art := libbs.ArtifactResolver{
 		ArtifactConfigurationKey: "BP_GRADLE_BUILT_ARTIFACT",
 		ConfigurationResolver:    cr,
diff --git a/gradle/build_test.go b/gradle/build_test.go
index e2b04d0..4b1e9c0 100644
--- a/gradle/build_test.go
+++ b/gradle/build_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func testBuild(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 
 		ctx         libcnb.BuildContext
 		gradleBuild gradle.Build
+		homeDir     string
 	)
 
 	it.Before(func() {
@@ -48,14 +49,19 @@ func testBuild(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		ctx.Layers.Path, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "build-layers")
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+		homeDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "home-dir")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
 		gradleBuild = gradle.Build{
-			ApplicationFactory: &FakeApplicationFactory{},
+			ApplicationFactory:    &FakeApplicationFactory{},
+			HomeDirectoryResolver: FakeHomeDirectoryResolver{path: homeDir},
 		}
 	})
 
 	it.After(func() {
 		Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Application.Path)).To(Succeed())
 		Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Layers.Path)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.RemoveAll(homeDir)).To(Succeed())
 	})
 
 	it("does not contribute distribution if wrapper exists", func() {
@@ -101,6 +107,47 @@ func testBuild(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 		Expect(result.BOM.Entries[0].Build).To(BeTrue())
 		Expect(result.BOM.Entries[0].Launch).To(BeFalse())
 	})
+
+	context("gradle properties bindings exists", func() {
+		var bindingPath string
+
+		it.Before(func() {
+			var err error
+			ctx.StackID = "test-stack-id"
+			ctx.Platform.Path, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "gradle-test-platform")
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(ctx.Application.Path, "gradlew"), []byte{}, 0644)).To(Succeed())
+			bindingPath = filepath.Join(ctx.Platform.Path, "bindings", "some-gradle")
+			ctx.Platform.Bindings = libcnb.Bindings{
+				{
+					Name:   "some-gradle",
+					Type:   "gradle",
+					Secret: map[string]string{"gradle.properties": "gradle-properties-content"},
+					Path:   bindingPath,
+				},
+			}
+			gradlePropertiesPath, ok := ctx.Platform.Bindings[0].SecretFilePath("gradle.properties")
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(gradlePropertiesPath), 0777)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(
+				gradlePropertiesPath,
+				[]byte("gradle-properties-content"),
+				0644,
+			)).To(Succeed())
+		})
+
+		it.After(func() {
+			Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Platform.Path)).To(Succeed())
+		})
+
+		it("provides gradle.properties under $GRADLE_USER_HOME", func() {
+			result, err := gradleBuild.Build(ctx)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(result.Layers).To(HaveLen(3))
+			Expect(result.Layers[1].Name()).To(Equal("gradle-properties"))
+		})
+	})
 }
 
 type FakeApplicationFactory struct{}
@@ -116,3 +163,11 @@ func (f *FakeApplicationFactory) NewApplication(
 ) (libbs.Application, error) {
 	return libbs.Application{Command: command}, nil
 }
+
+type FakeHomeDirectoryResolver struct {
+	path string
+}
+
+func (f FakeHomeDirectoryResolver) Location() (string, error) {
+	return f.path, nil
+}
diff --git a/gradle/gradle_properties.go b/gradle/gradle_properties.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2bbf1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/gradle_properties.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package gradle
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
+)
+
+type PropertiesFile struct {
+	Binding    libcnb.Binding
+	GradleHome string
+}
+
+func (p PropertiesFile) Contribute(layer libcnb.Layer) (libcnb.Layer, error) {
+	path, ok := p.Binding.SecretFilePath("gradle.properties")
+	if !ok {
+		return layer, nil
+	}
+
+	gradlePropertiesPath := filepath.Join(p.GradleHome, "gradle.properties")
+	if err := os.Symlink(path, gradlePropertiesPath); os.IsExist(err) {
+		err = os.Remove(gradlePropertiesPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return layer, fmt.Errorf("unable to remove old symlink for gradle.properties\n%w", err)
+		}
+
+		err = os.Symlink(path, gradlePropertiesPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return layer, fmt.Errorf("unable to create symlink for gradle.properties on retry\n%w", err)
+		}
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return layer, fmt.Errorf("unable to symlink bound gradle.properties\n%w", err)
+	}
+
+	return layer, nil
+}
+
+func (p PropertiesFile) Name() string {
+	return "gradle-properties"
+}
diff --git a/gradle/gradle_properties_test.go b/gradle/gradle_properties_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5377d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/gradle_properties_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package gradle_test
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/buildpacks/libcnb"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/sclevine/spec"
+
+	"github.com/paketo-buildpacks/gradle/gradle"
+)
+
+func testGradleProperties(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
+	var (
+		Expect = NewWithT(t).Expect
+
+		ctx                   libcnb.BuildContext
+		gradleProps           gradle.PropertiesFile
+		gradleLayer           libcnb.Layer
+		gradleHome            string
+		gradleTargetPropsPath string
+		bindingPath           string
+		homeDir               string
+	)
+
+	it.Before(func() {
+		var err error
+
+		ctx.Platform.Path, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "gradle-test-platform")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		ctx.Application.Path, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "build-application")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		ctx.Layers.Path, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "build-layers")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		homeDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "home-dir")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		gradleHome = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".gradle")
+		gradleTargetPropsPath = filepath.Join(gradleHome, "gradle.properties")
+	})
+
+	it.After(func() {
+		Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Platform.Path)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Application.Path)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.RemoveAll(ctx.Layers.Path)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(os.RemoveAll(homeDir)).To(Succeed())
+	})
+
+	context("no binding is present", func() {
+		it("does nothing ", func() {
+			layer, err := gradleProps.Contribute(gradleLayer)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(layer).To(Equal(gradleLayer))
+
+			Expect(gradleHome).ToNot(BeADirectory())
+			Expect(gradleTargetPropsPath).ToNot(BeAnExistingFile())
+		})
+	})
+
+	context("a binding is present", func() {
+		it.Before(func() {
+			var err error
+
+			bindingPath = filepath.Join(ctx.Platform.Path, "bindings", "some-gradle")
+			ctx.Platform.Bindings = libcnb.Bindings{
+				{
+					Name:   "some-gradle",
+					Type:   "gradle",
+					Secret: map[string]string{"gradle.properties": "gradle-properties-content"},
+					Path:   bindingPath,
+				},
+			}
+			gradleSrcPropsPath, ok := ctx.Platform.Bindings[0].SecretFilePath("gradle.properties")
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(gradleSrcPropsPath), 0777)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(
+				gradleSrcPropsPath,
+				[]byte("gradle-properties-content"),
+				0644,
+			)).To(Succeed())
+
+			// normally done by cache layer
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(gradleHome, 0755)).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			gradleLayer, err = ctx.Layers.Layer("gradle-properties")
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			gradleProps = gradle.PropertiesFile{
+				Binding:    ctx.Platform.Bindings[0],
+				GradleHome: gradleHome,
+			}
+		})
+
+		it("creates a symlink for gradle.properties under $GRADLE_USER_HOME", func() {
+			layer, err := gradleProps.Contribute(gradleLayer)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(layer).To(Equal(gradleLayer))
+
+			info, err := os.Lstat(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0).To(BeTrue()) // is symlink bit set
+
+			target, err := os.Readlink(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(target).To(Equal(filepath.Join(bindingPath, "gradle.properties")))
+
+			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("gradle-properties-content"))
+		})
+
+		it("recreates symlink for gradle.properties under $GRADLE_USER_HOME", func() {
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(gradleTargetPropsPath), 0755)).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			err := os.Symlink("/dev/null", gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(gradleTargetPropsPath).To(BeAnExistingFile())
+
+			layer, err := gradleProps.Contribute(gradleLayer)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(layer).To(Equal(gradleLayer))
+
+			info, err := os.Lstat(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0).To(BeTrue()) // is symlink bit set
+
+			target, err := os.Readlink(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			// symlink should point to our binding, not /dev/null
+			Expect(target).To(Equal(filepath.Join(bindingPath, "gradle.properties")))
+
+			data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(gradleTargetPropsPath)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(string(data)).To(Equal("gradle-properties-content"))
+		})
+
+	})
+}
diff --git a/gradle/init_test.go b/gradle/init_test.go
index a576b55..399d085 100644
--- a/gradle/init_test.go
+++ b/gradle/init_test.go
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ func TestUnit(t *testing.T) {
 	suite("Build", testBuild)
 	suite("Detect", testDetect)
 	suite("Distribution", testDistribution)
+	suite("Properties", testGradleProperties)
 	suite.Run(t)
 }