diff --git a/java/gradle/README.md b/java/gradle/README.md
index 8ece8c78..315540a2 100644
--- a/java/gradle/README.md
+++ b/java/gradle/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 pack build applications/gradle
 ```
 
+Alternatively, if you want to attach a `gradle.properties` file to pass additional configuration to Gradle.
+
+```bash
+pack build --volume $(pwd)/bindings:/platform/bindings applications/gradle
+```
+
 ## Running
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/gradle.properties b/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10b791b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# should make gradle just a bit more verbose
+org.gradle.logging.level=info
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/type b/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/type
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82be7ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/gradle/bindings/gradle/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gradle
\ No newline at end of file