diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/buildless-fetches.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/buildless-fetches.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49120865e8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/buildless-fetches.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/feiniaojin/naaf/naaf-graceful-response-example/1.0/naaf-graceful-response-example-1.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/github/MoebiusSolutions/avro-registry-in-source/avro-registry-in-source-tests/1.8/avro-registry-in-source-tests-1.8.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/github/MoebiusSolutions/avro-registry-in-source/example-project/1.5/example-project-1.5.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/intuit/benten/benten-examples/0.1.5/benten-examples-0.1.5.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/jakewharton/twirl/sample-runtime/1.2.0/sample-runtime-1.2.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/mattunderscore/code/generation/specky/plugin-example/0.8.0/plugin-example-0.8.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/microsoft/tang/tang-test-jarAB/0.9/tang-test-jarAB-0.9.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/de/knutwalker/rx-redis-example_2.11/0.1.2/rx-redis-example_2.11-0.1.2.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/de/knutwalker/rx-redis-java-example_2.11/0.1.2/rx-redis-java-example_2.11-0.1.2.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/github/scrollsyou/example-spring-boot-starter/1.0.0/example-spring-boot-starter-1.0.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/streamnative/com/example/maven-central-template/server/3.0.0/server-3.0.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/junit/junit/4.11/junit-4.11.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/no/nav/security/token-validation-ktor-demo/3.1.0/token-validation-ktor-demo-3.1.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-fileupload/0.5.10/minijax-example-fileupload-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-inject/0.5.10/minijax-example-inject-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-json/0.5.10/minijax-example-json-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-mustache/0.5.10/minijax-example-mustache-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-petclinic/0.5.10/minijax-example-petclinic-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-security/0.5.10/minijax-example-security-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-ssl/0.5.10/minijax-example-ssl-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-todo-backend/0.5.10/minijax-example-todo-backend-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/minijax/minijax-example-websocket/0.5.10/minijax-example-websocket-0.5.10.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/scalamock/scalamock-examples_2.10/3.6.0/scalamock-examples_2.10-3.6.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/somda/sdc/glue-examples/4.0.0/glue-examples-4.0.0.jar
+https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/us/fatehi/schemacrawler-examplecode/16.20.2/schemacrawler-examplecode-16.20.2.jar
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/diagnostics.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/diagnostics.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3c89bb842a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/diagnostics.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "markdownMessage": "Java analysis used build tool Maven to pick a JDK version and/or to recommend external dependencies.",
+  "severity": "unknown",
+  "source": {
+    "extractorName": "java",
+    "id": "java/autobuilder/buildless/using-build-tool-advice",
+    "name": "Java analysis used build tool Maven to pick a JDK version and/or to recommend external dependencies"
+  },
+  "visibility": {
+    "cliSummaryTable": true,
+    "statusPage": false,
+    "telemetry": true
+  }
+}
+{
+  "markdownMessage": "Java analysis used the system default JDK.",
+  "severity": "unknown",
+  "source": {
+    "extractorName": "java",
+    "id": "java/autobuilder/buildless/jdk-system-default",
+    "name": "Java analysis used the system default JDK"
+  },
+  "visibility": {
+    "cliSummaryTable": true,
+    "statusPage": false,
+    "telemetry": true
+  }
+}
+{
+  "markdownMessage": "Java analysis with build-mode 'none' completed.",
+  "severity": "unknown",
+  "source": {
+    "extractorName": "java",
+    "id": "java/autobuilder/buildless/complete",
+    "name": "Java analysis with build-mode 'none' completed"
+  },
+  "visibility": {
+    "cliSummaryTable": true,
+    "statusPage": false,
+    "telemetry": true
+  }
+}
+{
+  "markdownMessage": "Java was extracted with build-mode set to 'none'. This means that all Java source in the working directory will be scanned, with build tools such as Maven and Gradle only contributing information about external dependencies.",
+  "severity": "note",
+  "source": {
+    "extractorName": "java",
+    "id": "java/autobuilder/buildless/mode-active",
+    "name": "Java was extracted with build-mode set to 'none'"
+  },
+  "visibility": {
+    "cliSummaryTable": true,
+    "statusPage": true,
+    "telemetry": true
+  }
+}
+{
+  "markdownMessage": "Reading the dependency graph from build files provided 2 classpath entries",
+  "severity": "unknown",
+  "source": {
+    "extractorName": "java",
+    "id": "java/autobuilder/buildless/depgraph-provided-by-maven",
+    "name": "Java analysis extracted precise dependency graph information from tool Maven"
+  },
+  "visibility": {
+    "cliSummaryTable": true,
+    "statusPage": false,
+    "telemetry": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/home-dir-with-maven-settings/.m2/settings.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/home-dir-with-maven-settings/.m2/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5200a15410eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/home-dir-with-maven-settings/.m2/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<settings>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>preexisting-profile</id>
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                <pluginRepository>
+                    <id>preexisting-repository</id>
+                    <name>A pre-existing repository</name>
+                    <url>https://nonesuch.example</url>
+                </pluginRepository>
+            </pluginRepositories>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+    <activeProfiles>
+        <activeProfile>preexisting-profile</activeProfile>
+    </activeProfiles>
+</settings>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/maven-fetches.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/maven-fetches.expected
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/maven-fetches.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
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+Downloaded from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.pom
+Downloaded from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-parent/1.3/hamcrest-parent-1.3.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-annotations/2.14.1/jackson-annotations-2.14.1.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-annotations/2.14.1/jackson-annotations-2.14.1.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-core/2.14.1/jackson-core-2.14.1.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-core/2.14.1/jackson-core-2.14.1.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.14.1/jackson-databind-2.14.1.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.14.1/jackson-databind-2.14.1.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/github/ferstl/depgraph-maven-plugin/4.0.3/depgraph-maven-plugin-4.0.3.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/code/findbugs/jsr305/3.0.2/jsr305-3.0.2.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/errorprone/error_prone_annotations/2.11.0/error_prone_annotations-2.11.0.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/guava/failureaccess/1.0.1/failureaccess-1.0.1.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/guava/guava-parent/31.1-jre/guava-parent-31.1-jre.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/guava/guava/31.1-jre/guava-31.1-jre.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/guava/guava/31.1-jre/guava-31.1-jre.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/guava/listenablefuture/9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava/listenablefuture-9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/j2objc/j2objc-annotations/1.3/j2objc-annotations-1.3.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/com/google/j2objc/j2objc-annotations/1.3/j2objc-annotations-1.3.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/javax/annotation/javax.annotation-api/1.2/javax.annotation-api-1.2.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/javax/annotation/javax.annotation-api/1.2/javax.annotation-api-1.2.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/net/java/jvnet-parent/3/jvnet-parent-3.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/apache/apache/19/apache-19.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/apache/apache/25/apache-25.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/apache/apache/27/apache-27.pom
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+
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+
+  <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-sample</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>maven-sample</name>
+  <!-- FIXME change it to the project's website -->
+  <url>http://www.example.com</url>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <version>1.1.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>check-maven-version</id>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>java</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <mainClass>com.example.App</mainClass>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.19.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <java>
+            <licenseHeader>
+              <content>/* FAIL ME */</content>
+            </licenseHeader>
+          </java>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/settings-xml.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/settings-xml.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96c3675dc5f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/settings-xml.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<settings>
+        
+    <profiles>
+                
+        <profile>
+                        
+            <id>preexisting-profile</id>
+                        
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                                
+                <pluginRepository>
+                                        
+                    <id>preexisting-repository</id>
+                                        
+                    <name>A pre-existing repository</name>
+                                        
+                    <url>https://nonesuch.example</url>
+                                    
+                </pluginRepository>
+                            
+            </pluginRepositories>
+                    
+        </profile>
+            
+        <profile>
+            <id>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</id>
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                <pluginRepository>
+                    <id>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</id>
+                    <name>CodeQL Dependency Graph Plugin Repository</name>
+                    <url>file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/</url>
+                </pluginRepository>
+            </pluginRepositories>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+        
+    <activeProfiles>
+                
+        <activeProfile>preexisting-profile</activeProfile>
+            
+        <activeProfile>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</activeProfile>
+    </activeProfiles>
+    
+</settings>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/source_archive.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/source_archive.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea42987308b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/source_archive.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+home-dir-with-maven-settings/.m2/settings.xml
+pom.xml
+src/main/java/com/example/App.java
+src/main/resources/my-app.properties
+src/main/resources/page.xml
+src/main/resources/struts.xml
+src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java
+test-db/log/ext/javac.properties
+test-db/working/settings.xml
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/java/com/example/App.java b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/java/com/example/App.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9eec918587c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/java/com/example/App.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.example;
+
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+/**
+ * Hello world!
+ *
+ */
+public class App 
+{
+    public static void main( String[] args )
+    {
+        System.out.println( "Hello World!" );
+        String expectedVersion = System.getenv("EXPECT_MAVEN");
+        Path mavenHome = Paths.get(System.getProperty("maven.home")).normalize();
+        String observedVersion = mavenHome.getFileName().toString();
+        if (expectedVersion != null && !expectedVersion.equals(observedVersion)) {
+                System.err.println("Wrong maven version, expected '" + expectedVersion + "' but got '" + observedVersion + "'" + mavenHome);
+                System.exit(1);
+        }
+        String commandMatcher = System.getenv("EXPECT_COMMAND_REGEX");
+        String command = System.getProperty("sun.java.command");
+        if (commandMatcher != null && !Pattern.matches(commandMatcher, command)) {
+                System.err.println("Wrong command line, '" + command + "' does not match '" + commandMatcher + "'");
+                System.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/my-app.properties b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/my-app.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e566b49a29a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/my-app.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version=1.0
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/page.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bab459cb031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>A sample</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<p>Hello world!</p>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/struts.xml b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/struts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73fc0c6b9cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/main/resources/struts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<struts>
+This is a sample file
+</struts>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22a94ca6f01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.example;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for simple App.
+ */
+public class AppTest 
+{
+    /**
+     * Rigorous Test :-)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAnswerWithTrue()
+    {
+        assertTrue( true );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/test.py b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc10b066d0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven-existing-settings-xml/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import os
+import os.path
+
+def test(codeql, java):
+    codeql.database.create(build_mode = "none",
+        _env={
+            "_JAVA_OPTIONS": "-Duser.home=" + os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "home-dir-with-maven-settings")
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/maven-fetches.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/maven-fetches.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4bddddc3e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/maven-fetches.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+Downloaded from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/junit/junit/4.11/junit-4.11.pom
+Downloaded from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.pom
+Downloaded from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-parent/1.3/hamcrest-parent-1.3.pom
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+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/org.eclipse.sisu.inject/0.3.5/org.eclipse.sisu.inject-0.3.5.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/org.eclipse.sisu.inject/0.3.5/org.eclipse.sisu.inject-0.3.5.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/org.eclipse.sisu.plexus/0.3.5/org.eclipse.sisu.plexus-0.3.5.jar
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/org.eclipse.sisu.plexus/0.3.5/org.eclipse.sisu.plexus-0.3.5.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/sisu-inject/0.3.5/sisu-inject-0.3.5.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/eclipse/sisu/sisu-plexus/0.3.5/sisu-plexus-0.3.5.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/junit/junit-bom/5.9.1/junit-bom-5.9.1.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/sonatype/forge/forge-parent/10/forge-parent-10.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/sonatype/oss/oss-parent/7/oss-parent-7.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/sonatype/oss/oss-parent/9/oss-parent-9.pom
+Downloaded from codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo: file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/org/sonatype/spice/spice-parent/17/spice-parent-17.pom
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/settings-xml.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/settings-xml.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..348be0fbb962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/settings-xml.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<settings>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</id>
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                <pluginRepository>
+                    <id>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</id>
+                    <name>CodeQL Dependency Graph Plugin Repository</name>
+                    <url>file://[dist-root]/java/tools/ferstl-depgraph-dependencies/</url>
+                </pluginRepository>
+            </pluginRepositories>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+    <activeProfiles>
+        <activeProfile>codeql-depgraph-plugin-repo</activeProfile>
+    </activeProfiles>
+</settings>
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/source_archive.expected b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/source_archive.expected
index c6f2f49cf7d3..cdb0dca94210 100644
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/source_archive.expected
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/source_archive.expected
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ src/main/resources/page.xml
 src/main/resources/struts.xml
 src/test/java/com/example/AppTest.java
 test-db/log/ext/javac.properties
+test-db/working/settings.xml
diff --git a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/test.py b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/test.py
index a92ac46584c3..958eddca2c71 100644
--- a/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/test.py
+++ b/java/ql/integration-tests/java/buildless-maven/test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import os
+import os.path
+
 def test(codeql, java):
-    codeql.database.create(
+    codeql.database.create(build_mode = "none",
         _env={
-            "CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_OPTION_BUILDLESS": "true",
-            "CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_OPTION_BUILDLESS_CLASSPATH_FROM_BUILD_FILES": "true",
+            "_JAVA_OPTIONS": "-Duser.home=" + os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "empty-home")
         }
     )