diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
index 2f083965..e6253f5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
@@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractCompilerMojo
     @Parameter( property = "maven.compiler.debuglevel" )
     private String debuglevel;
 
+    /**
+     * Keyword to be appended to the <code>-implicit:</code> command-line switch.
+     *
+     * @since 3.10.2
+     */
+    @Parameter( property = "maven.compiler.implicit" )
+    private String implicit;
+
     /**
      *
      */
@@ -686,6 +694,8 @@ public void execute()
 
         compilerConfiguration.setDebugFileName( getDebugFileName() );
 
+        compilerConfiguration.setImplicitOption( implicit );
+
         if ( debug && StringUtils.isNotEmpty( debuglevel ) )
         {
             String[] split = StringUtils.split( debuglevel, "," );