diff --git a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/CrSmokeTestPlugin.java b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/CrSmokeTestPlugin.java
index a1e29b7..a115b85 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/CrSmokeTestPlugin.java
+++ b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/CrSmokeTestPlugin.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class CrSmokeTestPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 		CrSmokeTestExtension extension = project.getExtensions()
 				.create("crSmokeTest", CrSmokeTestExtension.class, project);
 		extension.getWebApplication().convention(false);
+		extension.getCheckpointEvent().convention("org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent");
 		JavaPluginExtension javaExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(JavaPluginExtension.class);
 		SourceSet appTest = javaExtension.getSourceSets().create("appTest");
 		javaExtension.setSourceCompatibility(JavaVersion.VERSION_17);
@@ -262,6 +263,9 @@ public class CrSmokeTestPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 			start.getOutputDirectory().set(outputDirectory);
 			start.setDescription("Starts the " + type.description + " application.");
 			start.getWebApplication().convention(extension.getWebApplication());
+			if (start instanceof StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication startAndCheckpoint) {
+				startAndCheckpoint.getCheckpointEvent().convention(extension.getCheckpointEvent());
+			}
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/dsl/CrSmokeTestExtension.java b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/dsl/CrSmokeTestExtension.java
index 1d7fff6..ad01c01 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/dsl/CrSmokeTestExtension.java
+++ b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/dsl/CrSmokeTestExtension.java
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ public class CrSmokeTestExtension {
 
 	private final Property<Boolean> webApplication;
 
+	private final Property<String> checkpointEvent;
+
 	@Inject
 	public CrSmokeTestExtension(Project project) {
 		this.webApplication = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+		this.checkpointEvent = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -44,4 +47,11 @@ public class CrSmokeTestExtension {
 		return this.webApplication;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return The Spring event class name to be used to trigger a checkpoint.
+	 */
+	public Property<String> getCheckpointEvent() {
+		return this.checkpointEvent;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/tasks/StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication.java b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/tasks/StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication.java
index 8b172da..b2e5a31 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/tasks/StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication.java
+++ b/gradle/plugins/cr-smoke-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cr/gradle/tasks/StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gradle.api.Task;
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
 import org.gradle.internal.jvm.Jvm;
 
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ public abstract class StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication extends StartApplication
 		command.add("/bin/bash");
 		command.add("-c");
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(executable.getAbsolutePath());
-		builder.append(" -Dorg.springframework.cr.smoketest.checkpoint=org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent");
+		builder.append(" -Dorg.springframework.cr.smoketest.checkpoint=");
+		builder.append(getCheckpointEvent().get());
 		builder.append(" -XX:CRaCCheckpointTo=");
 		builder.append(outputDirectory);
 		if (getWebApplication().get()) {
@@ -67,5 +70,10 @@ public abstract class StartAndCheckpointJvmApplication extends StartApplication
 		Files.write(pid, List.of(Long.toString(process.pid())));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return The Spring event class name to be used to trigger a checkpoint.
+	 */
+	@Input
+	public abstract Property<String> getCheckpointEvent();
 
 }