diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/package.json b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/package.json
index 14294d6c9..989d04de6 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.2",
   "description": "commons-vscode",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "",
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
index 85ea9fd46..c7f5857e2 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons-vscode/src/launch-util.ts
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ export interface ActivatorOptions {
     extensionId: string;
     clientOptions: LanguageClientOptions;
     jvmHeap?: string;
-    workspaceOptions?: VSCode.WorkspaceConfiguration;
+    workspaceOptions: VSCode.WorkspaceConfiguration;
     checkjvm?: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext, jvm: JVM) => any;
     preferJdk?: boolean;
 }
 
 type JavaOptions = {
     heap?: string
+    home?: string
 }
 
 function getUserDefinedJvmHeap(wsOpts : VSCode.WorkspaceConfiguration,  dflt : string) : string {
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ function getUserDefinedJvmHeap(wsOpts : VSCode.WorkspaceConfiguration,  dflt : s
     return (javaOptions && javaOptions.heap) || dflt;
 }
 
+function getUserDefinedJavaHome(wsOpts : VSCode.WorkspaceConfiguration) : string {
+    if (!wsOpts) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    let javaOptions : JavaOptions = wsOpts.get("java");
+    return javaOptions && javaOptions.home;
+}
+
 export function activate(options: ActivatorOptions, context: VSCode.ExtensionContext): Thenable<LanguageClient> {
     let DEBUG = options.DEBUG;
     let jvmHeap = getUserDefinedJvmHeap(options.workspaceOptions, options.jvmHeap);
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ export function activate(options: ActivatorOptions, context: VSCode.ExtensionCon
 
         let findJRE = options.preferJdk ? findJdk : findJvm;
 
-        return findJRE()
+        return findJRE(getUserDefinedJavaHome(options.workspaceOptions))
         .catch(error => {
             VSCode.window.showErrorMessage("Error trying to find JVM: "+error);
             return Promise.reject(error);
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
index 0900385a9..d22687f6a 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/lib/Main.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
         CONNECT_TO_LS: false,
         extensionId: 'vscode-bosh',
         jvmHeap: "48m",
+        workspaceOptions: VSCode.workspace.getConfiguration("bosh.ls"),
         clientOptions: {
             documentSelector: [ 
                 "bosh-deployment-manifest",
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/package.json
index d9c72866d..3c6940836 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-bosh/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@
       "type": "object",
       "title": "Bosh CLI Configuration",
       "properties": {
+        "bosh.ls.java.heap": {
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Passed as an `-Xmx` argument to the language server JVM process"
+        },
+        "bosh.ls.java.home": {
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Overrides JAVA_HOME used for launching the language server JVM process"
+        },
         "bosh.cli.command": {
           "type": [
             "string",
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@
     "vsce-package": "vsce package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "^0.2.0",
+    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.2.tgz",
     "vscode-languageclient": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/package.json
index 8d7c9cdde..edf7c1373 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/package.json
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
       "title": "Concourse Language Server Options",
       "properties": {
         "concourse.ls.java.heap": {
-          "type": [
-            "string",
-            "null"
-          ],
-          "description": "Passed as an `-Xmx` argument to the concourse language server process"
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Passed as an `-Xmx` argument to the language server JVM process"
+        },
+        "concourse.ls.java.home": {
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Overrides JAVA_HOME used for launching the language server JVM process"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
     "vsce-package": "vsce package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "^0.2.0",
+    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.2.tgz",
     "vscode-languageclient": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
index 29d5aac07..0210676cb 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
         DEBUG : false,
         CONNECT_TO_LS: false,
         extensionId: 'vscode-manifest-yaml',
+        workspaceOptions: VSCode.workspace.getConfiguration("cloudfoundry-manifest.ls"),
         jvmHeap: '64m',
         clientOptions: {
             documentSelector: ["manifest-yaml"]
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
index fd53d1fda..432720154 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,20 @@
         "scopeName": "source.yaml",
         "path": "./yaml-support/yaml.tmLanguage"
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "configuration": {
+      "title": "Cloudfoundry Manifest Language Server Configuration",
+      "properties": {
+        "cloudfoundry-manifest.ls.java.heap": {
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Passed as an `-Xmx` argument to the language server JVM process"
+        },
+        "cloudfoundry-manifest.ls.java.home": {
+          "type": ["string", "null"],
+          "description": "Overrides JAVA_HOME used for launching the language server JVM process"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   },
   "main": "./out/lib/Main",
   "scripts": {
@@ -58,7 +71,7 @@
     "vsce-package": "vsce package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.1.tgz",
+    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.2.tgz",
     "vscode-languageclient": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
index 6f1c9a318..e3b80962c 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/lib/Main.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                 VSCode.window.showWarningMessage('JAVA_HOME or PATH environment variable seems to point to a JRE. A JDK is required, hence Boot Hints are unavailable.');
             }
         },
+        workspaceOptions: VSCode.workspace.getConfiguration("spring-boot.ls"),
         clientOptions: {
             documentSelector: [ PROPERTIES_LANGUAGE_ID, YAML_LANGUAGE_ID, JAVA_LANGUAGE_ID ],
             synchronize: {
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
index 939d6204e..0e36fbbc5 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-spring-boot/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,17 @@
         "boot-java.boot-hints.on": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
-          "description": "Enable/Disable Spring running Boot application live hints decorators in the source code"
+          "description": "Enable/Disable Spring running Boot application live hints decorators in Java source code"
+        },
+        "spring-boot.ls.java.home": {
+          "type": ["string", null],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Override JAVA_HOME used for launching the spring-boot-language-server JVM process."
+        },
+        "spring-boot.ls.java.heap": {
+          "type": ["string", null],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Max JVM heap value, passed via -Xmx argument when launching spring-boot-language-server JVM process."
         }
       }
     },
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@
     "vsce-package": "vsce package"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.1.tgz",
+    "@pivotal-tools/commons-vscode": "file:../commons-vscode/pivotal-tools-commons-vscode-0.2.2.tgz",
     "vscode-languageclient": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {