diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index 0c7f4a9968d..bf269c4e065 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,44 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  nativeimage:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
+          show-progress: 'false'
+      - name: Setup JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 21.0.2
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+        with:
+          gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
+      - run: ./gradlew nativeCompile
+      - name: Upload to GitHub workflow artifacts store
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: JabRef-native-image-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: build/native/nativeCompile
+          compression-level: 0 # no compression
+      - name: Check image (win)
+        if: (matrix.os == 'windows-latest')
+        run: |
+          cd build/native/nativeCompile
+          ./JabRef.exe --help
+      - name: Check image (linux, macOS)
+        if: (matrix.os != 'windows-latest')
+        run: |
+          cd build/native/nativeCompile
+          ./JabRef --help
   build:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1b3cb79e7bf..e532c5bae64 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ plugins {
     id 'idea'
 
     id 'org.openrewrite.rewrite' version '6.16.4'
+
+    id 'org.graalvm.buildtools.native' version '0.10.2'
 }
 
 // Enable following for debugging
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ java {
         // - .github/workflows/deployment-jdk-ea.yml#L53
         languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
         // See https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/jvm/toolchain/JvmVendorSpec.html for a full list
-        // vendor = JvmVendorSpec.AMAZON
+        vendor = JvmVendorSpec.GRAAL_VM
     }
 }
 
@@ -856,3 +858,42 @@ jmh {
     iterations = 10
     fork = 2
 }
+
+// Source: https://github.com/tinylog-org/tinylog/issues/145#issuecomment-603430594
+task generateConfiguration(type: Exec) {
+    group = "graal"
+    description = "Run application to generate the configuration for native image"
+    dependsOn assemble
+    commandLine project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir.toPath().resolve("jdks/graalvm_community-21-amd64-windows/graalvm-community-openjdk-21.0.2+13.1/bin/java"), "-agentlib:native-image-agent=config-output-dir=" + project.buildDir.toPath().resolve("resources/main/META-INF/native-image"), "-cp", sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath.getAsPath(), 'org.jabref.Launcher'
+
+    doFirst {
+        mkdir project.buildDir.toPath().resolve("resources/main/META-INF/native-image")
+    }
+}
+
+
+graalvmNative {
+    // toolchainDetection = true
+    binaries {
+        main {
+            imageName = "JabRef"
+            mainClass = "org.jabref.Launcher"
+            buildArgs.add("-O4")
+        }
+        test {
+            buildArgs.add("-O0")
+        }
+    }
+    binaries.configureEach {
+        buildArgs.add("-H:+AddAllCharsets")
+        // buildArgs.add("-H:IncludeResources=*.bst|*.xml|*.csl|*.jks)
+        buildArgs.add("--allow-incomplete-classpath")
+        buildArgs.add("--verbose")
+        buildArgs.add("--initialize-at-run-time=org.tinylog,org.slf4j")
+        resources.autodetect()
+        javaLauncher.set(javaToolchains.launcherFor {
+            languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
+            vendor = JvmVendorSpec.GRAAL_VM
+        })
+    }
+}