diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase b/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
index 1e1f238874..a2b95de7a0 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/JenkinsfileBase
@@ -423,11 +423,8 @@ def setup() {
 		CODE_COVERAGE_OPTION = params.CODE_COVERAGE ? "--code_coverage true" : ""
 
 		CURL_OPTS = (params.CURL_OPTS) ? "--curl_opts \"${params.CURL_OPTS}\"" : ""
-
-
 		GET_SH_CMD = "./get.sh -s `pwd`/.. -p $PLATFORM -r ${SDK_RESOURCE} ${JDK_VERSION_OPTION} ${JDK_IMPL_OPTION} ${CUSTOMIZED_SDK_URL_OPTION} ${CLONE_OPENJ9_OPTION} ${OPENJ9_REPO_OPTION} ${OPENJ9_BRANCH_OPTION} ${OPENJ9_SHA_OPTION} ${TKG_REPO_OPTION} ${TKG_BRANCH_OPTION} ${VENDOR_TEST_REPOS} ${VENDOR_TEST_BRANCHES} ${VENDOR_TEST_DIRS} ${VENDOR_TEST_SHAS} ${TEST_IMAGES_REQUIRED} ${DEBUG_IMAGES_REQUIRED} ${CODE_COVERAGE_OPTION} ${CURL_OPTS}"
 		RESOLVED_MAKE = "if [ `uname` = AIX ] || [ `uname` = SunOS ] || [ `uname` = *BSD ]; then MAKE=gmake; else MAKE=make; fi"
-
 		dir( WORKSPACE) {
 			// use sshagent with Jenkins credentials ID for all platforms except zOS
 			// on zOS use the user's ssh key
@@ -441,6 +438,55 @@ def setup() {
 	}
 }
 
+def setup_jck_interactives() {
+	def targetDir = "${env.WORKSPACE}/../../jck_run/jdk${JDK_VERSION}/jdk"
+	if (PLATFORM.contains("windows")) {
+		targetDir = "c:/Users/jenkins/jck_run/jdk${JDK_VERSION}/jdk"
+	}
+	def tarBall = CUSTOMIZED_SDK_URL.tokenize('/').last()
+	echo "tarBall is ${tarBall}"
+	def jckRunDirExists = sh(script: """
+		if [ -d "${targetDir}" ]; then
+			echo true
+		else
+			echo false
+		fi
+		""", returnStdout: true).toBoolean()
+
+	if (jckRunDirExists) {
+		def jdkDir = ""
+		if (PLATFORM.contains("windows")) {
+			jdkDir = sh(script: "unzip -l `pwd`/openjdkbinary/${tarBall} | head -n 4 | tail -n 1 | xargs -n 1 echo | tail -n 1", returnStdout: true).trim().replaceFirst(".\$","")
+			if (PLATFORM.contains("x86-32_windows")) {
+				jdkDir = "${jdkDir}_32"
+			} else if (PLATFORM.contains("x86-64_windows")) {
+				jdkDir = "${jdkDir}_64"
+			}
+		} else {
+			jdkDir =  sh(script: "tar -tf `pwd`/openjdkbinary/${tarBall} | head -1", returnStdout: true).trim().replaceFirst(".\$","")
+		}
+		def jckRunDir = "${targetDir}/${jdkDir}"
+		def jckRunJDKExists = sh(script: """
+		if [ -d "${jckRunDir}" ]; then
+			echo true
+		else
+			echo false
+		fi
+		""", returnStdout: true).toBoolean()
+
+		if (!jckRunJDKExists) {
+			sh returnStatus: true, script: """
+				cd ${targetDir}
+				mkdir ${jdkDir}
+				cd ${jdkDir}
+				cp -r ${TEST_JDK_HOME}/* .
+				chgrp -R jck ${targetDir}/${jdkDir}
+				chmod -R 775 ${targetDir}/${jdkDir}
+				"""
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 def getJobProperties() {
 	def jobProperties = "./aqa-tests/job.properties"
 	if (fileExists("${jobProperties}")) {
@@ -470,6 +516,9 @@ def get_sources() {
 			sh "$GET_SH_CMD"
 		}
 	}
+	if (env.BUILD_LIST.contains('jck') && SDK_RESOURCE.contains('customized' && params.SETUP_JCK_RUN )) {
+		setup_jck_interactives()
+	}
 }
 def makeCompileTest(){
 	String makeTestCmd = "bash ./compile.sh ${USE_TESTENV_PROPERTIES}"
diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/aqaTestPipeline.groovy b/buildenv/jenkins/aqaTestPipeline.groovy
index 2d2fa79f79..5e2101257c 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/aqaTestPipeline.groovy
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/aqaTestPipeline.groovy
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ def LABEL = (params.LABEL) ?: ""
 def LABEL_ADDITION = (params.LABEL_ADDITION) ?: ""
 def TEST_FLAG = (params.TEST_FLAG) ?: ""
 def APPLICATION_OPTIONS = (params.APPLICATION_OPTIONS) ?: ""
+def SETUP_JCK_RUN = params.SETUP_JCK_RUN ?: false
+
 
 // Use BUILD_USER_ID if set and jdk-JDK_VERSIONS
 def DEFAULT_SUFFIX = (env.BUILD_USER_ID) ? "${env.BUILD_USER_ID} - jdk-${params.JDK_VERSIONS}" : "jdk-${params.JDK_VERSIONS}"
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ JDK_VERSIONS.each { JDK_VERSION ->
                         string(name: 'LABEL_ADDITION', value: LABEL_ADDITION),
                         string(name: 'TEST_FLAG', value: TEST_FLAG),
                         string(name: 'APPLICATION_OPTIONS', value: APPLICATION_OPTIONS),
-                        booleanParam(name: 'KEEP_REPORTDIR', value: keep_reportdir)
+                        booleanParam(name: 'KEEP_REPORTDIR', value: keep_reportdir),
+                        booleanParam(name: 'SETUP_JCK_RUN', value: SETUP_JCK_RUN)
                     ], wait: true
                     def result = downstreamJob.getResult()
                     echo " ${TEST_JOB_NAME} result is ${result}"
diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate b/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
index 57e2972ef5..b50d49c2c5 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def OPENJ9_REPO = "https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9.git"
 def ADOPTOPENJDK_REPO = "https://github.com/adoptium/aqa-tests.git"
 def ADOPTOPENJDK_BRANCH = "master"
 def USE_TESTENV_PROPERTIES = false
+def SETUP_JCK_RUN = false
 
 // Jenkins does not support using Repository URL and Branch build parameters with lightweight checkout together
 // (See https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-48431)
@@ -438,6 +439,7 @@ ARCH_OS_LIST.each { ARCH_OS ->
 							booleanParam('PERSONAL_BUILD', false, "Is this a personal build?")
 							booleanParam('USE_TESTENV_PROPERTIES', USE_TESTENV_PROPERTIES.toBoolean(), "use properties defined in the testenv.properties")
 							stringParam('RERUN_ITERATIONS', RERUN_ITERATIONS, "Optional. Number of times to repeat execution of failed test target(s).")
+							booleanParam('SETUP_JCK_RUN', SETUP_JCK_RUN.toBoolean(), "setup jdk during release for jck interactive run")
 						}
 						cpsScm {
 							scm {