diff --git a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/JavaProject.java b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/JavaProject.java
index b03ac6e5e0..cd7e9f0990 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/JavaProject.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/JavaProject.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -37,7 +38,14 @@
 public class JavaProject implements Serializable {
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 6438404976521622633L;
-
+  
+  /**
+   * Properties file for the project
+   *
+   * @param propertiesFile for the project.
+   * @return Properties file for the project.
+   */
+  private URL propertiesFile;
   /**
    * Project's name.
    *
diff --git a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootConfiguration.java b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootConfiguration.java
index ae8103d508..756d00570a 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootConfiguration.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.JavaProject;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.PropertiesExtender;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@ public class SpringBootConfiguration {
   private String actuatorDefaultBasePath;
 
   public static SpringBootConfiguration from(JavaProject project) {
-    final Properties properties = SpringBootUtil.getSpringBootApplicationProperties(
+    final PropertiesExtender properties = SpringBootUtil.getSpringBootApplicationProperties(
       SpringBootUtil.getSpringBootActiveProfile(project),
       JKubeProjectUtil.getClassLoader(project));
+     project.setPropertiesFile(properties.getPropertiesFile());
+     
     final int majorVersion = SpringBootUtil.getSpringBootVersion(project)
       .map(semVer -> {
         try {
diff --git a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootUtil.java b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootUtil.java
index 018c03b5c9..deafdb268c 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootUtil.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/common/util/SpringBootUtil.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.JavaProject;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.Plugin;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.PropertiesExtender;
 
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.util.PropertiesUtil.getPropertiesFromResource;
 
@@ -64,14 +65,22 @@ public static Properties getSpringBootApplicationProperties(URLClassLoader compi
      * @param compileClassLoader compile class loader
      * @return properties object
      */
-    public static Properties getSpringBootApplicationProperties(String springActiveProfile, URLClassLoader compileClassLoader) {
+    public static PropertiesExtender getSpringBootApplicationProperties(String springActiveProfile, URLClassLoader compileClassLoader) {
         URL ymlResource = compileClassLoader.findResource("application.yml");
         URL propertiesResource = compileClassLoader.findResource("application.properties");
-
+        
         Properties props = YamlUtil.getPropertiesFromYamlResource(springActiveProfile, ymlResource);
         props.putAll(getPropertiesFromResource(propertiesResource));
-        return new SpringBootPropertyPlaceholderHelper(PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX, PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX, VALUE_SEPARATOR, true)
-        .replaceAllPlaceholders(props);
+        props = new SpringBootPropertyPlaceholderHelper(PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX, PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX, VALUE_SEPARATOR, true)
+            .replaceAllPlaceholders(props);
+        
+        // Extend Properties object with resources file path
+        PropertiesExtender propsExtender = new PropertiesExtender();
+        URL propertiesFile = ymlResource != null ? ymlResource : propertiesResource;
+        propsExtender.setPropertiesFile(propertiesFile);
+        propsExtender.putAll(props);
+        
+        return propsExtender;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManager.java b/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManager.java
index e62d1abcbc..59d80303ea 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManager.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManager.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public List<ImageConfiguration> generate(List<ImageConfiguration> imageConfigs)
       if (generator.isApplicable(ret)) {
         log.info("Running generator %s", generator.getName());
         ret = generator.customize(ret, genCtx.isPrePackagePhase());
+        log.info("The following properties file is used %s", genCtx.getProject().getPropertiesFile());
       }
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManagerTest.java b/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManagerTest.java
index e151fdf8a5..55d231b017 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManagerTest.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/generator/api/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/generator/api/DefaultGeneratorManagerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.JavaProject;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.KitLogger;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.config.image.GeneratorManager;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.config.image.ImageConfiguration;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ void setUp() {
     GeneratorContext generatorContext = GeneratorContext.builder()
         .config(processorConfig)
         .logger(logger)
+        .project(new JavaProject(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null))
         .build();
     generatorManager = new DefaultGeneratorManager(generatorContext);
   }