diff --git a/scripts/windows/apktool.bat b/scripts/windows/apktool.bat
index 634d95db..65423027 100755
--- a/scripts/windows/apktool.bat
+++ b/scripts/windows/apktool.bat
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ setlocal
 set BASENAME=apktool_
 chcp 65001 2>nul >nul
 
+set java_exe=java.exe
+
+if defined JAVA_HOME (
+set java_exe="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"
+)
+
 rem Find the highest version .jar available in the same directory as the script
 setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
 pushd "%~dp0"
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ if "%ATTR:~0,1%"=="-" if "%~x1"==".apk" (
 )
 
 :load
-java -jar -Duser.language=en -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 "%~dp0%BASENAME%%max%.jar" %fastCommand% %*
+%java_exe% -jar -Duser.language=en -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 "%~dp0%BASENAME%%max%.jar" %fastCommand% %*
 
 rem Pause when ran non interactively
 for /f "tokens=2" %%# in ("%cmdcmdline%") do if /i "%%#" equ "/c" pause