diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8d3300..41eef28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "cucumber-java-test-runner",
   "displayName": "Cucumber Test Runner for Java",
   "description": "Run and debug Cucumber BDD scenarios from VS Code's native Test Explorer. Integrates with Maven and cucumber-junit-platform-engine.",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "publisher": "arunkris",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
           "type": "string",
           "default": "",
           "description": "Default tag expression applied to all test runs (e.g., \"not @wip\")."
+        },
+        "cucumberTestRunner.glue": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": "",
+          "description": "Cucumber glue (step definitions) package. Auto-detected from junit-platform.properties if empty. (e.g., \"com.example.steps\")"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/config/configuration.ts b/src/config/configuration.ts
index 160a6d2..6524c86 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ export function getDefaultTags(): string | undefined {
   const value = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(SECTION).get<string>('defaultTags', '');
   return value || undefined;
 }
+
+export function getGlue(): string | undefined {
+  const value = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(SECTION).get<string>('glue', '');
+  return value || undefined;
+}
diff --git a/src/execution/mavenRunner.ts b/src/execution/mavenRunner.ts
index 1c6f96a..1d0584d 100644
--- a/src/execution/mavenRunner.ts
+++ b/src/execution/mavenRunner.ts
@@ -79,16 +79,18 @@ export class MavenRunner implements BuildToolRunner {
     const args: string[] = ['test'];
 
     if (options.featureTargets.length > 0) {
-      // Target specific features. The Cucumber JUnit Platform Engine discovers
-      // these directly via ServiceLoader using the cucumber.features property.
       args.push(`-Dcucumber.features=${options.featureTargets.join(',')}`);
 
-      // Exclude the @Suite runner class (e.g., CucumberTest) from Surefire's
-      // class scanning to prevent double execution. Without this, Surefire
-      // discovers the engine via ServiceLoader AND discovers the Suite class
-      // via classpath scanning, causing the same scenarios to run twice.
-      if (options.runnerClass) {
-        args.push(`-Dtest=!${options.runnerClass}`);
+      // Only run the Cucumber engine — prevents non-Cucumber tests from
+      // executing and avoids double execution through the Suite engine.
+      args.push('-Dincludejunit5engines=cucumber');
+
+      // Pass glue so the Cucumber engine finds step definitions without
+      // scanning the entire classpath.
+      const glue = config.getGlue()
+        ?? this.readJunitPlatformProperty(options.projectRoot, 'cucumber.glue');
+      if (glue) {
+        args.push(`-Dcucumber.glue=${glue}`);
       }
     } else if (options.runnerClass) {
       // Running ALL tests — use the runner class to scope to Cucumber only.
@@ -132,6 +134,11 @@ export class MavenRunner implements BuildToolRunner {
   }
 
   async readExistingPlugins(projectRoot: string): Promise<string[]> {
+    const value = this.readJunitPlatformProperty(projectRoot, 'cucumber.plugin');
+    return value ? value.split(/\s*,\s*/).filter(p => p.length > 0) : [];
+  }
+
+  private readJunitPlatformProperty(projectRoot: string, key: string): string | undefined {
     const propsPath = path.join(
       projectRoot,
       'src', 'test', 'resources',
@@ -140,14 +147,14 @@ export class MavenRunner implements BuildToolRunner {
 
     try {
       const content = fs.readFileSync(propsPath, 'utf-8');
-      const match = content.match(/^cucumber\.plugin\s*=\s*(.+)$/m);
-      if (match) {
-        return match[1].trim().split(/\s*,\s*/).filter(p => p.length > 0);
-      }
+      const escapedKey = key.replace(/\./g, '\\.');
+      const regex = new RegExp(`^${escapedKey}\\s*=\\s*(.+)$`, 'm');
+      const match = content.match(regex);
+      return match ? match[1].trim() : undefined;
     } catch {
       // File doesn't exist or can't be read
     }
 
-    return [];
+    return undefined;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/unit/mavenRunner.test.ts b/src/test/unit/mavenRunner.test.ts
index 53df25b..01a9e0e 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/mavenRunner.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/unit/mavenRunner.test.ts
@@ -209,13 +209,64 @@ describe('MavenRunner', () => {
       assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dtest=com.example.RunCucumber'));
     });
 
-    it('excludes runner class when feature targets are provided (avoids double execution)', async () => {
+    it('uses engine filtering when feature targets are provided (avoids double execution)', async () => {
       const cmd = await runner.assembleCommand({
         projectRoot: tmpDir,
         featureTargets: ['src/test/resources/login.feature:10'],
         runnerClass: 'CucumberTest',
       });
-      assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dtest=!CucumberTest'));
+      assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dincludejunit5engines=cucumber'),
+        'Should include engine filter');
+      assert.ok(!cmd.args.some(a => a.startsWith('-Dtest=!')),
+        'Should NOT use -Dtest=! exclusion');
+    });
+
+    it('uses engine filtering even without runnerClass when feature targets are provided', async () => {
+      const cmd = await runner.assembleCommand({
+        projectRoot: tmpDir,
+        featureTargets: ['src/test/resources/login.feature:10'],
+      });
+      assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dincludejunit5engines=cucumber'),
+        'Should include engine filter even without runnerClass');
+      assert.ok(!cmd.args.some(a => a.startsWith('-Dtest=')),
+        'Should not have any -Dtest arg');
+    });
+
+    it('reads cucumber.glue from junit-platform.properties when feature targets are provided', async () => {
+      const propsDir = path.join(tmpDir, 'src', 'test', 'resources');
+      mkdirp(propsDir);
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        path.join(propsDir, 'junit-platform.properties'),
+        'cucumber.glue = com.example.steps\n',
+      );
+
+      const cmd = await runner.assembleCommand({
+        projectRoot: tmpDir,
+        featureTargets: ['src/test/resources/login.feature:10'],
+      });
+      assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dcucumber.glue=com.example.steps'),
+        'Should pass glue from properties file');
+    });
+
+    it('omits -Dcucumber.glue when not configured anywhere', async () => {
+      const cmd = await runner.assembleCommand({
+        projectRoot: tmpDir,
+        featureTargets: ['src/test/resources/login.feature:10'],
+      });
+      assert.ok(!cmd.args.some(a => a.startsWith('-Dcucumber.glue=')),
+        'Should not have glue arg when not configured');
+    });
+
+    it('does not use engine filtering when featureTargets is empty (Run All)', async () => {
+      const cmd = await runner.assembleCommand({
+        projectRoot: tmpDir,
+        featureTargets: [],
+        runnerClass: 'com.example.RunCucumber',
+      });
+      assert.ok(!cmd.args.includes('-Dincludejunit5engines=cucumber'),
+        'Should not include engine filter for Run All');
+      assert.ok(cmd.args.includes('-Dtest=com.example.RunCucumber'),
+        'Should use -Dtest for Run All');
     });
 
     it('omits -Dtest when runnerClass is not provided', async () => {