diff --git a/etc/toolchains-example.xml b/etc/toolchains-example.xml
index 24ce7d98a..08cee8b24 100644
--- a/etc/toolchains-example.xml
+++ b/etc/toolchains-example.xml
@@ -33,4 +33,15 @@
             <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_11</jdkHome>
         </configuration>
     </toolchain>
+    <toolchain>
+        <type>jdk</type>
+        <provides>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
+            <vendor>oracle</vendor>
+            <id>jdk1.9</id>
+        </provides>
+        <configuration>
+            <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.9.0</jdkHome>
+        </configuration>
+    </toolchain>
 </toolchains>
diff --git a/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuite.java b/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuite.java
index 1592d6bf9..826b4384e 100644
--- a/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuite.java
+++ b/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuite.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public @interface ProcessorSuite {
          */
         ORACLE_JAVA_8( null, "javac", "1.8" ),
 
+        /**
+         * Use an Oracle JDK 1.9 (or 1.9.x) via toolchain support to perform the processing
+         */
+        ORACLE_JAVA_9( "oracle-[1.9,1.10)", "javac", "1.9" ),
+
         /**
          * Use the eclipse compiler with 1.7 source/target level from tycho-compiler-jdt to perform the build and
          * processing
@@ -76,12 +81,6 @@ public @interface ProcessorSuite {
          */
         ECLIPSE_JDT_JAVA_8( null, "jdt", "1.8" ),
 
-        /**
-         * Use the maven-processor-plugin with 1.7 source/target level with the same JDK that runs the mvn build to
-         * perform the processing
-         */
-        PROCESSOR_PLUGIN_JAVA_7( null, null, "1.7" ),
-
         /**
          * Use the maven-processor-plugin with 1.8 source/target level with the same JDK that runs the mvn build to
          * perform the processing
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ public @interface ProcessorSuite {
         /**
          * Use all available processing variants
          */
-        ALL( ORACLE_JAVA_6, ORACLE_JAVA_7, ORACLE_JAVA_8, ECLIPSE_JDT_JAVA_7, ECLIPSE_JDT_JAVA_8,
-            PROCESSOR_PLUGIN_JAVA_7, PROCESSOR_PLUGIN_JAVA_8 ),
+        ALL( ORACLE_JAVA_6, ORACLE_JAVA_7, ORACLE_JAVA_8, ORACLE_JAVA_9, ECLIPSE_JDT_JAVA_7, ECLIPSE_JDT_JAVA_8,
+            PROCESSOR_PLUGIN_JAVA_8 ),
 
         /**
          * Use all JDK8 compatible processing variants
diff --git a/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuiteRunner.java b/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuiteRunner.java
index 4f3eedf3b..494dc9918 100644
--- a/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuiteRunner.java
+++ b/integrationtest/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/itest/testutil/runner/ProcessorSuiteRunner.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public class ProcessorSuiteRunner extends ParentRunner<ProcessorTestCase> {
      */
     public static final String SYS_PROP_DEBUG = "processorIntegrationTest.debug";
 
+    public static final String SYS_PROP_CAN_USE_JDK_9 = "processorIntegrationTest.canUseJdk9";
+
     public static final class ProcessorTestCase {
         private final String baseDir;
         private final ProcessorType processor;
@@ -65,12 +67,15 @@ public class ProcessorSuiteRunner extends ParentRunner<ProcessorTestCase> {
         public ProcessorTestCase(String baseDir, ProcessorType processor) {
             this.baseDir = baseDir;
             this.processor = processor;
-            this.ignored = !TOOLCHAINS_ENABLED && processor.getToolchain() != null;
+            this.ignored =
+                ( !TOOLCHAINS_ENABLED && processor.getToolchain() != null )
+                    || ( processor == ProcessorType.ORACLE_JAVA_9 && !CAN_USE_JDK_9 );
         }
     }
 
     private static final File SPECIFIED_TOOLCHAINS_FILE = getSpecifiedToolchainsFile();
     private static final boolean TOOLCHAINS_ENABLED = toolchainsFileExists();
+    private static final boolean CAN_USE_JDK_9 = canUseJdk9();
 
     private final List<ProcessorTestCase> methods;
 
@@ -184,7 +189,8 @@ public class ProcessorSuiteRunner extends ParentRunner<ProcessorTestCase> {
 
             verifier.addCliOption( "-Dcompiler-source-target-version=" + child.processor.getSourceTargetVersion() );
 
-            if ( "1.8".equals( child.processor.getSourceTargetVersion() ) ) {
+            if ( "1.8".equals( child.processor.getSourceTargetVersion() )
+                || "1.9".equals( child.processor.getSourceTargetVersion() ) ) {
                 verifier.addCliOption( "-Dmapstruct-artifact-id=mapstruct-jdk8" );
             }
             else {
@@ -275,6 +281,10 @@ public class ProcessorSuiteRunner extends ParentRunner<ProcessorTestCase> {
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static boolean canUseJdk9() {
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean( System.getProperty( SYS_PROP_CAN_USE_JDK_9, "true" ) );
+    }
+
     private static boolean toolchainsFileExists() {
         if ( null != SPECIFIED_TOOLCHAINS_FILE ) {
             return SPECIFIED_TOOLCHAINS_FILE.exists();