diff --git a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
index e767eff89d..3b32b54c79 100644
--- a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
+++ b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ QList<JavaInstallPtr> JavaUtils::FindJavaFromRegistryKey(DWORD keyType, QString
                     QString newKeyName = keyName + "\\" + newSubkeyName + subkeySuffix;
 
                     HKEY newKey;
-                    if (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, newKeyName.toStdWString().c_str(), 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY, &newKey) ==
+                    if (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, newKeyName.toStdWString().c_str(), 0, KEY_READ | keyType, &newKey) ==
                         ERROR_SUCCESS) {
                         // Read the JavaHome value to find where Java is installed.
                         DWORD valueSz = 0;
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     QList<JavaInstallPtr> ADOPTIUMJDK64s =
         this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_64KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Eclipse Adoptium\\JDK", "Path", "\\hotspot\\MSI");
 
+    // IBM Semeru
+    QList<JavaInstallPtr> SEMERUJRE32s = this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_32KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Semeru\\JRE", "Path", "\\openj9\\MSI");
+    QList<JavaInstallPtr> SEMERUJRE64s = this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_64KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Semeru\\JRE", "Path", "\\openj9\\MSI");
+    QList<JavaInstallPtr> SEMERUJDK32s = this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_32KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Semeru\\JDK", "Path", "\\openj9\\MSI");
+    QList<JavaInstallPtr> SEMERUJDK64s = this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_64KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Semeru\\JDK", "Path", "\\openj9\\MSI");
+
     // Microsoft
     QList<JavaInstallPtr> MICROSOFTJDK64s =
         this->FindJavaFromRegistryKey(KEY_WOW64_64KEY, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\JDK", "Path", "\\hotspot\\MSI");
@@ -300,6 +306,7 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     java_candidates.append(NEWJRE64s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTOPENJRE64s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTIUMJRE64s);
+    java_candidates.append(SEMERUJRE64s);
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files/Java/jre8/bin/javaw.exe"));
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files/Java/jre7/bin/javaw.exe"));
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files/Java/jre6/bin/javaw.exe"));
@@ -308,6 +315,7 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTOPENJDK64s);
     java_candidates.append(FOUNDATIONJDK64s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTIUMJDK64s);
+    java_candidates.append(SEMERUJDK64s);
     java_candidates.append(MICROSOFTJDK64s);
     java_candidates.append(ZULU64s);
     java_candidates.append(LIBERICA64s);
@@ -316,6 +324,7 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     java_candidates.append(NEWJRE32s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTOPENJRE32s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTIUMJRE32s);
+    java_candidates.append(SEMERUJRE32s);
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre8/bin/javaw.exe"));
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre7/bin/javaw.exe"));
     java_candidates.append(MakeJavaPtr("C:/Program Files (x86)/Java/jre6/bin/javaw.exe"));
@@ -324,6 +333,7 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTOPENJDK32s);
     java_candidates.append(FOUNDATIONJDK32s);
     java_candidates.append(ADOPTIUMJDK32s);
+    java_candidates.append(SEMERUJDK32s);
     java_candidates.append(ZULU32s);
     java_candidates.append(LIBERICA32s);
 
@@ -410,6 +420,7 @@ QList<QString> JavaUtils::FindJavaPaths()
     // manually installed JDKs in /opt
     scanJavaDirs("/opt/jdk");
     scanJavaDirs("/opt/jdks");
+    scanJavaDirs("/opt/ibm");  // IBM Semeru Certified Edition
     // flatpak
     scanJavaDirs("/app/jdk");