diff --git a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
index 1987466d13..14772ec8f6 100644
--- a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ func wsScanOptions(config *ScanOptions) *ws.ScanOptions {
 		AgentDownloadURL:                config.AgentDownloadURL,
 		AgentFileName:                   config.AgentFileName,
 		ConfigFilePath:                  config.ConfigFilePath,
+		UseGlobalConfiguration:          config.UseGlobalConfiguration,
 		Includes:                        config.Includes,
 		Excludes:                        config.Excludes,
 		JreDownloadURL:                  config.JreDownloadURL,
diff --git a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
index 30f29a67f5..5456231fe9 100644
--- a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type whitesourceExecuteScanOptions struct {
 	BuildDescriptorFile                  string   `json:"buildDescriptorFile,omitempty"`
 	BuildTool                            string   `json:"buildTool,omitempty"`
 	ConfigFilePath                       string   `json:"configFilePath,omitempty"`
+	UseGlobalConfiguration               bool     `json:"useGlobalConfiguration,omitempty"`
 	ContainerRegistryPassword            string   `json:"containerRegistryPassword,omitempty"`
 	ContainerRegistryUser                string   `json:"containerRegistryUser,omitempty"`
 	CreateProductFromPipeline            bool     `json:"createProductFromPipeline,omitempty"`
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ func addWhitesourceExecuteScanFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *whitesourceE
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.BuildDescriptorFile, "buildDescriptorFile", os.Getenv("PIPER_buildDescriptorFile"), "Explicit path to the build descriptor file.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.BuildTool, "buildTool", os.Getenv("PIPER_buildTool"), "Defines the tool which is used for building the artifact.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ConfigFilePath, "configFilePath", `./wss-unified-agent.config`, "Explicit path to the WhiteSource Unified Agent configuration file.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.UseGlobalConfiguration, "useGlobalConfiguration", false, "The parameter is applicable for multi-module mend projects. If set to true, the configuration file will be used for all modules. Otherwise each module will require its own configuration file in the module folder.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ContainerRegistryPassword, "containerRegistryPassword", os.Getenv("PIPER_containerRegistryPassword"), "For `buildTool: docker`: Password for container registry access - typically provided by the CI/CD environment.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ContainerRegistryUser, "containerRegistryUser", os.Getenv("PIPER_containerRegistryUser"), "For `buildTool: docker`: Username for container registry access - typically provided by the CI/CD environment.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.CreateProductFromPipeline, "createProductFromPipeline", true, "Whether to create the related WhiteSource product on the fly based on the supplied pipeline configuration.")
@@ -527,6 +529,15 @@ func whitesourceExecuteScanMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
 						Default:     `./wss-unified-agent.config`,
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "useGlobalConfiguration",
+						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
+						Scope:       []string{"PARAMETERS", "GENERAL", "STAGES", "STEPS"},
+						Type:        "bool",
+						Mandatory:   false,
+						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
+						Default:     false,
+					},
 					{
 						Name: "containerRegistryPassword",
 						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{
diff --git a/pkg/whitesource/scanOptions.go b/pkg/whitesource/scanOptions.go
index 7a3bcb6645..beb6038d9c 100644
--- a/pkg/whitesource/scanOptions.go
+++ b/pkg/whitesource/scanOptions.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ type ScanOptions struct {
 	DefaultNpmRegistry        string
 	NpmIncludeDevDependencies bool
 
-	AgentDownloadURL string
-	AgentFileName    string
-	ConfigFilePath   string
+	AgentDownloadURL       string
+	AgentFileName          string
+	ConfigFilePath         string
+	UseGlobalConfiguration bool
 
 	JreDownloadURL string
 
diff --git a/pkg/whitesource/scanUA.go b/pkg/whitesource/scanUA.go
index 54e84ddfb3..1e3e3fe01e 100644
--- a/pkg/whitesource/scanUA.go
+++ b/pkg/whitesource/scanUA.go
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ func (s *Scan) ExecuteUAScanInPath(config *ScanOptions, utils Utils, scanPath st
 		}
 	}
 
+	if config.UseGlobalConfiguration {
+		config.ConfigFilePath, err = filepath.Abs(config.ConfigFilePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	configPath, err := config.RewriteUAConfigurationFile(utils, s.AggregateProjectName, config.Verbose)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml b/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
index 95adcdd7fc..9b030ac5b4 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ spec:
           - STAGES
           - STEPS
         default: ./wss-unified-agent.config
+      - name: useGlobalConfiguration
+        type: bool
+        description: "The parameter is applicable for multi-module mend projects. If set to true, the configuration file will be used for all modules. Otherwise each module will require its own configuration file in the module folder."
+        scope:
+          - PARAMETERS
+          - GENERAL
+          - STAGES
+          - STEPS
+        default: false
       - name: containerRegistryPassword
         description: "For `buildTool: docker`: Password for container registry access - typically provided by the CI/CD environment."
         type: string