diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25ccd9afd15..d18141fa4df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ build
 *.java.hsw
 *.~ava
 /bundles
-/bisq-*
+/bisq-*.bat
 /lib
 /xchange
 desktop.ini
diff --git a/apitest/build.gradle b/apitest/build.gradle
index 0b8a5da6b5d..94388acff2b 100644
--- a/apitest/build.gradle
+++ b/apitest/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/bisq-apitest b/bisq-apitest
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..953709b6482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-apitest
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :apitest:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :apitest:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/bisq-cli b/bisq-cli
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fba1c32d413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-cli
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :cli:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :cli:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/bisq-daemon b/bisq-daemon
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d025a5d706d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-daemon
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :daemon:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :daemon:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/bisq-desktop b/bisq-desktop
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e2d1856088d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :desktop:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :desktop:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/bisq-seednode b/bisq-seednode
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ffedf8a8f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-seednode
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :seednode:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :seednode:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/bisq-statsnode b/bisq-statsnode
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4c88794f59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bisq-statsnode
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+project_dir=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+echo $project_dir
+cd "$project_dir" || exit
+
+args=
+for i in "$@"
+do
+    args+="$i "
+done
+
+if [ ${#@} -eq 0 ]; then
+    ./gradlew :statsnode:startBisqApp
+else
+    ./gradlew :statsnode:startBisqApp --args \"\""$args"\"\"
+fi
diff --git a/build-logic/app-start-plugin/build.gradle b/build-logic/app-start-plugin/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15b43f6ec0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-logic/app-start-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version '1.7.10'
+    id 'org.gradle.kotlin.kotlin-dsl' version '2.4.1'
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+gradlePlugin {
+    plugins {
+        simplePlugin {
+            id = 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
+            implementationClass = 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build-logic/app-start-plugin/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/app_start_plugin/AppStartPlugin.kt b/build-logic/app-start-plugin/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/app_start_plugin/AppStartPlugin.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16e616a427d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-logic/app-start-plugin/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/app_start_plugin/AppStartPlugin.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin
+
+import org.gradle.api.Plugin
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaApplication
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Sync
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
+import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.*
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.findByType
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.register
+import java.io.File
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+class AppStartPlugin @Inject constructor(private val javaToolchainService: JavaToolchainService) : Plugin<Project> {
+
+    override fun apply(project: Project) {
+        val installDistTask: TaskProvider<Sync> = project.tasks.named("installDist", Sync::class.java)
+
+        val javaApplicationExtension = project.extensions.findByType<JavaApplication>()
+        checkNotNull(javaApplicationExtension) { "Can't find JavaApplication extension." }
+
+        project.tasks.register<JavaExec>("startBisqApp") {
+            dependsOn(installDistTask)
+            javaLauncher.set(getJavaLauncher(project))
+
+            classpath = installDistTask.map {
+                val appLibsDir = File(it.destinationDir, "lib")
+                val allFiles = appLibsDir.listFiles()
+                project.files(allFiles)
+            }.get()
+
+            jvmArgs.addAll(javaApplicationExtension.applicationDefaultJvmArgs)
+
+            workingDir = project.projectDir.parentFile
+            mainClass.set(javaApplicationExtension.mainClass)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun getJavaLauncher(project: Project): Provider<JavaLauncher> {
+        val javaExtension = project.extensions.findByType<JavaPluginExtension>()
+        checkNotNull(javaExtension) { "Can't find JavaPluginExtension extension." }
+
+        val toolchain = javaExtension.toolchain
+        return javaToolchainService.launcherFor(toolchain)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build-logic/commons/src/main/groovy/bisq.application.gradle b/build-logic/commons/src/main/groovy/bisq.application.gradle
index 9658c3f2ae7..aa0fd6913c6 100644
--- a/build-logic/commons/src/main/groovy/bisq.application.gradle
+++ b/build-logic/commons/src/main/groovy/bisq.application.gradle
@@ -7,41 +7,3 @@ build.dependsOn installDist
 installDist.destinationDir = file('build/app')
 distZip.enabled = false
 distTar.enabled = false
-
-// the 'installDist' and 'startScripts' blocks below configure bisq executables to put
-// generated shell scripts in the root project directory, such that users can easily
-// discover and invoke e.g. ./bisq-desktop, ./bisq-seednode, etc.
-// See https://stackoverflow.com/q/46327736 for details.
-
-installDist {
-    doLast {
-        // copy generated shell scripts, e.g. `bisq-desktop` directly to the project
-        // root directory for discoverability and ease of use
-
-        copy {
-            from "$destinationDir/bin"
-            into rootProject.projectDir
-        }
-        // copy libs required for generated shell script classpaths to 'lib' dir under
-        // the project root directory
-        copy {
-            from "$destinationDir/lib"
-            into "${rootProject.projectDir}/lib"
-        }
-
-        // edit generated shell scripts such that they expect to be executed in the
-        // project root dir as opposed to a 'bin' subdirectory
-        def windowsScriptFile = file("${rootProject.projectDir}/bisq-${applicationName}.bat")
-        windowsScriptFile.text = windowsScriptFile.text.replace(
-                'set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%..', 'set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%')
-
-        def unixScriptFile = file("${rootProject.projectDir}/bisq-$applicationName")
-        unixScriptFile.text = unixScriptFile.text.replace(
-                'APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}.." && pwd -P ) || exit', 'APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit')
-    }
-}
-
-startScripts {
-    // rename scripts from, e.g. `desktop` to `bisq-desktop`
-    applicationName = "bisq-$applicationName"
-}
diff --git a/build-logic/settings.gradle b/build-logic/settings.gradle
index 2b47bf62ab9..dcdcd20fe24 100644
--- a/build-logic/settings.gradle
+++ b/build-logic/settings.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     }
 }
 
+include 'app-start-plugin'
 include 'commons'
 include 'gradle-tasks'
 include 'packaging'
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e658103fdf6..d142e1256ef 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
-configure(rootProject) {
-
-    // remove the 'bisq-*' scripts and 'lib' dir generated by the 'installDist' task
-    task clean {
-        doLast {
-            delete fileTree(dir: rootProject.projectDir, include: 'bisq-*'), 'lib'
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 if (hasProperty('buildScan')) {
     buildScan {
         termsOfServiceUrl = 'https://gradle.com/terms-of-service'
diff --git a/cli/build.gradle b/cli/build.gradle
index 8d358eb4908..8eb8e6aca3e 100644
--- a/cli/build.gradle
+++ b/cli/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
 }
 
 distTar.enabled = true
diff --git a/daemon/build.gradle b/daemon/build.gradle
index 7606d288ff3..ea7d1f350d4 100644
--- a/daemon/build.gradle
+++ b/daemon/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
 }
 
 distTar.enabled = true
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index 6445139527f..d86198d6783 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
     id 'bisq.javafx'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
     id 'bisq.gradle.packaging.PackagingPlugin'
 }
 
diff --git a/seednode/build.gradle b/seednode/build.gradle
index 8d8622b7884..02bcbd1eaa5 100644
--- a/seednode/build.gradle
+++ b/seednode/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
 }
 
 mainClassName = 'bisq.seednode.SeedNodeMain'
diff --git a/statsnode/build.gradle b/statsnode/build.gradle
index b593c42b615..c5936a773ba 100644
--- a/statsnode/build.gradle
+++ b/statsnode/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'bisq.application'
+    id 'bisq.gradle.app_start_plugin.AppStartPlugin'
 }
 
 mainClassName = 'bisq.statistics.StatisticsMain'