diff --git a/crates/ide-lsp/src/handler.rs b/crates/ide-lsp/src/handler.rs
index e54a264b4..c983bbb29 100644
--- a/crates/ide-lsp/src/handler.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-lsp/src/handler.rs
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ impl Handler for ClientHandler {
             "window/showMessage" => self.show_message(&mgr, &params),
             "window/logMessage" => {
                 let text = params.get("message").and_then(Value::as_str).unwrap_or_default();
+                if self.server.name == "jdtls"
+                    && text.contains("Can't use Java ")
+                    && text.contains(" to import Gradle project ")
+                {
+                    self.show_message(&mgr, &json!({ "type": 1, "message": text.lines().next().unwrap_or(text) }));
+                }
                 match params.get("type").and_then(Value::as_u64) {
                     Some(1) if self.server.name == "jdtls" && text.contains(crate::jdtls::reserved_names::IMPORT_FAILURE) => {
                         tracing::warn!("[{}] {text}", self.server.name);
diff --git a/crates/ide-lsp/tests/mock_server.rs b/crates/ide-lsp/tests/mock_server.rs
index ad30aac8f..a260ed656 100644
--- a/crates/ide-lsp/tests/mock_server.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-lsp/tests/mock_server.rs
@@ -5606,6 +5606,39 @@ async fn jdtls_import_failure_names_reserved_device_files_on_windows() {
     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&nul);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn gradle_incompatible_jdk_log_is_surfaced_once_across_message_channels() {
+    let h = harness_for("java", "java", &[("jdtls", incremental_caps())], &[]);
+    let s = h.launcher.state("jdtls");
+    h.open("A.java", "class A {}");
+    h.wait_status("jdtls", ServerStatus::Ready).await;
+    let failure = "Can't use Java 27.0.1.0.3 and Gradle 9.7.1 to import Gradle project kotlin-gradle.";
+    for _ in 0..2 {
+        s.peer()
+            .notify(
+                "window/logMessage",
+                json!({ "type": 1, "message": format!("{failure}\njava.lang.Exception: details stay in the log") }),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+    eventually(|| h.events.lock().iter().any(|e| matches!(e, IdeEvent::Notify { body: Some(b), .. } if b == failure)))
+        .await;
+    s.peer().notify("window/showMessage", json!({ "type": 1, "message": failure })).unwrap();
+    s.peer().notify("window/logMessage", json!({ "type": 1, "message": "unrelated internal error" })).unwrap();
+    s.peer().notify("window/showMessage", json!({ "type": 2, "message": "after" })).unwrap();
+    eventually(|| h.events.lock().iter().any(|e| matches!(e, IdeEvent::Notify { body: Some(b), .. } if b == "after")))
+        .await;
+    let events = h.events.lock();
+    let messages: Vec<_> = events
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|e| match e {
+            IdeEvent::Notify { body: Some(body), .. } => Some(body.as_str()),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(messages, vec![failure, "after"]);
+}
+
 /// Pull Members Up / Push Members Down: the extension's answers, refusals and edits.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn java_hierarchy_refactorings_use_the_extension_commands() {
diff --git a/src/features/build-tools/store.ts b/src/features/build-tools/store.ts
index 0e1945add..b7a08e855 100644
--- a/src/features/build-tools/store.ts
+++ b/src/features/build-tools/store.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   type RunConfig,
   type SyncProgress,
 } from "@/platform/ipc";
-import { downloadJdkActions } from "@/platform/jdk";
+import { buildToolRecovery } from "@/platform/buildToolRecovery";
 import { useBuildModel } from "@/platform/buildModel";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import { editorService, notifications } from "@/workbench/contributions";
@@ -454,9 +454,8 @@ export async function syncTool(tool: BuildTool, buildDir: string | null = null):
         group: "run",
         level: "warning",
         title: tool === "maven" ? "Maven sync finished with errors" : "Gradle sync failed",
-        body: error,
+        ...buildToolRecovery(error),
         key: `build-sync-${tool}`,
-        actions: downloadJdkActions(error),
       });
   } catch (e) {
     if (!isCancelled(e))
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ export async function syncTool(tool: BuildTool, buildDir: string | null = null):
         group: "run",
         level: "error",
         title: tool === "maven" ? "Cannot reload Maven projects" : "Cannot reload Gradle projects",
-        body: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
+        ...buildToolRecovery(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)),
         key: `build-sync-${tool}`,
       });
   } finally {
diff --git a/src/features/run/store.ts b/src/features/run/store.ts
index 1398aff90..0c67b9cb3 100644
--- a/src/features/run/store.ts
+++ b/src/features/run/store.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   prepareJavaLaunch,
 } from "@/platform/javaLaunch";
 import { downloadJdkActions } from "@/platform/jdk";
+import { buildToolRecovery } from "@/platform/buildToolRecovery";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import { executeAction } from "@/platform/actions";
 import { workflowSettings } from "@/platform/workflowSettings";
@@ -930,7 +931,7 @@ export async function startRun(
       group: "run",
       level: "error",
       title: `Error running '${remoteLabel(config)}'`,
-      body: message,
+      ...buildToolRecovery(message),
     });
   }
   return getSession(sessionId) ?? null;
diff --git a/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.test.ts b/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca2bd8f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const executeAction = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+vi.mock("./actions", async (original) => ({
+  ...(await original<typeof import("./actions")>()),
+  executeAction,
+}));
+import { buildToolRecovery } from "./buildToolRecovery";
+
+afterEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
+
+it.each([
+  ["cannot start mvn: No such file or directory (os error 2)", "maven"],
+  ["command not found: mvn", "maven"],
+  ["command not found: /opt/apache maven/bin/mvn", "maven"],
+  ["command not found: C:\\Maven\\bin\\mvn.cmd", "maven"],
+  ["cannot start gradle: No such file or directory (os error 2)", "gradle"],
+  ["command not found: gradle", "gradle"],
+  ["command not found: C:\\Gradle\\bin\\gradle.bat", "gradle"],
+  ["command not found: ./gradlew", "gradle"],
+])("links missing build tool to its settings: %s", (message, tool) => {
+  const result = buildToolRecovery(message);
+  expect(result.body).toContain(`${tool === "maven" ? "Maven" : "Gradle"} could not be started`);
+  expect(result.body).toContain(message);
+  expect(result.actions).toHaveLength(1);
+  result.actions[0]!.run();
+  expect(executeAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith("file.settings", `build.${tool}`);
+});
+
+it("links the reported Gradle import rejection to the Gradle JVM picker and its JDK download", () => {
+  const message =
+    "Nov 9, 2026, 3:49:11 PM Can't use Java 27.0.1.0.3 and Gradle 9.7.1 to import Gradle project kotlin-gradle.";
+  const result = buildToolRecovery(message);
+  expect(result.body).toContain("Download JDK");
+  expect(result.actions[0]!.label).toBe("Choose Gradle JVM");
+  result.actions[0]!.run();
+  expect(executeAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith("file.settings", "build.gradle");
+});
+
+it.each([
+  "command not found: npm",
+  "Maven tests failed",
+  "Gradle build failed",
+  "cannot start mvn: Permission denied (os error 13)",
+])("leaves unrelated failures alone: %s", (message) => {
+  expect(buildToolRecovery(message)).toEqual({ body: message, actions: [] });
+});
diff --git a/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.ts b/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bb6d5bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/buildToolRecovery.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { executeAction } from "./actions";
+import { tx } from "./i18n";
+import { downloadJdkActions } from "./jdk";
+
+/** Recovery shared by build sync, run configurations and language-server import errors. */
+export function buildToolRecovery(message: string) {
+  const actions = downloadJdkActions(message);
+  const incompatible = /Can't use Java .* and Gradle .* to import Gradle project/i.test(message);
+  const missing = /command not found: ([^\r\n]+)|cannot start ([^\r\n]+?): [^\r\n]*\(os error [23]\)/i.exec(message);
+  const command = (missing?.[1] ?? missing?.[2] ?? "").trim().replace(/^["'`]|["'`]$/g, "");
+  const namedTool = /(?:^|[/\\])(?:mvn|mvnw|mvnd)(?:\.(?:cmd|bat|exe))?$/i.test(command)
+    ? "maven"
+    : /(?:^|[/\\])gradlew?(?:\.(?:bat|exe))?$/i.test(command)
+      ? "gradle"
+      : undefined;
+  const recoveryTool = incompatible ? "gradle" : namedTool;
+  if (!recoveryTool) return { body: message, actions };
+  const label =
+    recoveryTool === "maven"
+      ? tx("Open Maven Settings")
+      : incompatible
+        ? tx("Choose Gradle JVM")
+        : tx("Open Gradle Settings");
+  actions.push({ label, run: () => void executeAction("file.settings", `build.${recoveryTool}`) });
+  const hint = incompatible
+    ? tx(
+        "Choose a JDK compatible with this Gradle version in Gradle JVM. Download JDK is available in the JVM selector.",
+      )
+    : recoveryTool === "maven"
+      ? tx(
+          "Maven could not be started. Configure Maven home in Maven settings, install Maven on PATH, or use a project with a Maven wrapper.",
+        )
+      : tx(
+          "Gradle could not be started. Configure a local installation in Gradle settings, install Gradle on PATH, or use a project with a Gradle wrapper.",
+        );
+  return { body: `${hint}\n\n${message}`, actions };
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/en.json b/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
index 2fcc3b9aa..974c288a0 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/en.json
@@ -735,5 +735,11 @@
   "Select a .NET project": "Select a .NET project",
   "Project evaluation failed": "Project evaluation failed",
   "dotnet exited with code {0}": "dotnet exited with code {0}",
-  "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project.": "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project."
+  "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project.": "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project.",
+  "Open Maven Settings": "Open Maven Settings",
+  "Open Gradle Settings": "Open Gradle Settings",
+  "Choose Gradle JVM": "Choose Gradle JVM",
+  "Choose a JDK compatible with this Gradle version in Gradle JVM. Download JDK is available in the JVM selector.": "Choose a JDK compatible with this Gradle version in Gradle JVM. Download JDK is available in the JVM selector.",
+  "Maven could not be started. Configure Maven home in Maven settings, install Maven on PATH, or use a project with a Maven wrapper.": "Maven could not be started. Configure Maven home in Maven settings, install Maven on PATH, or use a project with a Maven wrapper.",
+  "Gradle could not be started. Configure a local installation in Gradle settings, install Gradle on PATH, or use a project with a Gradle wrapper.": "Gradle could not be started. Configure a local installation in Gradle settings, install Gradle on PATH, or use a project with a Gradle wrapper."
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
index 7fe741fb0..af4e5ab51 100644
--- a/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
+++ b/src/platform/locales/text/zh.json
@@ -7069,5 +7069,11 @@
   "Run test": "运行测试",
   "Project evaluation failed": "项目求值失败",
   "dotnet exited with code {0}": "dotnet 已退出，退出码 {0}",
-  "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project.": "还原后的项目中未找到 Microsoft.Testing.Platform。"
+  "Microsoft.Testing.Platform was not found in the restored project.": "还原后的项目中未找到 Microsoft.Testing.Platform。",
+  "Open Maven Settings": "打开 Maven 设置",
+  "Open Gradle Settings": "打开 Gradle 设置",
+  "Choose Gradle JVM": "选择 Gradle JVM",
+  "Choose a JDK compatible with this Gradle version in Gradle JVM. Download JDK is available in the JVM selector.": "请在 Gradle JVM 中选择与此 Gradle 版本兼容的 JDK。JVM 选择器中提供下载 JDK 选项。",
+  "Maven could not be started. Configure Maven home in Maven settings, install Maven on PATH, or use a project with a Maven wrapper.": "无法启动 Maven。请在 Maven 设置中配置 Maven 主目录，将 Maven 安装到 PATH，或使用带有 Maven wrapper 的项目。",
+  "Gradle could not be started. Configure a local installation in Gradle settings, install Gradle on PATH, or use a project with a Gradle wrapper.": "无法启动 Gradle。请在 Gradle 设置中配置本地安装，将 Gradle 安装到 PATH，或使用带有 Gradle wrapper 的项目。"
 }
diff --git a/src/workbench/Workbench.test.tsx b/src/workbench/Workbench.test.tsx
index f7bd710e9..ee23a4dc6 100644
--- a/src/workbench/Workbench.test.tsx
+++ b/src/workbench/Workbench.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { emitLocalIdeEvent } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import { setLocale } from "@/platform/i18n";
 import { registerStatusItem, registerToolWindow, type StatusItemContribution } from "./contributions";
 import { orderStatusItems, StatusBar, TaskStatus } from "./StatusBar";
 import { orderTitleItems } from "./TitleBar";
@@ -200,6 +201,27 @@ describe("notifications", () => {
     uninstall();
   });
 
+  it.each(["en", "zh"])("adds Gradle JVM recovery before translating backend messages (%s)", async (locale) => {
+    await setLocale(locale);
+    const uninstall = installNotifyEvents();
+    try {
+      act(() =>
+        emitLocalIdeEvent({
+          type: "notify",
+          level: "error",
+          title: "jdtls",
+          body: "Can't use Java 27.0.1.0.3 and Gradle 9.7.1 to import Gradle project kotlin-gradle.",
+        }),
+      );
+      const item = useNotifications.getState().items[0]!;
+      expect(item.actions?.map((a) => a.label)).toEqual([locale === "zh" ? "选择 Gradle JVM" : "Choose Gradle JVM"]);
+      expect(item.body).toContain(locale === "zh" ? "下载 JDK" : "Download JDK");
+    } finally {
+      uninstall();
+      await setLocale("en");
+    }
+  });
+
   it("the Notifications tool window lists history, marks it read and hides balloons", () => {
     const dispose = registerToolWindow({
       id: NOTIFICATIONS_TOOL_WINDOW,
diff --git a/src/workbench/buildToolRecovery.test.ts b/src/workbench/buildToolRecovery.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e43d9628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/workbench/buildToolRecovery.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { BuildModel, ProjectInfo, RunConfig } from "@/platform/ipc";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({ sync: vi.fn(), start: vi.fn(), notify: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/platform/ipc", async (original) => {
+  const real = await original<typeof import("@/platform/ipc")>();
+  return {
+    ...real,
+    isTauri: () => true,
+    commands: {
+      ...real.commands,
+      buildSync: mocks.sync,
+      runStart: mocks.start,
+      runConfigs: async () => ({ status: "ok", data: [] }),
+    },
+  };
+});
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", async (original) => ({
+  ...(await original<typeof import("@tauri-apps/api/core")>()),
+  Channel: class {
+    onmessage: unknown = null;
+  },
+}));
+
+import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
+import { provideNotificationService } from "@/workbench/contributions";
+import { resetBuild, syncTool, useBuild } from "../features/build-tools/store";
+import { resetRuns, startRun } from "../features/run/store";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  useProject.setState({ project: { root: "/p", trusted: true } as ProjectInfo });
+  useBuild.setState({ root: "/p", syncing: {}, model: { maven: null, gradle: [] } });
+  provideNotificationService({ notify: mocks.notify });
+});
+afterEach(() => {
+  resetBuild();
+  resetRuns();
+});
+
+it.each(["maven", "gradle"] as const)("offers settings for %s sync failures, returned or thrown", async (tool) => {
+  const command = tool === "maven" ? "mvn" : "gradle";
+  const message = `cannot start ${command}: No such file or directory (os error 2)`;
+  mocks.sync.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error(message));
+  await syncTool(tool);
+  expect(mocks.notify).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      actions: [expect.objectContaining({ label: `Open ${tool === "maven" ? "Maven" : "Gradle"} Settings` })],
+      body: expect.stringContaining(message),
+    }),
+  );
+  const model = (tool === "maven"
+    ? { maven: { syncError: message }, gradle: [] }
+    : { maven: null, gradle: [{ syncError: message }] }) as unknown as BuildModel;
+  mocks.sync.mockResolvedValueOnce({ status: "ok", data: model });
+  await syncTool(tool);
+  expect(mocks.notify).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      actions: [expect.objectContaining({ label: `Open ${tool === "maven" ? "Maven" : "Gradle"} Settings` })],
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
+it.each(["maven", "gradle"] as const)("offers settings when a %s run cannot start", async (kind) => {
+  const command = kind === "maven" ? "mvn" : "gradle";
+  const config: RunConfig = {
+    id: kind,
+    name: `${command} test`,
+    kind,
+    command,
+    args: ["test"],
+    cwd: null,
+    env: {},
+    detected: true,
+    isTest: false,
+    debugAdapter: null,
+  };
+  mocks.start.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error(`command not found: ${command}`));
+  await startRun(config, undefined, undefined, { prepared: true, show: false });
+  expect(mocks.start).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  expect(mocks.notify).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      actions: [expect.objectContaining({ label: `Open ${kind === "maven" ? "Maven" : "Gradle"} Settings` })],
+    }),
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/workbench/notificationStore.ts b/src/workbench/notificationStore.ts
index bb51162e3..85b35d02d 100644
--- a/src/workbench/notificationStore.ts
+++ b/src/workbench/notificationStore.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { create } from "zustand";
 import { call, commands, onIdeEvent } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import { buildToolRecovery } from "@/platform/buildToolRecovery";
 import { txTemplate } from "@/platform/i18n";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import type { NotificationService } from "./contributions";
@@ -202,6 +203,14 @@ export function installNotifyEvents(): () => void {
   return onIdeEvent(
     "notify",
     // Backend text may carry values (paths, names); `{name}` catalog templates translate it.
-    (e) => void notify({ level: e.level, title: txTemplate(e.title), body: e.body ? txTemplate(e.body) : undefined }),
+    (e) => {
+      const recovery = e.body ? buildToolRecovery(e.body) : undefined;
+      void notify({
+        level: e.level,
+        title: txTemplate(e.title),
+        ...recovery,
+        body: recovery ? txTemplate(recovery.body) : undefined,
+      });
+    },
   );
 }