diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/JRE17Util.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/JRE17Util.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e46966e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/JRE17Util.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package net.kdt.pojavlaunch;
+
+import static net.kdt.pojavlaunch.Architecture.archAsString;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.AssetManager;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import net.kdt.pojavlaunch.multirt.MultiRTUtils;
+import net.kdt.pojavlaunch.multirt.Runtime;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class JRE17Util {
+    private static final String NEW_JRE_NAME = "Internal-17";
+    public static boolean checkInternalNewJre(Context context, MultiRTUtils.RuntimeProgressReporter reporter) {
+        AssetManager assetManager = context.getAssets();
+        String launcher_jre17_version;
+        String installed_jre17_version = MultiRTUtils.__internal__readBinpackVersion(NEW_JRE_NAME);
+        try {
+            launcher_jre17_version = Tools.read(assetManager.open("components/jre-new/version"));
+        }catch (IOException exc) {
+            //we don't have a runtime included!
+            return installed_jre17_version != null; //if we have one installed -> return true -> proceed (no updates but the current one should be functional)
+            //if we don't -> return false -> Cannot find compatible Java runtime
+        }
+        if(!launcher_jre17_version.equals(installed_jre17_version))  // this implicitly checks for null, so it will unpack the runtime even if we don't have one installed
+            return unpackJre17(context, assetManager, launcher_jre17_version, reporter);
+        else return true;
+    }
+    private static boolean unpackJre17(Context context, AssetManager assetManager, String rt_version, MultiRTUtils.RuntimeProgressReporter feedback) {
+        try {
+            MultiRTUtils.installRuntimeNamedBinpack(context.getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir,
+                    assetManager.open("components/jre-new/universal.tar.xz"),
+                    assetManager.open("components/jre-new/bin-" + archAsString(Tools.DEVICE_ARCHITECTURE) + ".tar.xz"),
+                    "Internal-17", rt_version, feedback);
+            MultiRTUtils.postPrepare(context,"Internal-17");
+            return true;
+        }catch (IOException e) {
+            Log.e("JRE17Auto", "Internal JRE unpack failed", e);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    public static boolean isInternalNewJRE(String s_runtime) {
+        Runtime runtime = MultiRTUtils.read(s_runtime);
+        if(runtime == null) return false;
+        return NEW_JRE_NAME.equals(runtime.name);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/MinecraftDownloaderTask.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/MinecraftDownloaderTask.java
index 7aafecc78..ffbabd09b 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/MinecraftDownloaderTask.java
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/MinecraftDownloaderTask.java
@@ -102,19 +102,16 @@ public class MinecraftDownloaderTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, Throwable
                     if(runtime.javaVersion < verInfo.javaVersion.majorVersion) {
                          String appropriateRuntime = MultiRTUtils.getNearestJreName(verInfo.javaVersion.majorVersion);
                          if(appropriateRuntime != null) {
+                             if(JRE17Util.isInternalNewJRE(appropriateRuntime)) {
+                                 JRE17Util.checkInternalNewJre(mActivity, ((resId, stuff) -> publishProgress(mActivity.getString(resId,stuff))));
+                             }
                              minecraftProfile.javaDir = Tools.LAUNCHERPROFILES_RTPREFIX+appropriateRuntime;
                              LauncherProfiles.update();
                          }else{
-                             mActivity.runOnUiThread(()->{
-                                 AlertDialog.Builder bldr = new AlertDialog.Builder(mActivity);
-                                 bldr.setTitle(R.string.global_error);
-                                 bldr.setMessage(mActivity.getString(R.string.multirt_nocompartiblert, verInfo.javaVersion.majorVersion));
-                                 bldr.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok,(dialog, which)->{
-                                     dialog.dismiss();
-                                 });
-                                 bldr.show();
-                             });
-                             throw new SilentException();
+                             if(verInfo.javaVersion.majorVersion <= 17) { // there's a chance we have an internal one for this case
+                                 if(!JRE17Util.checkInternalNewJre(mActivity, ((resId, stuff) -> publishProgress(mActivity.getString(resId,stuff)))))
+                                     showRuntimeFail();
+                             }else showRuntimeFail();
                          }
                      } //if else, we are satisfied
                 }
@@ -273,6 +270,18 @@ public class MinecraftDownloaderTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, Throwable
             return throwable;
         }
     }
+     private void showRuntimeFail() throws SilentException{
+         mActivity.runOnUiThread(()->{
+             AlertDialog.Builder bldr = new AlertDialog.Builder(mActivity);
+             bldr.setTitle(R.string.global_error);
+             bldr.setMessage(mActivity.getString(R.string.multirt_nocompartiblert, verInfo.javaVersion.majorVersion));
+             bldr.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok,(dialog, which)->{
+                 dialog.dismiss();
+             });
+             bldr.show();
+         });
+         throw new SilentException();
+     }
     private int addProgress = 0;
     public static class SilentException extends Exception{}
     public void zeroProgress() {