diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
index a0e29f1d818f..c9aafd9ad047 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/aether/DefaultRepositorySystemSessionFactory.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.LocalRepositoryManager;
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RepositoryPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.WorkspaceReader;
+import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ResolutionErrorPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.ConfigUtils;
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.listener.ChainedRepositoryListener;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.repository.DefaultAuthenticationSelector;
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.repository.DefaultMirrorSelector;
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.repository.DefaultProxySelector;
+import org.eclipse.aether.util.repository.SimpleArtifactDescriptorPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.aether.util.repository.SimpleResolutionErrorPolicy;
 import org.eclipse.sisu.Nullable;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -373,6 +375,12 @@ public DefaultRepositorySystemSession newRepositorySession(MavenExecutionRequest
                     session.getRepositoryListener(), new ReverseTreeRepositoryListener()));
         }
 
+        boolean strictDescriptorPolicy =
+                ConfigUtils.getBoolean(session, false, "aether.artifactDescriptorPolicy.strict");
+        if (strictDescriptorPolicy) {
+            session.setArtifactDescriptorPolicy(new SimpleArtifactDescriptorPolicy(ArtifactDescriptorPolicy.STRICT));
+        }
+
         mavenRepositorySystem.injectMirror(request.getRemoteRepositories(), request.getMirrors());
         mavenRepositorySystem.injectProxy(session, request.getRemoteRepositories());
         mavenRepositorySystem.injectAuthentication(session, request.getRemoteRepositories());