diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/TrustStoreManager.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/TrustStoreManager.java
index e7b4763db53..0005e56f528 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/TrustStoreManager.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/ssl/TrustStoreManager.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.security.*;
 import java.security.cert.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import sun.security.action.*;
+import sun.security.tools.KeyStoreUtil;
 import sun.security.validator.TrustStoreUtil;
 
 /**
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ final class TrustStoreManager {
      * The preference of the default trusted KeyStore is:
      *    javax.net.ssl.trustStore
      *    jssecacerts
-     *    cacerts
+     *    cacerts (system and local)
      */
     private static final class TrustStoreDescriptor {
         private static final String fileSep = File.separator;
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ final class TrustStoreManager {
                 GetPropertyAction.privilegedGetProperty("java.home") +
                 fileSep + "lib" + fileSep + "security";
         private static final String defaultStore =
-                defaultStorePath + fileSep + "cacerts";
+                AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<String>) () ->
+                        KeyStoreUtil.getCacertsKeyStorePath());
         private static final String jsseDefaultStore =
                 defaultStorePath + fileSep + "jssecacerts";
 
@@ -139,6 +141,10 @@ final class TrustStoreManager {
                     String storePropPassword = System.getProperty(
                             "javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword", "");
 
+                    if (SSLLogger.isOn && SSLLogger.isOn("trustmanager")) {
+                        SSLLogger.fine("Default store: " + defaultStore);
+                    }
+
                     String temporaryName = "";
                     File temporaryFile = null;
                     long temporaryTime = 0L;
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ final class TrustStoreManager {
                                     SSLLogger.isOn("trustmanager")) {
                                 SSLLogger.fine(
                                         "Inaccessible trust store: " +
-                                        storePropName);
+                                        fileName);
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyStoreUtil.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyStoreUtil.java
index fcc77786da1..3a4388964cc 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyStoreUtil.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/tools/KeyStoreUtil.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import java.text.Collator;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
+import sun.security.util.SecurityProperties;
+
 /**
  * <p> This class provides several utilities to <code>KeyStore</code>.
  *
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ public class KeyStoreUtil {
 
     private static final String JKS = "jks";
 
+    private static final String SYSTEM_CA_CERTS_PROP = "security.systemCACerts";
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the certificate is self-signed, false otherwise.
      */
@@ -96,16 +100,30 @@ public class KeyStoreUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the path to the cacerts DB
+     */
+    public static String getCacertsKeyStorePath()
+    {
+        // Check system DB first, preferring system property over security one
+        String systemDB = SecurityProperties
+                .privilegedGetOverridable(SYSTEM_CA_CERTS_PROP);
+        if (systemDB != null && !"".equals(systemDB) &&
+                (new File(systemDB)).isFile()) {
+            return systemDB;
+        }
+        String sep = File.separator;
+        return System.getProperty("java.home") + sep
+                + "lib" + sep + "security" + sep + "cacerts";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the keystore with the configured CA certificates.
      */
     public static KeyStore getCacertsKeyStore()
         throws Exception
     {
-        String sep = File.separator;
-        File file = new File(System.getProperty("java.home") + sep
-                             + "lib" + sep + "security" + sep
-                             + "cacerts");
+        File file = new File(getCacertsKeyStorePath());
         if (!file.exists()) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-aix b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-aix
index 681a24b905d..ecb8bc43a6c 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-aix
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-aix
@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ security.overridePropertiesFile=true
 #
 security.useSystemPropertiesFile=false
 
+#
+# Specifies the system certificate store
+# This property may be disabled using an empty value
+#
+security.systemCACerts=${java.home}/lib/security/cacerts
+
 #
 # Determines the default key and trust manager factory algorithms for
 # the javax.net.ssl package.
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-linux b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-linux
index 789c19a8cba..2546fdec9b2 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-linux
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-linux
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@ security.overridePropertiesFile=true
 #
 security.useSystemPropertiesFile=false
 
+#
+# Specifies the system certificate store
+# This property may be disabled using an empty value
+#
+security.systemCACerts=${java.home}/lib/security/cacerts
+
 #
 # Determines the default key and trust manager factory algorithms for
 # the javax.net.ssl package.
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-macosx b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-macosx
index d4da666af3b..1a20027c02b 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-macosx
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-macosx
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ security.overridePropertiesFile=true
 #
 security.useSystemPropertiesFile=false
 
+#
+# Specifies the system certificate store
+# This property may be disabled using an empty value
+#
+security.systemCACerts=${java.home}/lib/security/cacerts
+
 #
 # Determines the default key and trust manager factory algorithms for
 # the javax.net.ssl package.
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-solaris b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-solaris
index 300132384a1..6299e0a3c7b 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-solaris
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-solaris
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ security.overridePropertiesFile=true
 #
 security.useSystemPropertiesFile=false
 
+#
+# Specifies the system certificate store
+# This property may be disabled using an empty value
+#
+security.systemCACerts=${java.home}/lib/security/cacerts
+
 #
 # Determines the default key and trust manager factory algorithms for
 # the javax.net.ssl package.
diff --git a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-windows b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-windows
index 64db5a5cd1e..823994f3466 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-windows
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/security/java.security-windows
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ security.overridePropertiesFile=true
 #
 security.useSystemPropertiesFile=false
 
+#
+# Specifies the system certificate store
+# This property may be disabled using an empty value
+#
+security.systemCACerts=${java.home}/lib/security/cacerts
+
 #
 # Determines the default key and trust manager factory algorithms for
 # the javax.net.ssl package.