diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 24c0d5d39..78516dff8 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -9938,8 +9938,8 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
     boolean hideStop = false;
 
     int displayNum = -1;  // use default
-    boolean present = false;
-    boolean fullScreen = false;
+    boolean present = System.getProperty("processing.present", "false").equals("true");
+    boolean fullScreen = System.getProperty("processing.fullscreen", "false").equals("true");
     float uiScale = 0;
 
     String param, value;
diff --git a/java/gradle/src/main/kotlin/ProcessingPlugin.kt b/java/gradle/src/main/kotlin/ProcessingPlugin.kt
index c2d108e3c..1d902b920 100644
--- a/java/gradle/src/main/kotlin/ProcessingPlugin.kt
+++ b/java/gradle/src/main/kotlin/ProcessingPlugin.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.TaskDependencyFactory
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec
 import org.jetbrains.compose.ComposeExtension
 import org.jetbrains.compose.ComposePlugin
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.DesktopExtension
@@ -76,10 +77,14 @@ class ProcessingPlugin @Inject constructor(private val objectFactory: ObjectFact
             dependsOn("run")
         }
         project.tasks.create("present").apply {
-            // TODO: Implement dynamic fullscreen by adding an argument to the task. This will require a change to core
             group = "processing"
             description = "Presents the Processing sketch"
-            dependsOn("run")
+            doFirst{
+                project.tasks.withType(JavaExec::class.java).configureEach{ task ->
+                    task.systemProperty("processing.fullscreen", "true")
+                }
+            }
+            finalizedBy("run")
         }
         project.tasks.create("export").apply {
             group = "processing"