diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/LegacyReflectionConfigurationParser.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/LegacyReflectionConfigurationParser.java
index 2f21d64e0b72..d026149ae6c4 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/LegacyReflectionConfigurationParser.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/LegacyReflectionConfigurationParser.java
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ protected void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data) {
             return;
         }
 
+        boolean jniAccessible = checkOption(ConfigurationParserOption.JNI_PARSER);
         /*
          * Even if primitives cannot be queried through Class.forName, they can be registered to
          * allow getDeclaredMethods() and similar bulk queries at run time.
          */
         C condition = conditionResult.get();
-        TypeResult<T> result = delegate.resolveType(condition, typeDescriptor, true);
+        TypeResult<T> result = delegate.resolveType(condition, typeDescriptor, true, jniAccessible);
         if (!result.isPresent()) {
             handleMissingElement("Could not resolve " + typeDescriptor + " for reflection configuration.", result.getException());
             return;
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ protected void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data) {
         T clazz = result.get();
         delegate.registerType(conditionResult.get(), clazz);
 
-        boolean jniAccessible = checkOption(ConfigurationParserOption.JNI_PARSER);
         registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "allDeclaredConstructors", () -> delegate.registerDeclaredConstructors(condition, false, jniAccessible, clazz));
         registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "allPublicConstructors", () -> delegate.registerPublicConstructors(condition, false, jniAccessible, clazz));
         registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "allDeclaredMethods", () -> delegate.registerDeclaredMethods(condition, false, jniAccessible, clazz));
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParser.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParser.java
index c0410bc3b96c..d71b50dcbe63 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParser.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParser.java
@@ -82,16 +82,14 @@ protected void parseClassArray(List<Object> classes) {
 
     protected abstract void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data);
 
-    protected boolean registerIfNotDefault(EconomicMap<String, Object> data, boolean defaultValue, T clazz, String propertyName, Runnable register) {
+    protected void registerIfNotDefault(EconomicMap<String, Object> data, boolean defaultValue, T clazz, String propertyName, Runnable register) {
         if (data.containsKey(propertyName) ? asBoolean(data.get(propertyName), propertyName) : defaultValue) {
             try {
                 register.run();
-                return true;
             } catch (LinkageError e) {
                 handleMissingElement("Could not register " + delegate.getTypeName(clazz) + ": " + propertyName + " for reflection.", e);
             }
         }
-        return false;
     }
 
     protected void parseFields(C condition, List<Object> fields, T clazz, boolean jniAccessible) {
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ private List<T> parseMethodParameters(T clazz, String methodName, List<Object> t
         List<T> result = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Object type : types) {
             String typeName = asString(type, "types");
-            TypeResult<T> typeResult = delegate.resolveType(conditionResolver.alwaysTrue(), NamedConfigurationTypeDescriptor.fromJSONName(typeName), true);
+            TypeResult<T> typeResult = delegate.resolveType(conditionResolver.alwaysTrue(), NamedConfigurationTypeDescriptor.fromJSONName(typeName), true, false);
             if (!typeResult.isPresent()) {
                 handleMissingElement("Could not register method " + formatMethod(clazz, methodName) + " for reflection.", typeResult.getException());
                 return null;
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParserDelegate.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParserDelegate.java
index ef1b2d8cae5b..accf8176c8ec 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParserDelegate.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionConfigurationParserDelegate.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 public interface ReflectionConfigurationParserDelegate<C, T> {
 
-    TypeResult<T> resolveType(C condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives);
+    TypeResult<T> resolveType(C condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives, boolean jniAccessible);
 
     void registerType(C condition, T type);
 
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionMetadataParser.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionMetadataParser.java
index e63547bb28ea..8c8ca28d06a7 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionMetadataParser.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/ReflectionMetadataParser.java
@@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ protected void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data) {
         }
         C condition = conditionResult.get();
 
+        boolean jniParser = checkOption(ConfigurationParserOption.JNI_PARSER);
+        boolean typeJniAccessible = jniParser || data.get("jniAccessible") == Boolean.TRUE;
         /*
          * Even if primitives cannot be queried through Class.forName, they can be registered to
          * allow getDeclaredMethods() and similar bulk queries at run time.
          */
-        TypeResult<T> result = delegate.resolveType(condition, type.get(), true);
+        TypeResult<T> result = delegate.resolveType(condition, type.get(), true, typeJniAccessible);
         if (!result.isPresent()) {
             handleMissingElement("Could not resolve " + type.get() + " for reflection configuration.", result.getException());
             return;
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@ protected void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data) {
         T clazz = result.get();
         delegate.registerType(conditionResult.get(), clazz);
 
-        boolean jniParser = checkOption(ConfigurationParserOption.JNI_PARSER);
         delegate.registerDeclaredClasses(queryCondition, clazz);
         delegate.registerPublicClasses(queryCondition, clazz);
         if (!jniParser) {
@@ -101,12 +102,9 @@ protected void parseClass(EconomicMap<String, Object> data) {
         delegate.registerDeclaredFields(queryCondition, true, jniParser, clazz);
         delegate.registerPublicFields(queryCondition, true, jniParser, clazz);
 
-        boolean typeJniAccessible;
-        if (jniParser) {
-            typeJniAccessible = true;
-        } else {
+        if (!jniParser) {
             registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "serializable", () -> delegate.registerAsSerializable(condition, clazz));
-            typeJniAccessible = registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "jniAccessible", () -> delegate.registerAsJniAccessed(condition, clazz));
+            registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "jniAccessible", () -> delegate.registerAsJniAccessed(condition, clazz));
         }
 
         registerIfNotDefault(data, false, clazz, "allDeclaredConstructors", () -> delegate.registerDeclaredConstructors(condition, false, typeJniAccessible, clazz));
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/config/ParserConfigurationAdapter.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/config/ParserConfigurationAdapter.java
index d6d50bbf399e..cd6707bc10ed 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/config/ParserConfigurationAdapter.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.configure/src/com/oracle/svm/configure/config/ParserConfigurationAdapter.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public ParserConfigurationAdapter(TypeConfiguration configuration) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TypeResult<ConfigurationType> resolveType(UnresolvedConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives) {
+    public TypeResult<ConfigurationType> resolveType(UnresolvedConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives, boolean jniAccessible) {
         ConfigurationType type = configuration.get(condition, typeDescriptor);
         /*
          * The type is not immediately set with all elements included. These are added afterwards
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/ReflectionRegistryAdapter.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/ReflectionRegistryAdapter.java
index bf81e51df8fc..e1f7cd84b98d 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/ReflectionRegistryAdapter.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/ReflectionRegistryAdapter.java
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ public void registerType(ConfigurationCondition condition, Class<?> type) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TypeResult<Class<?>> resolveType(ConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives) {
-        TypeResult<Class<?>> result = super.resolveType(condition, typeDescriptor, allowPrimitives);
+    public TypeResult<Class<?>> resolveType(ConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives, boolean jniAccessible) {
+        TypeResult<Class<?>> result = super.resolveType(condition, typeDescriptor, allowPrimitives, jniAccessible);
         if (!result.isPresent() && typeDescriptor instanceof NamedConfigurationTypeDescriptor namedDescriptor) {
             Throwable classLookupException = result.getException();
             if (classLookupException instanceof LinkageError) {
                 String reflectionName = ClassNameSupport.typeNameToReflectionName(namedDescriptor.name());
                 reflectionSupport.registerClassLookupException(condition, reflectionName, classLookupException);
-            } else if (throwMissingRegistrationErrors() && classLookupException instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
+            } else if (throwMissingRegistrationErrors() && jniAccessible & classLookupException instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
                 String jniName = ClassNameSupport.typeNameToJNIName(namedDescriptor.name());
                 jniSupport.registerClassLookup(condition, jniName);
             }
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/RegistryAdapter.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/RegistryAdapter.java
index c07038ecdedb..687150cb9cb1 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/RegistryAdapter.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/config/RegistryAdapter.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public void registerType(ConfigurationCondition condition, Class<?> type) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TypeResult<Class<?>> resolveType(ConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives) {
+    public TypeResult<Class<?>> resolveType(ConfigurationCondition condition, ConfigurationTypeDescriptor typeDescriptor, boolean allowPrimitives, boolean jniAccessible) {
         switch (typeDescriptor.getDescriptorType()) {
             case NAMED -> {
                 String reflectionName = ClassNameSupport.typeNameToReflectionName(((NamedConfigurationTypeDescriptor) typeDescriptor).name());
diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/reflect/ReflectionFeature.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/reflect/ReflectionFeature.java
index 55f5b5086272..13f195ecffe1 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/reflect/ReflectionFeature.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.hosted/src/com/oracle/svm/hosted/reflect/ReflectionFeature.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public void duringSetup(DuringSetupAccess a) {
         reflectionData.duringSetup(access.getMetaAccess(), aUniverse);
         RuntimeProxyCreationSupport proxyRegistry = ImageSingletons.lookup(RuntimeProxyCreationSupport.class);
         RuntimeSerializationSupport<ConfigurationCondition> serializationSupport = RuntimeSerializationSupport.singleton();
-        RuntimeJNIAccessSupport jniSupport = ImageSingletons.lookup(RuntimeJNIAccessSupport.class);
+        RuntimeJNIAccessSupport jniSupport = SubstrateOptions.JNI.getValue() ? ImageSingletons.lookup(RuntimeJNIAccessSupport.class) : null;
         ReflectionConfigurationParser<ConfigurationCondition, Class<?>> parser = ConfigurationParserUtils.create(ConfigurationFile.REFLECTION, true, conditionResolver, reflectionData, proxyRegistry,
                         serializationSupport, jniSupport, access.getImageClassLoader());
         loadedConfigurations = ConfigurationParserUtils.parseAndRegisterConfigurationsFromCombinedFile(parser, access.getImageClassLoader(), "reflection");