diff --git a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
index 5ab7de92e8..e5a006a1e3 100644
--- a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func addDetectArgs(args []string, config detectExecuteScanOptions, utils detectU
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("\"--detect.code.location.name=%v\"", codelocation))
 
 	if len(mavenArgs) > 0 && !checkIfArgumentIsInScanProperties(config, "detect.maven.build.command") {
-		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("\"--detect.maven.build.command=%v\"", strings.Join(mavenArgs, " ")))
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("\"--detect.maven.build.command=%s\"", quoteMavenArgs(mavenArgs)))
 	}
 
 	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("\"--detect.force.success.on.skip=true\""))
@@ -1188,3 +1188,16 @@ func findItemInStringSlice(slice []string, item string) int {
 	}
 	return -1
 }
+
+func quoteMavenArgs(args []string) string {
+	// Quote any argument containing spaces to handle paths properly
+	quotedArgs := make([]string, len(args))
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		if strings.Contains(arg, " ") {
+			quotedArgs[i] = fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", arg)
+		} else {
+			quotedArgs[i] = arg
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(quotedArgs, " ")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/detectExecuteScan_test.go b/cmd/detectExecuteScan_test.go
index 4701577aac..e466ca5f51 100644
--- a/cmd/detectExecuteScan_test.go
+++ b/cmd/detectExecuteScan_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -1011,3 +1010,42 @@ func TestRunDetectWithContainerScanAndDistro(t *testing.T) {
 			"Docker inspector parameters should not be included when containerScan is true")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestQuoteMavenArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tt := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no spaces in arguments",
+			args:     []string{"--global-settings", "/path/without/spaces.xml"},
+			expected: "--global-settings /path/without/spaces.xml",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "arguments with spaces",
+			args:     []string{"--global-settings", "/path with spaces/settings.xml"},
+			expected: "--global-settings '/path with spaces/settings.xml'",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "mixed arguments",
+			args:     []string{"--global-settings", "/path with spaces/settings.xml", "--settings", "/normal/path.xml"},
+			expected: "--global-settings '/path with spaces/settings.xml' --settings /normal/path.xml",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple arguments with spaces",
+			args:     []string{"--global-settings", "/path with spaces/settings.xml", "--settings", "/another path/with spaces.xml"},
+			expected: "--global-settings '/path with spaces/settings.xml' --settings '/another path/with spaces.xml'",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tt {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			result := quoteMavenArgs(test.args)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}