diff --git a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
index 858bd1586d4..29ca80daddd 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/Compiler.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -235,6 +236,12 @@ private void callArduinoBuilder(TargetBoard board, TargetPlatform platform, Targ
 
     commandLine.addArgument("-prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=" + PreferencesData.get("build.warn_data_percentage"));
 
+    for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : BaseNoGui.getBoardPreferences().entrySet()) {
+        if (entry.getKey().startsWith("runtime.tools")) {
+          commandLine.addArgument("-prefs=" + entry.getKey() + "=" + entry.getValue());
+        }
+    }
+
     //commandLine.addArgument("-debug-level=10", false);
 
     if (verbose) {
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributedTool.java b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributedTool.java
index 28d81771722..db63cdb7358 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributedTool.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributedTool.java
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ public abstract class ContributedTool {
 
   public abstract List<HostDependentDownloadableContribution> getSystems();
 
+  private ContributedPackage contributedPackage;
+
+  public ContributedPackage getPackage() {
+    return contributedPackage;
+  }
+
+  public void setPackage(ContributedPackage pack) {
+    contributedPackage = pack;
+  }
+
+  public String getPackager() {
+    return contributedPackage.getName();
+  }
+
   public DownloadableContribution getDownloadableContribution(Platform platform) {
     for (HostDependentDownloadableContribution c : getSystems()) {
       if (c.isCompatible(platform))
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributionsIndexer.java b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributionsIndexer.java
index 0ec94535846..5e8fb03ab95 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributionsIndexer.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/contributions/packages/ContributionsIndexer.java
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ public void parseIndex() throws Exception {
       .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
     for (ContributedPackage pack : packages) {
+      // Fill references to package in tools
+      for (ContributedTool tool : pack.getTools()) {
+        tool.setPackage(pack);
+      }
+
       for (ContributedPlatform platform : pack.getPlatforms()) {
         // Set a reference to parent packages
         platform.setParentPackage(pack);
@@ -434,4 +439,12 @@ public ContributedPlatform getPlatformByFolder(final File folder) {
 
     return platformOptional.orElse(null);
   }
+
+  public ContributedPlatform getContributedPlaform(TargetPlatform targetPlatform) {
+    for (ContributedPlatform plat : getInstalledPlatforms()) {
+      if (plat.getInstalledFolder().equals(targetPlatform.getFolder()))
+        return plat;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/BaseNoGui.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/BaseNoGui.java
index 8ddb29cdc5c..28826070eec 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/BaseNoGui.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/BaseNoGui.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 import cc.arduino.UploaderUtils;
 import cc.arduino.contributions.GPGDetachedSignatureVerifier;
 import cc.arduino.contributions.SignatureVerificationFailedException;
+import cc.arduino.contributions.VersionComparator;
 import cc.arduino.contributions.libraries.LibrariesIndexer;
+import cc.arduino.contributions.packages.ContributedPlatform;
 import cc.arduino.contributions.packages.ContributedTool;
 import cc.arduino.contributions.packages.ContributionsIndexer;
 import cc.arduino.files.DeleteFilesOnShutdown;
@@ -160,6 +162,33 @@ static public PreferencesMap getBoardPreferences() {
       }
     }
     prefs.put("name", extendedName);
+
+    // Resolve tools needed for this board
+    List<ContributedTool> requiredTools = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    // Add all tools dependencies specified in package index
+    ContributedPlatform platform = indexer.getContributedPlaform(getTargetPlatform());
+    if (platform != null)
+      requiredTools.addAll(platform.getResolvedTools());
+
+    // Add all tools dependencies from the (possibily) referenced core
+    String core = prefs.get("build.core");
+    if (core.contains(":")) {
+      String split[] = core.split(":");
+      TargetPlatform referenced = BaseNoGui.getCurrentTargetPlatformFromPackage(split[0]);
+      ContributedPlatform referencedPlatform = indexer.getContributedPlaform(referenced);
+      if (referencedPlatform != null)
+        requiredTools.addAll(referencedPlatform.getResolvedTools());
+    }
+
+    String prefix = "runtime.tools.";
+    for (ContributedTool tool : requiredTools) {
+      File folder = tool.getDownloadableContribution(getPlatform()).getInstalledFolder();
+      String toolPath = folder.getAbsolutePath();
+      prefs.put(prefix + tool.getName() + ".path", toolPath);
+      PreferencesData.set(prefix + tool.getName() + ".path", toolPath);
+      PreferencesData.set(prefix + tool.getName() + "-" + tool.getVersion() + ".path", toolPath);
+    }
     return prefs;
   }
 
@@ -852,16 +881,25 @@ public static void createToolPreferences(Collection<ContributedTool> installedTo
       PreferencesData.removeAllKeysWithPrefix(prefix);
     }
 
+    Map<String, String> latestVersions = new HashMap<>();
+    VersionComparator comparator = new VersionComparator();
     for (ContributedTool tool : installedTools) {
       File installedFolder = tool.getDownloadableContribution(getPlatform()).getInstalledFolder();
-      String absolutePath;
+      String toolPath;
       if (installedFolder != null) {
-        absolutePath = installedFolder.getAbsolutePath();
+        toolPath = installedFolder.getAbsolutePath();
       } else {
-        absolutePath = Constants.PREF_REMOVE_PLACEHOLDER;
+        toolPath = Constants.PREF_REMOVE_PLACEHOLDER;
+      }
+      String toolName = tool.getName();
+      String toolVersion = tool.getVersion();
+      PreferencesData.set(prefix + toolName + "-" + toolVersion + ".path", toolPath);
+      PreferencesData.set(prefix + tool.getPackager() + "-" + toolName + "-" + toolVersion + ".path", toolPath);
+      // In the generic tool property put the path of the latest version if more are available
+      if (!latestVersions.containsKey(toolName) || comparator.greaterThan(toolVersion, latestVersions.get(toolName))) {
+        latestVersions.put(toolName, toolVersion);
+        PreferencesData.set(prefix + toolName + ".path", toolPath);
       }
-      PreferencesData.set(prefix + tool.getName() + ".path", absolutePath);
-      PreferencesData.set(prefix + tool.getName() + "-" + tool.getVersion() + ".path", absolutePath);
     }
   }