diff a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/AgentConfigurationError.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/AgentConfigurationError.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/AgentConfigurationError.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/AgentConfigurationError.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2004, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@
         "agent.err.invalid.agentclass";
     public static final String INVALID_JMXREMOTE_PORT =
         "agent.err.invalid.jmxremote.port";
     public static final String INVALID_JMXREMOTE_RMI_PORT =
         "agent.err.invalid.jmxremote.rmi.port";
+    public static final String INVALID_JMXREMOTE_LOCAL_PORT =
+        "agent.err.invalid.jmxremote.local.port";
     public static final String PASSWORD_FILE_NOT_SET =
         "agent.err.password.file.notset";
     public static final String PASSWORD_FILE_NOT_READABLE =
         "agent.err.password.file.not.readable";
     public static final String PASSWORD_FILE_READ_FAILED =
diff a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/jmxremote/ConnectorBootstrap.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/jmxremote/ConnectorBootstrap.java
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/jmxremote/ConnectorBootstrap.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/management/jmxremote/ConnectorBootstrap.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@
                 "com.sun.management.jmxremote.port";
         public static final String HOST =
                 "com.sun.management.jmxremote.host";
         public static final String RMI_PORT =
                 "com.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port";
+        public static final String LOCAL_PORT =
+                "com.sun.management.jmxremote.local.port";
         public static final String CONFIG_FILE_NAME =
                 "com.sun.management.config.file";
         public static final String USE_LOCAL_ONLY =
                 "com.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only";
         public static final String USE_SSL =
@@ -529,17 +531,39 @@
         if (lh == null || !lh.isLoopbackAddress()) {
             localhost = "127.0.0.1";
         }
 
         MBeanServer mbs = ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer();
+
+        Properties props = null;
         try {
-            JMXServiceURL url = new JMXServiceURL("rmi", localhost, 0);
-            // Do we accept connections from local interfaces only?
-            Properties props = Agent.getManagementProperties();
+            props = Agent.getManagementProperties();
             if (props ==  null) {
                 props = new Properties();
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new AgentConfigurationError(AGENT_EXCEPTION, e, e.toString());
+        }
+
+        // User can specify a port to be used to start local connector server.
+        // Random one will be allocated if port is not specified.
+        int localPort = 0;
+        String localPortStr = props.getProperty(PropertyNames.LOCAL_PORT);
+        try {
+            if (localPortStr != null) {
+                localPort = Integer.parseInt(localPortStr);
+            }
+        } catch (NumberFormatException x) {
+            throw new AgentConfigurationError(INVALID_JMXREMOTE_LOCAL_PORT, x, localPortStr);
+        }
+        if (localPort < 0) {
+            throw new AgentConfigurationError(INVALID_JMXREMOTE_LOCAL_PORT, localPortStr);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            JMXServiceURL url = new JMXServiceURL("rmi", localhost, localPort);
+            // Do we accept connections from local interfaces only?
             String useLocalOnlyStr = props.getProperty(
                     PropertyNames.USE_LOCAL_ONLY, DefaultValues.USE_LOCAL_ONLY);
             boolean useLocalOnly = Boolean.valueOf(useLocalOnlyStr).booleanValue();
             if (useLocalOnly) {
                 env.put(RMIConnectorServer.RMI_SERVER_SOCKET_FACTORY_ATTRIBUTE,
diff a/jdk/src/share/lib/management/management.properties b/jdk/src/share/lib/management/management.properties
--- a/jdk/src/share/lib/management/management.properties
+++ b/jdk/src/share/lib/management/management.properties
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 # ################ Management Agent Port #########################
 #
 # For setting the JMX RMI agent port use the following line
 # com.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<port-number>
 #
+# For setting the JMX local server port use the following line
+# com.sun.management.jmxremote.local.port=<port-number>
 # For setting the SNMP agent port use the following line
 # com.sun.management.snmp.port=<port-number>
 
 #####################################################################
 #                   Optional Instrumentation