diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 01bf07c935..55f7e3e6a5 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pipeline {
     parameters {
         choice(name: 'nodeLabel', choices: ['ubuntu', 's390x', 'arm', 'Windows']) 
         choice(name: 'jdkVersion', choices: ['jdk_17_latest', 'jdk_21_latest', 'jdk_22_latest', 'jdk_17_latest_windows', 'jdk_21_latest_windows', 'jdk_22_latest_windows']) 
+        booleanParam(name: 'sonarEnabled', defaultValue: false)
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -153,6 +154,14 @@ pipeline {
                 sh 'mvn -B -e deploy -Pdeploy -DskipTests'
             }
         }
+
+        stage('Quality') {
+            when { expression { return params.sonarEnabled } }
+            steps {
+                sh 'echo "Running the Sonar stage"'
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 
     // Do any post build stuff ... such as sending emails depending on the overall build result.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 804df48b7e..b53f130248 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     <taglist-maven-plugin-version>3.0.0</taglist-maven-plugin-version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin-version>3.5.0</build-helper-maven-plugin-version>
     <replacer-maven-plugin-version>1.5.3</replacer-maven-plugin-version>
+    <sonar-maven-plugin-version>4.0.0.4121</sonar-maven-plugin-version>
     <apache-rat-plugin-version>0.16.1</apache-rat-plugin-version>
     <tools-maven-plugin-version>1.4</tools-maven-plugin-version>
     <depends-maven-plugin-version>1.5.0</depends-maven-plugin-version>
@@ -1150,6 +1151,11 @@
           <artifactId>replacer</artifactId>
           <version>${replacer-maven-plugin-version}</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
+          <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${sonar-maven-plugin-version}</version>
+        </plugin>
         <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only.
             It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
         <plugin>