diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.html b/CONTRIBUTORS.html
index 12e559629f..a5d5833ece 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.html
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.html
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@
 <li>Seung Yeon &lt;https://github.com/seungyeonpark&gt; - addition of Memoable method implementations to CertPathValidationContext and CertificatePoliciesValidation.</li>
 <li>yuhh0328 &lt;https://github.com/yuhh0328&gt; - initial patch for adding ML-KEM support to TLS.</li>
 <li>Jan Oupick&yacute; &lt;https://github.com/Honzaik&gt; - update to draft 13 of composite PQC signatures.</li>
+<li>Karsten Otto &lt;https://github.com/ottoka&gt; - finished the support for jdk.tls.server.defaultDHEParameters.</li>
 </ul>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.html b/docs/releasenotes.html
index 300d9a158e..7cb366b6a4 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.html
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.html
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@ <h2>1.0 Introduction</h2>
 <h2>2.0 Release History</h2>
 
 <a id="r1rv79"><h3>2.1.1 Version</h3></a>
+Release: 1.79<br/>
 Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2024, TBD.
 <h3>2.1.2 Defects Fixed</h3>
 <ul>
 </ul>
+<h3>2.1.3 Additional Features and Functionality</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>BCJSSE: Added support for security property "jdk.tls.server.defaultDHEParameters" (disabled in FIPS mode).</li>
+</ul>
 
 <a id="r1rv78d1"><h3>2.2.1 Version</h3></a>
+Release: 1.78.1<br/>
 Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2024, 18th April.
 <h3>2.2.2 Defects Fixed</h3>
 <ul>
diff --git a/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/NamedGroupInfo.java b/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/NamedGroupInfo.java
index 18611a9294..31dab4fc19 100644
--- a/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/NamedGroupInfo.java
+++ b/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/NamedGroupInfo.java
@@ -165,6 +165,28 @@ static class PerContext
         }
     }
 
+    static class DefaultedResult
+    {
+        private final int result;
+        private final boolean defaulted;
+
+        DefaultedResult(int result, boolean defaulted)
+        {
+            this.result = result;
+            this.defaulted = defaulted;
+        }
+
+        int getResult()
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        boolean isDefaulted()
+        {
+            return defaulted;
+        }
+    }
+
     static PerConnection createPerConnectionClient(PerContext perContext, ProvSSLParameters sslParameters,
         ProtocolVersion[] activeProtocolVersions)
     {
@@ -227,7 +249,7 @@ static PerContext createPerContext(boolean isFipsContext, JcaTlsCrypto crypto)
         return new PerContext(index, candidates);
     }
 
-    static int getMaximumBitsServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection)
+    static DefaultedResult getMaximumBitsServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection)
     {
         int maxBits = 0;
         List<NamedGroupInfo> peer = perConnection.getPeer();
@@ -257,10 +279,10 @@ static int getMaximumBitsServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection)
                 maxBits = Math.max(maxBits, namedGroupInfo.getBitsECDH());
             }
         }
-        return maxBits;
+        return new DefaultedResult(maxBits, peer == null);
     }
 
-    static int getMaximumBitsServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection)
+    static DefaultedResult getMaximumBitsServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection)
     {
         int maxBits = 0;
         boolean anyPeerFF = false;
@@ -294,7 +316,7 @@ static int getMaximumBitsServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection)
                 maxBits = Math.max(maxBits, namedGroupInfo.getBitsFFDHE());
             }
         }
-        return maxBits;
+        return new DefaultedResult(maxBits, !anyPeerFF);
     }
 
     static NamedGroupInfo getNamedGroup(PerContext perContext, int namedGroup)
@@ -329,7 +351,7 @@ static boolean hasLocal(PerConnection perConnection, int namedGroup)
         return perConnection.local.containsKey(namedGroup);
     }
 
-    static int selectServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsECDH)
+    static DefaultedResult selectServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsECDH)
     {
         List<NamedGroupInfo> peer = perConnection.getPeer();
         if (peer != null)
@@ -341,7 +363,7 @@ static int selectServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsECDH)
                     int namedGroup = namedGroupInfo.getNamedGroup();
                     if (perConnection.local.containsKey(namedGroup))
                     {
-                        return namedGroup;
+                        return new DefaultedResult(namedGroup, false);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -357,14 +379,14 @@ static int selectServerECDH(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsECDH)
             {
                 if (namedGroupInfo.getBitsECDH() >= minimumBitsECDH)
                 {
-                    return namedGroupInfo.getNamedGroup();
+                    return new DefaultedResult(namedGroupInfo.getNamedGroup(), true);
                 }
             }
         }
-        return -1;
+        return new DefaultedResult(-1, peer == null);
     }
 
-    static int selectServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsFFDHE)
+    static DefaultedResult selectServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsFFDHE)
     {
         boolean anyPeerFF = false;
         List<NamedGroupInfo> peer = perConnection.getPeer();
@@ -379,7 +401,7 @@ static int selectServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsFFDHE)
                 {
                     if (perConnection.local.containsKey(namedGroup))
                     {
-                        return namedGroup;
+                        return new DefaultedResult(namedGroup, false);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -395,11 +417,11 @@ static int selectServerFFDHE(PerConnection perConnection, int minimumBitsFFDHE)
             {
                 if (namedGroupInfo.getBitsFFDHE() >= minimumBitsFFDHE)
                 {
-                    return namedGroupInfo.getNamedGroup();
+                    return new DefaultedResult(namedGroupInfo.getNamedGroup(), true);
                 }
             }
         }
-        return -1;
+        return new DefaultedResult(-1, !anyPeerFF);
     }
 
     private static void addNamedGroup(boolean isFipsContext, JcaTlsCrypto crypto, boolean disableChar2,
diff --git a/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/ProvTlsServer.java b/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/ProvTlsServer.java
index 0e5d18fc47..8eacfbed4b 100644
--- a/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/ProvTlsServer.java
+++ b/tls/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jsse/provider/ProvTlsServer.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.ClientCertificateType;
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.DefaultTlsServer;
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.KeyExchangeAlgorithm;
+import org.bouncycastle.tls.NamedGroup;
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.ProtocolName;
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.ProtocolVersion;
 import org.bouncycastle.tls.SecurityParameters;
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@ class ProvTlsServer
     // TODO[jsse] Integrate this into NamedGroupInfo
     private static final int provEphemeralDHKeySize = PropertyUtils.getIntegerSystemProperty("jdk.tls.ephemeralDHKeySize", 2048, 1024, 8192);
 
-    /*
-     * TODO[jsse] Does this selection override the restriction from 'jdk.tls.ephemeralDHKeySize'?
-     * TODO[fips] Probably should be ignored in fips mode?
-     */
     private static final DHGroup[] provServerDefaultDHEParameters = getDefaultDHEParameters();
 
     private static final boolean provServerEnableCA = PropertyUtils
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ private static DHGroup[] getDefaultDHEParameters()
             return null;
         }
 
-        ArrayList<DHGroup> result = new ArrayList<DHGroup>();
+        ArrayList<DHGroup> dhGroups = new ArrayList<DHGroup>();
         int outerComma = -1;
         do
         {
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ private static DHGroup[] getDefaultDHEParameters()
                 DHGroup dhGroup = TlsDHUtils.getStandardGroupForDHParameters(p, g);
                 if (null != dhGroup)
                 {
-                    result.add(dhGroup);
+                    dhGroups.add(dhGroup);
                 }
                 else if (!p.isProbablePrime(120))
                 {
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ else if (!p.isProbablePrime(120))
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    result.add(new DHGroup(p, null, g, 0));
+                    dhGroups.add(new DHGroup(p, null, g, 0));
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -154,15 +151,15 @@ else if (!p.isProbablePrime(120))
             outerComma = closeBrace + 1;
             if (outerComma >= limit)
             {
-                result.sort(new Comparator<DHGroup>()
+                DHGroup[] result = dhGroups.toArray(new DHGroup[dhGroups.size()]);
+                java.util.Arrays.sort(result, new Comparator<DHGroup>()
                 {
-                    @Override
                     public int compare(DHGroup a, DHGroup b)
                     {
                         return a.getP().bitLength() - b.getP().bitLength();
                     }
                 });
-                return result.toArray(new DHGroup[result.size()]);
+                return result;
             }
         }
         while (',' == input.charAt(outerComma));
@@ -268,13 +265,29 @@ protected String getDetailMessageNoCipherSuite()
     @Override
     protected int getMaximumNegotiableCurveBits()
     {
-        return NamedGroupInfo.getMaximumBitsServerECDH(jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups);
+        NamedGroupInfo.DefaultedResult maxBitsResult = NamedGroupInfo.getMaximumBitsServerECDH(
+            jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups);
+
+        int maxBits = maxBitsResult.getResult();
+
+        return maxBits;
     }
 
     @Override
     protected int getMaximumNegotiableFiniteFieldBits()
     {
-        int maxBits = NamedGroupInfo.getMaximumBitsServerFFDHE(jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups);
+        NamedGroupInfo.DefaultedResult maxBitsResult = NamedGroupInfo.getMaximumBitsServerFFDHE(
+            jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups);
+
+        int maxBits = maxBitsResult.getResult();
+
+        if (maxBitsResult.isDefaulted() &&
+            !TlsUtils.isNullOrEmpty(provServerDefaultDHEParameters) &&
+            !manager.getContextData().getContext().isFips())
+        {
+            DHGroup largest = provServerDefaultDHEParameters[provServerDefaultDHEParameters.length - 1];
+            maxBits = Math.max(maxBits, largest.getP().bitLength());
+        }
 
         return maxBits >= provEphemeralDHKeySize ? maxBits : 0;
     }
@@ -336,28 +349,39 @@ protected boolean selectCipherSuite(int cipherSuite) throws IOException
     @Override
     public TlsDHConfig getDHConfig() throws IOException
     {
-        if (provServerDefaultDHEParameters != null)
-        {
-            int minimumFiniteFieldBits = Math.max(
-                TlsDHUtils.getMinimumFiniteFieldBits(selectedCipherSuite), provEphemeralDHKeySize);
+        int minimumFiniteFieldBits = TlsDHUtils.getMinimumFiniteFieldBits(selectedCipherSuite);
+        minimumFiniteFieldBits = Math.max(minimumFiniteFieldBits, provEphemeralDHKeySize);
+
+        NamedGroupInfo.DefaultedResult namedGroupResult = NamedGroupInfo.selectServerFFDHE(
+            jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups, minimumFiniteFieldBits);
 
-            for (DHGroup group: provServerDefaultDHEParameters)
+        int namedGroup = namedGroupResult.getResult();
+
+        if (namedGroupResult.isDefaulted() &&
+            !TlsUtils.isNullOrEmpty(provServerDefaultDHEParameters) &&
+            !manager.getContextData().getContext().isFips())
+        {
+            for (DHGroup dhGroup : provServerDefaultDHEParameters)
             {
-                if (group.getP().bitLength() >= minimumFiniteFieldBits)
+                int bits = dhGroup.getP().bitLength();
+                if (bits >= minimumFiniteFieldBits)
                 {
-                    return new TlsDHConfig(group);
+                    if (namedGroup < 0 || bits <= NamedGroup.getFiniteFieldBits(namedGroup))
+                    {
+                        return new TlsDHConfig(dhGroup);
+                    }
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
-        return super.getDHConfig();
+
+        return TlsDHUtils.createNamedDHConfig(context, namedGroup);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected int selectDH(int minimumFiniteFieldBits)
     {
-        minimumFiniteFieldBits = Math.max(minimumFiniteFieldBits, provEphemeralDHKeySize);
-
-        return NamedGroupInfo.selectServerFFDHE(jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups, minimumFiniteFieldBits);
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -369,7 +393,7 @@ protected int selectDHDefault(int minimumFiniteFieldBits)
     @Override
     protected int selectECDH(int minimumCurveBits)
     {
-        return NamedGroupInfo.selectServerECDH(jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups, minimumCurveBits);
+        return NamedGroupInfo.selectServerECDH(jsseSecurityParameters.namedGroups, minimumCurveBits).getResult();
     }
 
     @Override