diff --git a/eclipse/plugin.jelly b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
index e49a5bfc..10a1b210 100644
--- a/eclipse/plugin.jelly
+++ b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       </j:if>
 
       <!-- download the source from the remote repository if necessary -->
-      <j:if test="${maven.eclipse.src.download}">
+      <j:if test="${maven.mode.online and maven.eclipse.src.download}">
         <eclipse:download-sources
           project="${pom}"
           groupId="${groupId}"
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
           <j:otherwise>
              <classpathentry kind="var" path="MAVEN_REPO/${relativePath}"> 
                 <j:set var="jdocs" value="${groupId}/javadoc.jars/${artifactId}-${version}-javadoc.jar" />
-                <j:if test="${maven.eclipse.javadoc.download}">
+                <j:if test="${maven.mode.online and maven.eclipse.javadoc.download}">
                     <eclipse:download-javadocs
                       project="${pom}"
                       groupId="${groupId}"
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
index fcb8ed31..9457db1f 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.12-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="update">Maven offline mode (-o or maven.mode.online=false) overrides maven.eclipse.src.download and maven.eclipse.javadoc.download</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="add">Project preferences are now generated with the classpath (to define the java version for sources and target).</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update">WTP settings are now generated if maven.eclipse.wtp.enable=false. No more need to define natures, build commands.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="add" issues="MPECLIPSE-127">Add basic support (jar,war) for WTP 1.5</action>
