diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 2261b533..488be454 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         <j:set var="companyLogo" value="${docsPdf}/images/${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.companyLogo')}"/>
         <j:set var="imageDpi" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.imageDpi')}"/>
         <j:set var="debug" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.debug')}"/>
+        <j:set var="pdfName" value="${pom.getPluginContext('maven-pdf-plugin').getVariable('maven.pdf.pdfName')}"/>
         <mkdir dir="${docsPdf}"/>
     </goal>
     <goal name="fo" prereqs="fo:fo" description="Generate XSL:FO project documentation"/>
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
         </copy>
     </goal>
     <goal name="pdf:pdf" description="Generate PDF project documentation" prereqs="pdf:prepare">
-        <echo>Generating ${docsPdf}/project.pdf ...</echo>
+        <echo>Generating ${docsPdf}/${pdfName} ...</echo>
         <echo>Config file: ${docsPdf}/userconfig.xml</echo>
         <java classname="org.apache.fop.apps.Fop" fork="yes" failonerror="true" maxmemory="500m">
             <classpath>
@@ -97,9 +98,9 @@
             <arg value="-fo"/>
             <arg value="${docsPdf}/project.fo"/>
             <arg value="-pdf"/>
-            <arg value="${docsPdf}/project.pdf"/>
+            <arg value="${docsPdf}/${pdfName}"/>
             <sysproperty key="javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory" value="org.apache.xalan.processor.TransformerFactoryImpl"/>
         </java>
-         <copy todir="${docsDest}" file="${docsPdf}/project.pdf"/>
+         <copy todir="${docsDest}" file="${docsPdf}/${pdfName}"/>
     </goal>
 </project>
diff --git a/pdf/plugin.properties b/pdf/plugin.properties
index a320806d..be510b22 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.properties
+++ b/pdf/plugin.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ maven.pdf.copyrightYear=${pom.inceptionYear}
 maven.pdf.imageDpi=150
 maven.pdf.debug=false
 maven.pdf.navigationFile=navigation.xml
+maven.pdf.pdfName=${pom.artifactId}.pdf
 # Reserved for future use...
 maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany=${pom.organization.name}
 maven.pdf.cover.projectName=${pom.name}
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml b/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
index c2f8076c..e75eb352 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
                     <td>Yes</td>
                     <td>The directory for generated xdocs. Defaults to <code>${maven.build.dir}/generated-xdocs/</code>.</td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>maven.pdf.pdfName</td>
+                    <td>Yes</td>
+                    <td>The name of pdf file.</b> Defaults to <code>${pom.artifactId}.pdf</code>.</td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <td>maven.pdf.confidential</td>
                     <td>Yes</td>