diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..397b4a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/LICENSE.txt b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..901565f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mung beans
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86d2968b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<project xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:u="jelly:util">
+
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-ear">
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="test-ear">
+    <attainGoal name="ear"/>
+
+    <j:set var="expectedFile" 
+      value="${maven.build.dir}/test-maven-ear-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.ear"/>
+    <attainGoal name="ear"/>
+    <u:file var="file" name="${expectedFile}" />
+    <j:if test="${!(file.exists())}">
+      <fail>${expectedFile} not generated</fail>
+    </j:if>
+
+  </goal>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.properties b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23143ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+maven.deployable.component=${maven.final.name}.ear
+maven.j2ee.ear.appxml=${maven.conf.dir}/application.xml
+maven.weblogic.home=C:\\bea\\wlserver6.1
+maven.weblogic.host=localhost
+maven.weblogic.port=7001
+maven.weblogic.server=myserver
+maven.weblogic.username=system
+maven.weblogic.password=weblogic
+maven.weblogic.component=${maven.final.name}
+maven.weblogic.debug=true
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88aa569b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <name>exampleear</name>
+  <id>test-maven-ear-plugin</id>
+  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Nettec</name>
+    <url>http://www.nettec.net</url>
+  </organization>
+  <inceptionYear>2002</inceptionYear>
+  <package>net.nettec.marsh.begin</package>
+
+  <shortDescription>Marsh Begin TTS Maven</shortDescription>
+
+  <description>
+    TTS Begin
+  </description>
+
+  <url/>
+  <issueTrackingUrl>
+    http://bugzilla
+  </issueTrackingUrl>
+  <siteAddress>www.nettec.net</siteAddress>
+  <siteDirectory/>
+  <distributionDirectory/>
+  <repository>
+    <connection>
+      scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven
+    </connection>
+    <url>
+      http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/
+    </url>
+  </repository>
+
+  <versions/>
+
+  <mailingLists/>
+
+  <developers>
+
+    <developer>
+      <name>Nathan Coast</name>
+      <id>nathanc</id>
+      <email>nathan.coast@blueyonder.co.uk</email>
+      <organization>Shadow Solutions</organization>
+      <role>Java Developer</role>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <id>commons-logging</id>
+      <version>1.0.2</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/logging.html</url>
+      <properties>
+        <ear.bundle.jar>true</ear.bundle.jar>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+
+    <nagEmailAddress>nathan.coast@nettec.net</nagEmailAddress>
+
+    <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
+
+    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test</unitTestSourceDirectory>
+              
+    <!-- Resources that are packaged up inside the JAR file -->
+    <resources>
+      <!--includes>
+        <include>*.xsd</include>
+        <include>log4j.properties</include>
+      </includes-->
+    </resources>
+
+    <!-- Integration unit test cases -->
+    <integrationUnitTest/>
+
+    <jars>
+    </jars>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8c2dbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mung: beans
diff --git a/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/application.xml b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/application.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acbc9087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ear/src/test/plugin-test/src/application/META-INF/application.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.2//EN" "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/application_1_2.dtd">
+
+<application>
+  <display-name>workflow ejb app</display-name>
+  <module>
+    <ejb>workflow.jar</ejb>
+  </module>
+  <module>
+    <ejb>business.jar</ejb>
+  </module>
+  <module>
+    <ejb>begin_workflow.jar</ejb>
+  </module>
+</application>
+