diff --git a/checkstyle/plugin.jelly b/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
index 08c7a5fe..45d124e9 100644
--- a/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
+++ b/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
         file="${maven.checkstyle.header.file}"/>
       <property key="checkstyle.cache.file" 
         file="${maven.checkstyle.cache.file}"/>
+      <property key="checkstyle.suppressions.file" 
+        file="${maven.checkstyle.suppressions.file}"/>
 
       <ant:fileset dir="${pom.build.sourceDirectory}"
         includes="${maven.checkstyle.includes}"
diff --git a/checkstyle/xdocs/changes.xml b/checkstyle/xdocs/changes.xml
index a9e9ef84..28a40ec2 100644
--- a/checkstyle/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   </properties>
   <body> 
     <release version="2.5-SNAPSHOT" date="In CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
+        Added new <code>maven.checkstyle.suppressions.file</code>
+        property.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
         Added generation of a Checkstyle RSS feed.
       </action>
diff --git a/checkstyle/xdocs/properties.xml b/checkstyle/xdocs/properties.xml
index 60100e3c..e76ec612 100644
--- a/checkstyle/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@
             violations in XML format) which is always created.
           </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.checkstyle.suppressions.file</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Specifies the location of the suppressions file to use. The plugin 
+            defines a Checkstyle property named 
+            <code>checkstyle.suppressions.file</code> with the value of this
+            property. This allows using the Checkstyle property your own 
+            custom checkstyle configuration file when specifying a 
+            suppressions file.
+          </td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
   </body>
