diff --git a/deploy/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore b/deploy/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..397b4a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/deploy/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/deploy/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b476480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<project xmlns:j="jelly:core"
+         xmlns:u="jelly:util"
+         xmlns:deploy="deploy">
+
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="clean,test-deploy">
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="test-deploy">
+    <deploy:copy-deps 
+      todir="${maven.build.dir}"
+      excludes="commons-logging" />
+
+    <!-- check that an exclude with just id works -->
+    <j:set var="unExpectedFile" 
+      value="${maven.build.dir}/commons-logging-1.0.3.jar"/>
+    <u:file var="file" name="${unExpectedFile}" />
+    <j:if test="${(file.exists())}">
+      <fail>${unExpectedFile} should not have been copied</fail>
+    </j:if>
+    <j:set var="expectedFile" 
+      value="${maven.build.dir}/commons-lang-2.0.jar"/>
+    <u:file var="file" name="${expectedFile}" />
+    <j:if test="${!(file.exists())}">
+      <fail>${expectedFile} should have been copied</fail>
+    </j:if>
+
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
+    
+    <!-- check one with groupId:artifactId works -->
+    <deploy:copy-deps 
+      todir="${maven.build.dir}"
+      excludes="commons-lang:commons-lang" />
+    <j:set var="unExpectedFile" 
+      value="${maven.build.dir}/commons-lang-2.0.jar"/>
+    <u:file var="file" name="${unExpectedFile}" />
+    <j:if test="${(file.exists())}">
+      <fail>${unExpectedFile} should not have been copied</fail>
+    </j:if>
+    <j:set var="expectedFile" 
+      value="${maven.build.dir}/commons-logging-1.0.3.jar"/>
+    <u:file var="file" name="${expectedFile}" />
+    <j:if test="${!(file.exists())}">
+      <fail>${expectedFile} should have been copied</fail>
+    </j:if>
+    
+  </goal>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/deploy/src/plugin-test/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d273eeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/src/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <name>Test project for Maven Deploy Plugin</name>
+  <id>test-maven-deploy-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>1.0.3</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/logging.html</url>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/logging.html</url>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+
+    <nagEmailAddress>nathan.coast@nettec.net</nagEmailAddress>
+              
+  </build>
+</project>