diff --git a/maven.xml b/maven.xml
index fe33bdff..afa9e132 100644
--- a/maven.xml
+++ b/maven.xml
@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@
   <goal name="plugins:publish-all-sites" description="Publish the web site for all plugins and for the root site">
     <maven:maven descriptor="${basedir}/plugins-site/project.xml" goals="plugins:publish-all-sites" ignoreFailures="false"/>
   </goal>
+  <goal name="plugins:eclipse" description="Generates eclipse settings for each project.">
+    <maven:reactor basedir="${basedir}" includes="${maven.build.plugins.includes}" excludes="${maven.build.plugins.excludes}" goals="eclipse" banner="Generates Eclipse Settings" ignoreFailures="true"/>
+  </goal>
 </project>