diff --git a/eclipse/plugin.jelly b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
index 23344cfc..79a22493 100644
--- a/eclipse/plugin.jelly
+++ b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
@@ -315,4 +315,43 @@
     <ant:echo>Cleaned up eclipse generated files</ant:echo>
   </goal>
 
+  <goal name="eclipse:multi-init" description="Initialize multiproject settings">
+    <j:if test="${!init_already_executed}">
+      <!-- Default reactor properties from the Multiproject plug-in -->
+      <!-- Make sure the multiproject plugin is loaded -->
+      <maven:set plugin="maven-multiproject-plugin" property="foo" value="bar"/>
+      <maven:get var="mBasedir" property="maven.multiproject.basedir" plugin="maven-multiproject-plugin"/>
+      <maven:property var="dBasedir" name="maven.eclipse.multiproject.basedir" defaultValue="${mBasedir}"/>
+      <maven:get var="mIncludes" property="maven.multiproject.includes" plugin="maven-multiproject-plugin"/>
+      <maven:property var="dIncludes" name="maven.eclipse.multiproject.includes" defaultValue="${mIncludes}"/>
+      <maven:get var="mExcludes" property="maven.multiproject.excludes" plugin="maven-multiproject-plugin"/>
+      <maven:property var="dExcludes" name="maven.eclipse.multiproject.excludes" defaultValue="${mExcludes}"/>
+      <maven:get var="mIgnoreFailures" property="maven.multiproject.ignoreFailures" plugin="maven-multiproject-plugin"/>
+      <maven:property var="dIgnoreFailures" name="maven.eclipse.multiproject.ignoreFailures" defaultValue="${mIgnoreFailures}"/>
+      <j:set var="init_already_executed" value="true"/>
+    </j:if>
+  </goal>
+
+  <goal name="eclipse:multiproject" description="Launch the eclipse goal in a multiproject context" prereqs="eclipse:multi-init">
+    <maven:reactor
+      basedir="${mBasedir}"
+      banner="Creating eclipse settings for : "
+      includes="${mIncludes}"
+      excludes="${mExcludes}"
+      postProcessing="true"
+      goals="eclipse"
+      ignoreFailures="${mIgnoreFailures}"/>
+  </goal>
+
+  <goal name="eclipse:multiclean" description="Launch the eclipse:clean goal in a multiproject context" prereqs="eclipse:multi-init">
+    <maven:reactor
+      basedir="${mBasedir}"
+      banner="Deleting eclipse settings for :"
+      includes="${mIncludes}"
+      excludes="${mExcludes}"
+      postProcessing="true"
+      goals="eclipse:clean"
+      ignoreFailures="${mIgnoreFailures}"/>
+  </goal>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/eclipse/plugin.properties b/eclipse/plugin.properties
index 50adce8f..e1ff086d 100644
--- a/eclipse/plugin.properties
+++ b/eclipse/plugin.properties
@@ -30,4 +30,12 @@ maven.eclipse.src.extension = zip
 maven.eclipse.src.download = true
 maven.eclipse.javadoc.download = true
 maven.eclipse.resources.addtoclasspath=false
-maven.eclipse.servletapilist=javax.servlet:servlet-api,servletapi:servletapi,geronimo-spec:geronimo-spec-servlet
\ No newline at end of file
+maven.eclipse.servletapilist=javax.servlet:servlet-api,servletapi:servletapi,geronimo-spec:geronimo-spec-servlet
+
+# Location of subprojects to include in the multichanges report. By default
+# these properties have the same values as their multiproject conterpart.
+# You can define them if you need to set different values.
+#maven.eclipse.multiproject.basedir=
+#maven.eclipse.multiproject.includes=
+#maven.eclipse.multiproject.excludes=
+#maven.eclipse.multiproject.ignoreFailures=
diff --git a/eclipse/project.xml b/eclipse/project.xml
index 8ae327e6..a9189a08 100644
--- a/eclipse/project.xml
+++ b/eclipse/project.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@
       </roles>
       <timezone>+1</timezone>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Arnaud Heritier</name>
+      <id>aheritier</id>
+      <email>aheritier@apache.org</email>
+      <organization>ASF</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+      <timezone>+1</timezone>
+    </developer>
   </developers>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
index d00eacac..26d2f934 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.11.1-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="add">New goal eclipse:multiclean</action>
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="add">New goal eclipse:multiproject</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1769">Upgrade maven-model to version 3.0.2</action>
       <action dev="snicoll" type="update" issue="MPECLIPSE-109" due-to="Gilles Dodinet">Updated FAQ with multiproject entries.</action>
       <action dev="snicoll" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-119">Fixed broken test cases.</action>
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/goals.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/goals.xml
index 1904866d..8b463777 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/goals.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/goals.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ ${your eclipse workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/
         </goal>
 
         <goal>
-          <name>eclipse:add-maven-repo<a name="eclipse:add-maven-repo" /></name>
+          <name>eclipse:add-maven-repo</name>
           <description>
             Ensures that the classpath variable <code>MAVEN_REPO</code>
             exists in the Eclipse environment.
@@ -135,6 +135,25 @@ ${your eclipse workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/
             Eclipse must not be running.
           </description>
         </goal>
+
+        <goal>
+          <name>eclipse:multiproject</name>
+          <description>
+            Launch the eclipse goal in a multiproject environment.
+            <br />
+            The properties <a href="properties.html">${maven.eclipse.multiproject.basedir}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.ignoreFailures}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.includes}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.excludes}</a> are used to customize the behaviour of this goal.
+          </description>
+        </goal>
+
+        <goal>
+          <name>eclipse:multiclean</name>
+          <description>
+            Launch the eclipse:clean goal in a multiproject environment.
+            <br />
+            The properties <a href="properties.html">${maven.eclipse.multiproject.basedir}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.ignoreFailures}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.includes}, ${maven.eclipse.multiproject.excludes}</a> are used to customize the behaviour of this goal.
+          </description>
+        </goal>
+
     </goals>
   </body>
 </document>
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/properties.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/properties.xml
index b38b500c..5e18384c 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,61 @@
             remote repositories, when no source archive is available. Defaults to true.
           </td>
         </tr>
+        
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.eclipse.multiproject.basedir</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            <p>
+              This is the base directory that the plugin will use when searching for
+              projects to be processed. It is also the 'current directory' for relative paths
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              Default value is <code>${maven.multiproject.basedir}</code>.
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.eclipse.multiproject.ignoreFailures</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            <p>
+              Set this to true to allow the plugin to continue
+              when any project fails during processing.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              Default value is <code>${maven.multiproject.ignoreFailures}</code>.
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.eclipse.multiproject.includes</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            <p>
+              This is the list of file specifications to be included when searching for
+              projects to be processed by the plugin.
+            </p>
+            <strong>
+              The 'top-level' project that you use to run <code>maven eclipse:multiproject</code>
+              must not be included in the set of projects to be processed.
+            </strong>
+            <p>
+              Default value is <code>${maven.multiproject.includes}</code>.
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.eclipse.multiproject.excludes</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            <p>
+              This is the list of file specifications to be excluded when searching for
+              projects to be processed by the plugin
+            </p>
+            <p>Default value is <code>${maven.multiproject.excludes}</code>.</p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
       <p>
         Note that you will need to defined a <code>MAVEN_REPO</code> Java