diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.jelly b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
index 79b274ff..61976cc0 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
               <patternset>
                 <exclude name="**/project.xml"/>
                 <exclude name="**/template.xml"/>
-                <exclude name="**/navigation.xml"/>
+                <exclude name="**/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"/>
                 <exclude name="changes.xml"/>
                 <exclude name="**/*.properties"/>
                 <j:if test="${maven_xdoc_xml_copy_pattern!=null and !maven_xdoc_xml_copy_pattern.equals('')}">
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@
             <util:file var="siteNavFile" name="${maven.docs.src}/project.xml"/>
           </util:available>
           <!-- supplied navigation file in root of xdocs source tree -->
-          <util:available file="${maven.docs.src}/navigation.xml">
-            <util:file var="siteNavFile" name="${maven.docs.src}/navigation.xml"/>
+          <util:available file="${maven.docs.src}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}">
+            <util:file var="siteNavFile" name="${maven.docs.src}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"/>
           </util:available>
           <!-- navigation file that was generated -->
-          <util:available file="${maven.gen.docs}/navigation.xml"> 
-            <util:file var="siteNavFile" name="${maven.gen.docs}/navigation.xml"/> 
+          <util:available file="${maven.gen.docs}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"> 
+            <util:file var="siteNavFile" name="${maven.gen.docs}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"/> 
           </util:available> 
           <!-- hold onto maven.docs.src for later -->
           <util:file var="docsSrcFile" name="${maven.docs.src}"/>
@@ -459,10 +459,10 @@
             <!-- in the same directory as xml file being processed -->
             <!-- if no such nav file available use sitewide nav file -->
             <j:set var="navFile" value="${siteNavFile}" />
-            <util:available file="${file.parentFile.absoluteFile}/navigation.xml">
-              <!-- dont use current directory navigation.xml if it's in maven.docs.src -->
+            <util:available file="${file.parentFile.absoluteFile}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}">
+              <!-- dont use current directory ${maven.xdoc.navigation.file} if it's in maven.docs.src -->
               <j:if test="${!(file.parentFile.equals(docsSrcFile))}">
-                <util:file var="navFile" name="${file.parentFile.absoluteFile}/navigation.xml"/>
+                <util:file var="navFile" name="${file.parentFile.absoluteFile}/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"/>
               </j:if>
             </util:available>
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
       <fileScanner var="navFiles">
         <fileset dir="${maven.docs.src}">
           <patternset>
-            <include name="**/navigation.xml"/>
+            <include name="**/${maven.xdoc.navigation.file}"/>
           </patternset>
         </fileset>
       </fileScanner>
diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.properties b/xdoc/plugin.properties
index 415cb79a..ae42b913 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.properties
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 # Xdoc plugin.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+maven.xdoc.navigation.file=navigation.xml
+
 maven.xdoc.developmentProcessUrl=http://maven.apache.org/development-process.html
 maven.xdoc.includeProjectDocumentation = yes
 
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index c4b9b04c..9919e619 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.10" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPXDOC-144">Add a property to override <code>navigation.xml</code>.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPXDOC-127" due-to="Shinobu Kawai Yoshida">Show organization in header even if logo not set.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPXDOC-47">Ampersands in navigation.xml being escaped twice.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPXDOC-133">Ampersand in section/subsection not correct.</action>
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
index ccef1e5d..69602fe2 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@
           <th>Optional?</th>
           <th>Description</th>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.xdoc.navigation.file</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            The name of the navigation file to use.
+            The default is <code>navigation.xml</code>.
+          </td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>maven.xdoc.theme</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
