diff --git a/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..397b4a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.log
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9bc4577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<project xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:u="jelly:util">
+  <goal name="test" prereqs="test-generate-docs">
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="test-generate-docs">
+    <attainGoal name="plugin:generate-docs"/>
+
+    <u:file var="docsSource" name="${maven.docs.src}"/>
+    <j:if test="${!(docsSource.exists())}">
+      <fail>no xdocs directory created</fail>
+    </j:if>
+
+	<u:tokenize var="fileList" delim=",">navigation.xml,goals.xml</u:tokenize>
+
+	<j:forEach var="file" items="fileList">
+      <u:file var="navXml" name="${maven.docs.src}/navigation.xml"/>
+      <j:if test="${!(navXml.exists())}">
+        <fail>no ${file} created</fail>
+      </j:if>
+    </j:forEach>
+    <delete dir="${maven.docs.src}"/>    
+  </goal>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.jelly b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.jelly
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a3798ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.jelly
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<project>
+  
+  <goal name="goal1"
+    description="Build a plugin jar and install to the maven.repo.local">
+
+  </goal>
+
+  <goal name="goal-2"
+    description="Do it again">
+
+  </goal>
+</project>
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.properties b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b9cd908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/plugin.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# P L U G I N  P R O P E R T I E S
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+maven.dummy.var=abc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65b45aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/test/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <id>test-maven-plugin-plugin</id>
+  <name>Test project for Maven Plugin Plugin</name>
+  <groupId>maven</groupId>
+  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+    <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/jakarta-logo-blue.gif</logo>
+  </organization>
+  <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
+  <package>org.apache.maven</package>
+  <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/maven.jpg</logo>
+  <description>Test for Maven Plugin plugin</description>
+  <shortDescription>Test for Maven Plugin plugin</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/plugin/</url>
+  <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/plugin/</siteDirectory>
+  <repository>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven/src/plugins-build/plugin/</connection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/src/plugins-build/plugin/</url>
+  </repository>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>dIon Gillard</name>
+      <id>dion</id>
+      <email>dion@multitask.com.au</email>
+      <organization>Multitask Consulting</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Documentation</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-jelly</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-jelly-tags-xml</artifactId>
+      <version>20030211.142705</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/jelly/libs/xml/</url>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-jelly</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-jelly-tags-http</artifactId>
+      <version>20030211.143043</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/jelly/libs/http/</url>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0-rc1</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/httpclient/</url>
+      <properties>
+        <classloader>root.maven</classloader>
+      </properties>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main</sourceDirectory>
+
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/plugin-resources</directory>
+        <targetPath>plugin-resources</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>plugin.jelly</include>
+          <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>project.properties</include>
+          <include>project.xml</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+
+
+  </build>
+</project>