diff --git a/cactus/plugin.jelly b/cactus/plugin.jelly
index 0a91e4cd..91ac1ab6 100644
--- a/cactus/plugin.jelly
+++ b/cactus/plugin.jelly
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
 
     <cactus warfile="${maven.build.dir}/${pom.artifactId}-cactus.war" 
         fork="yes" errorproperty="cactustests.error" 
-        failureproperty="cactustests.failure">
+        failureproperty="cactustests.failure"
+        printsummary="${maven.cactus.printsummary}">
       <ant:classpath>
         <ant:pathelement path="${maven.build.dest}"/>
         <ant:pathelement location="${cactus.target.classes.dir}"/>
diff --git a/cactus/plugin.properties b/cactus/plugin.properties
index c6bae981..296f6263 100644
--- a/cactus/plugin.properties
+++ b/cactus/plugin.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ cactus.src.excludes = **/AllTests.java,**/Test*All.java
 cactus.port = 8080
 
 # Decides whether the test result will be printed to the console or
-# not. Default is true
+# not. Default is false
 cactus.junit.usefile = false
 
 # Location of junit test reports for the Cactus tests
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ cactus.halt.on.failure = true
 # Shall we stop the build in case of test errors?
 cactus.halt.on.error = true
 
+# How summary information on test should be printed (see the
+# "printsummary" attribute of the JUnit Ant task.
+maven.cactus.printsummary = withOutAndErr 
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Container-related properties
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cactus/xdocs/properties.xml b/cactus/xdocs/properties.xml
index 6bfecd36..3ef4dff5 100644
--- a/cactus/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/cactus/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -123,8 +123,19 @@
             </p>
           </td>
         </tr>
-
-			<!--
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.cactus.printsummary</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            <p>
+              How summary information on test should be printed to the console. This 
+              property has the same meaning as the <code>printsummary</code> attribute
+              of the JUnit Ant task. Default value is
+              <code>maven.cactus.printsummary = withOutAndErr</code>.
+            </p>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+<!--
         <tr>
           <td>cactus.runner</td>
           <td>Yes</td>