diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb5a316c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d641b6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<project xmlns:util="jelly:util" xmlns:j="jelly:core">
+         
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="clean,test-linkcheck">
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="test-linkcheck">
+    <attainGoal name="site"/>
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
+  </goal>
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03b34752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+# 
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#  
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+maven.junit.fork=true
+maven.linkcheck.exclude=http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven-pluginszz/,http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/mavenzz/
+maven.linkcheck.failonerror=true
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eac4358a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <id>test-maven-linkcheck-plugin</id>
+  <name>Test project for Maven Linkcheck</name>
+  <groupId>maven</groupId>
+  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+  </organization>
+  <inceptionYear>2004</inceptionYear>
+  <package>org.apache.maven</package>
+  <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/maven.jpg</logo>
+  <description>Test for Maven Linkcheck plugin</description>
+  <shortDescription>Test for Maven Linkcheck plugin</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/linkcheck/</url>
+  <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/linkcheck/</siteDirectory>
+  <repository>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven/src/plugins-build/linkcheck/</connection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/src/plugins-build/linkcheck/</url>
+  </repository>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Carlos Sanchez</name>
+      <id>carlos</id>
+      <email>carlos@apache.org</email>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <dependencies>
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+  </build>
+  <reports>
+    <report>maven-linkcheck-plugin</report>
+  </reports>
+</project>
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/nolink.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/nolink.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29c81d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/nolink.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body>
+
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/nolink.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/nolink.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29c81d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/nolink.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body>
+
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test1.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test1.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b647623a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test1.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+
+<body>
+<a href="mailto:fool@foolish.com">The mail link</a>
+
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test2.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test2.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4aaa4814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test-resources/test1/test2.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body></body></html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fd579a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body>
+<a href="#bumpkin">test2</a>
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test1/test1.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test1/test1.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10ef3fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/test1/test1.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+
+<body>
+
+<a href="mailto:fool@foolish.com">The mail link</a>
+
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/testExcludes.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/testExcludes.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b65ec6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/testExcludes.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body>
+
+<a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven-pluginszz/">this will be excluded</a>
+<a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/mavenzz/">this will be excluded</a>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file