diff --git a/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly b/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
index 4c9f0718..62501752 100644
--- a/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
+++ b/eclipse/src/plugin-resources/templates/classpath.jelly
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@
       </j:if>
     </j:forEach>
     <classpathentry kind="src" path="${srcDir}" excluding="${excluding}" />
+
+    <j:if test="${!pom.build.resources.isEmpty()}">
+      <j:forEach var="resource" items="${pom.build.resources}">
+        <j:new var="file" className="java.io.File">
+          <j:arg value="${basedir}"/>
+        </j:new>
+        <j:invokeStatic var="resourceDirectory" className="org.apache.maven.MavenUtils" method="makeRelativePath">
+          <j:arg value="${file}"/>
+          <j:arg value="${resource.directory}"/>
+        </j:invokeStatic>
+        <classpathentry kind="src" path="${resourceDirectory}"/>
+      </j:forEach>
+    </j:if>
   </j:if>
 
   <!-- Add the list of additional directories for the classpath from ${maven.eclipse.classpath.include}-->
@@ -109,6 +122,21 @@
       <j:set var="ignoreJUnit" value="true" />
       <classpathentry kind="var" path="MAVEN_REPO/junit/jars/junit-${depVersion}.jar"/>
     </j:if>
+
+    <j:if test="${pom.build.unitTest != null}">
+      <j:if test="${!pom.build.unitTest.resources.isEmpty()}">
+        <j:forEach var="resource" items="${pom.build.unitTest.resources}">
+          <j:new var="file" className="java.io.File">
+            <j:arg value="${basedir}"/>
+          </j:new>
+          <j:invokeStatic var="resourceDirectory" className="org.apache.maven.MavenUtils" method="makeRelativePath">
+            <j:arg value="${file}"/>
+            <j:arg value="${resource.directory}"/>
+          </j:invokeStatic>
+          <classpathentry kind="src" path="${resourceDirectory}" output="${testOutputDir}"/>
+        </j:forEach>
+      </j:if>
+    </j:if>
   </j:if>
 
   <maven:pluginVar var="cactusSrcDir" plugin='cactus-maven' property='cactus.src.dir' />
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
index ff7ec314..673e61eb 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.9" date="in cvs">
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-47">Add resources directories and test resources directories to .classpath.</action>
       <action dev="epugh" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-46" due-to="Archimedes Trajano">Overriden jar that resides outside maven repo doesn't get resolved properly.</action>
       <action dev="epugh" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-38">Jar overrides are now properly supported.</action>
     </release>
