diff --git a/test/plugin.jelly b/test/plugin.jelly
index ba509b84..bab0d61a 100644
--- a/test/plugin.jelly
+++ b/test/plugin.jelly
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
         <j:forEach var="someProperty" items="${listOfProperties}">
           <sysproperty key="${someProperty}" value="${context.findVariable(someProperty)}"/>
         </j:forEach>
+        <u:tokenize var="listOfJvmArgs" delim=" ">${maven.junit.jvmargs}</u:tokenize>
+        <j:forEach var="somejvmarg" items="${listOfJvmArgs}">
+          <jvmarg value="${somejvmarg}"/>
+        </j:forEach>
         <formatter type="xml"/>
         <formatter type="plain" usefile="${maven.junit.usefile}"/>
         <classpath>
@@ -123,6 +127,10 @@
       <j:forEach var="someProperty" items="${listOfProperties}">
         <sysproperty key="${someProperty}" value="${context.findVariable(someProperty)}"/>
       </j:forEach>
+      <u:tokenize var="listOfJvmArgs" delim=" ">${maven.junit.jvmargs}</u:tokenize>
+      <j:forEach var="somejvmarg" items="${listOfJvmArgs}">
+        <jvmarg value="${somejvmarg}"/>
+      </j:forEach>
       <classpath>
         <path refid="maven.dependency.classpath"/>
         <pathelement location="${maven.build.dest}"/>
@@ -167,6 +175,10 @@
             <j:forEach var="someProperty" items="${listOfProperties}">
               <sysproperty key="${someProperty}" value="${context.findVariable(someProperty)}"/>
             </j:forEach>
+            <u:tokenize var="listOfJvmArgs" delim=" ">${maven.junit.jvmargs}</u:tokenize>
+            <j:forEach var="somejvmarg" items="${listOfJvmArgs}">
+              <jvmarg value="${somejvmarg}"/>
+            </j:forEach>
             <formatter type="xml"/>
             <formatter type="plain" usefile="false"/>
             <formatter type="plain" usefile="true"/>
@@ -225,6 +237,10 @@
             <j:forEach var="someProperty" items="${listOfProperties}">
               <sysproperty key="${someProperty}" value="${context.findVariable(someProperty)}"/>
             </j:forEach>
+            <u:tokenize var="listOfJvmArgs" delim=" ">${maven.junit.jvmargs}</u:tokenize>
+            <j:forEach var="somejvmarg" items="${listOfJvmArgs}">
+              <jvmarg value="${somejvmarg}"/>
+            </j:forEach>
             <formatter type="xml"/>
             <formatter type="plain" usefile="false"/>
             <formatter type="plain" usefile="true"/>
diff --git a/test/project.xml b/test/project.xml
index d83ffc9f..76139568 100644
--- a/test/project.xml
+++ b/test/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-test-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Test Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.2</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.3-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description/>
   <shortDescription>Java Project Management Tools</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/test/</url>
diff --git a/test/xdocs/properties.xml b/test/xdocs/properties.xml
index 2d27dae0..70641499 100644
--- a/test/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/test/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -137,6 +137,38 @@
             unit testing.  The default value is <code>8192</code>.
           </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.junit.jvmargs</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            If fork is enabled, additional parameters may be passed to the new VM.
+            You can specify some args separate by space.
+            Each arg is describe in sub properties. 
+            Sample :
+            <source><![CDATA[
+maven.junit.jvmargs=-Xmx160m -verbose
+            ]]>
+            </source>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.junit.sysproperties</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Use this property elements to specify system properties required
+            by the class. These properties will be made available to the VM during
+            the execution of the test (either Maven's VM or the forked VM, if fork is enabled). 
+            You can specify system properties separate by space.
+            Each properties is describe in sub properties. 
+            Sample :
+            <source><![CDATA[
+maven.junit.sysproperties=prop1 basedir
+prop1=your value
+basedir=${basedir}
+            ]]>
+            </source>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
   </body>