Index: src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
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--- src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java	(revision 165374)
+++ src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java	(working copy)
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
     /** Number of entries max */
     private int nbEntriesMax;
     
+    /** 
+     * The JIRA component to report on. This is an {@link Integer} and not an int because
+     * it might be <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    private Integer componentId;
+    
     private Project project;
     
     /**
@@ -87,6 +93,15 @@
         nbEntriesMax = nbEntries;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Sets the ID of the JIRA component to report on. If <code>null</code>,
+     * issues from all project components are reported.
+     * @param pComponentId the JIRA component id
+     */
+    public void setComponentId(Integer pComponentId) {
+        componentId = pComponentId;
+    }
+    
     public void doExecute() throws Exception
     {
         MavenJellyContext ctx;
@@ -113,6 +128,12 @@
                 String id = url.substring(pos+4);
                 url = url.substring(0, url.lastIndexOf("/"));
                 link = url + "/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?view=rss&pid=" + id + "&sorter/field=issuekey&sorter/order=DESC&sorter/field=status&sorter/order=DESC&tempMax=" + String.valueOf(nbEntriesMax) + "&reset=true&decorator=none";
+                
+                //
+                //if a specific component is wanted - specify it in the url
+                //
+                if(componentId != null)
+                    link = link + "&component=" + componentId.intValue();
             }
         }
         
Index: plugin.properties
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--- plugin.properties	(revision 165374)
+++ plugin.properties	(working copy)
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@
 # P L U G I N  P R O P E R I E S
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 maven.jira.nbentries=1000
+
+#
+# If you want to retrieve issues for a specific JIRA component, set
+# this property to the component's ID (you can find out the component
+# id in JIRA).
+#
+#maven.jira.componentId=
\ No newline at end of file
Index: plugin.jelly
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--- plugin.jelly	(revision 165374)
+++ plugin.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
       project="${pom}"
       output="${maven.build.dir}/jira/jira-results.xml"
       nbEntries="${maven.jira.nbentries}"
+      componentId="${maven.jira.componentId}"
       />
     
     <doc:jslFile