Index: plugin.jelly
===================================================================
--- plugin.jelly	(revision 426466)
+++ plugin.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -89,32 +89,32 @@
             </j:if>
           </j:forEach>
 	
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.compilerargs') != null}">
-          <compilerarg line="${maven.compile.compilerargs}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.compilerargs') != null}">
+            <compilerarg line="${maven.test.compile.compilerargs}" />
         </j:if>
            
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.encoding') != null}">
-          <setProperty name="encoding" value="${maven.compile.encoding}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.encoding') != null}">
+          <setProperty name="encoding" value="${maven.test.compile.encoding}" />
         </j:if>
              
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.executable') != null}">
-          <setProperty name="executable" value="${maven.compile.executable}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.executable') != null}">
+          <setProperty name="executable" value="${maven.test.compile.executable}" />
         </j:if>
             
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.fork') != null}">
-          <setProperty name="fork" value="${maven.compile.fork}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.fork') != null}">
+          <setProperty name="fork" value="${maven.test.compile.fork}" />
         </j:if>
 
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.source') != null}">
-          <setProperty name="source" value="${maven.compile.source}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.source') != null}">
+          <setProperty name="source" value="${maven.test.compile.source}" />
         </j:if>
 
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.target') != null}">
-          <ant:setProperty name="target" value="${maven.compile.target}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.target') != null}">
+          <ant:setProperty name="target" value="${maven.test.compile.target}" />
         </j:if>
 
-        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.compile.verbose') != null}">
-          <setProperty name="verbose" value="${maven.compile.verbose}" />
+        <j:if test="${context.getVariable('maven.test.compile.verbose') != null}">
+          <setProperty name="verbose" value="${maven.test.compile.verbose}" />
         </j:if>
       </javac>
     </j:if>
Index: plugin.properties
===================================================================
--- plugin.properties	(revision 426466)
+++ plugin.properties	(working copy)
@@ -36,3 +36,11 @@
 maven.test.skip = false
 maven.test.excludeXmlApis = no
 maven.test.classpath =
+
+maven.test.compile.compilerargs = ${maven.compile.compilerargs}
+maven.test.compile.encoding = ${maven.compile.encoding}
+maven.test.compile.executable = ${maven.compile.executable}
+maven.test.compile.fork = ${maven.compile.fork}
+maven.test.compile.source = ${maven.compile.source}
+maven.test.compile.target = ${maven.compile.target}
+maven.test.compile.verbose = ${maven.compile.verbose}
Index: xdocs/properties.xml
===================================================================
--- xdocs/properties.xml	(revision 426466)
+++ xdocs/properties.xml	(working copy)
@@ -134,6 +134,63 @@
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.compilerargs</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Specifies compiler arguments to be used for tests compilation.  Requires
+            maven.test.compile.fork to bet set to true.
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.compilerargs}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.encoding</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Specifies source encoding to be used for tests compilation. 
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.encoding}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.executable</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Names the program to be invoked as the java compiler for test classes.
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.executable}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>       
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.fork</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Runs the test classes compiler in a separate process.              
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.fork}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>          
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.source</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Specifies the source version for the Java compiler for test classes.
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.source}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>           
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.target</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Generate class files for test classes for a specific JVM version.
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.target}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>          
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.test.compile.verbose</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Asks the compiler for verbose output.
+            Defaults to ${maven.compile.verbose}.
+          </td>
+        </tr>               
+        <tr>
           <td>maven.test.classpath</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>