Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java	(revision 591982)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java	(working copy)
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 
     private String sourcesFilesetId;
     
+    private String javadocsFilesetId;
+    
     private String versionsId;
 
     private String useScope;
@@ -212,6 +214,12 @@
         FileSet sourcesFileSet = new FileSet();
         sourcesFileSet.setDir( sourcesFileList.getDir( getProject() ) );
 
+        FileList javadocsFileList = new FileList();
+        javadocsFileList.setDir( getLocalRepository().getPath() );
+
+        FileSet javadocsFileSet = new FileSet();
+        javadocsFileSet.setDir( javadocsFileList.getDir( getProject() ) );
+
         Set versions = new HashSet();
         
         if ( result.getArtifacts().isEmpty() )
@@ -266,6 +274,38 @@
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                
+                if ( javadocsFilesetId != null )
+                {
+                    log( "Resolving dependencies javadocs...", Project.MSG_VERBOSE );
+                    // get sources
+                    Artifact javadocsArtifact =
+                        artifactFactory.createArtifactWithClassifier( artifact.getGroupId(), artifact.getArtifactId(),
+                                                                      artifact.getVersion(), "java-source", "javadoc" );
+                    if ( javadocsArtifact != null )
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            resolver.resolve( javadocsArtifact, remoteArtifactRepositories, localRepo );
+                            String javadocsFilename = localRepo.pathOf( javadocsArtifact );
+
+                            FileList.FileName javadocsFile = new FileList.FileName();
+                            javadocsFile.setName( javadocsFilename );
+
+                            javadocsFileList.addConfiguredFile( javadocsFile );
+
+                            javadocsFileSet.createInclude().setName( javadocsFilename );
+                        }
+                        catch ( ArtifactResolutionException e )
+                        {
+                            throw new BuildException( "Unable to resolve artifact: " + e.getMessage(), e );
+                        }
+                        catch ( ArtifactNotFoundException e )
+                        {
+                            // no javadocs available: no problem
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -286,6 +326,14 @@
             getProject().addReference( sourcesFilesetId, sourcesFileSet );
         }
         
+        if ( javadocsFilesetId != null )
+        {
+            if (!javadocsFileSet.hasPatterns()) {
+                javadocsFileSet.createExclude().setName( "**/**" );
+            }
+            getProject().addReference( javadocsFilesetId, javadocsFileSet );
+        }
+        
         if ( versionsId != null )
         {
             String versionsValue = StringUtils.join( versions.iterator(), File.pathSeparator );
@@ -327,7 +375,17 @@
     {
         return sourcesFilesetId;
     }
+    
+    public void setJavadocsFilesetId( String filesetId )
+    {
+        this.javadocsFilesetId = filesetId;
+    }
 
+    public String getJavadocsFilesetId()
+    {
+        return javadocsFilesetId;
+    }    
+
     public void setFilesetId( String filesetId )
     {
         this.filesetId = filesetId;
Index: sample.build.xml
===================================================================
--- sample.build.xml	(revision 591982)
+++ sample.build.xml	(working copy)
@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@
     </copy>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="test-javadoc-deps" depends="initTaskDefs">
+    <artifact:dependencies filesetId="maven-ant-tasks.dependency.fileset" javadocsFilesetId="javadocs.fileset">
+	<pom file="sample-build-test.pom" />
+
+    <!--  <pom refid="maven.project"/>-->
+    </artifact:dependencies>
+
+    <copy todir="target/files/javadocs">
+      <fileset refid="javadocs.fileset"/>
+    </copy>
+  </target>
+
+
   <target name="test-deps-mirror" depends="initTaskDefs">
     <delete dir="${basedir}/target/tmp"/>
     <!-- the remoteRepository specified doesn't really exist, but settings declares an existing mirror-->