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@@ -109,6 +109,36 @@ can be installed from [Eclipse Kepler release repository].
 [m2e]: http://eclipse.org/m2e/
 [Eclipse Kepler release repository]: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/kepler
 
+## IntelliJ IDEA
+
+The following steps show how to import ActiveMQ6 source into IntelliJ IDEA and setup the correct maven profile to allow
+running of JUnit tests from within the IDE.  (Steps are based on version: 13.1.4)
+
+* File --> Import Project --> Select the root directory of the ActiveMQ6 source folder. --> Click OK
+
+This should open the import project wizard.  From here:
+
+* Select "Import from existing model" toggle box, then select Maven from the list box below.  Click Next.
+* Leave the defaults set on this page and click next.
+* On the "Select profiles page", select the checkbox next to "Default" and click next.
+* From here the default settings should suffice.  Continue through the wizard, clicking next until the wizard is complete.
+
+Once the project has been imported and IDEA has caught up importing all the relevant dependencies, you should be able to
+run JUnit tests from with the IDE.  Select any test class in the tests -> integration tests folder.  Right click on the
+class in the project tab and click "Run <classname>".  If the "Run <classname>" option is present then you're all set to go.
+
+### My JUnit tests are not runnable with in the IDE.
+
+If the "Run <classname>" or "Run all tests" option is not present.  It is likely that the default profile has not been
+imported properly.  To (re)import the "default" Maven profile in an existing project.
+
+* Open the Maven Projects Tool Window: View -> Tool Windows -> Maven Projects
+* Select the "profiles" drop down
+* Unselect then reselect the checkbox next to "default".
+* Click on the "Reimport all maven projects" button in the top left hand corner of the window. (It looks like a ciruclar
+blue arrow.
+* Wait for IDEA to reload and try running a JUnit test again.  The option to run should now be present.
+
 ### Annotation Pre-Processing
 
 ActiveMQ6 uses [JBoss Logging] and that requires source code generation from Java