diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/ArtifactResolutionResult.java b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/ArtifactResolutionResult.java
index 758bdb9338..1e8787de6b 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/ArtifactResolutionResult.java
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/ArtifactResolutionResult.java
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ public ArtifactResolutionResult setUnresolvedArtifacts( final List<Artifact> unr
         return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isSuccess()
+    {
+        return !( hasMissingArtifacts() || hasExceptions() );
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Exceptions
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------