diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index 2d174443cd..7cbb7991a0 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -813,6 +813,11 @@ private Mojo getConfiguredMojo( MavenSession session,
         // lookups that occur in contextualize calls in line with the right realm.
         container.setLookupRealm( pluginRealm );
 
+        ClassLoader oldClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+        Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( pluginRealm );
+        try
+        {
+
         getLogger().debug(
                            "Looking up mojo " + mojoDescriptor.getRoleHint() + " in realm "
                                            + pluginRealm.getId() + " - descRealmId="
@@ -900,6 +905,10 @@ private Mojo getConfiguredMojo( MavenSession session,
         populatePluginFields( mojo, mojoDescriptor, extractedMojoConfiguration, expressionEvaluator );
 
         return mojo;
+
+        } finally {
+            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader( oldClassLoader );
+        }
     }
 
     private void checkDeprecatedParameters( MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor,
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/TestComponentOverride.java b/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/TestComponentOverride.java
index 102c2a3c89..3b412ec8a4 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/TestComponentOverride.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/TestComponentOverride.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public void customize( PlexusContainer container )
     public void testComponentOverride()
         throws ComponentLookupException
     {
-        ArtifactFactory factory = (ArtifactFactory) container.lookup( ArtifactFactory.class );
+        ArtifactFactory factory = container.lookup( ArtifactFactory.class );
 
         assertNotNull( factory );