diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
index 15ec6e39a8..721151e239 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public static Test suite()
// suite.addTestSuite( MavenIT0109ReleaseUpdateTest.class );
// suite.addTestSuite( MavenIT0108SnapshotUpdateTest.class ); -- MNG-3137
+ suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest.class );
suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng4262MakeLikeReactorDottedPathTest.class );
suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng4254SelectableWagonProvidersTest.class );
suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng4238ArtifactHandlerExtensionUsageTest.class );
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bb0f97269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package org.apache.maven.it;
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
+import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * This is a test set for MNG-4269.
+ *
+ * @author Brian Fox
+ */
+public class MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest
+ extends AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase
+{
+
+ public MavenITmng4269BadReactorResolutionFromOutDirTest()
+ {
+ super( ALL_MAVEN_VERSIONS );
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Test that dependency resolution from the reactor is not too eager and does not resolve plugin artifacts from
+ * the build directory of their plugin project when the plugin project hasn't been built yet. The technical
+ * problem is that the mere existence of a project output directory like target/classes is no sufficient indicator
+ * that we can use that for artifact resolution. The project's output directory might just be a left over from a
+ * previous build and could be in any state, e.g. incomplete.
+ */
+ public void testit()
+ throws Exception
+ {
+ File testDir = ResourceExtractor.simpleExtractResources( getClass(), "/mng-4269" );
+
+ Verifier verifier = new Verifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+ verifier.setAutoclean( false );
+ // NOTE: It's a crucial prerequisite to create the output directory, i.e. the bad choice
+ new File( testDir, "target/classes" ).mkdirs();
+ verifier.deleteArtifacts( "org.apache.maven.its.mng4269" );
+ verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties() );
+ verifier.getCliOptions().add( "-s" );
+ verifier.getCliOptions().add( "settings.xml" );
+ // This should use the previous installation/deployment from the repo, not the invalid output directory
+ verifier.executeGoal( "org.apache.maven.its.mng4269:maven-mng4269-plugin:0.1:touch" );
+ verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
+ verifier.resetStreams();
+
+ verifier.assertFilePresent( "target/touch.txt" );
+ }
+
+}
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7e4751b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+ 4.0.0
+
+
+ org.apache.maven.its.mng4269
+ maven-mng4269-plugin
+ 0.1
+ maven-plugin
+
+ Maven Integration Test :: MNG-4269
+
+ Test that dependency resolution from the reactor is not too eager and does not resolve plugin artifacts from
+ the build directory of their plugin project when the plugin project hasn't been built yet. The technical
+ problem is that the mere existence of a project output directory like target/classes is no sufficient indicator
+ that we can use that for artifact resolution. The project's output directory might just be a left over from a
+ previous build and could be in any state, e.g. incomplete.
+
+
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-metadata.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6020b7200e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Maven Integration Test Plugin :: Touch
+ mng4269
+ maven-mng4269-plugin
+
+
+
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.jar b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aef87a7cc
Binary files /dev/null and b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.jar differ
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.pom b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.pom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f00ce8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/0.1/maven-mng4269-plugin-0.1.pom
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+ 4.0.0
+
+ org.apache.maven.its.mng4269
+ maven-mng4269-plugin
+ 0.1
+ maven-plugin
+
+ Maven Integration Test Plugin :: Touch
+
+ A test plugin that creates an empty file.
+
+ 2009
+
+
+
+ maven-core-it
+ file:///${basedir}/repo
+
+
+
+
+ true
+
+
+
+
+ org.apache.maven
+ maven-plugin-api
+ 2.0
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ .
+
+ pom.xml
+ src/**
+
+
+
+ src/main/resources
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/maven-metadata.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/maven-metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccc9f7106e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mng4269/maven-mng4269-plugin/maven-metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+
+ org.apache.maven.its.mng4269
+ maven-mng4269-plugin
+ 0.1
+
+ 0.1
+ 0.1
+
+ 0.1
+
+ 20090731172951
+
+
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/settings-template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..408c5ccd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-4269/settings-template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+
+
+
+ maven-core-it-repo
+
+
+ maven-core-it
+ @baseurl@/repo
+
+ ignore
+
+
+ false
+
+
+
+
+
+ maven-core-it
+ @baseurl@/repo
+
+ ignore
+
+
+ false
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ maven-core-it-repo
+
+