diff --git a/maven-project-builder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PluginSpecTest.java b/maven-project-builder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PluginSpecTest.java
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+package org.apache.maven.project.builder;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.model.*;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.model.impl.DefaultModelDataSource;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class PluginSpecTest {
+
+    @org.junit.Test
+    public void goalsInherited() throws IOException {
+
+        List<ModelProperty> mp0 = new ArrayList<ModelProperty>();
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.xUri, null));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.xUri, null));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.xUri, null));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.xUri, null));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.xUri, null));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.groupId, "org.codehaus.modello"));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.artifactId, "modello-maven-plugin"));
+        mp0.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.version, "v1"));
+
+        List<ModelProperty> mp = new ArrayList<ModelProperty>();
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.groupId, "org.codehaus.modello"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.artifactId, "modello-maven-plugin"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.version, "v1"));
+
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.id, "site-docs"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.phase, "phase"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.xURI, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal, "xdoc"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal, "xsd"));
+
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.xUri, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.id, "standard"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.xURI, null));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal, "xpp3-reader"));
+        mp.add(new ModelProperty(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal, "xpp3-writer"));
+
+        DomainModel parentModel = new DefaultDomainModel(mp);
+
+        ModelTransformerContext ctx = new ModelTransformerContext(Arrays.asList(new ArtifactModelContainerFactory(),
+                new IdModelContainerFactory()));
+
+        ModelTransformer transformer = new PomTransformer(new DefaultDomainModelFactory());
+        DomainModel domainModel = ctx.transform( Arrays.asList(parentModel, new DefaultDomainModel(mp0)), transformer, transformer );
+
+        DefaultModelDataSource source = new DefaultModelDataSource();
+        source.init(domainModel.getModelProperties(), Arrays.asList(new ArtifactModelContainerFactory(),
+                new IdModelContainerFactory(),  new PluginExecutionIdModelContainerFactory()));
+        List<ModelContainer> containers = source.queryFor(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.xUri);
+        assertTrue(2 == containers.size());
+
+        int numberOfGoals = 0;
+        for(ModelProperty x : containers.get(0).getProperties())
+        {
+            if(x.getUri().equals(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal))
+            {
+                numberOfGoals++;
+            }
+        }
+        assertTrue(numberOfGoals == 2);
+
+        numberOfGoals = 0;
+        for(ModelProperty x : containers.get(1).getProperties())
+        {
+            if(x.getUri().equals(ProjectUri.Build.PluginManagement.Plugins.Plugin.Executions.Execution.Goals.goal))
+            {
+                numberOfGoals++;
+            }
+        }
+        assertTrue(numberOfGoals == 2);
+
+      //  System.out.println(ModelMarshaller.unmarshalModelPropertiesToXml(domainModel.getModelProperties(), ProjectUri.baseUri));
+
+
+    }
+
+}