diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/LifecycleExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/LifecycleExecutor.java
index 926954eb8f..e9c9f95de1 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/LifecycleExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/LifecycleExecutor.java
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.maven.BuildFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 
 /**
  * @author Jason van  Zyl
@@ -52,4 +54,7 @@ public interface LifecycleExecutor
     
     void execute( MavenSession session )
         throws LifecycleExecutionException, MojoFailureException, MojoExecutionException;
+    
+    Xpp3Dom getDefaultPluginConfiguration( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String goal, MavenProject project, ArtifactRepository localRepository ) 
+        throws LifecycleExecutionException;    
 }