diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
index 7ba64ac74b..2180352580 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
             projectBuildingConfiguration.setExecutionProperties( getProperties() );
             projectBuildingConfiguration.setRemoteRepositories( getRemoteRepositories() );
             projectBuildingConfiguration.setActiveProfileIds( getActiveProfiles() );
+            projectBuildingConfiguration.setInactiveProfileIds( getInactiveProfiles() );
             projectBuildingConfiguration.setProfiles( getProfiles() );
             projectBuildingConfiguration.setProcessPlugins( true );
         }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
index 070d39a091..544ec37b14 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
@@ -120,10 +120,8 @@ public class DefaultMavenProjectBuilder
 
         ProfileActivationContext profileActivationContext = new ProfileActivationContext( configuration.getExecutionProperties(), true );
         profileActivationContext.setExplicitlyActiveProfileIds( configuration.getActiveProfileIds() );
-        if (configuration.getExecutionProperties() != null )
-        {
-            profileActivationContext.getExecutionProperties().putAll( configuration.getExecutionProperties() );
-        }
+        profileActivationContext.setExplicitlyInactiveProfileIds( configuration.getInactiveProfileIds() );
+
         ProfileManager profileManager = new DefaultProfileManager( profileActivationContext );
         
         try
@@ -483,7 +481,7 @@ public class DefaultMavenProjectBuilder
 
         if ( validationResult.getMessageCount() > 0 )
         {
-            for ( String s : (List<String>) validationResult.getMessages() )
+            for ( String s : validationResult.getMessages() )
             {
                 logger.error( s );
             }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
index 201224d502..baa40433d2 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration
     
     private List<String> activeProfileIds;
     
+    private List<String> inactiveProfileIds;
+    
     private List<Profile> profiles;
         
     public MavenProject getTopLevelProjectFromReactor()
@@ -121,6 +123,16 @@ public class DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration
         this.activeProfileIds = activeProfileIds;      
     }
 
+    public List<String> getInactiveProfileIds()
+    {
+        return inactiveProfileIds;
+    }
+
+    public void setInactiveProfileIds( List<String> inactiveProfileIds )
+    {
+        this.inactiveProfileIds = inactiveProfileIds;
+    }
+
     public void setProfiles( List<Profile> profiles )
     {
         this.profiles = profiles;
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilderConfiguration.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
index be8d3d1d5d..e00f2daaf8 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilderConfiguration.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ public interface ProjectBuilderConfiguration
     void setActiveProfileIds( List<String> activeProfileIds );
         
     List<String> getActiveProfileIds();
+
+    void setInactiveProfileIds( List<String> inactiveProfileIds );
+
+    List<String> getInactiveProfileIds();
     
     /**
      * Add a {@link org.apache.maven.model.Profile} that has come from an external source. This may be from a custom configuration