diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
index 12bb16b28f..5ec691fa8c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public class DefaultMaven
     {
         return new MavenSession( container, request.getSettings(), request.getLocalRepository(),
                                  request.getEventDispatcher(), rpm, request.getGoals(), request.getBaseDirectory(),
-                                 request.getExecutionProperties() );
+                                 request.getExecutionProperties(), request.getStartTime() );
     }
 
     /**
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 0a5d969f1c..884baf9e28 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
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.monitor.event.EventMonitor;
 import org.apache.maven.profiles.ProfileManager;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -59,13 +60,11 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
 
     private final Properties executionProperties;
 
-    public DefaultMavenExecutionRequest( ArtifactRepository localRepository,
-                                         Settings settings,
-                                         EventDispatcher eventDispatcher,
-                                         List goals,
-                                         String baseDirectory,
-                                         ProfileManager globalProfileManager,
-                                         Properties executionProperties )
+    private final Date startTime;
+
+    public DefaultMavenExecutionRequest( ArtifactRepository localRepository, Settings settings,
+                                         EventDispatcher eventDispatcher, List goals, String baseDirectory,
+                                         ProfileManager globalProfileManager, Properties executionProperties )
     {
         this.localRepository = localRepository;
 
@@ -80,6 +79,8 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
         this.globalProfileManager = globalProfileManager;
 
         this.executionProperties = executionProperties;
+
+        this.startTime = new Date();
     }
 
     public Settings getSettings()
@@ -175,4 +176,9 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
     {
         return globalProfileManager;
     }
+
+    public Date getStartTime()
+    {
+        return startTime;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
index 58f9861386..53f39bdf07 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.monitor.event.EventMonitor;
 import org.apache.maven.profiles.ProfileManager;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -66,4 +67,6 @@ public interface MavenExecutionRequest
     ProfileManager getGlobalProfileManager();
 
     Properties getExecutionProperties();
+
+    Date getStartTime();
 }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenSession.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenSession.java
index 7ee2d520a1..4c4c6c6c3a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenSession.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenSession.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusContainer;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLookupException;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -53,14 +54,11 @@ public class MavenSession
 
     private final Properties executionProperties;
 
-    public MavenSession( PlexusContainer container,
-                         Settings settings,
-                         ArtifactRepository localRepository,
-                         EventDispatcher eventDispatcher,
-                         ReactorManager reactorManager,
-                         List goals,
-                         String executionRootDir,
-                         Properties executionProperties )
+    private final Date startTime;
+
+    public MavenSession( PlexusContainer container, Settings settings, ArtifactRepository localRepository,
+                         EventDispatcher eventDispatcher, ReactorManager reactorManager, List goals,
+                         String executionRootDir, Properties executionProperties, Date startTime )
     {
         this.container = container;
 
@@ -77,6 +75,8 @@ public class MavenSession
         this.executionRootDir = executionRootDir;
 
         this.executionProperties = executionProperties;
+
+        this.startTime = startTime;
     }
 
     public Map getPluginContext( PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor, MavenProject project )
@@ -161,4 +161,9 @@ public class MavenSession
     {
         return usingPOMsFromFilesystem;
     }
+
+    public Date getStartTime()
+    {
+        return startTime;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
index 68e5e90b9a..51f6b2453c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
 
         MavenExecutionResponse response = new MavenExecutionResponse();
 
-        response.setStart( new Date() );
+        response.setStart( session.getStartTime() );
 
         try
         {