diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
index a250c92fe5..234d93ef8b 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ private MavenProject build( File pomFile, File projectDirectory, ProjectBuilding
         Model model = result.getEffectiveModel();
 
         project = fromModelToMavenProject( model, result.getRawModels().get( 1 ).getPomFile(), configuration, model.getPomFile() );
+
+        project.setOriginalModel( result.getRawModel() );
      
         try
         {