diff --git a/maven-core-it/README.txt b/maven-core-it/README.txt
index e983540099..5cf78e5332 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/README.txt
+++ b/maven-core-it/README.txt
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ it0076: Test that plugins in pluginManagement aren't included in the build
 
 it0077: Test test jar attachment.
 
+it0078: Test that configuration for maven-compiler-plugin is injected from
+        PluginManagement section even when it's not explicitly defined in the
+        plugins section.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 - generated sources
diff --git a/maven-core-it/integration-tests.txt b/maven-core-it/integration-tests.txt
index 4da858109c..9ee5dc61eb 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/integration-tests.txt
+++ b/maven-core-it/integration-tests.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+it0078
 it0077
 it0076
 it0075
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0078/expected-results.txt b/maven-core-it/it0078/expected-results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b77f0420f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0078/expected-results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!target/classes/Test.class
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0078/goals.txt b/maven-core-it/it0078/goals.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..582d9721c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0078/goals.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+compile
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0078/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0078/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8921b83d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0078/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.it</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-core-it0078</artifactId>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <version>1.0</version>
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <excludes>
+              <exclude implementation="java.lang.String">**/Test.java</exclude>
+            </excludes>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0078/src/main/java/Test.java b/maven-core-it/it0078/src/main/java/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0d36b07d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0078/src/main/java/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Test
+{
+	private List strings;
+}