diff --git a/maven-plugin-descriptor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/descriptor/PluginDescriptorBuilder.java b/maven-plugin-descriptor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/descriptor/PluginDescriptorBuilder.java
index cf8f216fff..a36a0049f4 100755
--- a/maven-plugin-descriptor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/descriptor/PluginDescriptorBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-descriptor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/descriptor/PluginDescriptorBuilder.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public class PluginDescriptorBuilder
         pluginDescriptor.setArtifactId( c.getChild( "artifactId" ).getValue() );
         pluginDescriptor.setVersion( c.getChild( "version" ).getValue() );
         pluginDescriptor.setGoalPrefix( c.getChild( "goalPrefix" ).getValue() );
+        
+        String isolatedRealm = c.getChild( "isolatedRealm" ).getValue();
+        
+        if( isolatedRealm != null )
+        {
+            pluginDescriptor.setIsolatedRealm( Boolean.valueOf( isolatedRealm ).booleanValue() );
+        }
 
         String inheritedByDefault = c.getChild( "inheritedByDefault" ).getValue();
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java b/maven-plugin-tools/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
index fd201edfb8..1f0166a055 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public class PluginDescriptorGenerator
             element( w, "version", pluginDescriptor.getVersion() );
 
             element( w, "goalPrefix", pluginDescriptor.getGoalPrefix() );
+            
+            element( w, "isolatedRealm", "" + pluginDescriptor.isIsolatedRealm() );
 
             element( w, "inheritedByDefault", "" + pluginDescriptor.isInheritedByDefault() );