diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginDescriptorCache.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginDescriptorCache.java
index 96b82740be..8bb69095e9 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginDescriptorCache.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginDescriptorCache.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ protected static PluginDescriptor clone( PluginDescriptor original )
             clone.setId( original.getId() );
             clone.setIsolatedRealm( original.isIsolatedRealm() );
             clone.setSource( original.getSource() );
+
+            clone.setDependencies( original.getDependencies() );
         }
 
         return clone;
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManagerTest.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManagerTest.java
index 1625799e4c..e49162923c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManagerTest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManagerTest.java
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ public void testPluginRealmCache()
                                       session.getRepositorySession() );
         pluginManager.getPluginRealm( session, pluginDescriptor );
 
+        assertEquals( 1, pluginDescriptor.getDependencies().size() );
+
         for ( ComponentDescriptor<?> descriptor : pluginDescriptor.getComponents() )
         {
             assertNotNull( descriptor.getRealm() );
@@ -308,6 +310,8 @@ public void testPluginRealmCache()
                                       session.getRepositorySession() );
         pluginManager.getPluginRealm( session, pluginDescriptor );
 
+        assertEquals( 1, pluginDescriptor.getDependencies().size() );
+
         for ( ComponentDescriptor<?> descriptor : pluginDescriptor.getComponents() )
         {
             assertNotNull( descriptor.getRealm() );