diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
index 4d5a74162d..be3240fbe0 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
@@ -1663,7 +1663,9 @@ public class MavenProject
                             at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:115)
                             at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:256)
                         */
-                        return ArtifactUtils.copyArtifact(attached);
+                        Artifact resultArtifact=ArtifactUtils.copyArtifact(attached);
+                        resultArtifact.setScope(pluginArtifact.getScope());
+                        return resultArtifact;
                     }
                 }
             }