diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException/child/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException/child/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd81abb339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException/child/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException</artifactId>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.errortest</groupId>
+    <version>1</version>
+  </parent>
+  <artifactId>testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException-child</artifactId>
+  
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/child/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/child/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6ae46bf39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/child/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException</artifactId>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.errortest</groupId>
+    <version>1</version>
+  </parent>
+  <artifactId>testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException-child</artifactId>
+  
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b85840104b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/error-reporting-projects/testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.errortest</groupId>
+  <artifactId>testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException</artifactId>
+  <version>1</ver>
+  
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/error/ErrorReporterPointcutTest.java b/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/error/ErrorReporterPointcutTest.java
index 5897d140bb..cf8d0c316c 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/error/ErrorReporterPointcutTest.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/error/ErrorReporterPointcutTest.java
@@ -950,15 +950,51 @@ public void testReportErrorLoadingExternalProfilesFromFile_IOException()
     }
 
     public void testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_XmlPullParserException()
+        throws URISyntaxException, IOException
     {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        File projectDir = prepareProjectDir();
+        File childDir = new File( projectDir, "child" );
 
+        reporter.reportErrorParsingParentProjectModel( null, null, (XmlPullParserException) null );
+        reporterCtl.setMatcher( MockControl.ALWAYS_MATCHER );
+        reporterCtl.setVoidCallable();
+
+        reporterCtl.replay();
+
+        MavenExecutionRequest request = new DefaultMavenExecutionRequest().setBaseDirectory( childDir )
+                                                                          .setShowErrors( true )
+                                                                          .setErrorReporter( reporter )
+                                                                          .setGoals( Arrays.asList( new String[] {
+                                                                              "initialize"
+                                                                          } ) );
+
+        maven.execute( request );
+
+        reporterCtl.verify();
     }
 
     public void testReportErrorParsingParentProjectModel_IOException()
+        throws URISyntaxException, IOException
     {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        File projectDir = prepareProjectDir();
+        File childDir = new File( projectDir, "child" );
 
+        reporter.reportErrorParsingParentProjectModel( null, null, (IOException) null );
+        reporterCtl.setMatcher( MockControl.ALWAYS_MATCHER );
+        reporterCtl.setVoidCallable();
+
+        reporterCtl.replay();
+
+        MavenExecutionRequest request = new DefaultMavenExecutionRequest().setBaseDirectory( childDir )
+                                                                          .setShowErrors( true )
+                                                                          .setErrorReporter( reporter )
+                                                                          .setGoals( Arrays.asList( new String[] {
+                                                                              "initialize"
+                                                                          } ) );
+
+        maven.execute( request );
+
+        reporterCtl.verify();
     }
 
     public void testReportErrorParsingProjectModel_XmlPullParserException()