diff --git a/maven-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/RepositorySystem.java b/maven-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/RepositorySystem.java
index d729404e8a..6053147928 100644
--- a/maven-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/RepositorySystem.java
+++ b/maven-repository/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/RepositorySystem.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public interface RepositorySystem
 
     Artifact createProjectArtifact( String groupId, String artifactId, String version );
 
+    Artifact createArtifactWithClassifier( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String type, String classifier );
+    
     Artifact createPluginArtifact( Plugin plugin );
     
     Artifact createDependencyArtifact( Dependency dependency );