diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/extension.xml b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/extension.xml
index 1d24d922e3..1f0b95f868 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/extension.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/extension.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ under the License.
     <exportedPackage>javax.enterprise.util.*</exportedPackage>
     <exportedPackage>javax.enterprise.inject.*</exportedPackage>
 
+    <!-- javax.annotation (JSR-250) -->
+    <exportedPackage>javax.annotation.*</exportedPackage>
 
     <!-- 
       | We may potentially want to export these, but right now I'm not sure that anything Guice specific needs
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ under the License.
     <exportedArtifact>org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-impl</exportedArtifact>
 
     <exportedArtifact>javax.inject:javax.inject</exportedArtifact>
+    <exportedArtifact>javax.annotation:jsr250-api</exportedArtifact>
     <exportedArtifact>org.slf4j:slf4j-api</exportedArtifact>
     <exportedArtifact>org.fusesource.jansi:jansi</exportedArtifact>
 
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 52e9c82f41..7bd265066c 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsr250-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
index e1e58c8fc0..641a2a9b8b 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ public class MavenCli
 
         ClassRealm containerRealm = setupContainerRealm( cliRequest.classWorld, coreRealm, extClassPath, extensions );
 
-        ContainerConfiguration cc = new DefaultContainerConfiguration().setClassWorld( cliRequest.classWorld ).setRealm(
-            containerRealm ).setClassPathScanning( PlexusConstants.SCANNING_INDEX ).setAutoWiring( true ).setName(
-            "maven" );
+        ContainerConfiguration cc = new DefaultContainerConfiguration().setClassWorld( cliRequest.classWorld )
+            .setRealm( containerRealm ).setClassPathScanning( PlexusConstants.SCANNING_INDEX ).setAutoWiring( true )
+            .setJSR250Lifecycle( true ).setName( "maven" );
 
         Set<String> exportedArtifacts = new HashSet<>( coreEntry.getExportedArtifacts() );
         Set<String> exportedPackages = new HashSet<>( coreEntry.getExportedPackages() );
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ public class MavenCli
                 .setRealm( containerRealm ) //
                 .setClassPathScanning( PlexusConstants.SCANNING_INDEX ) //
                 .setAutoWiring( true ) //
+                .setJSR250Lifecycle( true ) //
                 .setName( "maven" );
 
             DefaultPlexusContainer container = new DefaultPlexusContainer( cc, new AbstractModule()
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e12e36201..d6f165cd3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ under the License.
         <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
         <version>1</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jsr250-api</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-component-annotations</artifactId>