diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PomConstructionTest.java b/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PomConstructionTest.java
index c481640f41..8d9a398ced 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PomConstructionTest.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/builder/PomConstructionTest.java
@@ -235,6 +235,42 @@ public class PomConstructionTest
     }
     //*/
 
+    /* FIXME: cf. MNG-3906
+    public void testOrderOfMergedPluginDependenciesWithoutPluginManagement()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        PomTestWrapper pom = buildPom( "merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/sub" );
+        assertEquals( 5, ( (List<?>) pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependencies" ) ).size() );
+        assertEquals( "c", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[1]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[1]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "a", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[2]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "2", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[2]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "b", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[3]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[3]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "e", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[4]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[4]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "e", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[5]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[5]/version" ) );
+    }
+
+    public void testOrderOfMergedPluginDependenciesWithPluginManagement()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        PomTestWrapper pom = buildPom( "merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/sub" );
+        assertEquals( 5, ( (List<?>) pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependencies" ) ).size() );
+        assertEquals( "c", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[1]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[1]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "a", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[2]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "2", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[2]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "b", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[3]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[3]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "e", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[4]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[4]/version" ) );
+        assertEquals( "e", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[5]/artifactId" ) );
+        assertEquals( "1", pom.getValue( "build/plugins[1]/dependency[5]/version" ) );
+    }
+    //*/
+
     private PomArtifactResolver artifactResolver( String basedir )
     {
         return new FileBasedPomArtifactResolver( new File( BASE_POM_DIR, basedir ) );
diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/pom.xml b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c4b186677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-3906</name> 
+  <description>
+    Test that project-level plugin dependencies are properly merged during inheritance.
+  </description>
+
+  <build>
+  	<!-- NOTE: This parent uses plugin management -->
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-class-loader</artifactId>
+          <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+              <artifactId>e</artifactId>
+              <version>1</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+              <artifactId>a</artifactId>
+              <version>1</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+              <artifactId>d</artifactId>
+              <version>1</version>
+            </dependency>
+          </dependencies>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85cc818847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/w-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+    <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <artifactId>child</artifactId>
+
+  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-3906</name> 
+  <description>
+    Test that project-level plugin dependencies are properly merged during inheritance.
+  </description>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-class-loader</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>c</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>a</artifactId>
+            <version>2</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>b</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/pom.xml b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4dcf657e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-3906</name> 
+  <description>
+    Test that project-level plugin dependencies are properly merged during inheritance.
+  </description>
+
+  <build>
+    <!-- NOTE: This parent does not use plugin management -->
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-class-loader</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>e</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>a</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>d</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85cc818847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/resources-project-builder/merged-plugin-class-path-order/wo-plugin-mngt/sub/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!--
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+    <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <artifactId>child</artifactId>
+
+  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-3906</name> 
+  <description>
+    Test that project-level plugin dependencies are properly merged during inheritance.
+  </description>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-class-loader</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>c</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>a</artifactId>
+            <version>2</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng3906</groupId>
+            <artifactId>b</artifactId>
+            <version>1</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>