diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultArtifactFilterManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultArtifactFilterManager.java
index c2b90531a5..4064ac670f 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultArtifactFilterManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultArtifactFilterManager.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class DefaultArtifactFilterManager implements ArtifactFilterManager
         artifacts.add( "maven-reporting-api" );
         artifacts.add( "maven-repository-metadata" );
         artifacts.add( "maven-settings" );
+        //adding shared/maven-toolchain project here, even though not part of the default 
+        //distro yet.
+        artifacts.add( "maven-toolchain" );
         artifacts.add( "plexus-component-api" );
         artifacts.add( "plexus-container-default" );
         artifacts.add( "plexus-interactivity-api" );