diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
index bbc7c9ee9e..f98c94ae44 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/IntegrationTestSuite.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class IntegrationTestSuite
         // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // suite.addTestSuite( MavenIT0108SnapshotUpdateTest.class ); -- MNG-3137
 
+        suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest.class );
         suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng6057CheckReactorOrderTest.class );
         suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng5895CIFriendlyUsageWithPropertyTest.class );
         suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng6090CIFriendlyTest.class );
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6148f34ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package org.apache.maven.it;
+
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
+import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * This is a test set for <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6189">MNG-6189</a>:
+ * using maven-site-plugin reportPlugins parameter must issue a warning.
+ * 
+ * @author Hervé Boutemy
+ */
+public class MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest
+    extends AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase
+{
+
+    public MavenITmng6189SiteReportPluginsWarningTest()
+    {
+        super( "(3.5-alpha-1,)" );
+    }
+
+    public void testit()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        File testDir = ResourceExtractor.simpleExtractResources( getClass(), "/mng-6189-site-reportPlugins-warning" );
+
+        Verifier verifier = newVerifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+        verifier.setAutoclean( false );
+        verifier.deleteDirectory( "target" );
+        verifier.executeGoal( "validate" );
+        verifier.verifyTextInLog( "[WARNING] Reporting configuration should be done in <reporting> section" );
+        verifier.resetStreams();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-6189-site-reportPlugins-warning/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-6189-site-reportPlugins-warning/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6966ffa8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-6189-site-reportPlugins-warning/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.mng6189</groupId>
+  <artifactId>test</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <name>Maven Integration Test :: MNG-6189</name>
+  <description>
+    Check that using maven-site-plugin reportPlugins parameter causes a warning.
+  </description>
+  
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>0.1-stub-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>site</id>
+            <phase>site</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>site</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <reportPlugins><!-- reporting section is preferred -->
+            <reportPlugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.5</version>
+            </reportPlugin>
+          </reportPlugins>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>