diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
index 95e0d6551e5213521d18b7f753123aad22de22d6..5c758d646cfdf4ec675e2913e38479006ae106bc 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import hudson.EnvVars;
 import hudson.Extension;
 import hudson.ExtensionList;
 import hudson.FilePath;
+import hudson.Functions;
 import hudson.Indenter;
 import hudson.Util;
 import hudson.maven.settings.GlobalMavenSettingsProvider;
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@ import hudson.maven.settings.MavenSettingsProvider;
 import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 import hudson.model.Action;
 import hudson.model.BuildableItemWithBuildWrappers;
+import hudson.model.Result;
+import hudson.tasks.Builder;
 import hudson.model.DependencyGraph;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor.FormException;
 import hudson.model.Executor;
-import hudson.model.TaskListener;
-import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import hudson.model.Item;
 import hudson.model.ItemGroup;
 import hudson.model.Job;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ import hudson.model.Queue.Task;
 import hudson.model.ResourceActivity;
 import hudson.model.SCMedItem;
 import hudson.model.Saveable;
+import hudson.model.TaskListener;
 import hudson.model.TopLevelItem;
 import hudson.search.CollectionSearchIndex;
 import hudson.search.SearchIndexBuilder;
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildWrapper;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildWrappers;
 import hudson.tasks.Fingerprinter;
-import hudson.tasks.JavadocArchiver;
 import hudson.tasks.Mailer;
 import hudson.tasks.Maven;
 import hudson.tasks.Maven.MavenInstallation;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ import java.util.Stack;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 
+import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.Exported;
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenModuleSetBuild> implements TopLevelItem, ItemGroup<MavenModule>, SCMedItem, Saveable, BuildableItemWithBuildWrappers {
+	
+
     /**
      * All {@link MavenModule}s, keyed by their {@link MavenModule#getModuleName()} module name}s.
      */
@@ -254,6 +258,18 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
     private DescribableList<BuildWrapper,Descriptor<BuildWrapper>> buildWrappers =
         new DescribableList<BuildWrapper, Descriptor<BuildWrapper>>(this);
 
+	/**
+     * List of active {@link Builder}s configured for this project.
+     */
+    private DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>> prebuilders =
+            new DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>>(this);
+    
+    private DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>> postbuilders =
+            new DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>>(this);
+	
+    private Result runPostStepsIfResult;
+    
+   
     /**
      * @deprecated
      *      Use {@link #MavenModuleSet(ItemGroup, String)}
@@ -266,6 +282,39 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
         super(parent,name);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Builders that are run before the main Maven execution.
+     *
+     * @since 1.433
+     */
+	public DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>> getPrebuilders() {
+        return prebuilders;
+    }
+	
+    /**
+     * Builders that are run after the main Maven execution.
+     *
+     * @since 1.433
+     */
+	public DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>> getPostbuilders() {
+        return postbuilders;
+    }
+	
+	/**
+     * {@link #postbuilders} are run if the result is better or equal to this threshold.
+     *
+     * @return
+     *      never null
+     * @since 1.433
+	 */
+	public Result getRunPostStepsIfResult() {
+		return Functions.defaulted(runPostStepsIfResult,Result.FAILURE);
+	}
+
+    public void setRunPostStepsIfResult(Result v) {
+        this.runPostStepsIfResult = Functions.defaulted(v,Result.FAILURE);
+    }
+
     public String getUrlChildPrefix() {
         // seemingly redundant "./" is used to make sure that ':' is not interpreted as the scheme identifier
         return ".";
@@ -595,16 +644,27 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
             this.sortedActiveModules = getDisabledModules(false);
         }
 
-        if(reporters==null)
+        if(reporters==null){
             reporters = new DescribableList<MavenReporter, Descriptor<MavenReporter>>(this);
+        }
         reporters.setOwner(this);
-        if(publishers==null)
+        if(publishers==null){
             publishers = new DescribableList<Publisher,Descriptor<Publisher>>(this);
+        }
         publishers.setOwner(this);
-        if(buildWrappers==null)
+        if(buildWrappers==null){
             buildWrappers = new DescribableList<BuildWrapper, Descriptor<BuildWrapper>>(this);
+        }
         buildWrappers.setOwner(this);
-
+        if(prebuilders==null){
+        	prebuilders = new DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>>(this);
+        }
+        prebuilders.setOwner(this);
+        if(postbuilders==null){
+        	postbuilders = new DescribableList<Builder,Descriptor<Builder>>(this);
+        }
+        postbuilders.setOwner(this);
+        
         updateTransientActions();
     }
 
@@ -660,6 +720,8 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
         
         publishers.buildDependencyGraph(this,graph);
         buildWrappers.buildDependencyGraph(this,graph);
+        prebuilders.buildDependencyGraph(this,graph);
+        postbuilders.buildDependencyGraph(this,graph);
     }
 
     public MavenModule getRootModule() {
@@ -677,7 +739,9 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
 
         activities.addAll(super.getResourceActivities());
         activities.addAll(Util.filter(publishers,ResourceActivity.class));
-        activities.addAll(Util.filter(buildWrappers,ResourceActivity.class));
+        activities.addAll(Util.filter(buildWrappers, ResourceActivity.class));
+        activities.addAll(Util.filter(prebuilders,ResourceActivity.class));
+        activities.addAll(Util.filter(postbuilders,ResourceActivity.class));
 
         return activities;
     }
@@ -935,6 +999,10 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
         buildWrappers.rebuild(req,json,BuildWrappers.getFor(this));
         settingConfigId = req.getParameter( "maven.mavenSettingsConfigId" );
         globalSettingConfigId = req.getParameter( "maven.mavenGlobalSettingConfigId" );
+
+        runPostStepsIfResult = Result.fromString(req.getParameter( "post-steps.runIfResult"));
+        prebuilders.rebuildHetero(req,json, Builder.all(), "prebuilder");
+        postbuilders.rebuildHetero(req,json, Builder.all(), "postbuilder");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
index fda22e7b7553584e11024b3534a89f7165b0bb5c..0f5fbe9b54c07162e3c67a26483bd4471a43f482 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import hudson.model.Computer;
 import hudson.model.Environment;
 import hudson.model.Executor;
 import hudson.model.Fingerprint;
-import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import hudson.model.ParameterDefinition;
 import hudson.model.ParametersAction;
 import hudson.model.ParametersDefinitionProperty;
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ import hudson.model.TaskListener;
 import hudson.remoting.Channel;
 import hudson.remoting.VirtualChannel;
 import hudson.scm.ChangeLogSet;
+import hudson.tasks.BuildStep;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildWrapper;
 import hudson.tasks.MailSender;
 import hudson.tasks.Maven.MavenInstallation;
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
+
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.BuildFailureException;
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ import org.sonatype.aether.transfer.TransferListener;
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
 public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,MavenModuleSetBuild> {
+	
     /**
      * {@link MavenReporter}s that will contribute project actions.
      * Can be null if there's none.
@@ -555,12 +559,13 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
         private Map<ModuleName,MavenBuild.ProxyImpl2> proxies;
 
         protected Result doRun(final BuildListener listener) throws Exception {
-            PrintStream logger = listener.getLogger();
-            Result r = null;
+
+        	Result r = null;
+        	PrintStream logger = listener.getLogger();
             FilePath remoteSettings = null, remoteGlobalSettings = null;
 
             try {
-                
+            	
                 EnvVars envVars = getEnvironment(listener);
                 MavenInstallation mvn = project.getMaven();
                 if(mvn==null)
@@ -601,9 +606,18 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                             e.buildEnvVars(envVars); // #3502: too late for getEnvironment to do this
                         }
 
-                        if(!preBuild(listener, project.getPublishers()))
-                            return Result.FAILURE;
+                    	// run pre build steps
+                    	if(!preBuild(listener,project.getPrebuilders())
+                        || !preBuild(listener,project.getPostbuilders())
+                        || !preBuild(listener,project.getPublishers())){
+                    		r = FAILURE;
+                            return r;
+                    	}
 
+                    	if(!build(listener,project.getPrebuilders().toList())){
+                    		r = FAILURE;
+                            return r;
+            			}
 
                         String settingsConfigId = project.getSettingConfigId();
                         if (!StringUtils.isBlank(settingsConfigId)) {
@@ -779,9 +793,17 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                         r = Executor.currentExecutor().abortResult();
                         throw e;
                     } finally {
+            			// only run post build steps if requested...
+                        if (r==null || r.isBetterOrEqualTo(project.getRunPostStepsIfResult())) {
+                            if(!build(listener,project.getPostbuilders().toList())){
+                                r = FAILURE;
+            				}
+            			}
+            			
                         if (r != null) {
                             setResult(r);
                         }
+
                         // tear down in reverse order
                         boolean failed=false;
                         for( int i=buildEnvironments.size()-1; i>=0; i-- ) {
@@ -794,6 +816,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                     }
                 }
                 
+                
                 return r;
             } catch (AbortException e) {
                 if(e.getMessage()!=null)
@@ -830,6 +853,17 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
             }
         }
 
+        
+        private boolean build(BuildListener listener, Collection<hudson.tasks.Builder> steps) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+            for( BuildStep bs : steps ){
+                if(!perform(bs,listener)) {
+                	LOGGER.fine(MessageFormat.format("{1} failed", bs));
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Returns the modules which have not been build since the last successful aggregator build
          * though they should be because they had SCM changes.
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.jelly b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.jelly
index 324e06b7ef61f7126798e23cb675c317ae5af71f..fb96c30b944e95b3320580fd85ef769e33fe6947 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.jelly
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.jelly
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <p:config-upstream-pseudo-trigger />
   </p:config-trigger>
 
+  <f:section title="${%Pre Steps}">
+    <f:block>
+      <f:hetero-list name="prebuilder" hasHeader="true"
+                     descriptors="${h.getBuilderDescriptors(it)}"
+                     items="${it.prebuilders}"
+                     addCaption="${%Add pre-build step}"/>
+    </f:block>
+  </f:section>
+  
   <f:section title="${%Build}">
     <j:set var="mavens" value="${it.descriptor.mavenDescriptor.installations}" />
     <j:if test="${empty(mavens)}">
@@ -129,6 +138,22 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     </f:advanced>
   </f:section>
 
+  <f:section title="${%Post Steps}">
+    <f:entry description="${%criteriaDescription}">
+      <f:radio name="post-steps.runIfResult" value="success" checked="${instance.runPostStepsIfResult.toString() =='SUCCESS'}" title="${%runIfStable}"/>
+      <st:nbsp />
+      <f:radio name="post-steps.runIfResult" value="unstable" checked="${instance.runPostStepsIfResult.toString() =='UNSTABLE'}" title="${%runIfSuccessful}"/>
+      <st:nbsp />
+      <f:radio name="post-steps.runIfResult" value="failure" checked="${instance==null || instance.runPostStepsIfResult.toString() =='FAILURE'}" title="${%runAlways}"/>
+    </f:entry>
+    <f:block>
+      <f:hetero-list name="postbuilder" hasHeader="true"
+                     descriptors="${h.getBuilderDescriptors(it)}"
+                     items="${it.postbuilders}"
+                     addCaption="${%Add post-build step}"/>
+    </f:block>
+  </f:section>
+
   <j:invokeStatic var="reporters" className="hudson.maven.MavenReporters" method="getConfigurableList" />
   <j:if test="${!empty(reporters)}">
     <f:descriptorList title="${%Build Settings}"
@@ -136,6 +161,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
                       instances="${it.reporters.toMap()}" />
   </j:if>
 
+
   <p:config-buildWrappers />
   <p:config-publishers />
 </j:jelly>
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.properties b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.properties
index d91e31e66c7a533dece47f096a5118bdadd4f6fd..a0a2620a63d73e1850572b67dad8e0bcc3f3e51c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.properties
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries.properties
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 Maven\ Version.error.1=Jenkins needs to know where your Maven2 is installed.
-Maven\ Version.error.2=Please do so from <a href="{0}/configure" target="_new">the system configuration</a>.
\ No newline at end of file
+Maven\ Version.error.2=Please do so from <a href="{0}/configure" target="_new">the system configuration</a>.
+criteriaDescription=Should the post-build steps run only for successful builds, etc.
+runIfStable=Run only if build succeeds
+runIfSuccessful=Run only if build succeeds or is unstable
+runAlways=Run regardless of build result
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries_fr.properties b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries_fr.properties
index bb43380281025024641e43c84eb8ef75c7e1aca4..64366fb6e749503e2b9a15832fac3bb8b8f3582d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries_fr.properties
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet/configure-entries_fr.properties
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ Resolve\ Dependencies\ during\ Pom\ parsing=Effectue la r\u00e9solution de d\u00
 Process\ Plugins\ during\ Pom\ parsing=Analyse les plugins pendant la lecture du POM
 Maven\ Validation\ Level=Niveau de validation du POM Maven
 Goals=Goals
+Add\ post-build\ step=Ajouter une \u00E9tape pr\u00E9-build
+Add\ pre-build\ step=Ajouter une \u00E9tape pr\u00E9-build
+Post-Build\ Run\ Criteria=Crit\u00E8re pour ex\u00E9cuter le post-build
+Steps\ to\ run\ after\ mvn\ build=\u00C9tapes \u00E0 lancer apr\u00E8s le build maven
+Steps\ to\ run\ before\ mvn\ build=\u00C9tapes \u00E0 lancer avant le build maven
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/src/test/java/hudson/maven/MavenProjectTest.java b/test/src/test/java/hudson/maven/MavenProjectTest.java
index 10ed0c15706679132db956e362d257649fd04a6d..080556e516105409f9829b1982a2abe482d3f3cd 100644
--- a/test/src/test/java/hudson/maven/MavenProjectTest.java
+++ b/test/src/test/java/hudson/maven/MavenProjectTest.java
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
  */
 package hudson.maven;
 
+import hudson.model.Result;
 import hudson.tasks.Maven.MavenInstallation;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+import hudson.tasks.Shell;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.Bug;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.ExtractResourceSCM;
@@ -151,4 +153,30 @@ public class MavenProjectTest extends HudsonTestCase {
         project.setGoals("install");
         buildAndAssertSuccess(project);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Config roundtrip test around pre/post build step
+     */
+    public void testConfigRoundtrip() throws Exception {
+        MavenModuleSet m = createMavenProject();
+        Shell b1 = new Shell("1");
+        Shell b2 = new Shell("2");
+        m.getPrebuilders().add(b1);
+        m.getPostbuilders().add(b2);
+        configRoundtrip(m);
+
+        assertEquals(1,  m.getPrebuilders().size());
+        assertNotSame(b1,m.getPrebuilders().get(Shell.class));
+        assertEquals("1",m.getPrebuilders().get(Shell.class).getCommand());
+
+        assertEquals(1,  m.getPostbuilders().size());
+        assertNotSame(b2,m.getPostbuilders().get(Shell.class));
+        assertEquals("2",m.getPostbuilders().get(Shell.class).getCommand());
+
+        for (Result r : new Result[]{Result.SUCCESS, Result.UNSTABLE, Result.FAILURE}) {
+            m.setRunPostStepsIfResult(r);
+            configRoundtrip(m);
+            assertEquals(r,m.getRunPostStepsIfResult());
+        }
+    }
 }