diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
index b132524..2008170 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ public @interface Component
     String role() default "";
 
     String roleHint() default "";
+
+    boolean required() default false;
+
+    boolean readonly() default false;
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
index b81c8fb..043ed11 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor.java
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor
                 parameter.setEditable( false );
                 parameter.setDeprecated( componentAnnotationContent.getDeprecated() );
                 parameter.setSince( componentAnnotationContent.getSince() );
+                // same behaviour as JavaMojoDescriptorExtractor
+                //parameter.setRequired( componentAnnotationContent.required() );
+                parameter.setEditable( false );
                 mojoDescriptor.addParameter( parameter );
             }
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/datamodel/ComponentAnnotationContent.java b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/datamodel/ComponentAnnotationContent.java
index b649a3b..0543b49 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/datamodel/ComponentAnnotationContent.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/annotations/datamodel/ComponentAnnotationContent.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public class ComponentAnnotationContent
 
     private String roleHint;
 
+    private boolean required = false;
+
+    private boolean readonly = false;
+
     public ComponentAnnotationContent( String fieldName )
     {
         super( fieldName );
@@ -72,6 +76,26 @@ public class ComponentAnnotationContent
         return null;
     }
 
+    public boolean required()
+    {
+        return required;
+    }
+
+    public void required( boolean required )
+    {
+        this.required = required;
+    }
+
+    public boolean readonly()
+    {
+        return readonly;
+    }
+
+    public void readonly( boolean readonly )
+    {
+        this.readonly = readonly;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {