diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
index d14442c..5db6488 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ under the License.
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <plexusCompilerVersion>1.8.6</plexusCompilerVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -54,6 +55,28 @@ under the License.
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
       <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-compiler-manager</artifactId>
+      <version>${plexusCompilerVersion}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+          <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
+      <version>${plexusCompilerVersion}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+          <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AbstractFirstMojo.java b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AbstractFirstMojo.java
index 89545f9..cdcc6a6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AbstractFirstMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AbstractFirstMojo.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Execute;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.manager.CompilerManager;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
@@ -47,6 +49,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractFirstMojo
                 required = true )
     protected File touchFile;
 
+    /**
+     * Plexus compiler manager.
+     */
+    @Component(role = "org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.manager.CompilerManager")
+    protected CompilerManager compilerManager;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    @Component(role = "org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource", roleHint = "maven")
+    protected ArtifactMetadataSource artifactMetadataSource;
+
 
 
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
index dde40db..ec56ff6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
@@ -51,14 +51,23 @@ public class FirstMojo
     public void execute()
         throws MojoExecutionException
     {
+        if (basedir == null)
+        {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "basedir == null" );
+        }
+        if (touchFile == null)
+        {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "touchFile == null" );
+        }
         if ( projectHelper == null )
         {
             throw new MojoExecutionException( "projectHelper == null" );
         }
-        if (basedir == null || touchFile == null)
+        if ( compilerManager == null )
         {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException( "basedir == null || touchFile == null" );
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "compilerManager == null" );
         }
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
index 32a3d3b..6c0a341 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ assert mojo.configuration.touchFile[0].text() == '${first.touchFile}'
 assert mojo.configuration.touchFile[0].'@implementation' == 'java.io.File'
 assert mojo.configuration.touchFile[0].'@default-value' == '${project.build.directory}/touch.txt'
 
-assert mojo.requirements.requirement.size() == 1
+assert mojo.requirements.requirement.size() == 3
 
-assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].role.text() == 'org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper'
-assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].'role-hint'.text() == 'default'
-assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].'field-name'.text() == 'projectHelper'
+assert mojo.requirements.requirement[1].role.text() == 'org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper'
+assert mojo.requirements.requirement[1].'role-hint'.text() == 'default'
+assert mojo.requirements.requirement[1].'field-name'.text() == 'projectHelper'
 
 assert mojo.parameters.parameter.size() == 3
 
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 b81ab5c..8b3b17a 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
@@ -357,7 +357,11 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor
                 mojoDescriptor.addParameter( parameter );
             }
 
-            for ( ComponentAnnotationContent componentAnnotationContent : mojoAnnotatedClass.getComponents().values() )
+            Map<String, ComponentAnnotationContent> components =
+                getComponentsParentHierarchy( mojoAnnotatedClass, new HashMap<String, ComponentAnnotationContent>(),
+                                              mojoAnnotatedClasses );
+
+            for ( ComponentAnnotationContent componentAnnotationContent : components.values() )
             {
                 org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.Parameter parameter =
                     new org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.Parameter();
@@ -383,7 +387,7 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor
         List<ParameterAnnotationContent> parameterAnnotationContents = new ArrayList<ParameterAnnotationContent>();
 
         parameterAnnotationContents =
-            getParent( mojoAnnotatedClass, parameterAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
+            getParametersParent( mojoAnnotatedClass, parameterAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
 
         // move to parent first to build the Map
         Collections.reverse( parameterAnnotationContents );
@@ -398,9 +402,9 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor
         return map;
     }
 
-    protected List<ParameterAnnotationContent> getParent( MojoAnnotatedClass mojoAnnotatedClass,
-                                                          List<ParameterAnnotationContent> parameterAnnotationContents,
-                                                          Map<String, MojoAnnotatedClass> mojoAnnotatedClasses )
+    protected List<ParameterAnnotationContent> getParametersParent( MojoAnnotatedClass mojoAnnotatedClass,
+                                                                    List<ParameterAnnotationContent> parameterAnnotationContents,
+                                                                    Map<String, MojoAnnotatedClass> mojoAnnotatedClasses )
     {
         parameterAnnotationContents.addAll( mojoAnnotatedClass.getParameters().values() );
         String parentClassName = mojoAnnotatedClass.getParentClassName();
@@ -409,9 +413,49 @@ public class JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor
             MojoAnnotatedClass parent = mojoAnnotatedClasses.get( parentClassName );
             if ( parent != null )
             {
-                return getParent( parent, parameterAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
+                return getParametersParent( parent, parameterAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
             }
         }
         return parameterAnnotationContents;
     }
+
+
+    protected Map<String, ComponentAnnotationContent> getComponentsParentHierarchy(
+        MojoAnnotatedClass mojoAnnotatedClass, Map<String, ComponentAnnotationContent> components,
+        Map<String, MojoAnnotatedClass> mojoAnnotatedClasses )
+    {
+        List<ComponentAnnotationContent> componentAnnotationContents = new ArrayList<ComponentAnnotationContent>();
+
+        componentAnnotationContents =
+            getComponentParent( mojoAnnotatedClass, componentAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
+
+        // move to parent first to build the Map
+        Collections.reverse( componentAnnotationContents );
+
+        Map<String, ComponentAnnotationContent> map =
+            new HashMap<String, ComponentAnnotationContent>( componentAnnotationContents.size() );
+
+        for ( ComponentAnnotationContent componentAnnotationContent : componentAnnotationContents )
+        {
+            map.put( componentAnnotationContent.getFieldName(), componentAnnotationContent );
+        }
+        return map;
+    }
+
+    protected List<ComponentAnnotationContent> getComponentParent( MojoAnnotatedClass mojoAnnotatedClass,
+                                                                   List<ComponentAnnotationContent> componentAnnotationContents,
+                                                                   Map<String, MojoAnnotatedClass> mojoAnnotatedClasses )
+    {
+        componentAnnotationContents.addAll( mojoAnnotatedClass.getComponents().values() );
+        String parentClassName = mojoAnnotatedClass.getParentClassName();
+        if ( parentClassName != null )
+        {
+            MojoAnnotatedClass parent = mojoAnnotatedClasses.get( parentClassName );
+            if ( parent != null )
+            {
+                return getComponentParent( parent, componentAnnotationContents, mojoAnnotatedClasses );
+            }
+        }
+        return componentAnnotationContents;
+    }
 }