diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class ExecJavaMojo
      * 
      * @since 1.3
      */
-    @Parameter
+    @Parameter( property = "exec.additionalClasspathElements", defaultValue = "")
     private List<String> additionalClasspathElements;
 
     /**
Expose additionalClasspathElements for java goal as command line parameter; fixes #<I>