diff --git a/maven.xml b/maven.xml
index c1ee7a53bc..9ab07b4ffc 100755
--- a/maven.xml
+++ b/maven.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <project
    xmlns:j="jelly:core"
    xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
+   xmlns:util="jelly:util"
    xmlns:maven="jelly:maven"
   >
 
@@ -167,4 +168,27 @@
           tofile="${maven.build.dir}/docs/ref/acegi-security-reference.html"/>
    </goal>
 
+    <postGoal name="sdocbook:prepare-filesystem">
+        <j:set var="unzipped" value="false" />
+        <util:available file="${maven.sdocbook.generated.fo}">
+            <j:set var="unzipped" value="true" />
+            <echo>Using previusly unzipped docbook files</echo>
+        </util:available>
+        <j:if test="${!unzipped}">
+            <!-- unzip docbook files -->
+            <ant:unzip dest="${maven.build.dir}"
+                src="${pom.getDependencyPath('docbook:docbook-xsl')}"/>
+                
+            <!-- use a custom stylesheet -->
+            <move file="${maven.sdocbook.stylesheets.dir}/fo/docbook.xsl"
+                tofile="${maven.sdocbook.stylesheets.dir}/fo/docbook-bak.xsl"/>
+            <copy file="${maven.sdocbook.src.dir}/styles/fo/docbook.xsl"
+                todir="${maven.sdocbook.stylesheets.dir}/fo"/>
+            <copy todir="${maven.sdocbook.stylesheets.dir}">
+                <fileset dir="${maven.sdocbook.src.dir}/images"/>
+            </copy>
+        </j:if>
+
+    </postGoal>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index bf50f61a08..eba4d77258 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ maven.multiproject.basedir=.
 maven.multiproject.includes=core/project.xml,adapters/*/project.xml
 
 
+# sdocbook
+#maven.sdocbook.fo.params=-PARAM paper.type A4 -PARAM use.extensions 1 -PARAM tablecolumns.extension 0 -PARAM callout.extensions 1 -PARAM fop.extensions=1
+#maven.sdocbook.fo.params=draft.mode=no
+maven.sdocbook.src.dir=${basedir}/docbook
+maven.sdocbook.resources.include=**/*.gif,**/*.svg,**/*.jpg
+maven.sdocbook.stylesheets.dir=${maven.build.dir}/docbook-xsl-1.66.1
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Commons Attributes
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 24be8d6789..d89db0ecb7 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -241,6 +241,21 @@
       <version>2.5</version>
       <type>plugin</type>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven-plugins</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-sdockbook-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- docbook -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>docbook</groupId>
+      <artifactId>docbook-xsl</artifactId>
+      <version>1.66.1</version>
+      <url>http://docbook.sourceforge.net</url>
+      <type>zip</type>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/java</sourceDirectory>