diff --git a/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/embedder/Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl.java b/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/embedder/Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl.java
index 341aee5b41b8..4d5d8597a0fb 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/embedder/Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/embedder/Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl.java
@@ -285,19 +285,30 @@ public class Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl extends MavenRemoteObject implements Maven
           MavenProject project = RemoteNativeMavenProjectHolder.findProjectById(nativeMavenProjectId);
           PluginDescriptor result = getComponent(PluginManager.class).verifyPlugin(mavenPlugin, project,
                                                                                    myImpl.getSettings(), myImpl.getLocalRepository());
-          if (!transitive) return Collections.emptyList();
-
-          // todo try to use parallel downloading
 
           Map<MavenArtifactInfo, MavenArtifact> resolvedArtifacts = new THashMap<MavenArtifactInfo, MavenArtifact>();
-          for (Artifact each : (Iterable<Artifact>)result.getIntroducedDependencyArtifacts()) {
-            resolveIfNecessary(new MavenArtifactInfo(each.getGroupId(), each.getArtifactId(), each.getVersion(), each.getType(), null),
-                               repositories, resolvedArtifacts);
-          }
-          for (ComponentDependency each : (List<ComponentDependency>)result.getDependencies()) {
-            resolveIfNecessary(new MavenArtifactInfo(each.getGroupId(), each.getArtifactId(), each.getVersion(), each.getType(), null),
-                               repositories, resolvedArtifacts);
+
+          Artifact pluginArtifact = result.getPluginArtifact();
+
+          MavenArtifactInfo artifactInfo = new MavenArtifactInfo(pluginArtifact.getGroupId(),
+                                                                 pluginArtifact.getArtifactId(),
+                                                                 pluginArtifact.getVersion(),
+                                                                 pluginArtifact.getType(), null);
+
+          resolveIfNecessary(artifactInfo, repositories, resolvedArtifacts);
+
+          if (transitive) {
+            // todo try to use parallel downloading
+            for (Artifact each : (Iterable<Artifact>)result.getIntroducedDependencyArtifacts()) {
+              resolveIfNecessary(new MavenArtifactInfo(each.getGroupId(), each.getArtifactId(), each.getVersion(), each.getType(), null),
+                                 repositories, resolvedArtifacts);
+            }
+            for (ComponentDependency each : (List<ComponentDependency>)result.getDependencies()) {
+              resolveIfNecessary(new MavenArtifactInfo(each.getGroupId(), each.getArtifactId(), each.getVersion(), each.getType(), null),
+                                 repositories, resolvedArtifacts);
+            }
           }
+
           return new THashSet<MavenArtifact>(resolvedArtifacts.values());
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsTree.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsTree.java
index 685b5e61758f..21c7cb627dc9 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsTree.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProjectsTree.java
@@ -1022,11 +1022,26 @@ public class MavenProjectsTree {
     embedder.clearCachesFor(mavenProject.getMavenId());
 
     try {
+      process.setText(ProjectBundle.message("maven.downloading.pom.plugins", mavenProject.getDisplayName()));
+
+      Set<File> filesToRefresh = new HashSet<File>();
+
       for (MavenPlugin each : mavenProject.getDeclaredPlugins()) {
         process.checkCanceled();
-        process.setText(ProjectBundle.message("maven.downloading.pom.plugins", mavenProject.getDisplayName()));
-        embedder.resolvePlugin(each, mavenProject.getRemoteRepositories(), nativeMavenProject, false);
+
+        Collection<MavenArtifact> artifacts = embedder.resolvePlugin(each, mavenProject.getRemoteRepositories(), nativeMavenProject, false);
+
+        for (MavenArtifact artifact : artifacts) {
+          File pluginJar = artifact.getFile();
+          File pluginDir = pluginJar.getParentFile();
+          if (pluginDir != null) {
+            filesToRefresh.add(pluginDir); // Refresh both *.pom and *.jar files.
+          }
+        }
       }
+
+      LocalFileSystem.getInstance().refreshIoFiles(filesToRefresh);
+
       mavenProject.resetCache();
       firePluginsResolved(mavenProject);
     }