diff --git a/plugins/maven/maven-server-api/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenServerEmbedder.java b/plugins/maven/maven-server-api/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenServerEmbedder.java
index 2ac9ea0ebfa8..4a9e36c54752 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/maven-server-api/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenServerEmbedder.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/maven-server-api/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenServerEmbedder.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.rmi.Remote;
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 public interface MavenServerEmbedder extends Remote {
   String MAVEN_EMBEDDER_VERSION = "idea.maven.embedder.version";
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ public interface MavenServerEmbedder extends Remote {
                  boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
                  @NotNull MavenServerConsole console,
                  @NotNull MavenServerProgressIndicator indicator,
-                 boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots) throws RemoteException;
+                 boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots,
+                 @Nullable Properties userProperties) throws RemoteException;
 
   void customizeComponents() throws RemoteException;
 
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 33fa797db4b6..91a84a699302 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
@@ -631,13 +631,15 @@ public class Maven2ServerEmbedderImpl extends MavenRemoteObject implements Maven
                         boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
                         @NotNull MavenServerConsole console,
                         @NotNull MavenServerProgressIndicator indicator,
-                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots) {
+                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots,
+                        @Nullable Properties userProperties) {
     try {
       ((CustomArtifactFactory)getComponent(ArtifactFactory.class)).customize();
       ((CustomArtifactFactory)getComponent(ProjectArtifactFactory.class)).customize();
       ((CustomArtifactResolver)getComponent(ArtifactResolver.class)).customize(workspaceMap, failOnUnresolvedDependency);
       ((CustomRepositoryMetadataManager)getComponent(RepositoryMetadataManager.class)).customize(workspaceMap);
       ((CustomWagonManager)getComponent(WagonManager.class)).customize(failOnUnresolvedDependency);
+      myImpl.setUserProperties(userProperties);
 
       setConsoleAndIndicator(console, indicator);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java b/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
index 70a6e470926c..84fc9f791588 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/maven2-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.codehaus.plexus.logging.Logger;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlPullParserException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.sonatype.plexus.components.sec.dispatcher.SecDispatcher;
 import org.sonatype.plexus.components.sec.dispatcher.SecDispatcherException;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ public class MavenEmbedder {
   private final Logger myLogger;
   private final MavenEmbedderSettings myEmbedderSettings;
   private final ArtifactRepository myLocalRepository;
+  private Properties myUserProperties = new Properties();
 
   private MavenEmbedder(@NotNull DefaultPlexusContainer container,
                         @NotNull Settings settings,
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ public class MavenEmbedder {
     MavenExecutionRequest result = new DefaultMavenExecutionRequest(myLocalRepository, mySettings, dispatcher, goals, file.getParent(),
                                                                     createProfileManager(activeProfiles, inactiveProfiles,
                                                                                          executionProperties), executionProperties,
-                                                                    new Properties(), true) {
+                                                                    myUserProperties, true) {
       private boolean myIsRecursive;
 
       @Override
@@ -595,5 +597,9 @@ public class MavenEmbedder {
     ComponentDescriptor d = container.getComponentDescriptor(componentClass.getName());
     d.setImplementation(implementationClass.getName());
   }
+
+  public void setUserProperties(@Nullable Properties userProperties) {
+    myUserProperties = userProperties == null ? new Properties() : userProperties;
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/maven/maven3-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl.java b/plugins/maven/maven3-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl.java
index 5116e49045a3..10a16cdfdd15 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/maven3-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/maven3-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl.java
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public class Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
 
   private boolean myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots;
 
+  @Nullable private Properties myUserProperties;
+
   public Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl(MavenEmbedderSettings settings) throws RemoteException {
     super(settings.getSettings());
 
@@ -523,7 +525,8 @@ public class Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
                         boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
                         @NotNull MavenServerConsole console,
                         @NotNull MavenServerProgressIndicator indicator,
-                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots) throws RemoteException {
+                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots,
+                        @Nullable Properties userProperties) throws RemoteException {
 
     try {
       customizeComponents();
@@ -540,6 +543,8 @@ public class Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
       myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots = myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots || alwaysUpdateSnapshots;
 
       setConsoleAndIndicator(console, new MavenServerProgressIndicatorWrapper(indicator));
+
+      myUserProperties = userProperties;
     }
     catch (Exception e) {
       throw rethrowException(e);
@@ -877,6 +882,7 @@ public class Maven3ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
       getComponent(MavenExecutionRequestPopulator.class).populateDefaults(result);
 
       result.setSystemProperties(mySystemProperties);
+      result.setUserProperties(myUserProperties);
 
       if (activeProfiles != null) {
         result.setActiveProfiles(activeProfiles);
diff --git a/plugins/maven/maven30-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl.java b/plugins/maven/maven30-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl.java
index 969b524fa3d1..b3b838a901d7 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/maven30-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/maven30-server-impl/src/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl.java
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public class Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
 
   private boolean myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots;
 
+  @Nullable private Properties myUserProperties;
+
   public Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl(MavenServerSettings settings) throws RemoteException {
     super(settings);
 
@@ -494,7 +496,8 @@ public class Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
                         boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
                         @NotNull MavenServerConsole console,
                         @NotNull MavenServerProgressIndicator indicator,
-                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots) throws RemoteException {
+                        boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshots,
+                        @Nullable Properties userProperties) throws RemoteException {
 
     try {
       customizeComponents();
@@ -511,6 +514,8 @@ public class Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
       myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots = myAlwaysUpdateSnapshots || alwaysUpdateSnapshots;
 
       setConsoleAndIndicator(console, new MavenServerProgressIndicatorWrapper(indicator));
+
+      myUserProperties = userProperties;
     }
     catch (Exception e) {
       throw rethrowException(e);
@@ -821,6 +826,7 @@ public class Maven30ServerEmbedderImpl extends Maven3ServerEmbedder {
       getComponent(MavenExecutionRequestPopulator.class).populateDefaults(result);
 
       result.setSystemProperties(mySystemProperties);
+      result.setUserProperties(myUserProperties);
 
       if (activeProfiles != null) {
         result.setActiveProfiles(activeProfiles);
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenImporter.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenImporter.java
index 21f8af43ada1..7ba344fe42b4 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenImporter.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenImporter.java
@@ -213,4 +213,10 @@ public abstract class MavenImporter {
   protected String findGoalConfigValue(MavenProject p, String goal, String path) {
     return MavenJDOMUtil.findChildValueByPath(getGoalConfig(p, goal), path);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Override this method if you'd like control over properties used by Maven, e.g. for pom interpolation.
+   */
+  public void customizeUserProperties(Project project, MavenProject mavenProject, Properties properties) {
+  }
 }
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 eff041bf6562..1f081e7dbd6a 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
@@ -1244,7 +1244,13 @@ public class MavenProjectsTree {
       String baseDir = entry.getKey().getPath();
       MavenEmbedderWrapper embedder = embeddersManager.getEmbedder(MavenEmbeddersManager.FOR_DEPENDENCIES_RESOLVE, baseDir, baseDir);
       try {
-        embedder.customizeForResolve(getWorkspaceMap(), console, process, generalSettings.isAlwaysUpdateSnapshots());
+        Properties userProperties = new Properties();
+        for (MavenProject mavenProject : mavenProjects) {
+          for (MavenImporter mavenImporter : mavenProject.getSuitableImporters()) {
+            mavenImporter.customizeUserProperties(project, mavenProject, userProperties);
+          }
+        }
+        embedder.customizeForResolve(getWorkspaceMap(), console, process, generalSettings.isAlwaysUpdateSnapshots(), userProperties);
         doResolve(project, entry.getValue(), generalSettings, embedder, context, process);
       }
       finally {
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
index 0ea1e60c8f67..c8e1e4b52cc2 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/server/MavenEmbedderWrapper.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServerEmbedder> {
   private Customization myCustomization;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
   }
 
   public void customizeForResolve(MavenConsole console, MavenProgressIndicator indicator) {
-    setCustomization(console, indicator, null, false, false);
+    setCustomization(console, indicator, null, false, false, null);
     perform(new Retriable<Object>() {
       @Override
       public Object execute() throws RemoteException {
@@ -61,7 +62,12 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
   }
 
   public void customizeForResolve(MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap, MavenConsole console, MavenProgressIndicator indicator, boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot) {
-    setCustomization(console, indicator, workspaceMap, false, alwaysUpdateSnapshot);
+    customizeForResolve(workspaceMap, console, indicator, alwaysUpdateSnapshot, null);
+  }
+
+  public void customizeForResolve(MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap, MavenConsole console, MavenProgressIndicator indicator,
+                                  boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot, @Nullable Properties userProperties) {
+    setCustomization(console, indicator, workspaceMap, false, alwaysUpdateSnapshot, userProperties);
     perform(new Retriable<Object>() {
       @Override
       public Object execute() throws RemoteException {
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
   public void customizeForStrictResolve(MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap,
                                         MavenConsole console,
                                         MavenProgressIndicator indicator) {
-    setCustomization(console, indicator, workspaceMap, true, false);
+    setCustomization(console, indicator, workspaceMap, true, false, null);
     perform(new Retriable<Object>() {
       @Override
       public Object execute() throws RemoteException {
@@ -103,7 +109,8 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
                                    myCustomization.failOnUnresolvedDependency,
                                    myCustomization.console,
                                    myCustomization.indicator,
-                                   myCustomization.alwaysUpdateSnapshot);
+                                   myCustomization.alwaysUpdateSnapshot,
+                                   myCustomization.userProperties);
   }
 
   public MavenServerExecutionResult resolveProject(@NotNull final VirtualFile file,
@@ -294,13 +301,15 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
                                              MavenProgressIndicator indicator,
                                              MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap,
                                              boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
-                                             boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot) {
+                                             boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot,
+                                             @Nullable Properties userProperties) {
     resetCustomization();
     myCustomization = new Customization(MavenServerManager.wrapAndExport(console),
                                         MavenServerManager.wrapAndExport(indicator),
                                         workspaceMap,
                                         failOnUnresolvedDependency,
-                                        alwaysUpdateSnapshot);
+                                        alwaysUpdateSnapshot,
+                                        userProperties);
   }
 
   private synchronized void resetCustomization() {
@@ -329,17 +338,20 @@ public abstract class MavenEmbedderWrapper extends RemoteObjectWrapper<MavenServ
     private final MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap;
     private final boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency;
     private final boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot;
+    private final Properties userProperties;
 
     private Customization(MavenServerConsole console,
                           MavenServerProgressIndicator indicator,
                           MavenWorkspaceMap workspaceMap,
                           boolean failOnUnresolvedDependency,
-                          boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot) {
+                          boolean alwaysUpdateSnapshot,
+                          @Nullable Properties userProperties) {
       this.console = console;
       this.indicator = indicator;
       this.workspaceMap = workspaceMap;
       this.failOnUnresolvedDependency = failOnUnresolvedDependency;
       this.alwaysUpdateSnapshot = alwaysUpdateSnapshot;
+      this.userProperties = userProperties;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MiscImportingTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MiscImportingTest.java
index 6553107505d9..5dc20cd09ca6 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MiscImportingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MiscImportingTest.java
@@ -16,21 +16,31 @@
 package org.jetbrains.idea.maven.importing;
 
 import com.intellij.ProjectTopics;
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPoint;
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions;
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.IdeModifiableModelsProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.IdeModifiableModelsProviderImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModifiableModuleModel;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModuleManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootListener;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.MavenCustomRepositoryHelper;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.MavenImportingTestCase;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.model.MavenId;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.model.MavenProjectProblem;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectChanges;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsProcessorTask;
+import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsTree;
 import org.jetbrains.idea.maven.server.MavenServerManager;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 public class MiscImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   private int beforeRootsChangedCount;
@@ -380,8 +390,85 @@ public class MiscImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
     });
   }
 
+  public void testUserPropertiesCanBeCustomizedByMavenImportersForMaven3() throws Exception {
+    NameSettingMavenImporter extension = new NameSettingMavenImporter("name-from-properties");
+    ExtensionPoint<MavenImporter> extensionPoint = Extensions.getRootArea().getExtensionPoint(MavenImporter.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME);
+    extensionPoint.registerExtension(extension);
+
+    try {
+      importProjectWithMaven3("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
+                              "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
+                              "<version>1</version>" +
+                              "<name>${myName}</name>");
+    }
+    finally {
+      extensionPoint.unregisterExtension(extension);
+    }
+
+    MavenProject project = myProjectsManager.findProject(new MavenId("test", "project", "1"));
+    assertNotNull(project);
+    assertEquals("name-from-properties", project.getName());
+  }
+
+  public void testUserPropertiesCanBeCustomizedByMavenImportersForMaven2() throws Exception {
+    NameSettingMavenImporter extension = new NameSettingMavenImporter("name-from-properties");
+    ExtensionPoint<MavenImporter> extensionPoint = Extensions.getRootArea().getExtensionPoint(MavenImporter.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME);
+    extensionPoint.registerExtension(extension);
+
+    try {
+      importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
+                    "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
+                    "<version>1</version>" +
+                    "<name>${myName}</name>");
+    }
+    finally {
+      extensionPoint.unregisterExtension(extension);
+    }
+
+    MavenProject project = myProjectsManager.findProject(new MavenId("test", "project", "1"));
+    assertNotNull(project);
+    assertEquals("name-from-properties", project.getName());
+  }
+
   private void assertRootsChanged(int count) {
     assertEquals(count, rootsChangedCount);
     assertEquals(rootsChangedCount, beforeRootsChangedCount);
   }
+
+  private static class NameSettingMavenImporter extends MavenImporter {
+    private final String myName;
+
+    public NameSettingMavenImporter(String name) {
+      super("gid", "id");
+      myName = name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void customizeUserProperties(Project project, MavenProject mavenProject, Properties properties) {
+      properties.setProperty("myName", myName);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isApplicable(MavenProject mavenProject) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void preProcess(Module module,
+                           MavenProject mavenProject,
+                           MavenProjectChanges changes,
+                           IdeModifiableModelsProvider modifiableModelsProvider) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void process(IdeModifiableModelsProvider modifiableModelsProvider,
+                        Module module,
+                        MavenRootModelAdapter rootModel,
+                        MavenProjectsTree mavenModel,
+                        MavenProject mavenProject,
+                        MavenProjectChanges changes,
+                        Map<MavenProject, String> mavenProjectToModuleName,
+                        List<MavenProjectsProcessorTask> postTasks) {
+    }
+  }
 }