diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProject.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProject.java
index 9487d00d168d..521ed69f086f 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProject.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenProject.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.CollectionFactory;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import gnu.trove.THashMap;
 import gnu.trove.THashSet;
@@ -617,9 +618,9 @@ public class MavenProject {
 
   @NotNull
   public Set<String> getSupportedPackagings() {
-    Set<String> result = new THashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(MavenConstants.TYPE_POM,
-                                                            MavenConstants.TYPE_JAR,
-                                                            "ejb", "ejb-client", "war", "ear", "bundle"));
+    Set<String> result = CollectionFactory.newSet(MavenConstants.TYPE_POM,
+                                                  MavenConstants.TYPE_JAR,
+                                                  "ejb", "ejb-client", "war", "ear", "bundle", "maven-plugin");
     for (MavenImporter each : getSuitableImporters()) {
       each.getSupportedPackagings(result);
     }