diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/javageneration/AbstractJavaGeneratorMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/javageneration/AbstractJavaGeneratorMojo.java
index 632a6d40..ca402fee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/javageneration/AbstractJavaGeneratorMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/javageneration/AbstractJavaGeneratorMojo.java
@@ -224,6 +224,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaGeneratorMojo extends AbstractJaxbMojo {
     @Parameter(defaultValue = "false")
     protected boolean readOnly;
 
+    /**
+     * <p>List of plugins that should be enabled.</p>
+     * <pre>
+     * <code>
+     *   &lt;configuration&gt;
+     *   ...
+     *       &lt;plugins&gt;
+     *          &lt;plugin&gt;fluent-api&lt;/plugin&gt;
+     *          &lt;plugin&gt;inheritance&lt;/plugin&gt;
+     *      &lt;/plugins&gt;
+     *   &lt;/configuration&gt;
+     * </code>
+     * </pre>
+     * <p>The arguments configured above yields the following extra arguments to the XJC command:
+     * <code>-Xfluent-api -Xinheritance</code></p>
+     *
+     * @since 3.2
+     */
+    protected List<String> plugins;
+
     /**
      * <p>List of ordered extra arguments to the XJC command. Each extra argument is interpreted as a word, intended
      * to be copied verbatim to the XJC argument list with spaces in between:</p>
@@ -634,6 +654,10 @@ private String[] getXjcArguments(final String classPath, final String episodeFil
             builder.withNamedArgument("catalog", FileSystemUtilities.getCanonicalPath(catalog));
         }
 
+        if (plugins != null) {
+            builder.withPrefixedArguments("X", plugins);
+        }
+
         if (arguments != null) {
             builder.withPreCompiledArguments(arguments);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilder.java
index d7393f2b..c50fa77b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilder.java
@@ -180,6 +180,31 @@ public ArgumentBuilder withNamedArgument(final String name, final String value)
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds the supplied prefixed arguments in the same order as they were given.
+     *
+     * @param prefix The prefix to add.
+     * @param values A non-null List holding arguments.
+     * @return This ArgumentBuilder, for chaining.
+     */
+    public ArgumentBuilder withPrefixedArguments(String prefix, final List<String> values) {
+
+        // Check sanity
+        Validate.notNull(prefix, "prefix");
+        Validate.notNull(values, "arguments");
+
+        // Add the arguments in the exact order they were given.
+        synchronized (lock) {
+            for (String value : values) {
+                String trimmedValue = value.trim();
+                arguments.add("-" + prefix + trimmedValue);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // All done.
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds the supplied pre-compiled arguments in the same order as they were given.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilderTest.java
index 0739fc1f..809ef36d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/jaxb2/shared/arguments/ArgumentBuilderTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:lj@jguru.se">Lennart J&ouml;relid</a>
  */
@@ -86,4 +88,24 @@ public void validateMixedArguments() {
         Assert.assertEquals("value1", result[1]);
         Assert.assertEquals("-flag2", result[2]);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void validatePrefixedArgument() {
+
+        // Assemble
+        final ArgumentBuilder unitUnderTest = new ArgumentBuilder();
+
+        // Act
+        final String[] result = unitUnderTest
+                .withPrefixedArguments("X", Arrays.asList("plugin1", "plugin2"))
+                .withPrefixedArguments("X", Arrays.asList("plugin3", "plugin4"))
+                .build();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.assertEquals(4, result.length);
+        Assert.assertEquals("-Xplugin1", result[0]);
+        Assert.assertEquals("-Xplugin2", result[1]);
+        Assert.assertEquals("-Xplugin3", result[2]);
+        Assert.assertEquals("-Xplugin4", result[3]);
+    }
 }