diff --git a/plugins/mvn/mvn.color.plugin.zsh b/plugins/mvn/mvn.color.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82281a706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/mvn/mvn.color.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# mvn-color based on https://gist.github.com/1027800
+export BOLD=`tput bold`
+export UNDERLINE_ON=`tput smul`
+export UNDERLINE_OFF=`tput rmul`
+export TEXT_BLACK=`tput setaf 0`
+export TEXT_RED=`tput setaf 1`
+export TEXT_GREEN=`tput setaf 2`
+export TEXT_YELLOW=`tput setaf 3`
+export TEXT_BLUE=`tput setaf 4`
+export TEXT_MAGENTA=`tput setaf 5`
+export TEXT_CYAN=`tput setaf 6`
+export TEXT_WHITE=`tput setaf 7`
+export BACKGROUND_BLACK=`tput setab 0`
+export BACKGROUND_RED=`tput setab 1`
+export BACKGROUND_GREEN=`tput setab 2`
+export BACKGROUND_YELLOW=`tput setab 3`
+export BACKGROUND_BLUE=`tput setab 4`
+export BACKGROUND_MAGENTA=`tput setab 5`
+export BACKGROUND_CYAN=`tput setab 6`
+export BACKGROUND_WHITE=`tput setab 7`
+export RESET_FORMATTING=`tput sgr0`
+
+ 
+# Wrapper function for Maven's mvn command.
+mvn-color()
+{
+  # Filter mvn output using sed
+  mvn $@ | sed -e "s/\(\[INFO\]\ \-.*\)/${TEXT_BLUE}${BOLD}\1/g" \
+               -e "s/\(\[INFO\]\ \[.*\)/${RESET_FORMATTING}${BOLD}\1${RESET_FORMATTING}/g" \
+               -e "s/\(\[INFO\]\ BUILD SUCCESSFUL\)/${BOLD}${TEXT_GREEN}\1${RESET_FORMATTING}/g" \
+               -e "s/\(\[WARNING\].*\)/${BOLD}${TEXT_YELLOW}\1${RESET_FORMATTING}/g" \
+               -e "s/\(\[ERROR\].*\)/${BOLD}${TEXT_RED}\1${RESET_FORMATTING}/g" \
+               -e "s/Tests run: \([^,]*\), Failures: \([^,]*\), Errors: \([^,]*\), Skipped: \([^,]*\)/${BOLD}${TEXT_GREEN}Tests run: \1${RESET_FORMATTING}, Failures: ${BOLD}${TEXT_RED}\2${RESET_FORMATTING}, Errors: ${BOLD}${TEXT_RED}\3${RESET_FORMATTING}, Skipped: ${BOLD}${TEXT_YELLOW}\4${RESET_FORMATTING}/g"
+ 
+  # Make sure formatting is reset
+  echo -ne ${RESET_FORMATTING}
+}
+ 
+# Override the mvn command with the colorized one.
+alias mvn="mvn-color"
+
diff --git a/plugins/mvn/mvn.plugin.zsh b/plugins/mvn/mvn.plugin.zsh
index e8af2f49d..66d18074d 100644
--- a/plugins/mvn/mvn.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/mvn/mvn.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
+# aliases
+alias mvncie='mvn clean install eclipse:eclipse'
+alias mvnci='mvn clean install'
+alias mvne='mvn eclipse:eclipse'
+alias mvnce='mvn clean eclipse:clean eclipse:eclipse'
+alias mvnd='mvn deploy'
+alias mvnp='mvn package'
+alias mvnc='mvn clean'
+alias mvncom='mvn compile'
+alias mvnt='mvn test'
+alias mvnag='mvn archetype:generate'
+
 function listMavenCompletions { 
 	 reply=(
 		cli:execute cli:execute-phase archetype:generate generate-sources compile clean install test test-compile deploy package cobertura:cobertura jetty:run gwt:run gwt:debug -DskipTests -Dmaven.test.skip=true -DarchetypeCatalog=http://tapestry.formos.com/maven-snapshot-repository -Dtest= `if [ -d ./src ] ; then find ./src -type f | grep -v svn | sed 's?.*/\([^/]*\)\..*?-Dtest=\1?' ; fi`); 
 }
 
-compctl -K listMavenCompletions mvn
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+compctl -K listMavenCompletions mvn