diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/jspc.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/jspc.html
index 83de8628b..2862cd39e 100644
--- a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/jspc.html
+++ b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/jspc.html
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ The Task has the following attributes:<p>
     </td>
     <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
   </tr>  
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">compiler</td>
+    <td valign="top">
+    Class name of jsp compiler adapter to use.  Defaults to
+    the standard adapter for Jasper.
+    </td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">compilerclasspath</td>
+    <td valign="top">The classpath used to find the compiler adapter specified
+    by the <code>compiler</code> attribute.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
   </table>
   
 <P>The <tt>mapped</tt> option will, if set to true, split the JSP text content into a
@@ -155,6 +169,10 @@ classpath.
 <h4>classpathref</h4>
 a reference to an existing classpath
 
+<h4>compilerclasspath</h4>
+
+The classpath used to locate an optional compiler adapter specified by 
+<code>compiler</code>
 <h3>Example</h3>
 <pre>
 &lt;jspc srcdir="${basedir}/src/war"
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
index df024f813..1da9c906d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/JspC.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Vector;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.DirectoryScanner;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Reference;
 public class JspC extends MatchingTask {
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     private Path classpath;
+    private Path compilerClasspath;
     private Path src;
     private File destDir;
     private String packageName ;
@@ -297,6 +299,35 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask {
         return classpath;
     }
 
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * Set the classpath to be used to find this compiler adapter 
+     */
+    public void setCompilerclasspath(Path cp) {
+        if (compilerClasspath == null) {
+            compilerClasspath = cp;
+        } else {
+            compilerClasspath.append(cp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the classpath used to find the compiler adapter
+     */
+    public Path getCompilerclasspath(){
+        return compilerClasspath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Support nested compiler classpath, used to locate compiler adapter
+     */
+    public Path createCompilerclasspath() {
+        if (compilerClasspath == null) {
+            compilerClasspath = new Path(project);
+        }
+        return compilerClasspath.createPath();
+    }
+
     /**
      *  -webxml &lt;file&gt; Creates a complete web.xml when using the -webapp option.
      *
@@ -384,7 +415,8 @@ public class JspC extends MatchingTask {
 
         //bind to a compiler
         JspCompilerAdapter compiler =
-            JspCompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(compilerName, this);
+            JspCompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(compilerName, this,
+               new AntClassLoader(getProject(), compilerClasspath));
 
         // if the compiler does its own dependency stuff, we just call it right now
         if (compiler.implementsOwnDependencyChecking()) {
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JspCompilerAdapterFactory.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JspCompilerAdapterFactory.java
index 4717ed04e..7db9c526b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JspCompilerAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/jsp/compilers/JspCompilerAdapterFactory.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jsp.compilers;
 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
 
@@ -87,13 +88,37 @@ public class JspCompilerAdapterFactory {
      */
     public static JspCompilerAdapter getCompiler(String compilerType, Task task)
         throws BuildException {
+        return getCompiler(compilerType, task, 
+                           new AntClassLoader(task.getProject(), null));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Based on the parameter passed in, this method creates the necessary
+     * factory desired.
+     *
+     * The current mapping for compiler names are as follows:
+     * <ul><li>jasper = jasper compiler (the default)
+     * <li><i>a fully quallified classname</i> = the name of a jsp compiler
+     * adapter
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @param compilerType either the name of the desired compiler, or the
+     * full classname of the compiler's adapter.
+     * @param task a task to log through.
+     * @param loader AntClassLoader with which the compiler should be loaded 
+     * @throws BuildException if the compiler type could not be resolved into
+     * a compiler adapter.
+     */
+    public static JspCompilerAdapter getCompiler(String compilerType, Task task,
+                                                 AntClassLoader loader)
+        throws BuildException {
         /* If I've done things right, this should be the extent of the
          * conditional statements required.
          */
         if (compilerType.equalsIgnoreCase("jasper")) {
             return new JasperC();
         }
-        return resolveClassName(compilerType);
+        return resolveClassName(compilerType, loader);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,13 +126,15 @@ public class JspCompilerAdapterFactory {
      * Throws a fit if it can't.
      *
      * @param className The fully qualified classname to be created.
+     * @param classloader Classloader with which to load the class
      * @throws BuildException This is the fit that is thrown if className
      * isn't an instance of JspCompilerAdapter.
      */
-    private static JspCompilerAdapter resolveClassName(String className)
+    private static JspCompilerAdapter resolveClassName(String className,
+                                                       AntClassLoader classloader)
         throws BuildException {
         try {
-            Class c = Class.forName(className);
+            Class c = classloader.findClass(className);
             Object o = c.newInstance();
             return (JspCompilerAdapter) o;
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {