diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 672a8a69a..db7dd8787 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * Target location is not set for default target.
   Bugzilla report 32267.
 
+* Incorrect classloader parent in junittask when using with ant-junit.jar and junit.jar
+  not in the project classloader. Bugzilla report 28474.
+
 Changes from Ant 1.6.1 to Ant 1.6.2
 ===================================
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index afe38f770..b9d4fc303 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -1321,6 +1321,10 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
                     classpath.append(antRuntimeClasses);
                 }
                 classLoader = getProject().createClassLoader(classpath);
+                if (getClass().getClassLoader() != null
+                    && getClass().getClassLoader() != Project.class.getClassLoader()) {
+                    classLoader.setParent(getClass().getClassLoader());
+                }
                 classLoader.setParentFirst(false);
                 classLoader.addJavaLibraries();
                 log("Using CLASSPATH " + classLoader.getClasspath(),