diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 037fd5310..4f13081b7 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1339,6 +1339,13 @@
 
       <selector refid="conditional-patterns"/>
     </javac>
+    
+    <!-- Used by AntlibTest.testAntlibResource: -->
+    <jar jarfile="${build.tests}/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/test2-antlib.jar">
+        <zipfileset dir="${tests.etc.dir}" fullpath="taskdefs/test.antlib.xml">
+            <include name="taskdefs/test2.antlib.xml"/>
+        </zipfileset>
+    </jar>
   </target>
 
   <target name="dump-info" depends="dump-sys-properties,run-which"/>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/antlib.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/antlib.xml
index cc41acadb..c9ac9863e 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/antlib.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/antlib.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@
     <mytask/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="antlib.resource">
+    <typedef resource="taskdefs/test.antlib.xml">
+        <classpath>
+            <!-- To load the task classes: -->
+            <path refid="testclasses"/>
+            <!-- For test.antlib.xml: -->
+            <pathelement location=".."/>
+            <!-- For test2.antlib.xml: -->
+            <pathelement location="${testcases.dir}/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/test2-antlib.jar"/>
+        </classpath>
+    </typedef>
+    <mytask/>
+    <echo>-and-then-</echo>
+    <mytask2/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="ns.current">
     <typedef file="antlib.current-test.xml" uri="abc"/>
     <x:useecho2 xmlns:x="abc"/>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/test2.antlib.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/test2.antlib.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e35817c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/test2.antlib.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<antlib>
+  <typedef 
+    name="mytask2" onerror="ignore"
+    classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AntlibTest$MyTask2"/>
+</antlib>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
index ab16a160f..7ef02c422 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Definer.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.tools.ant.AntTypeDefinition;
@@ -217,26 +218,40 @@ public abstract class Definer extends DefBase {
                     + "together with file or resource.";
                 throw new BuildException(msg, getLocation());
             }
-            URL url = null;
+            Enumeration/*<URL>*/ urls = null;
             if (file != null) {
-                url = fileToURL();
-            }
-            if (resource != null) {
-                url = resourceToURL(al);
+                final URL url = fileToURL();
+                urls = new Enumeration() {
+                    private boolean more = true;
+                    public boolean hasMoreElements() {
+                        return more;
+                    }
+                    public Object nextElement() throws NoSuchElementException {
+                        if (more) {
+                            more = false;
+                            return url;
+                        } else {
+                            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+            } else {
+                urls = resourceToURLs(al);
             }
 
-            if (url == null) {
-                return;
-            }
+            while (urls.hasMoreElements()) {
+                URL url = (URL) urls.nextElement();
 
-            if (url.toString().toLowerCase(Locale.US).endsWith(".xml")) {
-                format = Format.XML;
-            }
+                int format = this.format;
+                if (url.toString().toLowerCase(Locale.US).endsWith(".xml")) {
+                    format = Format.XML;
+                }
 
-            if (format == Format.PROPERTIES) {
-                loadProperties(al, url);
-            } else {
-                loadAntlib(al, url);
+                if (format == Format.PROPERTIES) {
+                    loadProperties(al, url);
+                } else {
+                    loadAntlib(al, url);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -259,9 +274,16 @@ public abstract class Definer extends DefBase {
         }
     }
 
-    private URL resourceToURL(ClassLoader classLoader) {
-        URL ret = classLoader.getResource(resource);
-        if (ret == null) {
+    private Enumeration/*<URL>*/ resourceToURLs(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        Enumeration ret;
+        try {
+            ret = classLoader.getResources(resource);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new BuildException(
+                "Could not fetch resources named " + resource,
+                e, getLocation());
+        }
+        if (!ret.hasMoreElements()) {
             if (onError != OnError.IGNORE) {
                 log("Could not load definitions from resource "
                     + resource + ". It could not be found.",
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntlibTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntlibTest.java
index 0679ead52..51b4199bb 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntlibTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntlibTest.java
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ public class AntlibTest extends BuildFileTest {
     public void testAntlibFile() {
         expectLog("antlib.file", "MyTask called");
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Confirms that all matching resources will be used, so that you
+     * can collect several antlibs in one Definer call.
+     * @see "http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24024"
+     */
+    public void testAntlibResource() {
+        expectLog("antlib.resource", "MyTask called-and-then-MyTask2 called");
+    }
 
     public void testNsCurrent() {
         expectLog("ns.current", "Echo2 inside a macroHello from x:p");
@@ -84,5 +93,11 @@ public class AntlibTest extends BuildFileTest {
         }
     }
 
+    public static class MyTask2 extends Task {
+        public void execute() {
+            log("MyTask2 called");
+        }
+    }
+
 }