diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 9d96ca56d..608527474 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Other changes:
  * the <modified> selector has a new built-in algorithm 'lastmodified'
    which computes a value based upon the lastmodified time of the file.
 
+ * signjar and verifyjar now support the -providerName, -providerClass
+   and -providerArg command line options of keytool via new attributes.
+   Bugzilla Report 65234
+
 Changes from Ant 1.9.12 TO Ant 1.9.13
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/manual/Tasks/signjar.html b/manual/Tasks/signjar.html
index 32315c158..f6a7a376a 100644
--- a/manual/Tasks/signjar.html
+++ b/manual/Tasks/signjar.html
@@ -186,6 +186,29 @@ block</td>
     <td valign="top">name of digest algorithm</td>
     <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providername</td>
+    <td valign="top">name of a cryptographic service provider's name
+      when listed in the security properties file.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providerclass</td>
+    <td valign="top">name of a cryptographic service provider's master
+      class file when the service provider is not listed in the security
+      properties file.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providerarg</td>
+    <td valign="top">Represents an optional string input argument for
+      the constructor of provider_class_name. Ignored
+      if <code>providerclass</code> is not set.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 <h3>Parameters as nested elements</h3>
 <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
diff --git a/manual/Tasks/verifyjar.html b/manual/Tasks/verifyjar.html
index 886075a79..bf442b728 100644
--- a/manual/Tasks/verifyjar.html
+++ b/manual/Tasks/verifyjar.html
@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@ supported
       <em>since Ant 1.8.0</em>.</td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
   </tr>  
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providername</td>
+    <td valign="top">name of a cryptographic service provider's name
+      when listed in the security properties file.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providerclass</td>
+    <td valign="top">name of a cryptographic service provider's master
+      class file when the service provider is not listed in the security
+      properties file.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">providerarg</td>
+    <td valign="top">Represents an optional string input argument for
+      the constructor of provider_class_name. Ignored
+      if <code>providerclass</code> is not set.
+      <em>since Ant 1.9.14</em>.</td>
+    <td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 <h3>Parameters as nested elements</h3>
 <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AbstractJarSignerTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AbstractJarSignerTask.java
index b2fe8d441..b15d2bc9f 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AbstractJarSignerTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AbstractJarSignerTask.java
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractJarSignerTask extends Task {
      */
     private String executable;
 
+    /**
+     * Values for the providerName, providerClass, and providerArg options.
+     *
+     * @since Ant 1.9.14
+     */
+    private String providerName, providerClass, providerArg;
+
     /**
      * Set the maximum memory to be used by the jarsigner process
      *
@@ -230,6 +237,39 @@ public abstract class AbstractJarSignerTask extends Task {
         return path.createPath();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the value for the -providerName command line argument.
+     *
+     * @param providerName the value for the -providerName command line argument
+     *
+     * @since Ant 1.9.14
+     */
+    public void setProviderName(String providerName) {
+        this.providerName = providerName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value for the -providerClass command line argument.
+     *
+     * @param providerClass the value for the -providerClass command line argument
+     *
+     * @since Ant 1.9.14
+     */
+    public void setProviderClass(String providerClass) {
+        this.providerClass = providerClass;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value for the -providerArg command line argument.
+     *
+     * @param providerArg the value for the -providerArg command line argument
+     *
+     * @since Ant 1.9.14
+     */
+    public void setProviderArg(String providerArg) {
+        this.providerArg = providerArg;
+    }
+
     /**
      * init processing logic; this is retained through our execution(s)
      */
@@ -347,6 +387,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractJarSignerTask extends Task {
             addValue(cmd, "-storetype");
             addValue(cmd, storetype);
         }
+        if (null != providerName) {
+            addValue(cmd, "-providerName");
+            addValue(cmd, providerName);
+        }
+        if (null != providerClass) {
+            addValue(cmd, "-providerClass");
+            addValue(cmd, providerClass);
+            if (null != providerArg) {
+                addValue(cmd, "-providerArg");
+                addValue(cmd, providerArg);
+            }
+        } else if (null != providerArg) {
+            log("Ignoring providerArg as providerClass has not been set");
+        }
     }
 
     /**