diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
index 0273e8407..b7f72962b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MatchingTask.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.ContainsSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.DateSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.DependSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.DepthSelector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.DifferentSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.ExtendSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.FileSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.FilenameSelector;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.PresentSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.SelectSelector;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.SelectorContainer;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.SizeSelector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors.TypeSelector;
 
 /**
  * This is an abstract task that should be used by all those tasks that
@@ -416,6 +418,23 @@ public abstract class MatchingTask extends Task implements SelectorContainer {
         fileset.addContainsRegexp(selector);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * add a type selector entry on the type list
+     * @param selector
+     * @since ant 1.6
+     */
+    public void addDifferent(DifferentSelector selector) {
+        fileset.addDifferent(selector);
+    }
+    /**
+     * add a type selector entry on the type list
+     * @param selector
+     * @since ant 1.6
+     */
+    public void addType(TypeSelector selector) {
+        fileset.addType(selector);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Accessor for the implict fileset.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorContainer.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorContainer.java
index 58095bdc6..07b4b64d9 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorContainer.java
@@ -178,5 +178,16 @@ public interface SelectorContainer {
      */
     public void addContainsRegexp(ContainsRegexpSelector selector);
 
+    /**
+     * add the type selector
+     * @since ant 1.6
+     */
+    public void addType(TypeSelector selector);
+
+    /**
+     * add the different selector
+     * @since ant 1.6
+     */
+    public void addDifferent(DifferentSelector selector);
 }