diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index f0d9472af..19389b53f 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * file names that include spaces need to be quoted inside the @argfile
   argument using <javadoc> and JDK 1.4.  Bugzilla Report 16871.
 
+* <junit> didn't work with custom formatters that were only available
+  on the user specified classpath when a timeout occured.  Bugzilla
+  Report 19953.
+
 Other changes:
 --------------
 * Six new Clearcase tasks added.
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
index 6e5962abc..3c87031b0 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2001-2002 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
  * reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute;
 
@@ -172,14 +173,31 @@ public class FormatterElement {
         return useFile;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since Ant 1.2
+     */
     JUnitResultFormatter createFormatter() throws BuildException {
+        return createFormatter(null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @since Ant 1.6
+     */
+    JUnitResultFormatter createFormatter(ClassLoader loader) 
+        throws BuildException {
+
         if (classname == null) {
             throw new BuildException("you must specify type or classname");
         }
         
         Class f = null;
         try {
-            f = Class.forName(classname);
+            if (loader == null) {
+                f = Class.forName(classname);
+            } else {
+                f = loader.loadClass(classname);
+                AntClassLoader.initializeClass(f);
+            }
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
             throw new BuildException(e);
         }
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 298cfb5c0..f1b63ad5d 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
@@ -835,26 +835,8 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
             log("Using System properties " + System.getProperties(),
                 Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
             Path userClasspath = commandline.getClasspath();
-            Path classpath = userClasspath == null
-                                              ? null
-                                              : (Path) userClasspath.clone();
-            if (classpath != null) {
-                if (includeAntRuntime) {
-                    log("Implicitly adding " + antRuntimeClasses
-                        + " to CLASSPATH", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
-                    classpath.append(antRuntimeClasses);
-                }
-
-                cl = getProject().createClassLoader(classpath);
-                cl.setParentFirst(false);
-                cl.addJavaLibraries();
-                log("Using CLASSPATH " + cl.getClasspath(),
-                    Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
-
-                // make sure the test will be accepted as a TestCase
-                cl.addSystemPackageRoot("junit");
-                // will cause trouble in JDK 1.1 if omitted
-                cl.addSystemPackageRoot("org.apache.tools.ant");
+            if (userClasspath != null) {
+                cl = createClassLoader();
                 cl.setThreadContextLoader();
             }
             runner = new JUnitTestRunner(test, test.getHaltonerror(),
@@ -880,7 +862,7 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
                 } else {
                     fe.setOutput(getDefaultOutput());
                 }
-                runner.addFormatter(fe.createFormatter());
+                runner.addFormatter(fe.createFormatter(cl));
             }
 
             runner.run();
@@ -1013,10 +995,11 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
      */
 
     private void logTimeout(FormatterElement[] feArray, JUnitTest test) {
+        AntClassLoader cl = createClassLoader();
         for (int i = 0; i < feArray.length; i++) {
             FormatterElement fe = feArray[i];
             File outFile = getOutput(fe, test);
-            JUnitResultFormatter formatter = fe.createFormatter();
+            JUnitResultFormatter formatter = fe.createFormatter(cl);
             if (outFile != null && formatter != null) {
                 try {
                     OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(outFile);
@@ -1040,4 +1023,35 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates and configures an AntClassLoader instance from the
+     * nested classpath element.
+     *
+     * @return null if there is no user-specified classpath.
+     *
+     * @since Ant 1.6
+     */
+    private AntClassLoader createClassLoader() {
+        AntClassLoader cl = null;
+        Path userClasspath = commandline.getClasspath();
+        if (userClasspath != null) {
+            Path classpath = (Path) userClasspath.clone();
+            if (includeAntRuntime) {
+                log("Implicitly adding " + antRuntimeClasses 
+                    + " to CLASSPATH", Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
+                classpath.append(antRuntimeClasses);
+            }
+
+            cl = getProject().createClassLoader(classpath);
+            cl.setParentFirst(false);
+            cl.addJavaLibraries();
+            log("Using CLASSPATH " + cl.getClasspath(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
+
+            // make sure the test will be accepted as a TestCase
+            cl.addSystemPackageRoot("junit");
+            // will cause trouble in JDK 1.1 if omitted
+            cl.addSystemPackageRoot("org.apache.tools.ant");
+        }
+        return cl;
+    }
 }