diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
index 163c20465..56aeb41af 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ComponentHelper.java
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ public class ComponentHelper  {
 
         try {
             Object o = c.newInstance();
+            Project.setProjectOnObject(project, o);
             Task task = null;
             if (o instanceof Task) {
                 task = (Task) o;
@@ -415,9 +416,9 @@ public class ComponentHelper  {
                 // and an Adapter
                 TaskAdapter taskA = new TaskAdapter();
                 taskA.setProxy(o);
+                Project.setProjectOnObject(project, taskA);
                 task = taskA;
             }
-            task.setProject(project);
             task.setTaskType(taskType);
 
             // set default value, can be changed by the user
@@ -520,9 +521,7 @@ public class ComponentHelper  {
             } else {
                 o = ctor.newInstance(new Object[] {this});
             }
-            if (o instanceof ProjectComponent) {
-                ((ProjectComponent) o).setProject(project);
-            }
+            Project.setProjectOnObject(project, o);
             String msg = "   +DataType: " + typeName;
             project.log(msg, Project.MSG_DEBUG);
             return o;
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
index 5cd5ab606..8782e2611 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
@@ -538,9 +538,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener {
             DynamicConfigurator dc = (DynamicConfigurator) parent;
             Object nestedElement = dc.createDynamicElement(elementName);
             if (nestedElement != null) {
-                if (nestedElement instanceof ProjectComponent) {
-                    ((ProjectComponent) nestedElement).setProject(project);
-                }
+                Project.setProjectOnObject(project, nestedElement);
                 return nestedElement;
             }
         }
@@ -549,9 +547,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener {
         }
         try {
             Object nestedElement = nc.create(parent);
-            if (nestedElement instanceof ProjectComponent) {
-                ((ProjectComponent) nestedElement).setProject(project);
-            }
+            Project.setProjectOnObject(project, nestedElement);
             return nestedElement;
         } catch (IllegalAccessException ie) {
             // impossible as getMethods should only return public methods
@@ -842,9 +838,7 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener {
                             throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, BuildException {
                             try {
                                 Object attribute = c.newInstance(new String[] {value});
-                                if (attribute instanceof ProjectComponent) {
-                                    ((ProjectComponent) attribute).setProject(p);
-                                }
+                                Project.setProjectOnObject(p, attribute);
                                 m.invoke(parent, new Object[] {attribute});
                             } catch (InstantiationException ie) {
                                 throw new BuildException(ie);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
index 02a9666a2..540243c7a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Main.java
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ public class Main {
             try {
                 BuildListener listener =
                     (BuildListener) Class.forName(className).newInstance();
+                Project.setProjectOnObject(project, listener);
                 project.addBuildListener(listener);
             } catch (Throwable exc) {
                 throw new BuildException("Unable to instantiate listener "
@@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ public class Main {
             try {
                 handler = (InputHandler)
                     (Class.forName(inputHandlerClassname).newInstance());
+                Project.setProjectOnObject(project, handler);
             } catch (ClassCastException e) {
                 String msg = "The specified input handler class "
                     + inputHandlerClassname
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index c9483afbc..38bf967b8 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.EOFException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
@@ -1133,6 +1134,7 @@ public class Project {
 
         try {
             Object o = c.newInstance();
+            setProjectOnObject(this, o);
             Task task = null;
             if (o instanceof Task) {
                task = (Task) o;
@@ -1245,9 +1247,7 @@ public class Project {
             } else {
                  o = ctor.newInstance(new Object[] {this});
             }
-            if (o instanceof ProjectComponent) {
-                ((ProjectComponent) o).setProject(this);
-            }
+            setProjectOnObject(this, o);
             String msg = "   +DataType: " + typeName;
             log (msg, MSG_DEBUG);
             return o;
@@ -2305,4 +2305,33 @@ public class Project {
             return get(key) != null;
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * set the project on a created object using object.setProject(project).
+     * Need to set the project before other set/add elements
+     * are called
+     * @param project the project object
+     * @param obj the object to invoke setProject(project) on
+     */
+    public static void setProjectOnObject(Project project, Object obj) {
+        if (project == null)
+            return;
+        if (obj instanceof ProjectComponent) {
+            ((ProjectComponent) obj).setProject(project);
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            Method method = 
+                obj.getClass().getMethod(
+                    "setProject", new Class[] {Project.class});
+            if (method != null) {
+                method.invoke(obj, new Object[] {project});
+            }
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            // ignore this if the object does not have
+            // a set project method or the method
+            // is private/protected.
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/util/ChainReaderHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/util/ChainReaderHelper.java
index b2d8802e7..c2f8ea6b5 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/util/ChainReaderHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/filters/util/ChainReaderHelper.java
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ public final class ChainReaderHelper {
                                 final Reader[] rdr = {instream};
                                 instream =
                                     (Reader) constructors[j].newInstance(rdr);
-                                if (project != null &&
-                                        instream instanceof BaseFilterReader) {
-                                    ((BaseFilterReader)
-                                        instream).setProject(project);
-                                }
+                                setProjectOnObject(instream);
                                 if (Parameterizable.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
                                     final Parameter[] params = filter.getParams();
                                     ((Parameterizable)
@@ -217,18 +213,31 @@ public final class ChainReaderHelper {
                             throw new BuildException(ite);
                         }
                     }
-                } else if (o instanceof ChainableReader &&
-                           o instanceof Reader) {
-                    if (project != null && o instanceof BaseFilterReader) {
-                        ((BaseFilterReader) o).setProject(project);
-                    }
+                } else if (o instanceof ChainableReader) {
+                    setProjectOnObject(o);
                     instream = ((ChainableReader) o).chain(instream);
+                    setProjectOnObject(instream);
                 }
             }
         }
         return instream;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * helper method to set the project on an object.
+     * the reflection setProject does not work for anonymous/protected/private
+     * classes, even if they have public methods.
+     */
+    private void setProjectOnObject(Object obj) {
+        if (project == null)
+            return;
+        if (obj instanceof BaseFilterReader) {
+            ((BaseFilterReader) obj).setProject(project);
+            return;
+        }
+        Project.setProjectOnObject(project, obj);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Read data from the reader and return the
      * contents as a string.
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
index 94b5804e6..3069b6680 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Mapper.java
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public class Mapper extends DataType implements Cloneable {
             }
 
             FileNameMapper m = (FileNameMapper) c.newInstance();
+            Project.setProjectOnObject(getProject(), m);
             m.setFrom(from);
             m.setTo(to);
             return m;
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ExtendSelector.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ExtendSelector.java
index 4bf69d3dc..c2715b9a3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ExtendSelector.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/ExtendSelector.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.types.selectors;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Parameter;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ public class ExtendSelector extends BaseSelector {
                     AntClassLoader.initializeClass(c);
                 }
                 dynselector = (FileSelector) c.newInstance();
+                Project.setProjectOnObject(getProject(), dynselector);
             }
             catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfexcept) {
                 setError("Selector " + classname +