diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/antcall.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/antcall.html
index d3057eae4..50cdecbc8 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/antcall.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/antcall.html
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@
 <h3>Description</h3>
 <p>Call another target within the same build-file optionally specifying some
 properties (param's in this context)</p>
+<p>By default, all of the properties of the current project will be
+available in the new project.   Alternatively, you can
+set the <i>inheritAll</i> attribute to <code>false</code> and only
+&quot;user&quot; properties (i.e., those passed on the command-line)
+will be passed to the new project.  In either case, the set of
+properties passed to the new project will override the properties that 
+are set in the new project (See also the <a href="property.html">property task</a>).</p>
+<p>You can also set properties in the new project from the old project by
+using nested param tags. These properties are always passed regardless of the
+setting of <i>inheritAll</i>.  This allows you to parameterize your subprojects.</p>
 <h3>Parameters</h3>
 <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
   <tr>
@@ -23,6 +33,13 @@ properties (param's in this context)</p>
     <td valign="top">The target to execute.</td>
     <td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">inheritAll</td>
+    <td valign="top">If <code>true</code>, pass all properties to the new Ant
+    project.  Defaults to <code>true</code>.
+    </td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 <h3>Parameters specified as nested elements</h3>
 <h4>param</h4>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
index a9346a778..71b180e27 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ public class CallTarget extends Task {
     private Ant callee;
     private String subTarget;
     private boolean initialized = false;
+    private boolean inheritAll = true;
+
+    /**
+     * If true, inherit all properties from parent Project
+     * If false, inherit only userProperties and those defined
+     * inside the antcall call itself
+     **/
+    public void setInheritAll(boolean inherit) {
+       inheritAll = inherit;
+    } //-- setInheritAll
 
     public void init() {
         callee = (Ant) project.createTask("ant");
@@ -106,6 +116,7 @@ public class CallTarget extends Task {
         callee.setDir(project.getBaseDir());
         callee.setAntfile(project.getProperty("ant.file"));
         callee.setTarget(subTarget);
+        callee.setInheritAll(inheritAll);
         callee.execute();
     }