diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f223c2428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1999 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ * reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if
+ *    any, must include the following acknowlegement:
+ *       "This product includes software developed by the
+ *        Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
+ *    Alternately, this acknowlegement may appear in the software itself,
+ *    if and wherever such third-party acknowlegements normally appear.
+ *
+ * 4. The names "The Jakarta Project", "Tomcat", and "Apache Software
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+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
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+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * ====================================================================
+ *
+ * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
+ * individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation.  For more
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+ * <http://www.apache.org/>.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
+
+import org.apache.tools.ant.*;
+
+/**
+ * Call another target in the same project.
+ *
+ *  <pre>
+ *    <target name="foo">
+ *      <calltarget target="bar">
+ *        <property name="property1" value="aaaaa" />
+ *        <property name="foo" value="baz" />
+ *       </calltarget>
+ *    </target>
+ *
+ *    <target name="bar" depends="init">
+ *      <echo message="prop is ${property1} ${foo}" />
+ *    </target>
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * <p>This only works as expected if neither property1 nor foo are
+ * defined in the project itself.
+ *
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:stefan.bodewig@megabit.net">Stefan Bodewig</a> 
+ */
+public class CallTarget extends Task {
+
+    private Ant delegate;
+    private String subTarget;
+
+    public void init() {
+        delegate = (Ant) project.createTask("ant");
+        delegate.setOwningTarget(target);
+        delegate.setTaskName(getTaskName());
+        delegate.setLocation(location);
+        delegate.init();
+    }
+
+    public void execute() {
+        if (subTarget == null) {
+            throw new BuildException("Attribute target is required.", 
+                                     location);
+        }
+        
+        delegate.setDir(".");
+        delegate.setAntfile(project.getProperty("ant.file"));
+        delegate.setTarget(subTarget);
+        delegate.execute();
+    }
+
+    public Property createParam() {
+        return delegate.createProperty();
+    }
+
+    public void setTarget(String target) {
+        subTarget = target;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index 4c978aaa5..ab5987309 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ touch=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Touch
 signjar=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.SignJar
 antstructure=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.AntStructure
 executeon=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteOn
+antcall=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CallTarget
 
 # optional tasks
 script=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Script