diff --git a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/AbstractExporterMojo.java b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/AbstractExporterMojo.java
index 9432d9382..367807476 100644
--- a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/AbstractExporterMojo.java
+++ b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/AbstractExporterMojo.java
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractExporterMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      * @parameter required=true
      */
     private String[] packages;
+    
+    /**
+     * @parameter default-value=true
+     */
+    private boolean handleFields = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @parameter default-value=true
+     */
+    private boolean handleMethods = true;
 
     /**
      * @parameter expression="${project}" readonly=true required=true
@@ -113,7 +123,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractExporterMojo extends AbstractMojo {
         exporter.export(packages);        
     }
 
-    protected abstract void configure(GenericExporter exporter);
+    /**
+     * Configures the {@link GenericExporter} generically; subclasses may override if desired.
+     * @see #configureSpecifically(GenericExporter)
+     */
+    protected void configure(GenericExporter exporter) {
+        exporter.setHandleFields(handleFields);
+        exporter.setHandleMethods(handleMethods);
+        
+        configureSpecifically(exporter);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the {@link GenericExporter} specifically for the technology at
+     * hand. This method is intended to be overridden, but not required if there
+     * are no specifics to be configured.
+     * 
+     * @see #configure(GenericExporter)
+     */
+    protected void configureSpecifically(GenericExporter exporter) {
+    }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected ClassLoader getProjectClassLoader() throws DependencyResolutionRequiredException,
@@ -178,4 +207,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractExporterMojo extends AbstractMojo {
         this.buildContext = buildContext;
     }
     
+    public void setHandleFields(boolean handleFields) {
+        this.handleFields = handleFields;
+    }
+    
+    public void setHandleMethods(boolean handleMethods) {
+        this.handleMethods = handleMethods;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/GenericExporterMojo.java b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/GenericExporterMojo.java
index 4c65b3138..c9d9a57f9 100644
--- a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/GenericExporterMojo.java
+++ b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/GenericExporterMojo.java
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
  */
 package com.mysema.query.maven;
 
-import com.mysema.query.codegen.GenericExporter;
-
 /**
  * GenericExporterMojo calls the GenericExporter tool using the classpath of the module
  * 
@@ -22,10 +20,4 @@ import com.mysema.query.codegen.GenericExporter;
  * @requiresDependencyResolution test
  */
 public class GenericExporterMojo extends AbstractExporterMojo {
-
-    @Override
-    protected void configure(GenericExporter exporter) {
-        // do nothing        
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JDOExporterMojo.java b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JDOExporterMojo.java
index 201de0960..b7ca90a66 100644
--- a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JDOExporterMojo.java
+++ b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JDOExporterMojo.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.codegen.GenericExporter;
 public class JDOExporterMojo extends AbstractExporterMojo {
 
     @Override
-    protected void configure(GenericExporter exporter) {
+    protected void configureSpecifically(GenericExporter exporter) {
         exporter.setEmbeddableAnnotation(EmbeddedOnly.class);
         exporter.setEmbeddedAnnotation(Embedded.class);
         exporter.setEntityAnnotation(PersistenceCapable.class);
diff --git a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JPAExporterMojo.java b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JPAExporterMojo.java
index 7a2c2e6ca..fcedb5c91 100644
--- a/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JPAExporterMojo.java
+++ b/querydsl-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/maven/JPAExporterMojo.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.codegen.GenericExporter;
 public class JPAExporterMojo extends AbstractExporterMojo {
 
     @Override
-    protected void configure(GenericExporter exporter) {
+    protected void configureSpecifically(GenericExporter exporter) {
         exporter.setEmbeddableAnnotation(Embeddable.class);
         exporter.setEmbeddedAnnotation(Embedded.class);
         exporter.setEntityAnnotation(Entity.class);