diff --git a/tools/maven2/maven-bundle-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/tools/maven2/bundleplugin/BundlePlugin.java b/tools/maven2/maven-bundle-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/tools/maven2/bundleplugin/BundlePlugin.java
index 462ed87..1cd40ff 100644
--- a/tools/maven2/maven-bundle-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/tools/maven2/bundleplugin/BundlePlugin.java
+++ b/tools/maven2/maven-bundle-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/tools/maven2/bundleplugin/BundlePlugin.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
  /** pattern that matches strings that contain only numbers */
  private static final Pattern ONLY_NUMBERS = Pattern.compile("[0-9]+");
 
+ private static final Collection SUPPORTED_PROJECT_TYPES = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"jar","osgi-bundle"});
+
  /**
   * @parameter expression="${project.build.outputDirectory}"
   * @required
@@ -99,6 +101,12 @@
     header(properties, Analyzer.INCLUDE_RESOURCE, "src/main/resources/");
   }
   
+  /* ignore project types not supported, useful when the plugin is configured in the parent pom */
+  if (!SUPPORTED_PROJECT_TYPES.contains(getProject().getArtifact().getType())) {
+    getLog().debug("Ignoring project " + getProject().getArtifact() + " : type not supported by bundle plugin");
+    return;
+  }
+  
   execute(project, instructions, properties);
  }