diff --git a/java/eclipse/Makefile b/java/eclipse/Makefile
index 77edc3d51006..6adf8c107643 100644
--- a/java/eclipse/Makefile
+++ b/java/eclipse/Makefile
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ do-install:
 	-@update-desktop-database
 	@(cd ${PREFIX}; ${FIND} -s lib/${PORTNAME} -not -type d) >> ${TMPPLIST}
 	@(cd ${PREFIX}; ${FIND} -s -d lib/${PORTNAME} -type d) | ${SED} -ne "s,^,@dirrm ,p" >> ${TMPPLIST}
+	@${ECHO_CMD} "@exec ${MKDIR} %D/share/${PORTNAME}/dropins 2> /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" >> ${TMPPLIST}
 	@${ECHO_CMD} "@unexec ${RMDIR} %D/share/${PORTNAME}/dropins 2>/dev/null || true " >> ${TMPPLIST}
 	@${ECHO_CMD} "@unexec ${RMDIR} %D/share/${PORTNAME} 2>/dev/null || true " >> ${TMPPLIST}
 	@${ECHO_CMD} "@exec ${PREFIX}/bin/update-desktop-database > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" >> ${TMPPLIST}
diff --git a/java/eclipse/Makefile.plugins b/java/eclipse/Makefile.plugins
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73dc1993d181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/eclipse/Makefile.plugins
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+NO_BUILD=	yes
+USE_JAVA=	yes
+JAVA_VERSION=	1.6
+JAVA_OS=	native
+
+REPO_DIRS?=	features plugins
+
+do-install:
+		@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/eclipse/dropins/${PORTNAME}/eclipse
+		@(cd ${WRKSRC}; ${COPYTREE_SHARE} "${REPO_DIRS}" ${PREFIX}/share/eclipse/dropins/${PORTNAME}/eclipse/)
+		@(cd ${PREFIX}; ${FIND} -s share/eclipse/dropins/${PORTNAME} -not -type d) >> ${TMPPLIST}
+		@(cd ${PREFIX}; ${FIND} -s -d share/eclipse/dropins/${PORTNAME} -type d) \
+			| ${SED} -ne 's,^,@dirrm ,p' >> ${TMPPLIST}