diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Plugins.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Plugins.kt
index 31a2d32e..d96b9a55 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Plugins.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Plugins.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ public class Plugins @Inject constructor (val taskManagerProvider : Provider<Tas
 
                 currentClass = currentClass.superclass
             }
+
+            // Collect all the tasks from the task contributors
+            context.pluginInfo.taskContributors.forEach {
+                taskManager.dynamicTasks.addAll(it.tasksFor(context).map { TaskManager.PluginDynamicTask(plugin, it) })
+            }
         }
 
         // Now that we have collected all static and dynamic tasks, turn them all into plug-in tasks
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/BasePlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/BasePlugin.kt
index 651dcd32..df20bb0a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/BasePlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/BasePlugin.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package com.beust.kobalt.api
 
 import com.beust.kobalt.Plugins
-import com.beust.kobalt.TaskResult
-import com.beust.kobalt.Variant
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.TaskManager
 import kotlin.properties.Delegates
 
@@ -22,25 +20,4 @@ abstract public class BasePlugin : IPlugin {
     fun addProject(project: Project, dependsOn: Array<out Project>) {
         projects.add(ProjectDescription(project, dependsOn.toList()))
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Register dynamic tasks corresponding to the variants found in the project,e.g. assembleDevDebug,
-     * assembleDevRelease, etc...
-     */
-    protected fun addVariantTasks(project: Project, taskName: String,
-            runBefore : List<String> = emptyList(),
-            runAfter : List<String> = emptyList(),
-            runTask: (Project) -> TaskResult) {
-        Variant.allVariants(project).forEach { variant ->
-            val variantTaskName = variant.toTask(taskName)
-            taskManager.addTask(this, project, variantTaskName, variantTaskName,
-                runBefore = runBefore.map { variant.toTask(it) },
-                runAfter = runAfter.map { variant.toTask(it) },
-                task = { p: Project ->
-                    context.variant = variant
-                    runTask(project)
-                })
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITaskContributor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITaskContributor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b31ec0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/ITaskContributor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.beust.kobalt.api
+
+import com.beust.kobalt.TaskResult
+
+/**
+ * Plug-ins that need to add dynamic tasks (tasks that are not methods annotated with @Task) need
+ * to implement this interface.
+ */
+interface ITaskContributor : IContributor {
+    fun tasksFor(context: KobaltContext) : List<DynamicTask>
+}
+
+class DynamicTask(val taskName: String, val taskDescription: String = "",
+        val runBefore: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
+        val runAfter: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
+        val alwaysRunAfter: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
+        val closure: (Project) -> TaskResult)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8706fdd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.beust.kobalt.api
+
+import com.beust.kobalt.TaskResult
+import com.beust.kobalt.Variant
+
+/**
+ * Plug-ins that are ITaskContributor can use this class to manage their collection of tasks and
+ * implement the interface by delegating to an instance of this class (if injection permits).
+ */
+class TaskContributor : ITaskContributor {
+    val dynamicTasks = arrayListOf<DynamicTask>()
+
+    /**
+     * Register dynamic tasks corresponding to the variants found in the project,e.g. assembleDevDebug,
+     * assembleDevRelease, etc...
+     */
+    fun addVariantTasks(project: Project, context: KobaltContext, taskName: String,
+            runBefore : List<String> = emptyList(),
+            runAfter : List<String> = emptyList(),
+            runTask: (Project) -> TaskResult) {
+        Variant.allVariants(project).forEach { variant ->
+            val variantTaskName = variant.toTask(taskName)
+            dynamicTasks.add(DynamicTask(variantTaskName, variantTaskName,
+                    runBefore = runBefore.map { variant.toTask(it) },
+                    runAfter = runAfter.map { variant.toTask(it) },
+                    closure = { p: Project ->
+                        context.variant = variant
+                        runTask(project)
+                    }))
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun tasksFor(context: KobaltContext) : List<DynamicTask> = dynamicTasks
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
index 5dc86626..dfe6b2f7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/JvmCompilerPlugin.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ abstract class JvmCompilerPlugin @Inject constructor(
         open val depFactory: DepFactory,
         open val dependencyManager: DependencyManager,
         open val executors: KobaltExecutors,
-        open val jvmCompiler: JvmCompiler) : BasePlugin(), IProjectContributor {
+        open val jvmCompiler: JvmCompiler,
+        val taskContributor : TaskContributor = TaskContributor())
+            : BasePlugin(), IProjectContributor, ITaskContributor by taskContributor {
 
     companion object {
         @ExportedProjectProperty(doc = "Projects this project depends on", type = "List<ProjectDescription>")
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ abstract class JvmCompilerPlugin @Inject constructor(
     override fun apply(project: Project, context: KobaltContext) {
         super.apply(project, context)
         project.projectProperties.put(DEPENDENT_PROJECTS, projects())
-        addVariantTasks(project, "compile", runTask = { taskCompile(project) })
+        taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "compile", runTask = { taskCompile(project) })
     }
 
     @Task(name = TASK_TEST, description = "Run the tests", runAfter = arrayOf("compile", "compileTest"))
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltPluginXml.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltPluginXml.kt
index 67f0c9f5..fa0af81d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltPluginXml.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/KobaltPluginXml.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class PluginInfo(val xml: KobaltPluginXml, val classLoader: ClassLoader?) {
     val docContributors = arrayListOf<IDocContributor>()
     val sourceDirContributors = arrayListOf<ISourceDirectoryContributor>()
     val buildConfigFieldContributors = arrayListOf<IBuildConfigFieldContributor>()
+    val taskContributors = arrayListOf<ITaskContributor>()
 
     // Future contributors:
     // source files
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ class PluginInfo(val xml: KobaltPluginXml, val classLoader: ClassLoader?) {
         docContributors.addAll(pluginInfo.docContributors)
         sourceDirContributors.addAll(pluginInfo.sourceDirContributors)
         buildConfigFieldContributors.addAll(pluginInfo.buildConfigFieldContributors)
+        taskContributors.addAll(pluginInfo.taskContributors)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
index 2db70066..a1d2b6da 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.beust.kobalt.internal
 
 import com.beust.kobalt.*
+import com.beust.kobalt.api.DynamicTask
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.IPlugin
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.PluginTask
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.Project
@@ -220,15 +221,11 @@ public class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args) {
     //
 
     class StaticTask(val plugin: IPlugin, val method: Method, val taskAnnotation: Task)
-    class DynamicTask(val plugin: IPlugin, val name: String, val description: String,
-            val runBefore: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
-            val runAfter: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
-            val alwaysRunAfter: List<String> = listOf<String>(),
-            val closure: (Project) -> TaskResult)
+    class PluginDynamicTask(val plugin: IPlugin, val task: DynamicTask)
 
     val tasks = arrayListOf<PluginTask>()
     val staticTasks = arrayListOf<StaticTask>()
-    val dynamicTasks = arrayListOf<DynamicTask>()
+    val dynamicTasks = arrayListOf<PluginDynamicTask>()
 
     /**
      * Turn all the static and dynamic tasks into plug-in tasks, which are then suitable to be executed.
@@ -239,9 +236,10 @@ public class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args) {
     }
 
     private fun addDynamicTasks(projects: List<Project>) {
-        dynamicTasks.forEach { task ->
-            projects.filter { task.plugin.accept(it) }.forEach { project ->
-                addTask(task.plugin, project, task.name, task.description, task.runBefore, task.runAfter,
+        dynamicTasks.forEach { dynamicTask ->
+            val task = dynamicTask.task
+            projects.filter { dynamicTask.plugin.accept(it) }.forEach { project ->
+                addTask(dynamicTask.plugin, project, task.taskName, task.taskDescription, task.runBefore, task.runAfter,
                         task.alwaysRunAfter, task.closure)
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
index 36291a8f..de11a47b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/android/AndroidPlugin.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class AndroidPlugin @Inject constructor(val javaCompiler: JavaCompiler, v
         val executors: KobaltExecutors)
             : ConfigPlugin<AndroidConfig>(), IClasspathContributor, IRepoContributor, ICompilerFlagContributor,
                 ICompilerInterceptor, IBuildDirectoryIncerceptor, IRunnerContributor, IClasspathInterceptor,
-                ISourceDirectoryContributor, IBuildConfigFieldContributor {
+                ISourceDirectoryContributor, IBuildConfigFieldContributor, ITaskContributor {
     companion object {
         const val PLUGIN_NAME = "Android"
         const val TASK_GENERATE_DEX = "generateDex"
@@ -35,20 +35,25 @@ public class AndroidPlugin @Inject constructor(val javaCompiler: JavaCompiler, v
 
     fun isAndroid(project: Project) = configurationFor(project) != null
 
+    val taskContributor : TaskContributor = TaskContributor()
+
     override fun apply(project: Project, context: KobaltContext) {
         super.apply(project, context)
         if (accept(project)) {
             project.compileDependencies.add(FileDependency(androidJar(project).toString()))
 
-            addVariantTasks(project, "generateR", runBefore = listOf("compile"),
+            taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "generateR", runBefore = listOf("compile"),
                     runTask = { taskGenerateRFile(project) })
-            addVariantTasks(project, "generateDex", runAfter = listOf("compile"), runBefore = listOf("assemble"),
+            taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "generateDex", runAfter = listOf("compile"),
+                    runBefore = listOf("assemble"),
                     runTask = { taskGenerateDex(project) })
-            addVariantTasks(project, "signApk", runAfter = listOf("generateDex"), runBefore = listOf("assemble"),
+            taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "signApk", runAfter = listOf("generateDex"),
+                    runBefore = listOf("assemble"),
                     runTask = { taskSignApk(project) })
-            addVariantTasks(project, "install", runAfter = listOf("signApk"),
+            taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "install", runAfter = listOf("signApk"),
                     runTask = { taskInstall(project) })
-            addVariantTasks(project, "proguard", runBefore = listOf("install"), runAfter = listOf("compile"),
+            taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "proguard", runBefore = listOf("install"),
+                    runAfter = listOf("compile"),
                     runTask = { taskProguard(project) })
         }
         context.pluginInfo.classpathContributors.add(this)
@@ -462,7 +467,8 @@ public class AndroidPlugin @Inject constructor(val javaCompiler: JavaCompiler, v
         return result
     }
 
-
+    //ITaskContributor
+    override fun tasksFor(context: KobaltContext): List<DynamicTask> = taskContributor.dynamicTasks
 }
 
 class AndroidConfig(val project: Project,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/application/ApplicationPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/application/ApplicationPlugin.kt
index 0e73f5d1..04654f00 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/application/ApplicationPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/application/ApplicationPlugin.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ fun Project.application(init: ApplicationConfig.() -> Unit) {
 
 @Singleton
 class ApplicationPlugin @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors,
-        val dependencyManager: DependencyManager) : ConfigPlugin<ApplicationConfig>(), IRunnerContributor {
+        val dependencyManager: DependencyManager)
+            : ConfigPlugin<ApplicationConfig>(), IRunnerContributor, ITaskContributor {
 
     companion object {
         const val PLUGIN_NAME = "Application"
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@ class ApplicationPlugin @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors,
 
     override val name = PLUGIN_NAME
 
+    val taskContributor : TaskContributor = TaskContributor()
+
     override fun apply(project: Project, context: KobaltContext) {
         super.apply(project, context)
-        addVariantTasks(project, "run", runAfter = listOf("install"), runTask = { taskRun(project) })
+        taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "run", runAfter = listOf("install"),
+                runTask = { taskRun(project) })
     }
 
     @Task(name = "run", description = "Run the main class", runAfter = arrayOf("install"))
@@ -121,5 +125,7 @@ class ApplicationPlugin @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors,
         return TaskResult(exitCode == 0)
     }
 
+    //ITaskContributor
+    override fun tasksFor(context: KobaltContext): List<DynamicTask> = taskContributor.dynamicTasks
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
index fea87c77..2ec4c824 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/PackagingPlugin.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
 
 @Singleton
 class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyManager,
-        val executors: KobaltExecutors, val localRepo: LocalRepo) : ConfigPlugin<InstallConfig>() {
+        val executors: KobaltExecutors, val localRepo: LocalRepo)
+            : ConfigPlugin<InstallConfig>(), ITaskContributor {
 
     companion object {
         const val PLUGIN_NAME = "Packaging"
@@ -51,10 +52,13 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
 
     private val packages = arrayListOf<PackageConfig>()
 
+    val taskContributor : TaskContributor = TaskContributor()
+
     override fun apply(project: Project, context: KobaltContext) {
         super.apply(project, context)
         project.projectProperties.put(LIBS_DIR, libsDir(project))
-        addVariantTasks(project, "assemble", runAfter = listOf("compile"), runTask = { taskAssemble(project) })
+        taskContributor.addVariantTasks(project, context, "assemble", runAfter = listOf("compile"),
+                runTask = { taskAssemble(project) })
     }
 
     private fun libsDir(project: Project) = KFiles.makeDir(buildDir(project).path, "libs").path
@@ -269,6 +273,9 @@ class PackagingPlugin @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager : DependencyMana
 
         return TaskResult()
     }
+
+    //ITaskContributor
+    override fun tasksFor(context: KobaltContext): List<DynamicTask> = taskContributor.dynamicTasks
 }
 
 @Directive