diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index e8e52251..bb98ade8 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 		<validation>1.1.0.Final</validation>
 		<webbeans>1.2.8</webbeans>
 
+		<kotlin>1.1.2-3</kotlin>
+
 		<releasetrain>Kay-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</releasetrain>
 
 	</properties>
@@ -760,6 +762,43 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
 
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+				<version>${kotlin}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<jvmTarget>${source.level}</jvmTarget>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>compile</id>
+						<phase>compile</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>compile</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<sourceDirs>
+								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDir>
+								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/main/java</sourceDir>
+							</sourceDirs>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>test-compile</id>
+						<phase>test-compile</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>test-compile</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<sourceDirs>
+								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</sourceDir>
+								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/test/java</sourceDir>
+							</sourceDirs>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -767,6 +806,30 @@
 					<source>${source.level}</source>
 					<target>${source.level}</target>
 				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>default-compile</id>
+						<phase>none</phase>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>default-testCompile</id>
+						<phase>none</phase>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>java-compile</id>
+						<phase>compile</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>compile</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>java-test-compile</id>
+						<phase>test-compile</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>testCompile</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>