diff --git a/autospec/build.py b/autospec/build.py
index a687f7b..7c75e1c 100644
--- a/autospec/build.py
+++ b/autospec/build.py
@@ -684,6 +684,24 @@ def failed_pattern_ruby_table(line, pattern, verbose=0):
                 print("Unknown pattern match: ", pattern, s)
 
 
+def failed_pattern_maven(line, pattern, verbose=0):
+    global must_restart
+    global failed_commands
+
+    pat = re.compile(pattern)
+    match = pat.search(line)
+    if match:
+        s = match.group(1)
+        try:
+            if s in buildreq.maven_jars:
+                must_restart = must_restart + buildreq.add_buildreq(buildreq.maven_jars[s])
+            else:
+                must_restart = must_restart + buildreq.add_buildreq('jdk-%s' % s)
+        except:
+            if verbose > 0:
+                print("Unknown maven jar match: ", s)
+
+
 def parse_build_results(filename, returncode):
     global must_restart
     global success
@@ -835,6 +853,8 @@ def parse_build_results(filename, returncode):
         failed_pattern_ruby_table(line, r":in `require': cannot load such file -- ([a-zA-Z0-9\-\_:\/]+)")
         failed_pattern_ruby_table(line, r"LoadError: cannot load such file -- ([a-zA-Z0-9\-:\/\_]+)")
         failed_pattern_go(line, r".*\.go:.*cannot find package \"(.*)\" in any of:")
+        failed_pattern_maven(line, "\[ERROR\] .* Cannot access central \(.*\) in offline mode and the artifact .*:(.*):[pom|jar]+:.* has not been downloaded from it before. .*")
+        failed_pattern_maven(line, "\[ERROR\] .* Cannot access central \(.*\) in offline mode and the artifact .*:(.*):[jar|pom]+:.* has not been downloaded from it before.*")
 
         if infiles == 1 and line.find("RPM build errors") >= 0:
             infiles = 2
diff --git a/autospec/buildpattern.py b/autospec/buildpattern.py
index 562a530..8e48ecb 100644
--- a/autospec/buildpattern.py
+++ b/autospec/buildpattern.py
@@ -487,6 +487,15 @@ def write_golang_pattern(file):
             file.write_strip("go test -v -x " + library_path + tolerance)
 
 
+def write_maven_pattern(file):
+    write_prep(file)
+    file.write_strip("%build")
+    file.write_strip("python3 /usr/share/java-utils/mvn_build.py")
+    file.write_strip("\n")
+    file.write_strip("%install")
+    file.write_strip("xmvn-install  -R .xmvn-reactor -n maven-parent -d %{buildroot}")
+
+
 def set_build_pattern(pattern, strength):
     global default_pattern
     global pattern_strengh
diff --git a/autospec/buildreq.py b/autospec/buildreq.py
index 341cf16..eee126c 100644
--- a/autospec/buildreq.py
+++ b/autospec/buildreq.py
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ gems = {"hoe": "rubygem-hoe",
         "test/unit": "rubygem-test-unit",
         }
 
+maven_jars = {"apache": "jdk-apache-parent"
+              }
+
 
 def Rakefile(filename):
     global gems
diff --git a/autospec/tarball.py b/autospec/tarball.py
index f031cac..e21470a 100644
--- a/autospec/tarball.py
+++ b/autospec/tarball.py
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ def download_tarball(url_argument, name_argument, archives, target_dir):
             if b >= 0:
                 version = version[:b]
 
+    # maven
+    if url_argument.find("maven.org") > 0:
+        buildpattern.set_build_pattern("maven", 10)
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("apache-maven")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("xmvn")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("openjdk-dev")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("javapackages-tools")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("python3")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("six")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("lxml")
+        buildreq.add_buildreq("jdk-plexus-classworlds")
+
     # override from commandline
     if name_argument and name_argument[0] != name:
         pattern = name_argument[0] + r"[\-]*(.*)\.(tgz|tar|zip)"