diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/make/MakeJar.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/make/MakeJar.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..676ad100a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/make/MakeJar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package aQute.bnd.make;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.jar.Attributes;
+import java.util.jar.Manifest;
+
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.About;
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.Builder;
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.Constants;
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.Jar;
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.JarResource;
+import aQute.bnd.osgi.Resource;
+import aQute.bnd.service.MakePlugin;
+
+public class MakeJar implements MakePlugin {
+
+	@Override
+	public Resource make(Builder builder, String destination, Map<String, String> argumentsOnMake) throws Exception {
+		String type = argumentsOnMake.get("type"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (!"jar".equals(type)) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return null;
+		}
+		String input = argumentsOnMake.get("input"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (input == null) {
+			builder.error("No input specified on a make instruction for %s, args=%s", destination, argumentsOnMake); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return null;
+		}
+		File folder = builder.getFile(input);
+		if (!folder.isDirectory()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Jar jar = new Jar(folder);
+		Manifest manifest = new Manifest();
+		Attributes mainAttributes = manifest.getMainAttributes();
+		mainAttributes.put(Attributes.Name.MANIFEST_VERSION, "1.0"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		if (!Boolean.parseBoolean(argumentsOnMake.get("noExtra"))) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+			mainAttributes.putValue(Constants.CREATED_BY,
+				String.format("%s (%s)", System.getProperty("java.version"), System.getProperty("java.vendor"))); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
+			mainAttributes.putValue(Constants.TOOL, "Bnd-" + About.getBndVersion()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if (!Boolean.parseBoolean(argumentsOnMake.get("reproducible"))) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+				mainAttributes.putValue(Constants.BND_LASTMODIFIED, Long.toString(System.currentTimeMillis()));
+			}
+		}
+		jar.setManifest(manifest);
+		return new JarResource(jar);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Builder.java b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Builder.java
index b2a9c6a38e1..eb955fb594a 100644
--- a/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Builder.java
+++ b/biz.aQute.bndlib/src/aQute/bnd/osgi/Builder.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import aQute.bnd.make.Make;
 import aQute.bnd.make.MakeBnd;
 import aQute.bnd.make.MakeCopy;
+import aQute.bnd.make.MakeJar;
 import aQute.bnd.make.component.ServiceComponent;
 import aQute.bnd.maven.PomPropertiesResource;
 import aQute.bnd.maven.PomResource;
@@ -1732,6 +1733,7 @@ public Pattern getDoNotCopy() {
 	 */
 
 	static MakeBnd					makeBnd					= new MakeBnd();
+	static MakeJar					makeJar					= new MakeJar();
 	static MakeCopy					makeCopy				= new MakeCopy();
 	static ServiceComponent			serviceComponent		= new ServiceComponent();
 	static CDIAnnotations			cdiAnnotations			= new CDIAnnotations();
@@ -1745,6 +1747,7 @@ public Pattern getDoNotCopy() {
 	@Override
 	protected void setTypeSpecificPlugins(PluginsContainer pluginsContainer) {
 		pluginsContainer.add(makeBnd);
+		pluginsContainer.add(makeJar);
 		pluginsContainer.add(makeCopy);
 		pluginsContainer.add(serviceComponent);
 		pluginsContainer.add(cdiAnnotations);