diff --git a/akka-karaf/akka-features/src/main/resources/features.xml b/akka-karaf/akka-features/src/main/resources/features.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9176437f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-karaf/akka-features/src/main/resources/features.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<features name="akka 0.9">
+  <feature name="akka-core" version="0.9-SNAPSHOT">
+    <bundle>mvn:se.scalablesolutions.akka.akka-wrap/jgroups-wrapper_2.8.0.RC3_osgi/2.9.0.GA</bundle>
+    <bundle>mvn:se.scalablesolutions.akka/akka-core_2.8.0.RC3_osgi/0.9</bundle>
+  </feature>
+</features>
diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 47559ad865..2b96abb597 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   // examples
   lazy val akka_samples = project("akka-samples", "akka-samples", new AkkaSamplesParentProject(_))
 
+  // OSGi wrappers
+  lazy val akka_wrappers = project("akka-wrap", "akka-wrap", new AkkaWrappersParentProject(_))
+
   // ------------------------------------------------------------
   // Run Akka microkernel using 'sbt run' + use for packaging executable JAR
   override def mainClass = Some("se.scalablesolutions.akka.kernel.Main")
@@ -169,9 +172,28 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
                         " -Dpackaging=jar -DgeneratePom=true"
           command ! log
         }
-        None
+       None
     } dependsOn(dist) describedAs("Run mvn install for artifacts in dist.")
 
+    lazy val publishLocalMvnWrapped = runMvnInstallWrapped
+    def runMvnInstallWrapped = task {
+        for (absPath <- wrappedArtifacts.getPaths) {
+          val artifactRE = """.*/([^/]+)-([^-]+).jar""".r
+          val artifactRE(artifactId, artifactVersion) = absPath
+          val command = "mvn install:install-file" +
+                        " -Dfile=" + absPath +
+                        " -DgroupId=se.scalablesolutions.akka.akka-wrap" +
+                        " -DartifactId=" + artifactId +
+                        " -Dversion=" + artifactVersion +
+                        " -Dpackaging=jar -DgeneratePom=true"
+          command ! log
+        }
+       None
+    } dependsOn(`package`) describedAs("Run mvn install for wrapped artifacts in akka-wrap.")
+
+
+
+
   // ------------------------------------------------------------
   // subprojects
   class AkkaCoreProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, distPath) {
@@ -362,6 +384,23 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
       new AkkaSampleRemoteProject(_), akka_kernel)
   }
 
+
+  // ================= OSGi Wrappers ==================
+  class JgroupsWrapperProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends OSGiWrapperProject(info) {
+    override def wrappedVersion = "2.9.0.GA"
+    override def bndImportPackage = Set("org.testng.*;resolution:=optional",
+      "org.bouncycastle.jce.provider;resolution:=optional",
+      "bsh;resolution:=optional",
+      "*")
+    
+    val jgroups = "jgroups" % "jgroups" % wrappedVersion % "compile"
+  }
+
+  class AkkaWrappersParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) {
+    lazy val jgroups_wrapper = project("jgroups-wrapper", "jgroups-wrapper",
+      new JgroupsWrapperProject(_))
+  }
+
   // ------------------------------------------------------------
   // helper functions
   def removeDupEntries(paths: PathFinder) =
@@ -390,6 +429,8 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   
   def akkaArtifacts = descendents(info.projectPath / "dist", "*" + buildScalaVersion  + "_osgi-" + version + ".jar")
 
+  def wrappedArtifacts = descendents(info.projectPath / "akka-wrap", "*" + buildScalaVersion  + "_osgi-" + "*.jar")
+
   // ------------------------------------------------------------
   class AkkaDefaultProject(info: ProjectInfo, val deployPath: Path) extends DefaultProject(info) with DeployProject with OSGiProject
 
@@ -419,5 +460,13 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
 
   }
 
+  abstract class OSGiWrapperProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) with BNDPlugin {
+    def wrappedVersion:String 
+    override def version = OpaqueVersion(wrappedVersion)
+    override def artifactID = moduleID + "_osgi"
+    override def bndEmbedDependencies = true
+    override def bndExportPackage = Set("*")
+  }
+
 
 }
diff --git a/project/plugins/.Plugins.scala.swp b/project/plugins/.Plugins.scala.swp
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index 39709506fa..0000000000
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