Index: src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/AbstractCompileTest.groovy
===================================================================
--- src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/AbstractCompileTest.groovy	(revision 1011)
+++ src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/AbstractCompileTest.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
         compile.execute()
     }
 
+    @Test public void testGetClasspath() {
+        setUpMocksAndAttributes(compile)
+        assertEquals(TEST_CONVERTED_UNMANAGED_CLASSPATH + TEST_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER_CLASSPATH, compile.getClasspath())
+    }
+
     @Test public void testUnmanagedClasspath() {
         List list1 = ['a', new Object()]
         assert compile.unmanagedClasspath(list1 as Object[]).is(compile)
Index: src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/CompileTest.java
===================================================================
--- src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/CompileTest.java	(revision 1011)
+++ src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/CompileTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
         setUpMocksAndAttributes(compile);
         context.checking(new Expectations() {{
             one(antCompileMock).execute(compile.getSrcDirs(), compile.getIncludes(), compile.getExcludes(), compile.getDestinationDir(),
-                    GUtil.addLists(AbstractCompileTest.TEST_CONVERTED_UNMANAGED_CLASSPATH, AbstractCompileTest.TEST_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER_CLASSPATH),
-                    compile.getSourceCompatibility(), compile.getTargetCompatibility(), compile.getOptions(), compile.getProject().getAnt());
+                    compile.getClasspath(), compile.getSourceCompatibility(), compile.getTargetCompatibility(), compile.getOptions(),
+                    compile.getProject().getAnt());
         }});
         compile.execute();
     }
Index: src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/TestTest.groovy
===================================================================
--- src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/TestTest.groovy	(revision 1011)
+++ src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/TestTest.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @org.junit.Test public void testGetClasspath() {
+        setUpMocks(test)
+        assertEquals([TEST_TEST_CLASSES_DIR] + TEST_CONVERTED_UNMANAGED_CLASSPATH + TEST_DEPENDENCY_MANAGER_CLASSPATH, test.getClasspath())
+    }
+
     @org.junit.Test public void testExecuteWithUnspecifiedCompiledTestsDir() {
         setUpMocks(test)
         test.testClassesDir = null
Index: src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/Compile.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/Compile.java	(revision 1011)
+++ src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/compile/Compile.java	(working copy)
@@ -103,11 +103,15 @@
         if (!GUtil.isTrue(getSourceCompatibility()) || !GUtil.isTrue(getTargetCompatibility())) {
             throw new InvalidUserDataException("The sourceCompatibility and targetCompatibility must be set!");
         }
-        
+
+        antCompile.execute(existingSourceDirs, includes, excludes, getDestinationDir(), getClasspath(), getSourceCompatibility(),
+                getTargetCompatibility(), options, getProject().getAnt());
+    }
+
+    public List getClasspath() {
         List classpath = GUtil.addLists(classpathConverter.createFileClasspath(getProject().getRootDir(), getUnmanagedClasspath()),
                 getDependencyManager().resolveTask(getName()));
-        antCompile.execute(existingSourceDirs, includes, excludes, getDestinationDir(), classpath, getSourceCompatibility(),
-                getTargetCompatibility(), options, getProject().getAnt());
+        return classpath;
     }
 
     /**
Index: src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/Test.groovy
===================================================================
--- src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/Test.groovy	(revision 1011)
+++ src/main/groovy/org/gradle/api/tasks/testing/Test.groovy	(working copy)
@@ -93,15 +93,19 @@
 
         existingDirsFilter.checkExistenceAndThrowStopActionIfNot(getTestClassesDir())
 
-        List classpath = classpathConverter.createFileClasspath(
-                project.rootDir, [getTestClassesDir()] + getUnmanagedClasspath()) + getDependencyManager().resolveTask(name)
 
-        antJunit.execute(getTestClassesDir(), classpath, getTestResultsDir(), getTestReportDir(), includes, excludes, options, project.ant)
+        antJunit.execute(getTestClassesDir(), getClasspath(), getTestResultsDir(), getTestReportDir(), includes, excludes, options, project.ant)
         if (stopAtFailuresOrErrors && project.ant.project.getProperty(AntJunit.FAILURES_OR_ERRORS_PROPERTY)) {
             throw new GradleException('There were failing tests. See the report at ' + getTestReportDir() + '.')
         }
     }
 
+    List getClasspath() {
+        List classpath = classpathConverter.createFileClasspath(
+                project.rootDir, [getTestClassesDir()] + getUnmanagedClasspath()) + getDependencyManager().resolveTask(name)
+        return classpath
+    }
+
     Test include(String[] includes) {
         this.includes += (includes as List)
         this