diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyInterface.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyInterface.scala
index 05720e6aa..c5d4db1ea 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyInterface.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyInterface.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import org.apache.ivy.plugins.resolver.{ DependencyResolver, IBiblioResolver }
 import org.apache.ivy.util.url.CredentialsStore
 
 /** Additional information about a project module */
-final case class ModuleInfo(nameFormal: String, description: String = "", homepage: Option[URL] = None, startYear: Option[Int] = None, licenses: Seq[(String, URL)] = Nil, organizationName: String = "", organizationHomepage: Option[URL] = None, scmInfo: Option[ScmInfo] = None) {
+final case class ModuleInfo(nameFormal: String, description: String = "", homepage: Option[URL] = None, startYear: Option[Int] = None, licenses: Seq[(String, URL)] = Nil, organizationName: String = "", organizationHomepage: Option[URL] = None, scmInfo: Option[ScmInfo] = None, developers: Seq[Developer] = Seq()) {
+  def this(nameFormal: String, description: String, homepage: Option[URL], startYear: Option[Int], licenses: Seq[(String, URL)], organizationName: String, organizationHomepage: Option[URL], scmInfo: Option[ScmInfo]) =
+    this(nameFormal = nameFormal, description = description, homepage = homepage, startYear = startYear, licenses = licenses, organizationName = organizationName, organizationHomepage = organizationHomepage, scmInfo = scmInfo, developers = Seq())
   def formally(name: String) = copy(nameFormal = name)
   def describing(desc: String, home: Option[URL]) = copy(description = desc, homepage = home)
   def licensed(lics: (String, URL)*) = copy(licenses = lics)
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ final case class ModuleInfo(nameFormal: String, description: String = "", homepa
 /** Basic SCM information for a project module */
 final case class ScmInfo(browseUrl: URL, connection: String, devConnection: Option[String] = None)
 
+final case class Developer(id: String, name: String, email: String, url: URL)
+
 /** Rule to exclude unwanted dependencies pulled in transitively by a module. */
 final case class ExclusionRule(organization: String = "*", name: String = "*", artifact: String = "*", configurations: Seq[String] = Nil)
 
diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/MakePom.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/MakePom.scala
index e05221b43..eba0cd94d 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/MakePom.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/MakePom.scala
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class MakePom(val log: Logger) {
        { makeStartYear(moduleInfo) }
        { makeOrganization(moduleInfo) }
        { makeScmInfo(moduleInfo) }
+       { makeDeveloperInfo(moduleInfo) }
        { extra }
        {
          val deps = depsInConfs(module, configurations)
@@ -100,6 +101,21 @@ class MakePom(val log: Logger) {
         case _ => NodeSeq.Empty
       }
     }
+  def makeDeveloperInfo(moduleInfo: ModuleInfo): NodeSeq =
+    {
+      if (moduleInfo.developers.nonEmpty) {
+        <developers>
+          moduleInfo.developers.map{ developer: Developer =>
+            <developer>
+              <id>{ developer.id }</id>
+              <name>{ developer.name }</name>
+              <email>{ developer.email }</email>
+              <url>{ developer.url }</url>
+            </developer>
+          }
+        </developers>
+      } else NodeSeq.Empty
+    }
   def makeProperties(module: ModuleDescriptor, dependencies: Seq[DependencyDescriptor]): NodeSeq =
     {
       val extra = IvySbt.getExtraAttributes(module)