diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibPluginIntegrationTest.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibPluginIntegrationTest.java
index 3dcc0fe04d..88acd452f8 100644
--- a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibPluginIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibPluginIntegrationTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public class JibPluginIntegrationTest {
 
   @ClassRule public static final TestProject simpleTestProject = new TestProject("simple");
 
+  @ClassRule
+  public static final TestProject defaultTargetTestProject = new TestProject("default-target");
+
   private static String buildAndRun(TestProject testProject, String imageReference)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     BuildResult buildResult = testProject.build("clean", JibPlugin.BUILD_IMAGE_TASK_NAME);
@@ -98,6 +101,22 @@ public void testBuild_simple() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         buildAndRun(simpleTestProject, "gcr.io/jib-integration-testing/simpleimage:gradle"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testBuild_defaultTarget() {
+    // Test error when 'to' is missing
+    try {
+      defaultTargetTestProject.build("clean", JibPlugin.BUILD_IMAGE_TASK_NAME, "-x=classes");
+      Assert.fail();
+    } catch (UnexpectedBuildFailure ex) {
+      Assert.assertThat(
+          ex.getMessage(),
+          CoreMatchers.containsString(
+              "Missing target image parameter. Add a 'jib.to.image' configuration parameter to "
+                  + "your build.gradle or set the parameter via commandline (e.g. 'gradle jib "
+                  + "--image <your image name>')."));
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testDockerDaemon_empty() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     Assert.assertEquals(
@@ -114,6 +133,14 @@ public void testDockerDaemon_simple() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
             simpleTestProject, "gcr.io/jib-integration-testing/simpleimage:gradle"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testDockerDaemon_defaultTarget() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        "Hello, world. An argument.\n",
+        buildToDockerDaemonAndRun(
+            defaultTargetTestProject, "default-target-name:default-target-version"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testDockerContext() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     BuildResult buildResult =
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/build.gradle b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55abf85a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+    id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib'
+}
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+targetCompatibility = 1.8
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile files('libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar')
+}
+
+jib {
+    args = ['An argument.']
+
+    // Does not have tests use user-level cache for base image layers.
+    useOnlyProjectCache = true
+}
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/gradle.properties b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efba5ed4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version = default-target-version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..333ceb39b2
Binary files /dev/null and b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar differ
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/settings.gradle b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56b2fa2d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = 'default-target-name'
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fc6d1cf3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 Google LLC. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package com.test;
+
+import dependency.Greeting;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+/** Example class that uses a dependency and a resource file. */
+public class HelloWorld {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+    // 'Greeting' comes from the dependency artfiact.
+    String greeting = Greeting.getGreeting();
+
+    // Gets the contents of the resource file 'world'.
+    ClassLoader classLoader = HelloWorld.class.getClassLoader();
+    Path worldFile = Paths.get(classLoader.getResource("world").toURI());
+    String world = new String(Files.readAllBytes(worldFile), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+    System.out.println(greeting + ", " + world + ". " + (args.length > 0 ? args[0] : ""));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04fea06420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/integration-test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+world
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildDockerTask.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildDockerTask.java
index aa246030af..3384c73f54 100644
--- a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildDockerTask.java
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildDockerTask.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.RegistryClient;
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.credentials.RegistryCredentials;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public JibExtension getJib() {
     return jibExtension;
   }
 
-  /** The target image can be overriden with the {@code --image} command line option. */
+  /** The target image can be overridden with the {@code --image} command line option. */
   @Option(option = "image", description = "The image reference for the target image")
   public void setTargetImage(String targetImage) {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(jibExtension).getTo().setImage(targetImage);
@@ -80,10 +81,17 @@ public void buildDocker() throws InvalidImageReferenceException {
     GradleProjectProperties gradleProjectProperties =
         GradleProjectProperties.getForProject(getProject(), gradleBuildLogger);
     String mainClass = gradleProjectProperties.getMainClass(jibExtension);
+
+    // TODO: Validate that project name and version are valid repository/tag
+    ImageReference targetImage =
+        Strings.isNullOrEmpty(jibExtension.getTargetImage())
+            ? ImageReference.of(null, getProject().getName(), getProject().getVersion().toString())
+            : ImageReference.parse(jibExtension.getTargetImage());
+
     BuildConfiguration buildConfiguration =
         BuildConfiguration.builder(gradleBuildLogger)
             .setBaseImage(ImageReference.parse(jibExtension.getBaseImage()))
-            .setTargetImage(ImageReference.parse(jibExtension.getTargetImage()))
+            .setTargetImage(targetImage)
             .setBaseImageCredentialHelperName(jibExtension.getFrom().getCredHelper())
             .setKnownBaseRegistryCredentials(knownBaseRegistryCredentials)
             .setMainClass(mainClass)
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildImageTask.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildImageTask.java
index f25ed5bf75..ec78c079ef 100644
--- a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildImageTask.java
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/BuildImageTask.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.RegistryClient;
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.credentials.RegistryCredentials;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public JibExtension getJib() {
     return jibExtension;
   }
 
-  /** The target image can be overriden with the {@code --image} command line option. */
+  /** The target image can be overridden with the {@code --image} command line option. */
   @Option(option = "image", description = "The image reference for the target image")
   public void setTargetImage(String targetImage) {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(jibExtension).getTo().setImage(targetImage);
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ public void buildImage() throws InvalidImageReferenceException {
     // Asserts required @Input parameters are not null.
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(jibExtension);
 
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(jibExtension.getTargetImage())) {
+      throw new GradleException(
+          "Missing target image parameter. Add a 'jib.to.image' configuration parameter to your "
+              + "build.gradle or set the parameter via commandline (e.g. 'gradle jib --image "
+              + "<your image name>').");
+    }
+
     RegistryCredentials knownBaseRegistryCredentials = null;
     RegistryCredentials knownTargetRegistryCredentials = null;
     Authorization fromAuthorization = jibExtension.getFrom().getImageAuthorization();
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/ImageConfiguration.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/ImageConfiguration.java
index 5a93165eea..ceea789b7e 100644
--- a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/ImageConfiguration.java
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/ImageConfiguration.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public ImageConfiguration(ObjectFactory objectFactory) {
 
   @Input
   @Nullable
+  @Optional
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
diff --git a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibExtension.java b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibExtension.java
index 8985350c22..991fc0ec32 100644
--- a/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibExtension.java
+++ b/jib-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/gradle/JibExtension.java
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ String getBaseImage() {
   }
 
   @Internal
+  @Nullable
   String getTargetImage() {
-    return Preconditions.checkNotNull(to.getImage());
+    return to.getImage();
   }
 
   @Nested
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ ImageConfiguration getFrom() {
     return from;
   }
 
+  @Nested
+  @Optional
   ImageConfiguration getTo() {
     return to;
   }
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojo.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojo.java
index 2b7d53750b..bd694cc2ae 100644
--- a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojo.java
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojo.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.credentials.RegistryCredentials;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.ResolutionScope;
@@ -54,7 +55,12 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
 
     // Parses 'from' and 'to' into image reference.
     ImageReference baseImage = parseBaseImageReference(getBaseImage());
-    ImageReference targetImage = parseTargetImageReference(getTargetImage());
+
+    // TODO: Validate that project name and version are valid repository/tag
+    ImageReference targetImage =
+        Strings.isNullOrEmpty(getTargetImage())
+            ? ImageReference.of(null, getProject().getName(), getProject().getVersion())
+            : parseTargetImageReference(getTargetImage());
 
     // Checks Maven settings for registry credentials.
     MavenSettingsServerCredentials mavenSettingsServerCredentials =
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojo.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
index 526c4d04c3..b055322434 100644
--- a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojo.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.google.cloud.tools.jib.registry.credentials.RegistryCredentials;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
@@ -80,8 +81,17 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
               + "'.");
     }
 
-    // Parses 'from' and 'to' into image reference.
+    // Parses 'from' into image reference.
     ImageReference baseImage = parseBaseImageReference(getBaseImage());
+
+    // Parses 'to' into image reference.
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(getTargetImage())) {
+      // TODO: Consolidate with gradle message
+      throw new MojoFailureException(
+          "Missing target image parameter. Add a <to><image> configuration parameter to your "
+              + "pom.xml or set the parameter via commandline (e.g. 'mvn compile jib:build "
+              + "-Dimage=<your image name>').");
+    }
     ImageReference targetImage = parseTargetImageReference(getTargetImage());
 
     // Checks Maven settings for registry credentials.
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/JibPluginConfiguration.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/JibPluginConfiguration.java
index 82ba92972b..09b973a9c5 100644
--- a/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/JibPluginConfiguration.java
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/JibPluginConfiguration.java
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ public static class FromConfiguration {
   /** Configuration for {@code to} parameter, where image is required. */
   public static class ToConfiguration {
 
-    @Nullable
-    @Parameter(required = true)
-    private String image;
+    @Nullable @Parameter private String image;
 
     @Nullable @Parameter private String credHelper;
 
@@ -85,11 +83,10 @@ static ImageReference parseTargetImageReference(String to) {
   @Parameter(defaultValue = "${session}", readonly = true)
   MavenSession session;
 
-  @Nullable @Parameter private FromConfiguration from = new FromConfiguration();
+  @Parameter private FromConfiguration from = new FromConfiguration();
 
-  @Nullable
-  @Parameter(property = "image", required = true)
-  private ToConfiguration to;
+  @Parameter(property = "image")
+  private ToConfiguration to = new ToConfiguration();
 
   @Parameter private List<String> jvmFlags = Collections.emptyList();
 
@@ -119,8 +116,9 @@ String getBaseImageCredentialHelperName() {
     return Preconditions.checkNotNull(from).credHelper;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
   String getTargetImage() {
-    return Preconditions.checkNotNull(Preconditions.checkNotNull(to).image);
+    return to.image;
   }
 
   @Nullable
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojoIntegrationTest.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojoIntegrationTest.java
index 5c63eebe9d..675c31cf9e 100644
--- a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojoIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildDockerMojoIntegrationTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public class BuildDockerMojoIntegrationTest {
   @ClassRule
   public static final TestProject emptyTestProject = new TestProject(testPlugin, "empty");
 
+  @ClassRule
+  public static final TestProject defaultTargetTestProject =
+      new TestProject(testPlugin, "default-target");
+
   /**
    * Builds and runs jib:buildDocker on a project at {@code projectRoot} pushing to {@code
    * imageReference}.
@@ -69,4 +73,14 @@ public void testExecute_empty() throws InterruptedException, IOException, Verifi
         buildToDockerDaemonAndRun(
             emptyTestProject.getProjectRoot(), "gcr.io/jib-integration-testing/emptyimage:maven"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testExecute_defaultTarget()
+      throws VerificationException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        "Hello, world. An argument.\n",
+        buildToDockerDaemonAndRun(
+            defaultTargetTestProject.getProjectRoot(),
+            "default-target-name:default-target-version"));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojoIntegrationTest.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojoIntegrationTest.java
index 1b24daccc2..e17a3de09b 100644
--- a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojoIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/tools/jib/maven/BuildImageMojoIntegrationTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public class BuildImageMojoIntegrationTest {
   @ClassRule
   public static final TestProject emptyTestProject = new TestProject(testPlugin, "empty");
 
+  @ClassRule
+  public static final TestProject defaultTargetTestProject =
+      new TestProject(testPlugin, "default-target");
+
   /**
    * Builds and runs jib:build on a project at {@code projectRoot} pushing to {@code
    * imageReference}.
@@ -102,4 +106,22 @@ public void testExecute_empty() throws InterruptedException, IOException, Verifi
         buildAndRun(
             emptyTestProject.getProjectRoot(), "gcr.io/jib-integration-testing/emptyimage:maven"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testExecute_defaultTarget() {
+    // Test error when 'to' is missing
+    try {
+      Verifier verifier = new Verifier(defaultTargetTestProject.getProjectRoot().toString());
+      verifier.setAutoclean(false);
+      verifier.executeGoals(Arrays.asList("clean", "jib:" + BuildImageMojo.GOAL_NAME));
+      Assert.fail();
+    } catch (VerificationException ex) {
+      Assert.assertThat(
+          ex.getMessage(),
+          CoreMatchers.containsString(
+              "Missing target image parameter. Add a <to><image> configuration parameter to your "
+                  + "pom.xml or set the parameter via commandline (e.g. 'mvn compile jib:build "
+                  + "-Dimage=<your image name>')."));
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..333ceb39b2
Binary files /dev/null and b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar differ
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/pom.xml b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37f1d55759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.test</groupId>
+  <artifactId>default-target-name</artifactId>
+  <version>default-target-version</version>
+
+  <properties>
+    <java.target.version>1.8</java.target.version>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    <jib-maven-plugin.version>@@PluginVersion@@</jib-maven-plugin.version>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.test</groupId>
+      <artifactId>dependency</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0.0</version>
+      <scope>system</scope>
+      <systemPath>${project.basedir}/libs/dependency-1.0.0.jar</systemPath>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jib-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${jib-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <args>An argument.</args>
+          <!-- Does not have tests use user-level cache for base image layers. -->
+          <useOnlyProjectCache>true</useOnlyProjectCache>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fc6d1cf3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/java/com/test/HelloWorld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 Google LLC. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package com.test;
+
+import dependency.Greeting;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+/** Example class that uses a dependency and a resource file. */
+public class HelloWorld {
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+    // 'Greeting' comes from the dependency artfiact.
+    String greeting = Greeting.getGreeting();
+
+    // Gets the contents of the resource file 'world'.
+    ClassLoader classLoader = HelloWorld.class.getClassLoader();
+    Path worldFile = Paths.get(classLoader.getResource("world").toURI());
+    String world = new String(Files.readAllBytes(worldFile), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+    System.out.println(greeting + ", " + world + ". " + (args.length > 0 ? args[0] : ""));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04fea06420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jib-maven-plugin/src/test/resources/projects/default-target/src/main/resources/world
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+world
\ No newline at end of file