diff --git a/ale_linters/java/javac.vim b/ale_linters/java/javac.vim
index 186d3834..5815c658 100644
--- a/ale_linters/java/javac.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/java/javac.vim
@@ -1,19 +1,53 @@
 " Author: farenjihn <farenjihn@gmail.com>, w0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>
 " Description: Lints java files using javac
 
+let s:classpath_sep = has('unix') ? ':' : ';'
+
 let g:ale_java_javac_options = get(g:, 'ale_java_javac_options', '')
 let g:ale_java_javac_classpath = get(g:, 'ale_java_javac_classpath', '')
 
-function! ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    let l:cp_option = !empty(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javac_classpath'))
-    \   ?  '-cp ' . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javac_classpath')
+function! ale_linters#java#javac#GetImportPaths(buffer) abort
+    let l:pom_path = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'pom.xml')
+
+    if !empty(l:pom_path) && executable('mvn')
+        return ale#path#CdString(fnamemodify(l:pom_path, ':h'))
+        \ . 'mvn dependency:build-classpath'
+    endif
+
+    return ''
+endfunction
+
+function! s:BuildClassPathOption(buffer, import_paths) abort
+    " Filter out lines like [INFO], etc.
+    let l:class_paths = filter(a:import_paths[:], 'v:val !~# ''[''')
+    call map(l:class_paths, 'fnameescape(v:val)')
+    call extend(
+    \   l:class_paths,
+    \   split(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javac_classpath'), s:classpath_sep),
+    \)
+
+    return !empty(l:class_paths)
+    \   ? '-cp ' . join(l:class_paths, s:classpath_sep)
     \   : ''
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(buffer, import_paths) abort
+    let l:cp_option = s:BuildClassPathOption(a:buffer, a:import_paths)
+    let l:sp_option = ''
+
+    " Find the src directory, for files in this project.
+    let l:src_dir = ale#path#FindNearestDirectory(a:buffer, 'src/main/java')
+
+    if !empty(l:src_dir)
+        let l:sp_option = '-sourcepath ' . fnameescape(l:src_dir)
+    endif
 
     " Create .class files in a temporary directory, which we will delete later.
     let l:class_file_directory = ale#engine#CreateDirectory(a:buffer)
 
-    return 'javac -Xlint '
-    \ . l:cp_option
+    return 'javac -Xlint'
+    \ . ' ' . l:cp_option
+    \ . ' ' . l:sp_option
     \ . ' -d ' . fnameescape(l:class_file_directory)
     \ . ' ' . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javac_options')
     \ . ' %t'
@@ -41,8 +75,10 @@ endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('java', {
 \   'name': 'javac',
-\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
 \   'executable': 'javac',
-\   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand',
+\   'command_chain': [
+\       {'callback': 'ale_linters#java#javac#GetImportPaths', 'output_stream': 'stdout'},
+\       {'callback': 'ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand', 'output_stream': 'stderr'},
+\   ],
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#java#javac#Handle',
 \})
diff --git a/test/command_callback/java_paths/src/main/java/com/something/dummy b/test/command_callback/java_paths/src/main/java/com/something/dummy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_javac_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_javac_command_callback.vader
index 52aeff44..534e63de 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_javac_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_javac_command_callback.vader
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Before:
   runtime ale_linters/java/javac.vim
   call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr(''))
 
+  silent! cd /testplugin/test/command_callback
+
 After:
   call ale#linter#Reset()
   " We need to clean up the buffer to remove the temporary directories created
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ After:
   let g:ale_java_javac_classpath = ''
 
 Execute(The javac callback should return the correct default value):
-  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [])
 
   Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
   \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
@@ -19,15 +21,77 @@ Execute(The javac callback should return the correct default value):
 Execute(The javac callback should use g:ale_java_javac_classpath correctly):
   let g:ale_java_javac_classpath = 'foo.jar'
 
-  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [])
 
-  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint -cp foo\.jar +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-cp +foo\.jar +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
+
+Execute(The javac callback should include discovered classpaths):
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '[DEBUG] Ignore this.',
+  \ '[INFO] Something we should ignore.',
+  \ '/foo/bar.jar',
+  \ '/xyz/abc.jar',
+  \])
+
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-cp +/foo/bar\.jar:/xyz/abc\.jar +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
+
+Execute(The javac callback should combine discovered classpaths and manual ones):
+  let g:ale_java_javac_classpath = 'configured.jar'
+
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '[DEBUG] Ignore this.',
+  \ '[INFO] Something we should ignore.',
+  \ '/foo/bar.jar',
+  \ '/xyz/abc.jar',
+  \])
+
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-cp +/foo/bar\.jar:/xyz/abc\.jar:configured\.jar +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
+
+  let g:ale_java_javac_classpath = 'configured.jar:configured2.jar'
+
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '[DEBUG] Ignore this.',
+  \ '[INFO] Something we should ignore.',
+  \ '/foo/bar.jar',
+  \ '/xyz/abc.jar',
+  \])
+
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-cp +/foo/bar\.jar:/xyz/abc\.jar:configured\.jar:configured2\.jar +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
+
+Execute(The javac callback should detect source directories):
+  call ale#cleanup#Buffer(bufnr(''))
+  :e! java_paths/src/main/java/com/something/dummy
+  call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr(''))
+
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [])
+
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-sourcepath /.*java_paths/src/main/java/ +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
+  \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
+
+Execute(The javac callback should combine detected source directories and classpaths):
+  call ale#cleanup#Buffer(bufnr(''))
+  :e! java_paths/src/main/java/com/something/dummy
+  call ale#engine#InitBufferInfo(bufnr(''))
+
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '[DEBUG] Ignore this.',
+  \ '[INFO] Something we should ignore.',
+  \ '/foo/bar.jar',
+  \ '/xyz/abc.jar',
+  \])
+
+  Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-cp +/foo/bar\.jar:/xyz/abc\.jar +-sourcepath /.*java_paths/src/main/java/ +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ +\%t$') >= 0,
   \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command
 
 Execute(The javac callback should use g:ale_java_javac_options correctly):
+
   let g:ale_java_javac_options = '--anything --else'
 
-  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  let b:command = ale_linters#java#javac#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [])
 
   Assert match(b:command, '\v^javac +-Xlint +-d +/tmp/[0-9a-zA-Z/]+ --anything --else +\%t$') >= 0,
   \ 'Invalid command string: ' . b:command