diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopier.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopier.java
index 8dd5fc630..8a432bc4b 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopier.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopier.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.arsdigita.cms;
 
-import com.arsdigita.domain.DomainObject;
 import com.arsdigita.persistence.metadata.Property;
 
 /**
@@ -9,12 +8,30 @@ import com.arsdigita.persistence.metadata.Property;
  * @version $Id$
  */
 public interface AssociationCopier {
-    
-    boolean copyReverseProperty(CustomCopy source, 
-                                DomainObject target,
-                                Property property,                                
-                                DomainObject value,
-                                ItemCopier copier);
-    
-    
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Return the property which is handled by this implementation. Format:
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * {@code $type::$property}
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * Where {@code $type} is the fully qualified name of the class/type owing 
+     * the property and {@code property} is the name the property. Example
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * {@code com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.GenericPerson::publications}
+     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * This indicates that the implementation handles a property 
+     * {@code publications} added to the {@code GenericPerson} type by some
+     * module via an PDL association.
+     * </p>
+     * 
+     * @return 
+     */
+    String forProperty();
+
+    boolean copyProperty(CustomCopy source, Property property, ItemCopier copier);
 }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopierLoader.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopierLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c9297cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/AssociationCopierLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package com.arsdigita.cms;
+
+import com.arsdigita.persistence.metadata.Property;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public final class AssociationCopierLoader {
+
+    private static final AssociationCopierLoader INSTANCE =
+                                                 new AssociationCopierLoader();
+    private static final Logger logger =
+                                Logger.getLogger(AssociationCopierLoader.class);
+    private Map<String, AssociationCopier> copiers =
+                                           new HashMap<String, AssociationCopier>();
+
+    private AssociationCopierLoader() {
+        final String[] assocCopierNames = CMSConfig.getInstance().
+                getAssocCopiers();
+
+        for (String assocCopierName : assocCopierNames) {
+            loadAssocCopier(assocCopierName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void loadAssocCopier(final String name) {
+        final Class<?> clazz;
+        try {
+            clazz = Class.forName(name);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+            logger.warn(String.format("No class found for name '%s'. Skiping.",
+                                      name),
+                        ex);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (clazz.isAssignableFrom(AssociationCopier.class)) {
+            try {
+                final AssociationCopier copier = (AssociationCopier) clazz.
+                        newInstance();
+                
+                copiers.put(copier.forProperty(), copier);
+            } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
+                logger.warn(String.format(
+                        "Failed to instaniate copier '%s'. Skiping.",
+                        name),
+                            ex);
+            } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+                logger.warn(String.format(
+                        "Failed to instaniate copier '%s'. Skiping.",
+                        name),
+                            ex);
+            }
+        } else {
+            logger.warn(String.format("Class '%s' is not an implementation of "
+                                      + "the AssociationCopier interface. "
+                                      + "Skiping",
+                                      name));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static AssociationCopierLoader getInstance() {
+        return INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    public AssociationCopier getAssociationCopierFor(final Property property,
+                                                     final CustomCopy source) {
+        return copiers.get(String.format("%s::%s",
+                                         source.getClass().getName(),
+                                         property.getName()));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSConfig.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSConfig.java
index 86bca438d..249eee156 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSConfig.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/CMSConfig.java
@@ -620,6 +620,14 @@ public final class CMSConfig extends AbstractConfig {
             "com.arsdigita.cms.lifecycle.threaded_publishing",
             Parameter.REQUIRED,
             true);
+    
+    /**
+     * Copiers for associations not known yet. For example for associations
+     * with the generic types defined in this module from another module.
+     */
+    private final Parameter m_assocCopiers = new StringArrayParameter("com.arsdigita.cms.publish.association_copiers",
+                                                                     Parameter.REQUIRED,
+                                                                     new String[]{});
 
     // ///////////////////////////////////////////
     // publishToFile package related parameter
@@ -704,6 +712,7 @@ public final class CMSConfig extends AbstractConfig {
 
         register(m_useOldStyleItemLifecycleItemPane);
         register(m_threadPublishing);
+        register(m_assocCopiers);
 
         // publishToFile package related parameter
         // Moved to publishToFile.PublishToFileConfig as of version 6.0.2
@@ -1122,4 +1131,8 @@ public final class CMSConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public Boolean getThreadedPublishing() {
         return (Boolean) get(m_threadPublishing);
     }
+    
+    public String[] getAssocCopiers() {
+        return (String[]) get(m_assocCopiers);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentItem.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentItem.java
index edaa44050..ae539b574 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentItem.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ContentItem.java
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ public class ContentItem extends VersionedACSObject implements CustomCopy {
                 s_log.debug("Deleting old live version");
 
                 oldVersion.delete();
-                PublishedLink.refreshOnUnpublish(this);                
+                PublishedLink.refreshOnUnpublish(this);
             }
 
             if (parent instanceof ContentBundle || parent instanceof Folder) {
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ public class ContentItem extends VersionedACSObject implements CustomCopy {
 
             save();
 
-            PublishedLink.updateLiveLinks(version);            
+            PublishedLink.updateLiveLinks(version);
             save();
 
             // publish item (as template or html pages) to the file
@@ -1947,6 +1947,14 @@ public class ContentItem extends VersionedACSObject implements CustomCopy {
             }
         }
 
+        final AssociationCopierLoader assocCopierLoader =
+                                      AssociationCopierLoader.getInstance();
+        final AssociationCopier assocCopier = assocCopierLoader.
+                getAssociationCopierFor(property, source);
+        if (assocCopier != null) {
+            return assocCopier.copyProperty(source, property, copier);
+        }
+
         return false;
     }