diff --git a/maven.markdown b/maven.markdown
index 0480669..fcc46f9 100644
--- a/maven.markdown
+++ b/maven.markdown
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Default phase of execution is `verify`. The following is an example of a configu
               <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/scala</sourceDirectory>
               <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/scala</testSourceDirectory>
               <configLocation>${project.basedir}/lib/scalastyle_config.xml</configLocation>
+              <testConfigLocation>${project.basedir}/lib/scalastyle_test_config.xml</testConfigLocation> 
               <outputFile>${project.basedir}/scalastyle-output.xml</outputFile>
               <outputEncoding>UTF-8</outputEncoding>
             </configuration>
@@ -58,3 +59,9 @@ You can also specify multiple source directories if necessary. Replace the <s
 </pre>
 
 and similarly for &lt;testSourceDirectory&gt; & &lt;testSourceDirectories&gt;.
+
+A test source directory can have a separate more liberal scalastyle configuration file, as follows:
+
+<pre>
+      &lt;testConfigLocation&gt;${project.basedir}/lib/scalastyle_test_config.xml&lt;/testConfigLocation&gt; 
+</pre>