diff --git a/maven.j2ee/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/j2ee/web/CopyOnSave.java b/maven.j2ee/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/j2ee/web/CopyOnSave.java
--- a/maven.j2ee/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/j2ee/web/CopyOnSave.java
+++ b/maven.j2ee/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/j2ee/web/CopyOnSave.java
@@ -80,6 +80,31 @@
         mavenproject = project.getLookup().lookup(NbMavenProject.class);
     }
 
+    private void copySrcToDest( FileObject srcFile, FileObject destFile) throws IOException {
+        if (destFile != null && !srcFile.isFolder()) {
+            InputStream is = null;
+            OutputStream os = null;
+            FileLock fl = null;
+            try {
+                is = srcFile.getInputStream();
+                fl = destFile.lock();
+                os = destFile.getOutputStream(fl);
+                FileUtil.copy(is, os);
+            } finally {
+                if (is != null) {
+                    is.close();
+                }
+                if (os != null) {
+                    os.close();
+                }
+                if (fl != null) {
+                    fl.releaseLock();
+                }
+            }
+            System.out.println("copied + " + srcFile.getPath() + " to " + destFile);
+        }
+    }
+
     private WebModule getWebModule() {
         return provider.findWebModule(project.getProjectDirectory());
     }
@@ -223,9 +248,10 @@
 
     private void handleDeleteFileInDestDir(String resourcePath) throws IOException {
         FileObject webBuildBase = getJ2eeModule().getContentDirectory();
+        FileObject webInfClasses = webBuildBase.getFileObject("WEB-INF/classes");
         if (webBuildBase != null) {
             // project was built
-            FileObject toDelete = webBuildBase.getFileObject(resourcePath);
+            FileObject toDelete = webInfClasses.getFileObject(resourcePath);
             if (toDelete != null) {
                 toDelete.delete();
             }
@@ -245,35 +271,22 @@
                     return;
                 }
                 FileObject webBuildBase = getJ2eeModule().getContentDirectory();
+                
                 if (webBuildBase != null) {
                     // project was built
                     if (FileUtil.isParentOf(documentBase, webBuildBase) || FileUtil.isParentOf(webBuildBase, documentBase)) {
                         //cannot copy into self
                         return;
                     }
-                    FileObject destFile = ensureDestinationFileExists(webBuildBase, path, fo.isFolder());
-                    if (destFile != null && !fo.isFolder()) {
-                        InputStream is = null;
-                        OutputStream os = null;
-                        FileLock fl = null;
-                        try {
-                            is = fo.getInputStream();
-                            fl = destFile.lock();
-                            os = destFile.getOutputStream(fl);
-                            FileUtil.copy(is, os);
-                        } finally {
-                            if (is != null) {
-                                is.close();
-                            }
-                            if (os != null) {
-                                os.close();
-                            }
-                            if (fl != null) {
-                                fl.releaseLock();
-                            }
-                        }
-                    //System.out.println("copied + " + FileUtil.copy(fo.getInputStream(), destDir, fo.getName(), fo.getExt()));
-                    }
+                    FileObject webAppClassesDir = webBuildBase.getFileObject("WEB-INF/classes");
+                    FileObject destFile = ensureDestinationFileExists(webAppClassesDir, path, fo.isFolder());
+                    copySrcToDest(fo, destFile);
+                    
+                    String projClassesPath = mavenproject.getMavenProject().getBuild().getOutputDirectory();
+                    FileObject targetClasses = FileUtil.toFileObject(new File(projClassesPath));
+                    destFile = ensureDestinationFileExists(targetClasses, path, fo.isFolder());
+                    copySrcToDest(fo, destFile);
+                    
                 }
             }
         }