diff --git a/src/it/projects/extrajar-missing-file/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/extrajar-missing-file/pom.xml
index 56ea5802..58e944e0 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/extrajar-missing-file/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/extrajar-missing-file/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ under the License.
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- See extrajar IT: removed m-dep-p:copy so the file is not there -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ under the License.
             <configuration>
               <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
               <extraJars>
-                <extraJar>${project.build.directory}/dependency/slf4j-simple.jar</extraJar>
+                <extraJar>${project.build.directory}/no-such-file.jar</extraJar>
               </extraJars>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/extrajar/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/extrajar/pom.xml
index eff4a00b..67b43599 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/extrajar/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/extrajar/pom.xml
@@ -46,30 +46,6 @@ under the License.
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.1</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-extra-jars</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
-              <artifactItems>
-                <artifactItem>
-                  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-                  <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-                </artifactItem>
-              </artifactItems>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -83,9 +59,17 @@ under the License.
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <extraJars>
-                <extraJar>${project.build.directory}/dependency/slf4j-simple.jar</extraJar>
-              </extraJars>
+              <extraArtifacts>
+                <extraArtifact>org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:${slf4j.version}</extraArtifact>
+              </extraArtifacts>
+              <filters>
+                <filter>
+                  <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                  <excludes>
+                    <exclude>META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</exclude>
+                  </excludes>
+                </filter>
+              </filters>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/mojo/ShadeMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/mojo/ShadeMojo.java
index 497ba4a3..93958aa6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/mojo/ShadeMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/mojo/ShadeMojo.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.aether.graph.DependencyNode;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactRequest;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException;
-import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResult;
 
 import static org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.UseDependencyReducedPom.createPomReplaceTransformers;
 
@@ -394,15 +393,35 @@ public class ShadeMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     private boolean skip;
 
     /**
-     * Extra JAR files to process into shaded result. One can add here "extra JARs" to be processed into the resulting
-     * shaded JAR. The listed JAR files must exist. Extra JARs will be processed in same way as any other dependency
-     * (regarding relocation, filtering, resource transformers etc.).
+     * Extra JAR files to infuse into shaded result.
+     * <p>
+     * One can add here "extra JARs", to be worked into the resulting shaded JAR. The listed JAR files must exist.
+     * Extra JARs will be processed in same way as main JAR (if any): applied relocation, resource transformers
+     * but not filtering.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: this feature should be used lightly, is not meant as ability to replace dependency hull! It is more
+     * just a feature to be able to slightly "differentiate" shaded JAR from main only.
      *
      * @since 3.6.0
      */
     @Parameter
     private List<File> extraJars;
 
+    /**
+     * Extra Artifacts to infuse into shaded result.
+     * <p>
+     * One can add here "extra Artifacts" to be worked into the resulting shaded JAR. The artifacts will be resolved
+     * (not transitively), and will be processed in same way as dependency JARs (if any): regarding relocation,
+     * resource transformers and filtering.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: this feature should be used lightly, is not meant as ability to replace dependency hull! It is more
+     * just a feature to be able to slightly "differentiate" shaded JAR from main only.
+     *
+     * @since 3.6.0
+     */
+    @Parameter
+    private List<String> extraArtifacts;
+
     @Inject
     private MavenProjectHelper projectHelper;
 
@@ -701,7 +720,8 @@ private void processArtifactSelectors(
             Set<File> sourceArtifacts,
             Set<File> testArtifacts,
             Set<File> testSourceArtifacts,
-            ArtifactSelector artifactSelector) {
+            ArtifactSelector artifactSelector)
+            throws MojoExecutionException {
 
         List<String> excludedArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
         List<String> pomArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -709,7 +729,28 @@ private void processArtifactSelectors(
         List<String> emptyTestArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
         List<String> emptyTestSourceArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        for (Artifact artifact : project.getArtifacts()) {
+        ArrayList<Artifact> processedArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (extraArtifacts != null && !extraArtifacts.isEmpty()) {
+            processedArtifacts.addAll(extraArtifacts.stream()
+                    .map(org.eclipse.aether.artifact.DefaultArtifact::new)
+                    .map(RepositoryUtils::toArtifact)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+
+            for (Artifact artifact : processedArtifacts) {
+                try {
+                    org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact resolved =
+                            resolveArtifact(RepositoryUtils.toArtifact(artifact));
+                    if (resolved.getFile() != null) {
+                        artifact.setFile(resolved.getFile());
+                    }
+                } catch (ArtifactResolutionException e) {
+                    throw new MojoExecutionException("Could not resolve artifact " + artifact.getId(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        processedArtifacts.addAll(project.getArtifacts());
+
+        for (Artifact artifact : processedArtifacts) {
             if (!artifactSelector.isSelected(artifact)) {
                 excludedArtifacts.add(artifact.getId());
 
@@ -823,7 +864,7 @@ private void copyFiles(File source, File target) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private File resolveArtifactForClassifier(Artifact artifact, String classifier) {
-        org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact coordinate = RepositoryUtils.toArtifact(new DefaultArtifact(
+        Artifact toResolve = new DefaultArtifact(
                 artifact.getGroupId(),
                 artifact.getArtifactId(),
                 artifact.getVersionRange() == null
@@ -833,24 +874,26 @@ private File resolveArtifactForClassifier(Artifact artifact, String classifier)
                 artifact.getType(),
                 classifier,
                 artifact.getArtifactHandler(),
-                artifact.isOptional()));
-
-        ArtifactRequest request = new ArtifactRequest(
-                coordinate, RepositoryUtils.toRepos(project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories()), "shade");
-
-        Artifact resolvedArtifact;
+                artifact.isOptional());
         try {
-            ArtifactResult result = repositorySystem.resolveArtifact(session.getRepositorySession(), request);
-            resolvedArtifact = RepositoryUtils.toArtifact(result.getArtifact());
+            org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact resolved = resolveArtifact(RepositoryUtils.toArtifact(toResolve));
+            if (resolved.getFile() != null) {
+                return resolved.getFile();
+            }
+            return null;
         } catch (ArtifactResolutionException e) {
             getLog().warn("Could not get " + classifier + " for " + artifact);
             return null;
         }
+    }
 
-        if (resolvedArtifact.isResolved()) {
-            return resolvedArtifact.getFile();
-        }
-        return null;
+    private org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact resolveArtifact(org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact artifact)
+            throws ArtifactResolutionException {
+        return repositorySystem
+                .resolveArtifact(
+                        session.getRepositorySession(),
+                        new ArtifactRequest(artifact, project.getRemoteProjectRepositories(), "shade"))
+                .getArtifact();
     }
 
     private List<Relocator> getRelocators() {