Index: src/main/java/org/jboss/wsf/framework/deployment/ResourceResolverImpl.java
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--- src/main/java/org/jboss/wsf/framework/deployment/ResourceResolverImpl.java	(revision 18125)
+++ src/main/java/org/jboss/wsf/framework/deployment/ResourceResolverImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -117,10 +117,23 @@
                   }
                }
             }
-            if (vfResource == null)
-               throw new IOException("Could not find " + resourcePath + " in the additional metadatafiles!");
-            
-            resourceURL = vfResource.toURL();
+
+             if (resourceURL == null && resourcePath.startsWith("classpath:")) {
+
+                 resourcePath = resourcePath.substring("classpath:".length());
+                 ClassLoader cl = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
+                 resourceURL = cl.getResource(resourcePath);
+
+                 if (resourceURL == null)
+                     throw new IOException("Could not find " + resourcePath + " in the server classpath!");
+
+             } else {
+
+                 if (vfResource == null)
+                     throw new IOException("Could not find " + resourcePath + " in the additional metadatafiles!");
+
+                 resourceURL = vfResource.toURL();
+             }
          }
       }
       return resourceURL;