diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index a273ee9ce..5373dfafe 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ buildPlugin()
   execute the steps against in parallel
 * `jenkinsVersions`: (default: `[null]`) - a matrix of Jenkins baseline versions to build/test against in parallel (null means default,
   only available for Maven projects)
+* `allowEmptyTestResults` (default: `false`) - Do not fail the build if the test results are missing.
+   It may be used for components which have no tests within the repo
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -38,6 +40,23 @@ Usage:
 buildPlugin(platforms: ['linux'], jdkVersions: [7, 8])
 ----
 
+=== buildModule
+
+This is a wrapper command for building Jenkins modules.
+Currently the logic is similar to `buildPlugin()`, but it may change in the future.
+
+Usage:
+
+.Jenkinsfile
+[source,groovy]
+----
+buildModule()
+----
+
+==== Optional arguments
+
+The command offers the same options as `buildPlugin()`.
+
 === infra.isTrusted()
 
 Determine whether the Pipeline is executing in an internal "trusted" Jenkins
diff --git a/vars/buildModule.groovy b/vars/buildModule.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78eed478c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/buildModule.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env groovy
+
+def call(Map params = [:]) {
+  buildPlugin(params)
+}
diff --git a/vars/buildModule.txt b/vars/buildModule.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73cfdee8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/buildModule.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<p>
+    Builds a Jenkins module following a standard build/test/archive pattern. See repository description for usage.
+</p>
+
+<!--
+vim: ft=html
+-->
diff --git a/vars/buildPlugin.groovy b/vars/buildPlugin.groovy
index a3d6b0368..3c4f98d28 100644
--- a/vars/buildPlugin.groovy
+++ b/vars/buildPlugin.groovy
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ def call(Map params = [:]) {
     def jenkinsVersions = params.containsKey('jenkinsVersions') ? params.jenkinsVersions : [null]
     def repo = params.containsKey('repo') ? params.repo : null
     def failFast = params.containsKey('failFast') ? params.failFast : true
+    def allowEmptyTestResults = params.containsKey('allowEmptyTestResults') ? params.allowEmptyTestResults : false
+    
     Map tasks = [failFast: failFast]
     for (int i = 0; i < platforms.size(); ++i) {
         for (int j = 0; j < jdkVersions.size(); ++j) {
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ def call(Map params = [:]) {
                             }
 
                             timestamps {
-                                junit testReports
+                                junit allowEmptyResults: allowEmptyTestResults, testResults: testReports
                                 if (failFast && currentBuild.result == 'UNSTABLE') {
                                     error 'There were test failures; halting early'
                                 }