diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/pmd/PmdMavenResultAction.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/pmd/PmdMavenResultAction.java
index a2c1895..debdb6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/pmd/PmdMavenResultAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/pmd/PmdMavenResultAction.java
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 import hudson.maven.MavenModule;
 import hudson.maven.MavenModuleSet;
 import hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild;
-import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
+
 import hudson.model.Action;
+import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
+
+import hudson.plugins.analysis.core.BuildHistory;
 import hudson.plugins.analysis.core.HealthDescriptor;
-import hudson.plugins.analysis.core.MavenResultAction;
 import hudson.plugins.analysis.core.ParserResult;
+import hudson.plugins.analysis.core.MavenResultAction;
 
 /**
  * A {@link PmdResultAction} for native Maven jobs. This action
@@ -41,8 +44,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public MavenAggregatedReport createAggregatedAction(final MavenModuleSetBuild build, final Map<MavenModule, List<MavenBuild>> moduleBuilds) {
+        final BuildHistory history = getResult().getHistory();
+
         return new PmdMavenResultAction(build, getHealthDescriptor(), getDefaultEncoding(),
-                new PmdResult(build, getDefaultEncoding(), new ParserResult(), false, false));
+                new PmdResult(build, getDefaultEncoding(), new ParserResult(),
+                        /* Propagate reference build calculation flags to aggregate action */
+                        history.usePreviousBuildAsStable(), history.useOnlyStableBuildsAsReference()));
     }
 
     @Override