diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index be3976217..09cd71e0e 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
     <name>Struts 2 Tiles Plugin</name>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tiles-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
             <artifactId>tiles-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4edd1fd3f..3732ad11c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -603,6 +603,11 @@
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
+                <artifactId>tiles-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${tiles.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.tiles</groupId>
                 <artifactId>tiles-core</artifactId>