diff --git a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
index 4377f3e7e..b3f153e5c 100644
--- a/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/rest-showcase/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
             <artifactId>struts2-convention-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+            <artifactId>struts2-config-browser-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ActionNamesAction.java b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ActionNamesAction.java
index a03cb1391..a2b847c16 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ActionNamesAction.java
+++ b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ActionNamesAction.java
@@ -95,4 +95,19 @@ public class ActionNamesAction extends ActionSupport {
         actionNames = new TreeSet<String>(configHelper.getActionNames(namespace));
         return SUCCESS;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Index action to support cooperation with REST plugin
+     *
+     * @return action result
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public String index() throws Exception {
+        return execute();
+    }
+
+    public String redirect() {
+        return SUCCESS;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ListValidatorsAction.java b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ListValidatorsAction.java
index 75d8989b0..355310dd1 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ListValidatorsAction.java
+++ b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/config_browser/ListValidatorsAction.java
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ public class ListValidatorsAction extends ActionSupport {
         return super.execute();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Index action to support cooperation with REST plugin
+     *
+     * @return action result
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public String index() throws Exception {
+        return execute();
+    }
+
     protected void loadValidators() {
         Class value = getClassInstance();
         if ( value != null ) {
diff --git a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
index fcdcc7dbd..fb370814b 100644
--- a/plugins/config-browser/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/config-browser/src/main/resources/struts-plugin.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
             <result name="input" type="freemarker">/config-browser/error.ftl</result>
         </global-results>
 
-        <action name="index">
+        <action name="index" class="org.apache.struts2.config_browser.ActionNamesAction" method="redirect">
             <result type="redirectAction">actionNames</result>
         </action>