diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1acf4086..add1d6794 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -532,6 +532,11 @@
                 <artifactId>struts2-gxp-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+                <artifactId>struts2-async-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
                 <artifactId>struts2-osgi-admin-bundle</artifactId>