diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/impl/DefaultConfiguration.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/impl/DefaultConfiguration.java
index 5cd510a10..8fea5d201 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/impl/DefaultConfiguration.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/config/impl/DefaultConfiguration.java
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlUtil;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.OgnlValueStackFactory;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.accessor.CompoundRootAccessor;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.CompoundRoot;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.OgnlTextParser;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.PatternMatcher;
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.TextParser;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStack;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStackFactory;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.fs.DefaultFileManager;
@@ -328,15 +330,20 @@ public class DefaultConfiguration implements Configuration {
         builder.factory(TypeConverter.class, XWorkConstants.DATE_CONVERTER, DateConverter.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
         builder.factory(TypeConverter.class, XWorkConstants.NUMBER_CONVERTER,  NumberConverter.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
         builder.factory(TypeConverter.class, XWorkConstants.STRING_CONVERTER, StringConverter.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
+
+        builder.factory(TextParser.class, OgnlTextParser.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
         builder.factory(TextProvider.class, "system", DefaultTextProvider.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
+
         builder.factory(ObjectTypeDeterminer.class, DefaultObjectTypeDeterminer.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
         builder.factory(PropertyAccessor.class, CompoundRoot.class.getName(), CompoundRootAccessor.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
         builder.factory(OgnlUtil.class, Scope.SINGLETON);
+
         builder.constant(XWorkConstants.DEV_MODE, "false");
         builder.constant(XWorkConstants.LOG_MISSING_PROPERTIES, "false");
         builder.constant(XWorkConstants.ENABLE_OGNL_EVAL_EXPRESSION, "false");
         builder.constant(XWorkConstants.ENABLE_OGNL_EXPRESSION_CACHE, "true");
         builder.constant(XWorkConstants.RELOAD_XML_CONFIGURATION, "false");
+
         return builder.create(true);
     }