diff --git a/include/ap_socache.h b/include/ap_socache.h
index b037c0a6ee..8d0492e34d 100644
--- a/include/ap_socache.h
+++ b/include/ap_socache.h
@@ -160,5 +160,8 @@ typedef struct ap_socache_provider_t {
 /** The provider version used to register socache providers. */
 #define AP_SOCACHE_PROVIDER_VERSION "0"
 
+/** Default provider name. */
+#define AP_SOCACHE_DEFAULT_PROVIDER "default"
+
 #endif /* AP_SOCACHE_H */
 /** @} */
diff --git a/modules/cache/mod_socache_shmcb.c b/modules/cache/mod_socache_shmcb.c
index 30f5402840..a973f2d492 100644
--- a/modules/cache/mod_socache_shmcb.c
+++ b/modules/cache/mod_socache_shmcb.c
@@ -857,6 +857,12 @@ static void register_hooks(apr_pool_t *p)
     ap_register_provider(p, AP_SOCACHE_PROVIDER_GROUP, "shmcb", 
                          AP_SOCACHE_PROVIDER_VERSION,
                          &socache_shmcb);
+
+    /* Also register shmcb under the default provider name. */
+    ap_register_provider(p, AP_SOCACHE_PROVIDER_GROUP, 
+                         AP_SOCACHE_DEFAULT_PROVIDER,
+                         AP_SOCACHE_PROVIDER_VERSION,
+                         &socache_shmcb);
 }
 
 module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA socache_shmcb_module = {