diff --git a/archiva-webapp/pom.xml b/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
index d37d0aa77..bb660b837 100644
--- a/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
       <artifactId>webwork</artifactId>
       <version>2.2.4</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>