diff --git a/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index 6ca1bbfd4f..eeed6b7b37 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@
       </configuration>
     </component>
 
+    <component>
+      <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.ArtifactHandler</role>
+      <role-hint>plexus-service</role-hint>
+      <implementation>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.DefaultArtifactHandler</implementation>
+      <configuration>
+        <type>plexus-service</type>
+        <extension>jar</extension>
+        <packaging>plexus-service</packaging>
+      </configuration>
+    </component>
+
     <component>
       <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.ArtifactHandler</role>
       <role-hint>ejb-client</role-hint>