diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
index 72c2760b01..1e3417ed95 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/MessageHandling.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ object MessageDispatcher {
   val UNSCHEDULED = 0
   val SCHEDULED = 1
   val RESCHEDULED = 2
+
+  implicit def defaultGlobalDispatcher = Dispatchers.defaultGlobalDispatcher
 }
 
 /**