diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backwards.excludes/detacher.excludes b/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backwards.excludes/detacher.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..662a6893b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.19.backwards.excludes/detacher.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#Change Detacher from class to object.
+ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("akka.stream.impl.fusing.GraphStages$Detacher")
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diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
index 5e6016df1f..1e8d32578f 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphStages.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import akka.stream.stage._
   /**
    * INTERNAL API
    */
-  @InternalApi private[akka] final class Detacher[T] extends SimpleLinearGraphStage[T] {
+  @InternalApi private[akka] object Detacher extends SimpleLinearGraphStage[Any] {
     override def initialAttributes = DefaultAttributes.detacher
 
     override def createLogic(inheritedAttributes: Attributes): GraphStageLogic =
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ import akka.stream.stage._
     override def toString = "Detacher"
   }
 
-  private val _detacher = new Detacher[Any]
-  def detacher[T]: GraphStage[FlowShape[T, T]] = _detacher.asInstanceOf[GraphStage[FlowShape[T, T]]]
+  def detacher[T]: GraphStage[FlowShape[T, T]] = Detacher.asInstanceOf[SimpleLinearGraphStage[T]]
 
   private object TerminationWatcher extends GraphStageWithMaterializedValue[FlowShape[Any, Any], Future[Done]] {
     val in = Inlet[Any]("terminationWatcher.in")