diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISHttpServletRequest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISHttpServletRequest.java
index a60ec2bb7b..48b5e29c19 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISHttpServletRequest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/CMISHttpServletRequest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
 import org.alfresco.opencmis.CMISDispatcherRegistry.Binding;
-import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantService;
 import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.TenantWebScriptServletRequest;
 import org.alfresco.service.descriptor.Descriptor;
@@ -77,10 +76,6 @@ public class CMISHttpServletRequest implements HttpServletRequest
 		{
 			TenantWebScriptServletRequest servletReq = (TenantWebScriptServletRequest)baseReq;
 			this.networkId = servletReq.getTenant();
-			if(TenantUtil.DEFAULT_TENANT.equals(this.networkId) || TenantUtil.SYSTEM_TENANT.equals(this.networkId))
-			{
-				this.networkId = TenantService.DEFAULT_DOMAIN;
-			}
 		}
 
 		Match match = req.getServiceMatch();
@@ -438,7 +433,7 @@ public class CMISHttpServletRequest implements HttpServletRequest
         StringBuilder queryString = new StringBuilder();
         String reqQueryString = httpReq.getQueryString();
 
-        if(networkId != null)
+        if(networkId != null && networkId.length() > 0)
         {
             if (reqQueryString == null)
             {
@@ -455,7 +450,7 @@ public class CMISHttpServletRequest implements HttpServletRequest
         }
         else
         {
-            return null;
+            return reqQueryString;
         }
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestCMIS.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestCMIS.java
index c864b684ac..44ae686c65 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestCMIS.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestCMIS.java
@@ -100,10 +100,15 @@ import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Property;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Relationship;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Repository;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.SecondaryType;
+import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Session;
+import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.SessionFactory;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api.Tree;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.runtime.OperationContextImpl;
+import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.runtime.SessionFactoryImpl;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.PropertyIds;
+import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.SessionParameter;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.data.ContentStream;
+import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.data.RepositoryInfo;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.enums.IncludeRelationships;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.enums.VersioningState;
 import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.exceptions.CmisObjectNotFoundException;
@@ -1920,4 +1925,40 @@ public class TestCMIS extends EnterpriseTestApi
         assertNotNull(("'" + PropertyIds.IS_PRIVATE_WORKING_COPY + "' property value must not be null!"), isPwcValueTrue);
         assertTrue(("'" + PropertyIds.IS_PRIVATE_WORKING_COPY + "' property value must be equal to 'true'!"), isPwcValueTrue);
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testCanConnectCMISUsingDefaultTenant() throws Exception
+    {
+        testCanConnectCMISUsingDefaultTenantImpl(Binding.atom, CMIS_VERSION_11);
+        testCanConnectCMISUsingDefaultTenantImpl(Binding.atom, CMIS_VERSION_10);
+        testCanConnectCMISUsingDefaultTenantImpl(Binding.browser, CMIS_VERSION_11);
+    }
+    
+    private void testCanConnectCMISUsingDefaultTenantImpl(Binding binding, String cmisVersion)
+    {
+        String url = httpClient.getPublicApiCmisUrl(TenantUtil.DEFAULT_TENANT, binding, cmisVersion, null);
+        
+        Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        
+        // user credentials
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.USER, "admin");
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.PASSWORD, "admin");
+        
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.ATOMPUB_URL, url);
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.BROWSER_URL, url);
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.BINDING_TYPE, binding.getOpenCmisBinding().value());
+        
+        SessionFactory factory = SessionFactoryImpl.newInstance();
+        // perform request : http://host:port/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/${cmisVersion}/${binding}
+        List<Repository> repositories = factory.getRepositories(parameters);
+        
+        assertTrue(repositories.size() > 0);
+        
+        parameters.put(SessionParameter.REPOSITORY_ID, TenantUtil.DEFAULT_TENANT);
+        Session session = factory.createSession(parameters);
+        // perform request : http://host:port/alfresco/api/-default-/public/cmis/versions/${cmisVersion}/${binding}/type?id=cmis:document
+        ObjectType objectType = session.getTypeDefinition("cmis:document");
+        
+        assertNotNull(objectType);
+    }
 }