diff --git a/config/alfresco/blog-context.xml b/config/alfresco/blog-context.xml
index 410d2dc7ae..040f104b72 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/blog-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/blog-context.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <!-- Blog Service (Alfresco internal storage of blog-related content) -->
     <bean id="BlogService" class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean">
        <property name="proxyInterfaces">
-          <value>org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService</value>
+          <value>org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService</value>
        </property>
        <property name="target">
           <ref bean="blogService" />
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
              <idref local="BlogService_transaction" />
              <idref bean="AuditMethodInterceptor" />
              <idref bean="exceptionTranslator" />
-             <idref local="BlogService_security" />
+             <idref bean="BlogService_security" />
           </list>
        </property>
     </bean>
@@ -32,46 +32,30 @@
           </props>
        </property>
     </bean>
-   
-    <bean id="BlogService_security" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityInterceptor">
-        <property name="authenticationManager"><ref bean="authenticationManager"/></property>
-        <property name="accessDecisionManager"><ref bean="accessDecisionManager"/></property>
-        <property name="afterInvocationManager"><ref bean="afterInvocationManager"/></property>
-        <property name="objectDefinitionSource">
-            <value>
-               <!-- ACL_NODE.0 means you need the following permissions on a NodeRef method-arg at index 0. -->
-               <!-- AFTER_ACL_NODE means you need the specified permissions on the return type,
-                                   type must be one of ChAssRef, FileInfo, NodeRef, StoreRef, ResultSet & Collections, arrays of same -->
-               org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.getDrafts=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
-               org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.getPublished=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
-               org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.getPublishedExternally=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
-               org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.getMyDraftsAndAllPublished=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
-               org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.*=ACL_ALLOW
-            </value>
-        </property>
-    </bean>
-      
+    
+    
+    
     <bean id="BlogService_security_getDrafts" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean">
         <property name="methodSecurityInterceptor" ref="BlogService_security" />
-        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService" />
+        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService" />
         <property name="methodName" value="getDrafts" />
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="BlogService_security_getPublished" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean">
         <property name="methodSecurityInterceptor" ref="BlogService_security" />
-        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService" />
+        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService" />
         <property name="methodName" value="getPublished" />
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="BlogService_security_getPublishedExternally" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean">
         <property name="methodSecurityInterceptor" ref="BlogService_security" />
-        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService" />
+        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService" />
         <property name="methodName" value="getPublishedExternally" />
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="BlogService_security_getMyDraftsAndAllPublished" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean">
         <property name="methodSecurityInterceptor" ref="BlogService_security" />
-        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService" />
+        <property name="service" value="org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService" />
         <property name="methodName" value="getMyDraftsAndAllPublished" />
     </bean>
 
diff --git a/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml b/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
index ba8390ba1b..c2b8e0e754 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
@@ -900,6 +900,26 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
     
+    <!-- ============ -->
+    <!-- Blog Service -->
+    <!-- ============ -->
+    
+    <bean id="BlogService_security" class="org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityInterceptor">
+        <property name="authenticationManager"><ref bean="authenticationManager"/></property>
+        <property name="accessDecisionManager"><ref bean="accessDecisionManager"/></property>
+        <property name="afterInvocationManager"><ref bean="afterInvocationManager"/></property>
+        <property name="objectDefinitionSource">
+            <value>
+               org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.getDrafts=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
+               org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.getPublished=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
+               org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.getPublishedExternally=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
+               org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.getMyDraftsAndAllPublished=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadChildren,AFTER_ACL_NODE.sys:base.ReadProperties
+               org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.*=ACL_ALLOW
+            </value>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+    
+    
     <!-- ============ -->
     <!-- Site Service -->
     <!-- ============ -->
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
index 90f7656606..20f35cbec1 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.blog.cannedqueries.GetBlogPostsCannedQuery;
 import org.alfresco.repo.blog.cannedqueries.GetBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentWriter;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
index f9d59b0093..0711a62797 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingResults;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.repo.policy.BehaviourFilter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.site.SiteModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DataTypeDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.PropertyDefinition;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
index a5d7b38442..18688098a8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryPageDetails;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.qname.QNameDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.query.CannedQueryDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean;
 import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.InvalidNodeRefException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQuery.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
index 6bec70f147..0311022916 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuery;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.repo.blog.cannedqueries.AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.PropertyBasedComparator;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.query.CannedQueryDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.AbstractCannedQueryPermissions;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.tagging.TaggingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
index ecf904a1aa..98e9137fee 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/DraftsAndPublishedBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.util.ParameterCheck;
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQuery.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
index 1e372b23e5..42e6b22853 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQuery.java
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuery;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.repo.blog.cannedqueries.AbstractBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.PropertyBasedComparator;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.AuditablePropertiesEntity;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.query.CannedQueryDAO;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.AbstractCannedQueryPermissions;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.acegi.MethodSecurityBean;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
index ea58b3243e..9dd713f75a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/cannedqueries/GetBlogPostsCannedQueryFactory.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService;
-import org.alfresco.repo.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService.BlogPostInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.util.ParameterCheck;
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/MockedTestServiceRegistry.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/MockedTestServiceRegistry.java
index 12ceb992fb..8c239c86d3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/MockedTestServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rendition/MockedTestServiceRegistry.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.deploy.DeploymentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.locking.AVMLockingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avmsync.AVMSyncService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.calendar.CalendarService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.coci.CheckOutCheckInService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
@@ -532,4 +533,12 @@ public class MockedTestServiceRegistry implements ServiceRegistry
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         return null;
     }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public BlogService getBlogService()
+    {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/service/ServiceDescriptorRegistry.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/service/ServiceDescriptorRegistry.java
index 1fa862d27b..2f4218c12e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/service/ServiceDescriptorRegistry.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/service/ServiceDescriptorRegistry.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.deploy.DeploymentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.locking.AVMLockingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avmsync.AVMSyncService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.calendar.CalendarService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.coci.CheckOutCheckInService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
@@ -544,6 +545,15 @@ public class ServiceDescriptorRegistry
         return (NodeLocatorService)getService(NODE_LOCATOR_SERVICE);
     }
     
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry#getBlogService()
+     */
+    public BlogService getBlogService() 
+    {
+        return (BlogService)getService(BLOG_SERVICE);
+    }
+    
     /*
      * (non-Javadoc)
      * @see org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry#getCalendarService()
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/ServiceRegistry.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/ServiceRegistry.java
index 9a2edda1bd..49f6657253 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/ServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/ServiceRegistry.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.AVMService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.deploy.DeploymentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avm.locking.AVMLockingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.avmsync.AVMSyncService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog.BlogService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.calendar.CalendarService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.coci.CheckOutCheckInService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ public interface ServiceRegistry
     static final QName RATING_SERVICE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.ALFRESCO_URI, "RatingService");
     static final QName REPO_ADMIN_SERVICE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.ALFRESCO_URI, "RepoAdminService");
     static final QName NODE_LOCATOR_SERVICE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.ALFRESCO_URI, "nodeLocatorService");
+    static final QName BLOG_SERVICE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.ALFRESCO_URI, "BlogService");
     static final QName CALENDAR_SERVICE = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.ALFRESCO_URI, "CalendarService");
     
     // WCM / AVM
@@ -519,9 +521,20 @@ public interface ServiceRegistry
     @NotAuditable
     NodeLocatorService getNodeLocatorService();
     
+    /**
+     * Get the blog service (or null if one is not provided)
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @since 4.0
+     */
+    @NotAuditable
+    BlogService getBlogService();
+    
     /**
      * Get the calendar service (or null if one is not provided)
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @since 4.0
      */
     @NotAuditable
     CalendarService getCalendarService();
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/blog/BlogService.java
similarity index 97%
rename from source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java
rename to source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/blog/BlogService.java
index 0c8ba3d78f..bfe87fbc32 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/blog/BlogService.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-package org.alfresco.repo.blog;
+package org.alfresco.service.cmr.blog;
 
 import java.util.Date;