diff --git a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
index ecd83f876c..73ed20cf93 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
@@ -427,6 +427,14 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
+        <property name="models">
+            <list>
+                <value>alfresco/model/defaultCustomModel.xml</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+    
 	<bean id="dictionaryRepositoryBootstrap" class="org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryRepositoryBootstrap" init-method="bootstrap">
 		<property name="dictionaryDAO">
 			<ref local="dictionaryDAO"/>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/model/defaultCustomModel.xml b/config/alfresco/model/defaultCustomModel.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fd280c6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/model/defaultCustomModel.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!-- Custom Model -->
+
+<!-- Note: This model is pre-configured to load at startup of the Repository.  So, all custom -->
+<!--       types and aspects added here will automatically be registered -->
+
+<model name="custom:customModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">
+
+   <!-- Optional meta-data about the model -->   
+   <description>Custom Model</description>
+   <author></author>
+   <version>1.0</version>
+
+   <imports>
+   	  <!-- Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
+      <!-- Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions -->
+      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
+   </imports>
+
+   <!-- Introduction of new namespaces defined by this model -->
+   <!-- NOTE: The following namespace custom.model should be changed to reflect your own namespace -->
+   <namespaces>
+      <namespace uri="custom.model" prefix="custom"/>
+   </namespaces>
+      
+</model>
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