diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG b/railties/CHANGELOG
index 02b6fe5ba6..07560f26c7 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Added map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format' as a default route to config/routes.rb [DHH]
+
 * Updated prototype.js to 1.5.0_rc1 with latest fixes. [Rick Olson]
 
   - XPATH support
diff --git a/railties/configs/routes.rb b/railties/configs/routes.rb
index 27fcae80d4..9bbc463769 100644
--- a/railties/configs/routes.rb
+++ b/railties/configs/routes.rb
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
   map.connect ':controller/service.wsdl', :action => 'wsdl'
 
   # Install the default route as the lowest priority.
+  map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
   map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
 end