diff --git a/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection.rb b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection.rb
index eb7c8ff6..089b2c28 100644
--- a/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection.rb
+++ b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'rack'
 
 module Rack
   module Protection
+    autoload :AccessControl,     'rack/protection/access_control'
     autoload :AuthenticityToken, 'rack/protection/authenticity_token'
     autoload :Base,              'rack/protection/base'
     autoload :EscapedParams,     'rack/protection/escaped_params'
diff --git a/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/access_control.rb b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/access_control.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05ccf89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/access_control.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'rack/protection'
+
+module Rack
+  module Protection
+    class AccessControl < Base
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rack-protection/spec/access_control_spec.rb b/rack-protection/spec/access_control_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..818b45d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rack-protection/spec/access_control_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require File.expand_path('../spec_helper.rb', __FILE__)
+
+describe Rack::Protection::AccessControl do
+  it_behaves_like "any rack application"
+end