diff --git a/src/DefaultBuilder/DefaultBuilder.slnf b/src/DefaultBuilder/DefaultBuilder.slnf
index 1f2d25e3a749..f91041934fa9 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBuilder/DefaultBuilder.slnf
+++ b/src/DefaultBuilder/DefaultBuilder.slnf
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
       "src\\Http\\Http.Features\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.csproj",
       "src\\Http\\Http\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.csproj",
       "src\\Http\\WebUtilities\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities.csproj",
+      "src\\Middleware\\ResponseCaching.Abstractions\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCaching.Abstractions.csproj",
       "src\\Middleware\\StaticFiles\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.csproj",
-      "src\\ObjectPool\\src\\Microsoft.Extensions.ObjectPool.csproj"
+      "src\\Mvc\\Mvc.Abstractions\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions.csproj",
+      "src\\Mvc\\Mvc.ApiExplorer\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.csproj",
+      "src\\Mvc\\Mvc.Core\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.csproj",
+      "src\\ObjectPool\\src\\Microsoft.Extensions.ObjectPool.csproj",
+      "src\\Security\\Authentication\\Core\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.csproj",
+      "src\\Security\\Authorization\\Policy\\src\\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy.csproj"
     ]
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DefaultBuilder/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.csproj b/src/DefaultBuilder/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.csproj
index 2c66a8407db3..5c25bdc36b74 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBuilder/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.csproj
+++ b/src/DefaultBuilder/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IIS" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
diff --git a/src/DefaultBuilder/src/WebHost.cs b/src/DefaultBuilder/src/WebHost.cs
index 284c5a64a859..16f7d29c60c3 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBuilder/src/WebHost.cs
+++ b/src/DefaultBuilder/src/WebHost.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ internal static void ConfigureWebDefaults(IWebHostBuilder builder)
                 }
 
                 services.AddRouting();
+                services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
             })
             .UseIIS()
             .UseIISIntegration();
diff --git a/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebApplicationTests.cs b/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebApplicationTests.cs
index edd70f7568b8..622395bdcf40 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebApplicationTests.cs
+++ b/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebApplicationTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Features;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing;
@@ -269,6 +270,14 @@ public void WebApplicationCreate_RegistersRouting()
             Assert.NotNull(linkGenerator);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void WebApplicationCreate_RegistersApiExplorerForEndpoints()
+        {
+            var app = WebApplication.Create();
+            var apiDescriptionProvider = app.Services.GetService(typeof(IApiDescriptionProvider));
+            Assert.NotNull(apiDescriptionProvider);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void WebApplicationCreate_RegistersEventSourceLogger()
         {
diff --git a/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebHostTests.cs b/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebHostTests.cs
index ec0d57a0e47e..c95cb25ec6ea 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebHostTests.cs
+++ b/src/DefaultBuilder/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Tests/WebHostTests.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HostFiltering;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing;
@@ -99,6 +100,17 @@ public void CreateDefaultBuilder_RegistersRouting()
             Assert.NotNull(linkGenerator);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateDefaultBuilder_RegistersApiExplorer()
+        {
+            var host = WebHost.CreateDefaultBuilder()
+                .Configure(_ => { })
+                .Build();
+
+            var apiDescriptionProvider = host.Services.GetService(typeof(IApiDescriptionProvider));
+            Assert.NotNull(apiDescriptionProvider);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void CreateDefaultBuilder_RegistersEventSourceLogger()
         {