diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
index aa5a81853..f74c579be 100755
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
@@ -2031,7 +2031,8 @@ object Classpaths {
       .withExtra(pomExtra.value)
       .withProcess(pomPostProcess.value)
       .withFilterRepositories(pomIncludeRepository.value)
-      .withAllRepositories(pomAllRepositories.value),
+      .withAllRepositories(pomAllRepositories.value)
+      .withConfigurations(Configurations.defaultMavenConfigurations),
     makeIvyXmlConfiguration := {
       makeIvyXmlConfig(
         publishMavenStyle.value,
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-scope/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-scope/build.sbt
index 4083978d9..a1df43ecb 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-scope/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-scope/build.sbt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).
   configs(Custom).
   settings(
     TaskKey[Unit]("checkPom") := checkPom.value,
+    makePomConfiguration := {
+      val p = makePomConfiguration.value
+      p.withConfigurations(Configurations.defaultMavenConfigurations :+ Custom)
+    },
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "a" % "a" % "1.0",
       "b" % "b" % "1.0" % "runtime,optional",