diff --git a/system/classes/Kohana/Core.php b/system/classes/Kohana/Core.php
index 860090d..faf55f3 100644
--- a/system/classes/Kohana/Core.php
+++ b/system/classes/Kohana/Core.php
@@ -514,6 +514,17 @@ class Kohana_Core {
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
+		// Enable finding a default Model
+		if (preg_match('/^Model_/',$class) AND $path = Kohana::find_file($directory,'Model/DEFAULT')) {
+			// Load the class file
+			require $path;
+
+			Model_DEFAULT::_default($class);
+
+			// Class has been found
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
 		// Class is not in the filesystem
 		return FALSE;
 	}