diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/DefaultWebEnvironment.java b/web/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/DefaultWebEnvironment.java
index 7ce3d870e6..692f1c36f5 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/DefaultWebEnvironment.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/DefaultWebEnvironment.java
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ public class DefaultWebEnvironment extends DefaultEnvironment implements Mutable
 
     private ServletContext servletContext;
 
-    private ShiroFilterConfiguration filterConfiguration;
-
     public DefaultWebEnvironment() {
         super();
     }
@@ -97,6 +95,12 @@ public void setShiroFilterConfiguration(ShiroFilterConfiguration filterConfigura
 
     @Override
     public ShiroFilterConfiguration getShiroFilterConfiguration() {
-        return getObject(SHIRO_FILTER_CONFIG_NAME, ShiroFilterConfiguration.class);
+        ShiroFilterConfiguration config = getObject(SHIRO_FILTER_CONFIG_NAME, ShiroFilterConfiguration.class);
+        // Use the default configuration if config is null
+        if (config == null) {
+            config = MutableWebEnvironment.super.getShiroFilterConfiguration();
+            setShiroFilterConfiguration(config);
+        }
+        return config;
     }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/EnvironmentLoaderServiceTest.java b/web/src/test/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/EnvironmentLoaderServiceTest.java
index 2fbc0a1a63..13df5d7195 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/EnvironmentLoaderServiceTest.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/apache/shiro/web/env/EnvironmentLoaderServiceTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.sameInstance;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.stringContainsInOrder;
 
@@ -60,6 +62,24 @@ public void singleServiceTest() throws Exception {
         assertThat(environmentStub.getServletContext(), sameInstance(servletContext));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultWebEnvironment() {
+        ServletContext servletContext = EasyMock.mock(ServletContext.class);
+        expect(servletContext.getInitParameter("shiroEnvironmentClass"))
+                .andReturn(DefaultWebEnvironment.class.getName());
+        expect(servletContext.getInitParameter("shiroConfigLocations")).andReturn(null);
+
+        EasyMock.replay(servletContext);
+
+        WebEnvironment environment = new EnvironmentLoader().createEnvironment(servletContext);
+
+        EasyMock.verify(servletContext);
+
+        assertThat(environment, instanceOf(DefaultWebEnvironment.class));
+        assertThat(environment.getShiroFilterConfiguration(), is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(environment.getServletContext(), sameInstance(servletContext));
+    }
+
     @Test()
     @Ignore
     public void multipleServiceTest() throws Exception {