diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/Resources/config/api.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/Resources/config/api.xml
index 27c8dcb459b..4d04537c5c1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/Resources/config/api.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/Resources/config/api.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         <!-- Action -->
 
         <service id="api_platform.action.placeholder" class="ApiPlatform\Action\PlaceholderAction" public="true" />
+        <service id="ApiPlatform\Action\PlaceholderAction" alias="api_platform.action.placeholder" public="true" />
         <service id="api_platform.action.get_collection" alias="api_platform.action.placeholder" public="true" />
         <service id="api_platform.action.post_collection" alias="api_platform.action.placeholder" public="true" />
         <service id="api_platform.action.get_item" alias="api_platform.action.placeholder" public="true" />