diff --git a/lib/hooks/cors/README.md b/lib/hooks/cors/README.md
index 640fa7ea5d..041f377062 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/cors/README.md
+++ b/lib/hooks/cors/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ This hook sets the following implicit default configuration on `sails.config`:
 | Property                                      | Type          | Default         |
 |-----------------------------------------------|:-------------:|-----------------|
 | `sails.config.cors.origin`                    | ((string))    | `'*'`
+| `sails.config.cors.allRoutes`                 | ((boolean))   | `false`
 | `sails.config.cors.credentials`               | ((boolean))   | `true`
 | `sails.config.cors.methods`                   | ((string))    | `'GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD'`
 | `sails.config.cors.headers`                   | ((string))    | `'content-type'`
diff --git a/lib/hooks/cors/index.js b/lib/hooks/cors/index.js
index dac814a557..391ee400c1 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/cors/index.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/cors/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function(sails) {
     defaults: {
       cors: {
         origin: '*',
+        allRoutes: false,
         credentials: true,
         methods: 'GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD',
         headers: 'content-type',