diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
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index 0000000000..cccfe6d4e6
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+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http/HttpServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for configuring HttpContext services.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class HttpServiceCollectionExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a default implementation for the <see cref="IHttpContextAccessor"/> service.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>The service collection.</returns>
+        public static IServiceCollection AddHttpContextAccessor(this IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            if (services == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(services));
+            }
+
+            services.TryAddSingleton<IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor>();
+            return services;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/HttpServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/HttpServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a317e99346
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+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/HttpServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests
+{
+    public class HttpServiceCollectionExtensionsTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddHttpContextAccessor_AddsWithCorrectLifetime()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+
+            // Act
+            services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+
+            // Assert
+            var descriptor = services[0];
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Singleton, descriptor.Lifetime);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(HttpContextAccessor), descriptor.ImplementationType);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddHttpContextAccessor_ThrowsWithoutServices()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>("services", () => HttpServiceCollectionExtensions.AddHttpContextAccessor(null));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests.csproj
index e47d0f44fb..8e5a9fd0ba 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Tests.csproj
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>