diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
index fc7aba9714..b2a7e4b7cb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ function wp_install_defaults($user_id) {
 								'pinged' => '',
 								'post_content_filtered' => ''
 								));
+	$wpdb->insert( $wpdb->postmeta, array( 'post_id' => 2, 'meta_key' => '_wp_page_template', 'meta_value' => 'default' ) );
 
 	// Setup default widgets for default theme.
 	update_option( 'widget_search', array ( 2 => array ( 'title' => '' ), '_multiwidget' => 1 ) );