diff --git a/wagtail/api/__init__.py b/wagtail/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e796b138c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'wagtail.api.apps.WagtailAPIAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/api/apps.py b/wagtail/api/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..671c128c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class WagtailAPIAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'wagtail.api'
+    label = 'wagtailapi'
+    verbose_name = "Wagtail API"
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailapi/apps.py b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailapi/apps.py
index 013eb56ba9..530c663f32 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/wagtailapi/apps.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/wagtailapi/apps.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
 class WagtailAPIAppConfig(AppConfig):
     name = 'wagtail.contrib.wagtailapi'
-    label = 'wagtailapi'
+    label = 'wagtailapi_v1'
     verbose_name = "Wagtail API"
 
     def ready(self):
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/settings.py b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
index da059751b4..2bda989fbd 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/settings.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/settings.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'wagtail.wagtailsnippets',
     'wagtail.wagtaildocs',
     'wagtail.wagtailadmin',
+    'wagtail.api',
     'wagtail.wagtailcore',
 
     'taggit',