diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
index 10219b2b2d..0725bcf890 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public final class CsrfFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 
 	private AccessDeniedHandler accessDeniedHandler = new AccessDeniedHandlerImpl();
 
-	private String csrfRequestAttributeName;
+	private String csrfRequestAttributeName = "_csrf";
 
 	public CsrfFilter(CsrfTokenRepository csrfTokenRepository) {
 		Assert.notNull(csrfTokenRepository, "csrfTokenRepository cannot be null");
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilterTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilterTests.java
index f5789804f2..4844b2d6b5 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilterTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilterTests.java
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 
 	private CsrfToken token;
 
+	private String csrfAttrName = "_csrf";
+
 	private CsrfFilter filter;
 
 	@BeforeEach
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.requestMatcher.matches(this.request)).willReturn(false);
 		given(this.tokenRepository.generateToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		CsrfToken attrToken = (CsrfToken) this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName());
+		CsrfToken attrToken = (CsrfToken) this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName);
 		// no CsrfToken should have been saved yet
 		verify(this.tokenRepository, times(0)).saveToken(any(CsrfToken.class), any(HttpServletRequest.class),
 				any(HttpServletResponse.class));
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.requestMatcher.matches(this.request)).willReturn(true);
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.deniedHandler).handle(eq(this.request), eq(this.response), any(InvalidCsrfTokenException.class));
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.filterChain);
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.request.setParameter(this.token.getParameterName(), this.token.getToken() + " INVALID");
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.deniedHandler).handle(eq(this.request), eq(this.response), any(InvalidCsrfTokenException.class));
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.filterChain);
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.request.addHeader(this.token.getHeaderName(), this.token.getToken() + " INVALID");
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.deniedHandler).handle(eq(this.request), eq(this.response), any(InvalidCsrfTokenException.class));
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.filterChain);
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		this.request.setParameter(this.token.getParameterName(), this.token.getToken());
 		this.request.addHeader(this.token.getHeaderName(), this.token.getToken() + " INVALID");
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.deniedHandler).handle(eq(this.request), eq(this.response), any(InvalidCsrfTokenException.class));
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.filterChain);
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.requestMatcher.matches(this.request)).willReturn(false);
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.filterChain).doFilter(this.request, this.response);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.deniedHandler);
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.requestMatcher.matches(this.request)).willReturn(false);
 		given(this.tokenRepository.generateToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.filterChain).doFilter(this.request, this.response);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.deniedHandler);
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.request.addHeader(this.token.getHeaderName(), this.token.getToken());
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.filterChain).doFilter(this.request, this.response);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.deniedHandler);
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		this.request.setParameter(this.token.getParameterName(), this.token.getToken() + " INVALID");
 		this.request.addHeader(this.token.getHeaderName(), this.token.getToken());
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.filterChain).doFilter(this.request, this.response);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.deniedHandler);
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.request.setParameter(this.token.getParameterName(), this.token.getToken());
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		verify(this.filterChain).doFilter(this.request, this.response);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.deniedHandler);
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.tokenRepository.generateToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.request.setParameter(this.token.getParameterName(), this.token.getToken());
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertToken(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		// LazyCsrfTokenRepository requires the response as an attribute
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(HttpServletResponse.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.response);
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ public class CsrfFilterTests {
 		given(this.requestMatcher.matches(this.request)).willReturn(true);
 		given(this.tokenRepository.loadToken(this.request)).willReturn(this.token);
 		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.filterChain);
-		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.token.getParameterName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
+		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(this.csrfAttrName)).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.request.getAttribute(CsrfToken.class.getName())).isEqualTo(this.token);
 		assertThat(this.response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.filterChain);