diff --git a/dumux/implicit/staggered/properties.hh b/dumux/implicit/staggered/properties.hh
index 924e222c48cd35f204535d6a571fa5788a15f2b3..1c49343c05c80d9e369e093cdbd69a268b8b4c9e 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/staggered/properties.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/staggered/properties.hh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG(FacePrimaryVariables); //!< A vector of primary variables for face
 NEW_PROP_TAG(CellCenterSolutionVector); //!< Vector containing all cell centered primary variables
 NEW_PROP_TAG(FaceSolutionVector); //!< Vector containing all face primary variables
 
+NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableInteriorBoundaries); //!< For compatibility
 
 NEW_PROP_TAG(NumEqCellCenter); //!< Number of equations per cell center dof
 NEW_PROP_TAG(NumEqFace); //!< Number of equations per face dof
diff --git a/dumux/implicit/staggered/propertydefaults.hh b/dumux/implicit/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
index 8b6caf0818a12bcdae797f06270dd4bca4f4d705..3917d92c883135b3ed37806e885dd6c21d9f310b 100644
--- a/dumux/implicit/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
+++ b/dumux/implicit/staggered/propertydefaults.hh
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ SET_TYPE_PROP(StaggeredModel, NewtonConvergenceWriter, StaggeredNewtonConvergenc
 
 //! Write separate vtp files for face variables by default
 SET_BOOL_PROP(StaggeredModel, VtkWriteFaceData, true);
+
+//! For compatibility
+SET_BOOL_PROP(StaggeredModel, EnableInteriorBoundaries, false);
+
+
 } // namespace Properties
 
 } // namespace Dumux