diff --git a/src/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerFactory.java b/src/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerFactory.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerFactory.java
+++ b/src/java/org/slf4j/impl/SimpleLoggerFactory.java
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ import org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory;
  */

 public class SimpleLoggerFactory implements ILoggerFactory {

 

+

+  /**

+   * A default instance of SimpleLoggerFactory. This default instance may be used

+   * to retrieve a simple logger as a last-resort fallback logger. 

+   */

+  public final static SimpleLoggerFactory INSTANCE = new SimpleLoggerFactory();

+  

   Map map;

   

   public SimpleLoggerFactory() {
Added a default INSTANCE to SimpleLoggerFactory to serve as a last-resort fallback mechanism.