diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/resolveConfig.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/resolveConfig.js
index ed66ebcca1c..de33eba34e4 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/resolveConfig.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/resolveConfig.js
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ const resolveConfigFiles = async (args) => {
         const defaultConfig = configFiles.find((p) => p.path.includes(mode) || p.path.includes(modeAlias[mode]));
 
         if (defaultConfig) {
-            opts = await finalize(defaultConfig, args);
+            opts = await finalize(defaultConfig, args, true);
             return;
         }
 
         const foundConfig = configFiles.pop();
 
-        opts = await finalize(foundConfig, args);
+        opts = await finalize(foundConfig, args, true);
 
         return;
     }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const resolveConfigFiles = async (args) => {
 
 // Given config data, determines the type of config and
 // returns final config
-const finalize = async (moduleObj, args) => {
+const finalize = async (moduleObj, args, isDefaultConfig = false) => {
     const { env, configName } = args;
     const newOptionsObject = {
         outputOptions: {},
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ const finalize = async (moduleObj, args) => {
         return newOptionsObject;
     }
 
+    if (isDefaultConfig) {
+        newOptionsObject.outputOptions.defaultConfig = moduleObj.path;
+    }
+
     const config = moduleObj.config;
 
     const isMultiCompilerMode = Array.isArray(config);
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/flag-defaults.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/flag-defaults.js
index 10940d05d42..c2484fb53ea 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/flag-defaults.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/flag-defaults.js
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
-const cacheDefaults = (finalConfig, parsedArgs) => {
+const cacheDefaults = (finalConfig, parsedArgs, outputOptions) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
     const hasCache = finalConfig.hasOwnProperty('cache');
     let cacheConfig = {};
-    if (hasCache && parsedArgs.config) {
+    if (hasCache && (parsedArgs.config || (outputOptions && outputOptions.defaultConfig))) {
         if (finalConfig.cache && finalConfig.cache.type === 'filesystem') {
             cacheConfig.buildDependencies = {
-                config: parsedArgs.config,
+                config: parsedArgs.config || [outputOptions.defaultConfig],
             };
+        } else {
+            cacheConfig = finalConfig.cache;
         }
         return { cache: cacheConfig };
     }
     return cacheConfig;
 };
 
-const assignFlagDefaults = (compilerConfig, parsedArgs) => {
+const assignFlagDefaults = (compilerConfig, parsedArgs, outputOptions) => {
     if (Array.isArray(compilerConfig)) {
-        return compilerConfig.map((config) => cacheDefaults(config, parsedArgs));
+        return compilerConfig.map((config) => cacheDefaults(config, parsedArgs, outputOptions));
     }
-    return cacheDefaults(compilerConfig, parsedArgs);
+    return cacheDefaults(compilerConfig, parsedArgs, outputOptions);
 };
 
 module.exports = assignFlagDefaults;
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
index 918af585ebf..9a2957003eb 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class WebpackCLI {
         // Merge the core flag config with the compilerConfiguration
         coreCliHelper.processArguments(coreCliArgs, this.compilerConfiguration, coreConfig);
         // Assign some defaults to core flags
-        const configWithDefaults = assignFlagDefaults(this.compilerConfiguration, parsedArgs);
+        const configWithDefaults = assignFlagDefaults(this.compilerConfiguration, parsedArgs, this.outputConfiguration);
         this._mergeOptionsToConfiguration(configWithDefaults);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/core-flags/cache-flags.test.js b/test/core-flags/cache-flags.test.js
index f4164965e14..767c61d924e 100644
--- a/test/core-flags/cache-flags.test.js
+++ b/test/core-flags/cache-flags.test.js
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ describe('cache related flags from core', () => {
         expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
     });
 
+    it('should assign cache build dependencies with default config', () => {
+        // TODO: Fix on windows
+        if (isWindows) return;
+        const { stderr, stdout, exitCode } = run(__dirname, ['--cache-type', 'filesystem']);
+        expect(stderr).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(stdout).toContain('buildDependencies');
+        expect(stdout).toContain(`'${path.join(__dirname, './webpack.config.js')}'`);
+        expect(stdout).toContain("type: 'filesystem'");
+        expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
     it('should assign cache build dependencies with merged configs', () => {
         // TODO: Fix on windows
         if (isWindows) return;