diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/AbstractSyncMessageBus.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/AbstractSyncMessageBus.java
index b59b2c8..164affc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/AbstractSyncMessageBus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/AbstractSyncMessageBus.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractSyncMessageBus<T, P extends IPublicationCommand> i
     public AbstractSyncMessageBus(ISyncBusConfiguration configuration) {
         this.runtime = new BusRuntime(this);
         this.runtime.add("error.handlers", getRegisteredErrorHandlers());
-        this.subscriptionManager = new SubscriptionManager(configuration.getMetadataReader(),
+        this.subscriptionManager = configuration.getSubscriptionManagerProvider()
+        		.createManager(configuration.getMetadataReader(),
                 configuration.getSubscriptionFactory(), runtime);
         this.publicationFactory = configuration.getMessagePublicationFactory();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/BusConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/BusConfiguration.java
index fdad230..2bda865 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/BusConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/BusConfiguration.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package net.engio.mbassy.bus.config;
 
 import net.engio.mbassy.bus.MessagePublication;
 import net.engio.mbassy.listener.MetadataReader;
+import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.ISubscriptionManagerProvider;
 import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.SubscriptionFactory;
+import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.SubscriptionManagerProvider;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ public class BusConfiguration implements IBusConfiguration {
         defaultConfig.setMessagePublicationFactory(new MessagePublication.Factory());
         defaultConfig.setPendingMessagesQueue(new LinkedBlockingQueue<MessagePublication>(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
         defaultConfig.setThreadFactoryForAsynchronousMessageDispatch(DispatcherThreadFactory);
+        defaultConfig.setSubscriptionManagerProvider(new SubscriptionManagerProvider());
         return defaultConfig;
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ public class BusConfiguration implements IBusConfiguration {
     protected MetadataReader metadataReader;
     protected MessagePublication.Factory messagePublicationFactory;
     protected ThreadFactory dispatcherThreadFactory;
+    protected ISubscriptionManagerProvider subscriptionManagerProvider;
 
     public void setPendingMessagesQueue(BlockingQueue<MessagePublication> pendingMessagesQueue) {
         this.pendingMessagesQueue = pendingMessagesQueue;
@@ -184,4 +188,11 @@ public class BusConfiguration implements IBusConfiguration {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public ISubscriptionManagerProvider getSubscriptionManagerProvider() {
+    	return subscriptionManagerProvider;
+    }
+    
+    public void setSubscriptionManagerProvider(ISubscriptionManagerProvider subscriptionManagerProvider) {
+    	this.subscriptionManagerProvider = subscriptionManagerProvider;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/ISyncBusConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/ISyncBusConfiguration.java
index a979830..4922cfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/ISyncBusConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/ISyncBusConfiguration.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.engio.mbassy.bus.config;
 
 import net.engio.mbassy.bus.MessagePublication;
 import net.engio.mbassy.listener.MetadataReader;
+import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.ISubscriptionManagerProvider;
 import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.SubscriptionFactory;
 
 public interface ISyncBusConfiguration {
@@ -11,5 +12,7 @@ public interface ISyncBusConfiguration {
 	MetadataReader getMetadataReader();
 
 	SubscriptionFactory getSubscriptionFactory();
+	
+	ISubscriptionManagerProvider getSubscriptionManagerProvider();
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/SyncBusConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/SyncBusConfiguration.java
index d776540..9d1a6eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/SyncBusConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/bus/config/SyncBusConfiguration.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package net.engio.mbassy.bus.config;
 
 import net.engio.mbassy.bus.MessagePublication;
 import net.engio.mbassy.listener.MetadataReader;
+import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.ISubscriptionManagerProvider;
 import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.SubscriptionFactory;
+import net.engio.mbassy.subscription.SubscriptionManagerProvider;
 
 /**
  * Todo: Add javadoc
@@ -15,11 +17,13 @@ public class SyncBusConfiguration<C extends SyncBusConfiguration<C>> implements
     protected SubscriptionFactory subscriptionFactory;
     protected MetadataReader metadataReader;
     protected MessagePublication.Factory messagePublicationFactory;
+    protected ISubscriptionManagerProvider subscriptionManagerProvider;
 
     public SyncBusConfiguration() {
         this.metadataReader = new MetadataReader();
         this.subscriptionFactory = new SubscriptionFactory();
         this.messagePublicationFactory = new MessagePublication.Factory();
+        this.subscriptionManagerProvider = new SubscriptionManagerProvider();
     }
 
     public MessagePublication.Factory getMessagePublicationFactory() {
@@ -47,4 +51,13 @@ public class SyncBusConfiguration<C extends SyncBusConfiguration<C>> implements
         this.subscriptionFactory = subscriptionFactory;
         return (C) this;
     }
+    
+    public ISubscriptionManagerProvider getSubscriptionManagerProvider() {
+    	return subscriptionManagerProvider;
+    }
+    
+    public C setSubscriptionManagerProvider(ISubscriptionManagerProvider subscriptionManagerProvider) {
+    	this.subscriptionManagerProvider = subscriptionManagerProvider;
+    	return (C) this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/ISubscriptionManagerProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/ISubscriptionManagerProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4094bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/ISubscriptionManagerProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package net.engio.mbassy.subscription;
+
+import net.engio.mbassy.bus.BusRuntime;
+import net.engio.mbassy.listener.MetadataReader;
+
+public interface ISubscriptionManagerProvider {
+	SubscriptionManager createManager(MetadataReader reader,
+			SubscriptionFactory factory, BusRuntime runtime);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/SubscriptionManagerProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/SubscriptionManagerProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6f319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/engio/mbassy/subscription/SubscriptionManagerProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package net.engio.mbassy.subscription;
+
+import net.engio.mbassy.bus.BusRuntime;
+import net.engio.mbassy.listener.MetadataReader;
+
+public class SubscriptionManagerProvider implements ISubscriptionManagerProvider {
+	@Override
+	public SubscriptionManager createManager(MetadataReader reader,
+			SubscriptionFactory factory, BusRuntime runtime) {
+		return new SubscriptionManager(reader, factory, runtime);
+	}
+}