diff --git a/rt/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/wsdl11/WSDLManagerImpl.java b/rt/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/wsdl11/WSDLManagerImpl.java
index e294429..aa47bd9 100644
--- a/rt/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/wsdl11/WSDLManagerImpl.java
+++ b/rt/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/wsdl11/WSDLManagerImpl.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public class WSDLManagerImpl implements WSDLManager {
     private static final String EXTENSIONS_RESOURCE_COMPAT = "META-INF/extensions.xml";
 
     final ExtensionRegistry registry;
-    final WSDLFactory factory;
     final Map<Object, Definition> definitionsMap;
     
     /**
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ public class WSDLManagerImpl implements WSDLManager {
     private boolean disableSchemaCache;
     
     private Bus bus;
+    private WSDLFactory factory;
 
     public WSDLManagerImpl() throws BusException {
         this(null);
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ public class WSDLManagerImpl implements WSDLManager {
             if (loc != null) {
                 loc.getBeansOfType(WSDLExtensionLoader.class);
             }
+
+            // Allow user to provide custom factory
+            WSDLFactory wsdlFactory = bus.getExtension(WSDLFactory.class);
+            if (wsdlFactory != null) {
+                this.factory = wsdlFactory;
+            }
         }
     }