diff --git a/smack-xmlparser/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/xml/SmackXmlParser.java b/smack-xmlparser/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/xml/SmackXmlParser.java
index a8e76c294..0e23fbea7 100644
--- a/smack-xmlparser/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/xml/SmackXmlParser.java
+++ b/smack-xmlparser/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/xml/SmackXmlParser.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  *
- * Copyright 2019 Florian Schmaus.
+ * Copyright 2019-2021 Florian Schmaus.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ public class SmackXmlParser {
         xmlPullParserFactoryServiceLoader = ServiceLoader.load(XmlPullParserFactory.class);
     }
 
+    private static XmlPullParserFactory xmlPullParserFactory;
+
     public static XmlPullParserFactory getXmlPullParserFactory() {
+        final XmlPullParserFactory xmlPullParserFactory = SmackXmlParser.xmlPullParserFactory;
+        if (xmlPullParserFactory != null) {
+            return xmlPullParserFactory;
+        }
+
         Iterator<XmlPullParserFactory> iterator = xmlPullParserFactoryServiceLoader.iterator();
         if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
@@ -37,6 +44,10 @@ public class SmackXmlParser {
         return iterator.next();
     }
 
+    public static void setXmlPullParserFactory(XmlPullParserFactory xmlPullParserFactory) {
+        SmackXmlParser.xmlPullParserFactory = xmlPullParserFactory;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new XmlPullParser suitable for parsing XMPP. This means in particular that
      * FEATURE_PROCESS_NAMESPACES is enabled.