diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6905d6c80..cfd5fc14a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 * Improved failure interoperability with downcasting #285
 
+* Allow to use custom resolver for `ClientConnector`
+
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cafb962e4..90145935c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ flate2-rust = ["flate2/rust_backend"]
 features = ["tls", "alpn", "session", "brotli", "flate2-c"]
 
 [dependencies]
-actix = "^0.5.5"
+actix = "^0.5.8"
 
 base64 = "0.9"
 bitflags = "1.0"
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index e29de6c20..106e5226f 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ where
     /// struct State2;
     ///
     /// fn main() {
-    ///     //#### # thread::spawn(|| {
+    ///     # thread::spawn(|| {
     ///     server::new(|| {
     ///         vec![
     ///             App::with_state(State1)
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ where
     ///     }).bind("127.0.0.1:8080")
     ///         .unwrap()
     ///         .run()
-    ///     //#### # });
+    ///     # });
     /// }
     /// ```
     pub fn boxed(mut self) -> Box<HttpHandler> {
diff --git a/src/client/connector.rs b/src/client/connector.rs
index 6389b8972..bf9a0fefb 100644
--- a/src/client/connector.rs
+++ b/src/client/connector.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use actix::actors::{Connect as ResolveConnect, Connector, ConnectorError};
 use actix::fut::WrapFuture;
 use actix::registry::ArbiterService;
 use actix::{
-    fut, Actor, ActorFuture, ActorResponse, Arbiter, AsyncContext, Context,
-    ContextFutureSpawner, Handler, Message, Recipient, Supervised, Syn,
+    fut, Actor, ActorFuture, ActorResponse, Addr, Arbiter, AsyncContext, Context,
+    ContextFutureSpawner, Handler, Message, Recipient, Supervised, Syn, Unsync,
 };
 
 use futures::task::{current as current_task, Task};
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ pub struct ClientConnector {
     pool: Rc<Pool>,
     pool_modified: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
 
+    resolver: Addr<Unsync, Connector>,
     conn_lifetime: Duration,
     conn_keep_alive: Duration,
     limit: usize,
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ impl Default for ClientConnector {
                 pool: Rc::new(Pool::new(Rc::clone(&_modified))),
                 pool_modified: _modified,
                 connector: builder.build().unwrap(),
+                resolver: Connector::from_registry(),
                 conn_lifetime: Duration::from_secs(75),
                 conn_keep_alive: Duration::from_secs(15),
                 limit: 100,
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ impl Default for ClientConnector {
             subscriber: None,
             pool: Rc::new(Pool::new(Rc::clone(&_modified))),
             pool_modified: _modified,
+            resolver: Connector::from_registry(),
             conn_lifetime: Duration::from_secs(75),
             conn_keep_alive: Duration::from_secs(15),
             limit: 100,
@@ -277,9 +280,9 @@ impl ClientConnector {
     /// # use std::io::Write;
     /// extern crate openssl;
     /// use actix::prelude::*;
-    /// use actix_web::client::{Connect, ClientConnector};
+    /// use actix_web::client::{ClientConnector, Connect};
     ///
-    /// use openssl::ssl::{SslMethod, SslConnector};
+    /// use openssl::ssl::{SslConnector, SslMethod};
     ///
     /// fn main() {
     ///     let sys = System::new("test");
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ impl ClientConnector {
             subscriber: None,
             pool: Rc::new(Pool::new(Rc::clone(&modified))),
             pool_modified: modified,
+            resolver: Connector::from_registry(),
             conn_lifetime: Duration::from_secs(75),
             conn_keep_alive: Duration::from_secs(15),
             limit: 100,
@@ -371,6 +375,12 @@ impl ClientConnector {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Use custom resolver actor
+    pub fn resolver(mut self, addr: Addr<Unsync, Connector>) -> Self {
+        self.resolver = addr;
+        self
+    }
+
     fn acquire(&mut self, key: &Key) -> Acquire {
         // check limits
         if self.limit > 0 {
@@ -705,7 +715,7 @@ impl Handler<Connect> for ClientConnector {
 
         {
             ActorResponse::async(
-                Connector::from_registry()
+                self.resolver
                     .send(
                         ResolveConnect::host_and_port(&conn.0.host, port)
                             .timeout(conn_timeout),