diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/AdapterFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/AdapterFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9565bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/AdapterFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Adapters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The default AdapterFactory to be used for resolving <see cref="IAdapter"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class AdapterFactory : IAdapterFactory
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public virtual IAdapter Create(object target, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        {
+            var jsonContract = contractResolver.ResolveContract(target.GetType());
+
+            if (target is IList)
+            {
+                return new ListAdapter();
+            }
+            else if (jsonContract is JsonDictionaryContract jsonDictionaryContract)
+            {
+                var type = typeof(DictionaryAdapter<,>).MakeGenericType(jsonDictionaryContract.DictionaryKeyType, jsonDictionaryContract.DictionaryValueType);
+                return (IAdapter)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
+            }
+            else if (jsonContract is JsonDynamicContract)
+            {
+                return new DynamicObjectAdapter();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new PocoAdapter();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/IAdapterFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/IAdapterFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43ca1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/IAdapterFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Adapters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines the operations used for loading an <see cref="IAdapter"/> based on the current object and ContractResolver.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IAdapterFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an <see cref="IAdapter"/> for the current object 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">The target object</param>
+        /// <param name="contractResolver">The current contract resolver</param>
+        /// <returns>The needed <see cref="IAdapter"/></returns>
+        IAdapter Create(object target, IContractResolver contractResolver);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/ObjectAdapter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/ObjectAdapter.cs
index 73095b5..4e3783a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/ObjectAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Adapters/ObjectAdapter.cs
@@ -11,17 +11,31 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Adapters
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public class ObjectAdapter : IObjectAdapterWithTest
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ObjectAdapter"/> using the default AdapterFactory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contractResolver">The <see cref="IContractResolver"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="logErrorAction">The <see cref="Action"/> for logging <see cref="JsonPatchError"/>.</param>
+        public ObjectAdapter(
+            IContractResolver contractResolver,
+            Action<JsonPatchError> logErrorAction):this(contractResolver, logErrorAction, new AdapterFactory())
+        {
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ObjectAdapter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="contractResolver">The <see cref="IContractResolver"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="logErrorAction">The <see cref="Action"/> for logging <see cref="JsonPatchError"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="adapterFactory">The <see cref="IAdapterFactory"/> to use when creating adaptors.</param>
         public ObjectAdapter(
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
-            Action<JsonPatchError> logErrorAction)
+            Action<JsonPatchError> logErrorAction,
+            IAdapterFactory adapterFactory)
         {
             ContractResolver = contractResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contractResolver));
             LogErrorAction = logErrorAction;
+            AdapterFactory = adapterFactory;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,6 +43,11 @@ public ObjectAdapter(
         /// </summary>
         public IContractResolver ContractResolver { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="IAdapterFactory"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        public IAdapterFactory AdapterFactory { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Action for logging <see cref="JsonPatchError"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -75,7 +94,7 @@ private void Add(
             }
 
             var parsedPath = new ParsedPath(path);
-            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver);
+            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver, AdapterFactory);
 
             var target = objectToApplyTo;
             if (!visitor.TryVisit(ref target, out var adapter, out var errorMessage))
@@ -144,7 +163,7 @@ public void Remove(Operation operation, object objectToApplyTo)
         private void Remove(string path, object objectToApplyTo, Operation operationToReport)
         {
             var parsedPath = new ParsedPath(path);
-            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver);
+            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver, AdapterFactory);
 
             var target = objectToApplyTo;
             if (!visitor.TryVisit(ref target, out var adapter, out var errorMessage))
@@ -175,7 +194,7 @@ public void Replace(Operation operation, object objectToApplyTo)
             }
 
             var parsedPath = new ParsedPath(operation.path);
-            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver);
+            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver, AdapterFactory);
 
             var target = objectToApplyTo;
             if (!visitor.TryVisit(ref target, out var adapter, out var errorMessage))
@@ -239,7 +258,7 @@ public void Test(Operation operation, object objectToApplyTo)
             }
 
             var parsedPath = new ParsedPath(operation.path);
-            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver);
+            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver, AdapterFactory);
 
             var target = objectToApplyTo;
             if (!visitor.TryVisit(ref target, out var adapter, out var errorMessage))
@@ -281,7 +300,7 @@ private bool TryGetValue(
             propertyValue = null;
 
             var parsedPath = new ParsedPath(fromLocation);
-            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver);
+            var visitor = new ObjectVisitor(parsedPath, ContractResolver, AdapterFactory);
 
             var target = objectToGetValueFrom;
             if (!visitor.TryVisit(ref target, out var adapter, out var errorMessage))
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/JsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/JsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
index aed9c48..b5e3397 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/JsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/JsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object exist
                 serializer.Populate(jObjectReader, targetOperations);
 
                 // container target: the JsonPatchDocument. 
-                var container = new JsonPatchDocument(targetOperations, new DefaultContractResolver());
+                var container = CreateContainer(targetOperations);
 
                 return container;
             }
@@ -72,5 +72,14 @@ public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer s
                 serializer.Serialize(writer, lst);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create the JsonPatchDocument using the appropriate constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="operations">The operations to assign to the JsonPatchDocument</param>
+        /// <returns>A new instance of the JsonPatchDocument</returns>
+        protected virtual JsonPatchDocument CreateContainer(List<Operation> operations ) =>
+	        new JsonPatchDocument(operations, new DefaultContractResolver());
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/TypedJsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/TypedJsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
index fd779ba..b37cb90 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/TypedJsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Converters/TypedJsonPatchDocumentConverter.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public override object ReadJson(
                 serializer.Populate(jObjectReader, targetOperations);
 
                 // container target: the typed JsonPatchDocument.
-                var container = Activator.CreateInstance(objectType, targetOperations, new DefaultContractResolver());
+                var container = CreateTypedContainer(objectType, targetOperations);
 
                 return container;
             }
@@ -60,5 +60,16 @@ public override object ReadJson(
                 throw new JsonSerializationException(Resources.InvalidJsonPatchDocument, ex);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create the JsonPatchDocument using the appropriate constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="objectType">The model type for the JsonPatchDocument</param>
+        /// <param name="operations">The operations to assign to the JsonPatchDocument</param>
+        /// <returns>A new instance of the JsonPatchDocument</returns>
+        protected virtual object CreateTypedContainer(Type objectType, object operations)
+        {
+            return Activator.CreateInstance(objectType, operations, new DefaultContractResolver());
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DictionaryAdapterOfTU.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DictionaryAdapterOfTU.cs
index 8a344e2..be2bbff 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DictionaryAdapterOfTU.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DictionaryAdapterOfTU.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal
 {
     public class DictionaryAdapter<TKey, TValue> : IAdapter
     {
-        public bool TryAdd(
+        public virtual bool TryAdd(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public bool TryAdd(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryGet(
+        public virtual bool TryGet(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public bool TryGet(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryRemove(
+        public virtual bool TryRemove(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public bool TryRemove(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryReplace(
+        public virtual bool TryReplace(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public bool TryReplace(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryTest(
+        public virtual bool TryTest(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public bool TryTest(
             }
         }
 
-        public bool TryTraverse(
+        public virtual bool TryTraverse(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public bool TryTraverse(
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertKey(string key, out TKey convertedKey, out string errorMessage)
+        protected virtual bool TryConvertKey(string key, out TKey convertedKey, out string errorMessage)
         {
             var conversionResult = ConversionResultProvider.ConvertTo(key, typeof(TKey));
             if (conversionResult.CanBeConverted)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private bool TryConvertKey(string key, out TKey convertedKey, out string errorMe
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertValue(object value, out TValue convertedValue, out string errorMessage)
+        protected virtual bool TryConvertValue(object value, out TValue convertedValue, out string errorMessage)
         {
             var conversionResult = ConversionResultProvider.ConvertTo(value, typeof(TValue));
             if (conversionResult.CanBeConverted)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DynamicObjectAdapter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DynamicObjectAdapter.cs
index fb4adeb..dc3c482 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DynamicObjectAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/DynamicObjectAdapter.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal
 {
     public class DynamicObjectAdapter : IAdapter
     {
-        public bool TryAdd(
+        public virtual bool TryAdd(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public bool TryAdd(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryGet(
+        public virtual bool TryGet(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public bool TryGet(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryRemove(
+        public virtual bool TryRemove(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public bool TryRemove(
 
         }
 
-        public bool TryReplace(
+        public virtual bool TryReplace(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public bool TryReplace(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryTest(
+        public virtual bool TryTest(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public bool TryTest(
             }
         }
 
-        public bool TryTraverse(
+        public virtual bool TryTraverse(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public bool TryTraverse(
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TryGetDynamicObjectProperty(
+        protected virtual bool TryGetDynamicObjectProperty(
             object target,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
             string segment,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ private bool TryGetDynamicObjectProperty(
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TrySetDynamicObjectProperty(
+        protected virtual bool TrySetDynamicObjectProperty(
             object target,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
             string segment,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ private bool TrySetDynamicObjectProperty(
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertValue(object value, Type propertyType, out object convertedValue)
+        protected virtual bool TryConvertValue(object value, Type propertyType, out object convertedValue)
         {
             var conversionResult = ConversionResultProvider.ConvertTo(value, propertyType);
             if (!conversionResult.CanBeConverted)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ListAdapter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ListAdapter.cs
index d1348fd..597f7b9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ListAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ListAdapter.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal
 {
     public class ListAdapter : IAdapter
     {
-        public bool TryAdd(
+        public virtual bool TryAdd(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public bool TryAdd(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryGet(
+        public virtual bool TryGet(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public bool TryGet(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryRemove(
+        public virtual bool TryRemove(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public bool TryRemove(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryReplace(
+        public virtual bool TryReplace(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public bool TryReplace(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryTest(
+        public virtual bool TryTest(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public bool TryTest(
             }
         }
 
-        public bool TryTraverse(
+        public virtual bool TryTraverse(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public bool TryTraverse(
             return true;
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertValue(
+        protected virtual bool TryConvertValue(
             object originalValue,
             Type listTypeArgument,
             string segment,
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ private bool TryConvertValue(
             return true;
         }
 
-        private bool TryGetListTypeArgument(IList list, out Type listTypeArgument, out string errorMessage)
+        protected virtual bool TryGetListTypeArgument(IList list, out Type listTypeArgument, out string errorMessage)
         {
             // Arrays are not supported as they have fixed size and operations like Add, Insert do not make sense
             var listType = list.GetType();
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ private bool TryGetListTypeArgument(IList list, out Type listTypeArgument, out s
             }
         }
 
-        private bool TryGetPositionInfo(
+        protected virtual bool TryGetPositionInfo(
             IList list,
             string segment,
             OperationType operationType,
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ private bool TryGetPositionInfo(
             }
         }
 
-        private struct PositionInfo
+        protected struct PositionInfo
         {
             public PositionInfo(PositionType type, int index)
             {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public PositionInfo(PositionType type, int index)
             public int Index { get; }
         }
 
-        private enum PositionType
+        protected enum PositionType
         {
             Index, // valid index
             EndOfList, // '-'
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ private enum PositionType
             OutOfBounds
         }
 
-        private enum OperationType
+        protected enum OperationType
         {
             Add,
             Remove,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ObjectVisitor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ObjectVisitor.cs
index 8994f0a..297a8b4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ObjectVisitor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/ObjectVisitor.cs
@@ -3,19 +3,37 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Adapters;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal
 {
     public class ObjectVisitor
     {
+        private readonly IAdapterFactory _adapterFactory;
         private readonly IContractResolver _contractResolver;
         private readonly ParsedPath _path;
 
-        public ObjectVisitor(ParsedPath path, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ObjectVisitor"/> using the default <see cref="AdapterFactory"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The path of the JsonPatch operation</param>
+        /// <param name="contractResolver">The <see cref="IContractResolver"/>.</param>
+        public ObjectVisitor(ParsedPath path, IContractResolver contractResolver) : this(path, contractResolver, new AdapterFactory())
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ObjectVisitor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The path of the JsonPatch operation</param>
+        /// <param name="contractResolver">The <see cref="IContractResolver"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="adapterFactory">The <see cref="IAdapterFactory"/> to use when creating adaptors.</param>
+        public ObjectVisitor(ParsedPath path, IContractResolver contractResolver, IAdapterFactory adapterFactory)
         {
             _path = path;
             _contractResolver = contractResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contractResolver));
+            _adapterFactory = adapterFactory;
         }
 
         public bool TryVisit(ref object target, out IAdapter adapter, out string errorMessage)
@@ -48,25 +66,7 @@ public bool TryVisit(ref object target, out IAdapter adapter, out string errorMe
 
         private IAdapter SelectAdapter(object targetObject)
         {
-            var jsonContract = _contractResolver.ResolveContract(targetObject.GetType());
-
-            if (targetObject is IList)
-            {
-                return new ListAdapter();
-            }
-            else if (jsonContract is JsonDictionaryContract jsonDictionaryContract)
-            {
-                var type = typeof(DictionaryAdapter<,>).MakeGenericType(jsonDictionaryContract.DictionaryKeyType, jsonDictionaryContract.DictionaryValueType);
-                return (IAdapter)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
-            }
-            else if (jsonContract is JsonDynamicContract)
-            {
-                return new DynamicObjectAdapter();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return new PocoAdapter();
-            }
+            return _adapterFactory.Create(targetObject, _contractResolver);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/PocoAdapter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/PocoAdapter.cs
index 0eee0fc..5ba3e55 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/PocoAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/Internal/PocoAdapter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal
 {
     public class PocoAdapter : IAdapter
     {
-        public bool TryAdd(
+        public virtual bool TryAdd(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public bool TryAdd(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryGet(
+        public virtual bool TryGet(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public bool TryGet(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryRemove(
+        public virtual bool TryRemove(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public bool TryRemove(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryReplace(
+        public virtual bool TryReplace(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public bool TryReplace(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryTest(
+        public virtual bool TryTest(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public bool TryTest(
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool TryTraverse(
+        public virtual bool TryTraverse(
             object target,
             string segment,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public bool TryTraverse(
             return false;
         }
 
-        private bool TryGetJsonProperty(
+        protected virtual bool TryGetJsonProperty(
             object target,
             IContractResolver contractResolver,
             string segment,
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ private bool TryGetJsonProperty(
             return false;
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertValue(object value, Type propertyType, out object convertedValue)
+        protected virtual bool TryConvertValue(object value, Type propertyType, out object convertedValue)
         {
             var conversionResult = ConversionResultProvider.ConvertTo(value, propertyType);
             if (!conversionResult.CanBeConverted)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocument.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocument.cs
index 4420e57..094ff35 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocument.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocument.cs
@@ -24,26 +24,25 @@ public class JsonPatchDocument : IJsonPatchDocument
         [JsonIgnore]
         public IContractResolver ContractResolver { get; set; }
 
-        public JsonPatchDocument()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the AdapterFactory to use when processing this document
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public IAdapterFactory AdapterFactory { get; set; }
+
+        public JsonPatchDocument():this(new List<Operation>(), new DefaultContractResolver())
         {
-            Operations = new List<Operation>();
-            ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver();
         }
 
-        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver):this(operations, contractResolver, new AdapterFactory())
         {
-            if (operations == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(operations));
-            }
-
-            if (contractResolver == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contractResolver));
-            }
+        }
 
-            Operations = operations;
-            ContractResolver = contractResolver;
+        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver, IAdapterFactory adapterFactory)
+        {
+            Operations = operations ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(operations));
+            ContractResolver = contractResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contractResolver));
+            AdapterFactory = adapterFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(adapterFactory));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ public void ApplyTo(object objectToApplyTo)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectToApplyTo));
             }
 
-            ApplyTo(objectToApplyTo, new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction: null));
+            ApplyTo(objectToApplyTo, new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, null, AdapterFactory));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ public void ApplyTo(object objectToApplyTo, Action<JsonPatchError> logErrorActio
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectToApplyTo));
             }
 
-            var adapter = new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction);
+            var adapter = new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction, AdapterFactory);
             foreach (var op in Operations)
             {
                 try
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocumentOfT.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocumentOfT.cs
index 8ae1430..c5c5b19 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocumentOfT.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch/JsonPatchDocumentOfT.cs
@@ -28,17 +28,25 @@ public class JsonPatchDocument<TModel> : IJsonPatchDocument where TModel : class
         [JsonIgnore]
         public IContractResolver ContractResolver { get; set; }
 
-        public JsonPatchDocument()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the AdapterFactory to use when processing this document
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public IAdapterFactory AdapterFactory { get; set; }
+
+        public JsonPatchDocument() : this(new List<Operation<TModel>>(), new DefaultContractResolver())
+        {
+        }
+
+        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation<TModel>> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver) : this(operations, contractResolver, new AdapterFactory())
         {
-            Operations = new List<Operation<TModel>>();
-            ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver();
         }
 
-        // Create from list of operations
-        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation<TModel>> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        public JsonPatchDocument(List<Operation<TModel>> operations, IContractResolver contractResolver, IAdapterFactory adapterFactory)
         {
             Operations = operations ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(operations));
             ContractResolver = contractResolver ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(contractResolver));
+            AdapterFactory = adapterFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(adapterFactory));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -697,7 +705,7 @@ public void ApplyTo(TModel objectToApplyTo)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectToApplyTo));
             }
 
-            ApplyTo(objectToApplyTo, new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction: null));
+            ApplyTo(objectToApplyTo, new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, null, AdapterFactory));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -712,7 +720,7 @@ public void ApplyTo(TModel objectToApplyTo, Action<JsonPatchError> logErrorActio
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectToApplyTo));
             }
 
-            var adapter = new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction);
+            var adapter = new ObjectAdapter(ContractResolver, logErrorAction, AdapterFactory);
             foreach (var op in Operations)
             {
                 try
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/JsonPatchDocumentTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/JsonPatchDocumentTest.cs
index 197e514..1da12fc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/JsonPatchDocumentTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/JsonPatchDocumentTest.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Exceptions;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -158,5 +159,30 @@ var deserialized
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal("The JSON patch document was malformed and could not be parsed.", exception.Message);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Deserialization_Supports_Custom_AdapterFactory()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var doc = new SimpleObject()
+            {
+                StringProperty = "A",
+                DecimalValue = 10,
+                DoubleValue = 10,
+                FloatValue = 10,
+                IntegerValue = 10
+            };
+
+            var patchDocument = new JsonPatchDocument<SimpleObject>();
+
+            var serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(patchDocument);
+            JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+            serializerSettings.ContractResolver = new JsonPatchDocumentResolverForCustomFactory();
+
+            JsonPatchDocument<SimpleObject> deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JsonPatchDocument<SimpleObject>>(serialized, serializerSettings);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(TestAdapterFactory) ,deserialized.AdapterFactory.GetType());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/TestAdapterFactory.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/TestAdapterFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a88bf2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test/TestAdapterFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Adapters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Converters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Internal;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Operations;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Test
+{
+    public class TestAdapterFactory : IAdapterFactory
+    {
+        public IAdapter Create(object target, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        {
+            return new TestAdapter(target, contractResolver);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class TestAdapter : IAdapter
+    {
+        public Object Target { get; }
+        public IContractResolver ContractResolver { get; }
+        public TestAdapter(object target, IContractResolver contractResolver)
+        {
+            Target = target;
+            ContractResolver = contractResolver;
+        }
+        public bool TryAdd(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, object value, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public bool TryGet(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, out object value, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public bool TryRemove(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public bool TryReplace(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, object value, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public bool TryTest(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, object value, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public bool TryTraverse(object target, string segment, IContractResolver contractResolver, out object nextTarget, out string errorMessage)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class JsonPatchDocumentResolverForCustomFactory:DefaultContractResolver
+    {
+        protected override JsonConverter ResolveContractConverter(Type objectType)
+        {
+            return new JsonPatchDocumentConverterWithCustomFactory();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class JsonPatchDocumentConverterWithCustomFactory: TypedJsonPatchDocumentConverter
+    {
+        public JsonPatchDocumentConverterWithCustomFactory()
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override object CreateTypedContainer(Type objectType, object operations)
+        {
+            return Activator.CreateInstance(objectType, operations, new DefaultContractResolver(), new TestAdapterFactory());
+        }
+    }
+}