diff --git a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DefaultDependencyResolver.cs b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DefaultDependencyResolver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7b46b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DefaultDependencyResolver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
+{
+    public class DefaultDependencyResolver : DependencyResolver
+    {
+        public DefaultDependencyResolver()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override object Resolve(Type type, params object[] args)
+        {
+            return Activator.CreateInstance(type, args);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DependencyResolver.cs b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DependencyResolver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aba9dd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/DependencyResolver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
+{
+    public abstract class DependencyResolver
+    {
+        public abstract object Resolve(Type type, params object[] args);
+
+        public T Resolve<T>(Type type, params object[] args)
+        {
+            return (T)Resolve(type, args);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityComponentSystem.cs b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityComponentSystem.cs
index 2b4286a1..c16ebe41 100644
--- a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityComponentSystem.cs
+++ b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityComponentSystem.cs
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
     public sealed class EntityComponentSystem : DrawableGameComponent
     {
         private readonly SystemManager _systemManager;
+        private readonly DependencyResolver _dependencyResolver;
 
         public EntityManager EntityManager { get; }
 
-        public EntityComponentSystem(Game game)
+        public EntityComponentSystem(Game game, DependencyResolver dependencyResolver = null)
             : base(game)
         {
+            _dependencyResolver = dependencyResolver ?? new DefaultDependencyResolver();
             _systemManager = new SystemManager(this);
-            EntityManager = new EntityManager(_systemManager);
+            EntityManager = new EntityManager(_systemManager, _dependencyResolver);
         }
 
         // don't call this every frame, lol
@@ -153,7 +155,6 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
 
             foreach (var typeInfo in entityTempalteTypeInfos)
             {
-
                 EntityTemplateAttribute entityTemplateAttribute = null;
 
                 var attributes = typeInfo.GetCustomAttributes(false);
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
                 if (entityTemplateAttribute == null)
                     return;
 
-                var entityTemplate = (EntityTemplate)Activator.CreateInstance(typeInfo.AsType());
+                var entityTemplate = _dependencyResolver.Resolve<EntityTemplate>(typeInfo.AsType());
                 EntityManager.AddEntityTemplate(entityTemplateAttribute.Name, entityTemplate);
             }
         }
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
                 if (systemAttribute == null)
                     return;
 
-                var system = (EntitySystem)Activator.CreateInstance(typeInfo.AsType());
+                var system = _dependencyResolver.Resolve<EntitySystem>(typeInfo.AsType());
                 var processingSystem = system as EntityProcessingSystem;
                 if (processingSystem != null)
                     processingSystem.Aspect = new Aspect(andMask, orMask, norMask);
diff --git a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityManager.cs b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityManager.cs
index c114fb1e..9e7621f0 100644
--- a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityManager.cs
+++ b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/EntityManager.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
 {
     public class EntityManager
     {
+        private readonly DependencyResolver _dependencyResolver;
         private readonly SystemManager _systemManager;
         private readonly ObjectPool<Entity> _pool;
         private readonly Dictionary<string, Entity> _entitiesByName;
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
         public event EntityDelegate EntityRemoved;
         public event EntityDelegate EntityDestroyed;
 
-        internal EntityManager(SystemManager systemManager)
+        internal EntityManager(SystemManager systemManager, DependencyResolver dependencyResolver)
         {
+            _dependencyResolver = dependencyResolver;
             _systemManager = systemManager;
 
             _pool = new ObjectPool<Entity>(CreateEntityObject, 100, ObjectPoolIsFullPolicy.IncreaseSize);
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
             }
             else
             {
-                component = (EntityComponent)Activator.CreateInstance(componentType.Type);
+                component =  _dependencyResolver.Resolve<EntityComponent>(componentType.Type);
             }
 
             component.Entity = entity;
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ namespace MonoGame.Extended.Entities
             Debug.Assert(!_componentPoolsByComponentTypeIndex.ContainsKey(componentType.Index));
 
             var poolType = typeof(ComponentPool<>).MakeGenericType(componentType.Type);
-            var componentPool = (IComponentPool)Activator.CreateInstance(poolType, initialSize, isFullPolicy);
+            var componentPool = (IComponentPool)_dependencyResolver.Resolve(poolType, initialSize, isFullPolicy);
 
             _componentPoolsByComponentTypeIndex.Add(componentType.Index, componentPool);
         }
diff --git a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/MonoGame.Extended.Entities.csproj b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/MonoGame.Extended.Entities.csproj
index 12276f8c..971d00c9 100644
--- a/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/MonoGame.Extended.Entities.csproj
+++ b/Source/MonoGame.Extended.Entities/MonoGame.Extended.Entities.csproj
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     <Compile Include="AspectAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Aspect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BitVector.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DefaultDependencyResolver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DependencyResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EntityComponentAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EntityComponentPool.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EntityComponentPoolAttribute.cs" />