diff --git a/lib/acts_as_follower.rb b/lib/acts_as_follower.rb
index c9246b2..040db64 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_follower.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_follower.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,28 @@ module ActsAsFollower
   autoload :FollowerLib,  'acts_as_follower/follower_lib'
   autoload :FollowScopes, 'acts_as_follower/follow_scopes'
 
+  def self.setup
+    @configuration ||= Configuration.new
+    yield @configuration if block_given?
+  end
+
+  def self.method_missing(method_name, *args, &block)
+    if method_name == :custom_parent_classes=
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Setting custom parent classes is deprecated and will be removed in future versions.")
+    end
+    @configuration.respond_to?(method_name) ?
+        @configuration.send(method_name, *args, &block) : super
+  end
+
+  class Configuration
+    attr_accessor :custom_parent_classes
+
+    def initialize
+      @custom_parent_classes = []
+    end
+  end
+
+  setup
+
   require 'acts_as_follower/railtie' if defined?(Rails) && Rails::VERSION::MAJOR >= 3
 end
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_follower/follower_lib.rb b/lib/acts_as_follower/follower_lib.rb
index 57c1a90..fa40023 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_follower/follower_lib.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_follower/follower_lib.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ module FollowerLib
 
     private
 
+    DEFAULT_PARENTS = [ApplicationRecord, ActiveRecord::Base]
+
     # Retrieves the parent class name if using STI.
     def parent_class_name(obj)
-      obj.class.base_class.name
+      unless parent_classes.include?(obj.class.superclass)
+        return obj.class.base_class.name
+      end
+      obj.class.name
     end
 
     def apply_options_to_scope(scope, options = {})
@@ -27,5 +32,11 @@ def apply_options_to_scope(scope, options = {})
       scope
     end
 
+    def parent_classes
+      return DEFAULT_PARENTS unless ActsAsFollower.custom_parent_classes
+
+      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Setting custom parent classes is deprecated and will be removed in future versions.")
+      ActsAsFollower.custom_parent_classes + DEFAULT_PARENTS
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/follow_test.rb b/test/follow_test.rb
index 2f99749..b11cfe7 100644
--- a/test/follow_test.rb
+++ b/test/follow_test.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,22 @@ def test_assert_true_should_be_true
     assert true
   end
 
+  context "configuration with setters" do
+    should "contain custom parents" do
+      ActsAsFollower.custom_parent_classes = [CustomRecord]
+
+      assert_equal [CustomRecord], ActsAsFollower.custom_parent_classes
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "#setup" do
+    should "contain custom parents via setup" do
+      ActsAsFollower.setup do |c|
+        c.custom_parent_classes = [CustomRecord]
+      end
+
+      assert_equal [CustomRecord], ActsAsFollower.custom_parent_classes
+    end
+  end
+
 end