diff --git a/config/module.config.php b/config/module.config.php
index 0264497..1ca947b 100644
--- a/config/module.config.php
+++ b/config/module.config.php
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 
                 'default_db'         => null,
 
-                'filters'            => array()  // array('filterName' => 'BSON\Filter\Class')
+                'filters'            => array(),  // array('filterName' => 'BSON\Filter\Class')
+
+                // custom types
+                'types'              => array()
                 
                 //'classMetadataFactoryName' => 'ClassName'
             )
diff --git a/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Options/Configuration.php b/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Options/Configuration.php
index 55d9a54..fd55527 100644
--- a/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Options/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Options/Configuration.php
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ class Configuration extends AbstractOptions
      */
     protected $retryQuery = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Keys must be the name of the type identifier and value is
+     * the class name of the Type
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $types = array();
+
     /**
      *
      * @param string $driver
@@ -384,4 +392,20 @@ public function getRetryQuery()
     {
         return $this->retryQuery;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $types
+     */
+    public function setTypes(array $types)
+    {
+        $this->types = $types;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getTypes()
+    {
+        return $this->types;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Service/ConfigurationFactory.php b/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Service/ConfigurationFactory.php
index 15bc41d..457987b 100644
--- a/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Service/ConfigurationFactory.php
+++ b/src/DoctrineMongoODMModule/Service/ConfigurationFactory.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 namespace DoctrineMongoODMModule\Service;
 
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Types\Type;
 use DoctrineModule\Service\AbstractFactory;
 use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Configuration;
 use Zend\ServiceManager\ServiceLocatorInterface;
@@ -84,6 +85,15 @@ public function createService(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator)
             $config->setClassMetadataFactoryName($factoryName);
         }
 
+        // custom types
+        foreach ($options->getTypes() as $name => $class) {
+            if (Type::hasType($name)) {
+                Type::overrideType($name, $class);
+            } else {
+                Type::addType($name, $class);
+            }
+        }
+
         return $config;
     }