diff --git a/django_postgrespool/base.py b/django_postgrespool/base.py
index d701467..3292980 100644
--- a/django_postgrespool/base.py
+++ b/django_postgrespool/base.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 from psycopg2 import InterfaceError, ProgrammingError, OperationalError
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2.base import *
 from django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2.base import DatabaseWrapper as Psycopg2DatabaseWrapper
 from django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2.base import CursorWrapper as DjangoCursorWrapper
 from django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2.creation import DatabaseCreation as Psycopg2DatabaseCreation
+from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 POOL_SETTINGS = 'DATABASE_POOL_ARGS'
 
@@ -57,6 +59,27 @@ def is_disconnect(e, connection, cursor):
         return False
 
 
+def get_class(import_path):
+    try:
+        dot = import_path.rindex('.')
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s isn't a valid module." % import_path)
+
+    module, classname = import_path[:dot], import_path[dot + 1:]
+
+    try:
+        mod = import_module(module)
+    except ImportError as e:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('Error importing module %s: '
+            '"%s"' % (module, e))
+
+    try:
+        return getattr(mod, classname)
+    except AttributeError:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('Module "%s" does not define a '
+            '"%s" class.' % (module, classname))
+
+
 class CursorWrapper(DjangoCursorWrapper):
     """
     A thin wrapper around psycopg2's normal cursor class so that we can catch
@@ -105,7 +128,26 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(Psycopg2DatabaseWrapper):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(DatabaseWrapper, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.creation = DatabaseCreation(self)
+
+        if 'FEATURES_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            autocommit = self.features.uses_autocommit
+            self.features = get_class(self.settings_dict['FEATURES_CLASS'])(self)
+            self.features.uses_autocommit = autocommit
+
+        if 'OPERATIONS_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            self.ops = get_class(self.settings_dict['OPERATIONS_CLASS'])(self)
+
+        if 'CLIENT_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            self.client = get_class(self.settings_dict['CLIENT_CLASS'])(self)
+
+        if 'CREATION_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            self.creation = get_class(self.settings_dict['CREATION_CLASS'])(self)
+
+        if 'INTROSPECTION_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            self.introspection = get_class(self.settings_dict['INTROSPECTION_CLASS'])(self)
+
+        if 'VALIDATION_CLASS' in self.settings_dict:
+            self.validation = get_class(self.settings_dict['VALIDATION_CLASS'])(self)
 
     def _cursor(self):
         if self.connection is None or self.connection.is_valid == False:
@@ -159,7 +201,6 @@ def _dispose(self):
     def _get_conn_params(self):
         settings_dict = self.settings_dict
         if not settings_dict['NAME']:
-            from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
             raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                 "settings.DATABASES is improperly configured. "
                 "Please supply the NAME value.")