diff --git a/Source/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h b/Source/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
index 63aa0890..788d60fd 100644
--- a/Source/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
+++ b/Source/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @interface ASCollectionNode (Beta)
 
+/**
+ * Allows providing a custom subclass of ASCollectionView to be managed by ASCollectionNode.
+ *
+ * @default [ASCollectionView class] is used whenever this property is unset or nil.
+ */
+@property (strong, nonatomic, nullable) Class collectionViewClass;
+
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(nullable id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator;
 
 - (void)beginUpdates ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED_MSG("Use -performBatchUpdates:completion: instead.");
diff --git a/Source/ASCollectionNode.mm b/Source/ASCollectionNode.mm
index 4e5fc30d..172055ba 100644
--- a/Source/ASCollectionNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASCollectionNode.mm
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 @interface ASCollectionNode ()
 {
   ASDN::RecursiveMutex _environmentStateLock;
+  Class _collectionViewClass;
 }
 @property (nonatomic) _ASCollectionPendingState *pendingState;
 @end
@@ -108,6 +109,20 @@
 
 #pragma mark Lifecycle
 
+- (Class)collectionViewClass
+{
+  return _collectionViewClass ? : [ASCollectionView class];
+}
+
+- (void)setCollectionViewClass:(Class)collectionViewClass
+{
+  if (_collectionViewClass != collectionViewClass) {
+    ASDisplayNodeAssert([collectionViewClass isSubclassOfClass:[ASCollectionView class]] || collectionViewClass == Nil, @"ASCollectionNode requires that .collectionViewClass is an ASCollectionView subclass");
+    ASDisplayNodeAssert([self isNodeLoaded] == NO, @"ASCollectionNode's .collectionViewClass cannot be changed after the view is loaded");
+    _collectionViewClass = collectionViewClass;
+  }
+}
+
 - (instancetype)init
 {
   ASDISPLAYNODE_NOT_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER();
@@ -132,7 +147,7 @@
   ASDisplayNodeViewBlock collectionViewBlock = ^UIView *{
     // Variable will be unused if event logging is off.
     __unused __typeof__(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
-    return [[ASCollectionView alloc] _initWithFrame:frame collectionViewLayout:layout layoutFacilitator:layoutFacilitator eventLog:ASDisplayNodeGetEventLog(strongSelf)];
+    return [[[strongSelf collectionViewClass] alloc] _initWithFrame:frame collectionViewLayout:layout layoutFacilitator:layoutFacilitator eventLog:ASDisplayNodeGetEventLog(strongSelf)];
   };
 
   if (self = [super initWithViewBlock:collectionViewBlock didLoadBlock:nil]) {