diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurer.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurer.java
index 306122116..ad1811f78 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConfigurableConversionService;
+import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.event.ValidatingRepositoryEventListener;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -132,4 +133,15 @@ public interface RepositoryRestConfigurer {
 	 * @param objectMapper The {@literal ObjectMapper} to be used by the system.
 	 */
 	default void configureJacksonObjectMapper(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Customize the {@link AuditableBeanWrapperFactory} to be used.
+	 *
+	 * @param factory will never be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 3.5
+	 */
+	default AuditableBeanWrapperFactory customizeAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(AuditableBeanWrapperFactory factory) {
+		return factory;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurerDelegate.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurerDelegate.java
index 7c4000dff..1be406fb0 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurerDelegate.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestConfigurerDelegate.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConfigurableConversionService;
+import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.event.ValidatingRepositoryEventListener;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -121,4 +122,18 @@ class RepositoryRestConfigurerDelegate implements RepositoryRestConfigurer {
 			configurer.configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(validatingListener);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public AuditableBeanWrapperFactory customizeAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(AuditableBeanWrapperFactory factory) {
+
+		for (RepositoryRestConfigurer configurer : delegates) {
+			factory = configurer.customizeAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(factory);
+		}
+
+		return factory;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index f0b931184..9caf6fc3a 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 	ObjectProvider<RepresentationModelProcessorInvoker> invoker;
 	ObjectProvider<MessageResolver> resolver;
 	ObjectProvider<GeoModule> geoModule;
+	ObjectProvider<AuditableBeanWrapperFactory> auditingBeanWrapperFactoryProvider;
 
 	ConversionService defaultConversionService;
 
@@ -855,7 +856,10 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 
 	@Bean
 	public AuditableBeanWrapperFactory auditableBeanWrapperFactory(PersistentEntities persistentEntities) {
-		return new MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(persistentEntities);
+
+		AuditableBeanWrapperFactory factory = new MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(persistentEntities);
+
+		return configurerDelegate.get().customizeAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(factory);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
index 0013e697d..690a9c043 100755
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.util.AssertionUtils.*;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
@@ -211,6 +213,14 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 				.containsSequence(userConfig.otherConfigurer(), userConfig.configurer());
 	}
 
+	@Test // #2040
+	public void appliesAuditingBeanWrapperFactoryCustomizer() {
+
+		AuditableBeanWrapperFactory factory = context.getBean(AuditableBeanWrapperFactory.class);
+
+		assertThat(factory).isEqualTo(ExtendingConfiguration.auditableBeanWrapperFactory);
+	}
+
 	private static ObjectMapper getObjectMapper() {
 
 		AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter converter = context.getBean("halJacksonHttpMessageConverter",
@@ -222,6 +232,8 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 	@Import(RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class)
 	static class ExtendingConfiguration {
 
+		static AuditableBeanWrapperFactory auditableBeanWrapperFactory = mock(AuditableBeanWrapperFactory.class);
+
 		@Bean
 		DefaultLinkRelationProvider relProvider() {
 			return new DefaultLinkRelationProvider();
@@ -251,6 +263,19 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvConfigurationIntegrationTests {
 		RepositoryRestConfigurer otherConfigurer() {
 			return RepositoryRestConfigurer.withConfig(__ -> {});
 		}
+
+		@Bean
+		@Order(300) // #2040
+		RepositoryRestConfigurer auditingBeanWrapperCustomizer() {
+
+			return new RepositoryRestConfigurer() {
+
+				@Override
+				public AuditableBeanWrapperFactory customizeAuditableBeanWrapperFactory(AuditableBeanWrapperFactory factory) {
+					return auditableBeanWrapperFactory;
+				}
+			};
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Configuration