diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisorSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisorSpec.scala
index 814ae09b58..bc72785fa7 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisorSpec.scala
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ package akka.pattern
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 import akka.actor._
 import akka.testkit._
+import scala.util.control.NoStackTrace
+import akka.actor.SupervisorStrategy
 
 object BackoffSupervisorSpec {
+
+  class TestException extends RuntimeException with NoStackTrace
+
   object Child {
     def props(probe: ActorRef): Props =
       Props(new Child(probe))
@@ -16,7 +21,8 @@ object BackoffSupervisorSpec {
 
   class Child(probe: ActorRef) extends Actor {
     def receive = {
-      case msg ⇒ probe ! msg
+      case "boom" ⇒ throw new TestException
+      case msg    ⇒ probe ! msg
     }
   }
 }
@@ -46,5 +52,23 @@ class BackoffSupervisorSpec extends AkkaSpec with ImplicitSender {
       supervisor ! "hello"
       expectMsg("hello")
     }
+
+    "support custom supervision decider" in {
+      val supervisor = system.actorOf(
+        BackoffSupervisor.propsWithSupervisorStrategy(Child.props(testActor), "c1", 100.millis, 3.seconds, 0.2,
+          OneForOneStrategy() {
+            case _: TestException ⇒ SupervisorStrategy.Stop
+          }))
+      supervisor ! BackoffSupervisor.GetCurrentChild
+      val c1 = expectMsgType[BackoffSupervisor.CurrentChild].ref.get
+      watch(c1)
+      c1 ! "boom"
+      expectTerminated(c1)
+      awaitAssert {
+        supervisor ! BackoffSupervisor.GetCurrentChild
+        // new instance
+        expectMsgType[BackoffSupervisor.CurrentChild].ref.get should !==(c1)
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisor.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisor.scala
index 40579d4b1a..9bf86f7af1 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisor.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/BackoffSupervisor.scala
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@ import akka.actor.Props
 import akka.actor.Terminated
 import java.util.Optional
 import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
+import akka.actor.SupervisorStrategy.Decider
+import akka.actor.OneForOneStrategy
+import akka.actor.SupervisorStrategy
 
 object BackoffSupervisor {
 
   /**
    * Props for creating an [[BackoffSupervisor]] actor.
    *
+   * Exceptions in the child are handled with the default supervision strategy, i.e.
+   * most exceptions will immediately restart the child. You can define another
+   * supervision strategy by using [[#propsWithSupervisorStrategy]].
+   *
    * @param childProps the [[akka.actor.Props]] of the child actor that
    *   will be started and supervised
    * @param childName name of the child actor
@@ -34,10 +41,40 @@ object BackoffSupervisor {
     minBackoff: FiniteDuration,
     maxBackoff: FiniteDuration,
     randomFactor: Double): Props = {
+    propsWithSupervisorStrategy(childProps, childName, minBackoff, maxBackoff, randomFactor, SupervisorStrategy.defaultStrategy)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Props for creating an [[BackoffSupervisor]] actor with a custom
+   * supervision strategy.
+   *
+   * Exceptions in the child are handled with the given `supervisionStrategy`. A
+   * `Restart` will perform a normal immediate restart of the child. A `Stop` will
+   * stop the child, but it will be started again after the back-off duration.
+   *
+   * @param childProps the [[akka.actor.Props]] of the child actor that
+   *   will be started and supervised
+   * @param childName name of the child actor
+   * @param minBackoff minimum (initial) duration until the child actor will
+   *   started again, if it is terminated
+   * @param maxBackoff the exponential back-off is capped to this duration
+   * @param randomFactor after calculation of the exponential back-off an additional
+   *   random delay based on this factor is added, e.g. `0.2` adds up to `20%` delay.
+   *   In order to skip this additional delay pass in `0`.
+   * @param strategy the supervision strategy to use for handling exceptions
+   *   in the child
+   */
+  def propsWithSupervisorStrategy(
+    childProps: Props,
+    childName: String,
+    minBackoff: FiniteDuration,
+    maxBackoff: FiniteDuration,
+    randomFactor: Double,
+    strategy: SupervisorStrategy): Props = {
     require(minBackoff > Duration.Zero, "minBackoff must be > 0")
     require(maxBackoff >= minBackoff, "maxBackoff must be >= minBackoff")
     require(0.0 <= randomFactor && randomFactor <= 1.0, "randomFactor must be between 0.0 and 1.0")
-    Props(new BackoffSupervisor(childProps, childName, minBackoff, maxBackoff, randomFactor))
+    Props(new BackoffSupervisor(childProps, childName, minBackoff, maxBackoff, randomFactor, strategy))
   }
 
   /**
@@ -111,17 +148,25 @@ object BackoffSupervisor {
  * message to this actor and it will reply with [[akka.pattern.BackoffSupervisor.CurrentChild]]
  * containing the `ActorRef` of the current child, if any.
  *
+ * The `BackoffSupervisor` forwards all messages from the child to the parent of the
+ * `BackoffSupervisor`.
+ *
  * The `BackoffSupervisor` forwards all other messages to the child, if it is currently running.
  *
  * The child can stop itself and send a [[akka.actor.PoisonPill]] to the parent supervisor
  * if it wants to do an intentional stop.
+ *
+ * Exceptions in the child are handled with the given `supervisionStrategy`. A
+ * `Restart` will perform a normal immediate restart of the child. A `Stop` will
+ * stop the child, but it will be started again after the back-off duration.
  */
 final class BackoffSupervisor(
   childProps: Props,
   childName: String,
   minBackoff: FiniteDuration,
   maxBackoff: FiniteDuration,
-  randomFactor: Double)
+  randomFactor: Double,
+  override val supervisorStrategy: SupervisorStrategy)
   extends Actor {
 
   import BackoffSupervisor._
@@ -130,6 +175,15 @@ final class BackoffSupervisor(
   private var child: Option[ActorRef] = None
   private var restartCount = 0
 
+  // for binary compatibility with 2.4.0
+  def this(
+    childProps: Props,
+    childName: String,
+    minBackoff: FiniteDuration,
+    maxBackoff: FiniteDuration,
+    randomFactor: Double) =
+    this(childProps, childName, minBackoff, maxBackoff, randomFactor, SupervisorStrategy.defaultStrategy)
+
   override def preStart(): Unit =
     startChild()
 
@@ -156,6 +210,9 @@ final class BackoffSupervisor(
     case GetCurrentChild ⇒
       sender() ! CurrentChild(child)
 
+    case msg if child.contains(sender()) ⇒
+      context.parent.forward(msg)
+
     case msg ⇒ child match {
       case Some(c) ⇒ c.forward(msg)
       case None    ⇒ context.system.deadLetters.forward(msg)