diff --git a/akka-cluster-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/typed/ClusterSingletonApiSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/typed/ClusterSingletonApiSpec.scala
index cd579f33fa..a0b199c21d 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/typed/ClusterSingletonApiSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/typed/ClusterSingletonApiSpec.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import akka.testkit.typed.scaladsl.{ ActorTestKit, TestProbe }
 import akka.actor.typed.{ ActorRef, ActorRefResolver, Props, TypedAkkaSpecWithShutdown }
 import akka.serialization.SerializerWithStringManifest
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
-
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
@@ -62,6 +61,9 @@ object ClusterSingletonApiSpec {
   }
 
   class PingSerializer(system: ExtendedActorSystem) extends SerializerWithStringManifest {
+    // Reproducer of issue #24620, by eagerly creating the ActorRefResolver in serializer
+    val actorRefResolver = ActorRefResolver(system.toTyped)
+
     def identifier: Int = 47
     def manifest(o: AnyRef): String = o match {
       case _: Ping ⇒ "a"
@@ -70,13 +72,13 @@ object ClusterSingletonApiSpec {
     }
 
     def toBinary(o: AnyRef): Array[Byte] = o match {
-      case p: Ping ⇒ ActorRefResolver(system.toTyped).toSerializationFormat(p.respondTo).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+      case p: Ping ⇒ actorRefResolver.toSerializationFormat(p.respondTo).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
       case Pong    ⇒ Array.emptyByteArray
       case Perish  ⇒ Array.emptyByteArray
     }
 
     def fromBinary(bytes: Array[Byte], manifest: String): AnyRef = manifest match {
-      case "a" ⇒ Ping(ActorRefResolver(system.toTyped).resolveActorRef(new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)))
+      case "a" ⇒ Ping(actorRefResolver.resolveActorRef(new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)))
       case "b" ⇒ Pong
       case "c" ⇒ Perish
     }
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
index cb52065d81..61333817ac 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/artery/Codecs.scala
@@ -62,9 +62,18 @@ private[remote] class Encoder(
       headerBuilder setVersion version
       headerBuilder setUid uniqueLocalAddress.uid
       private val localAddress = uniqueLocalAddress.address
-      private val serialization = SerializationExtension(system)
       private val serializationInfo = Serialization.Information(localAddress, system)
 
+      // lazy init of SerializationExtension to avoid loading serializers before ActorRefProvider has been initialized
+      private var _serialization: OptionVal[Serialization] = OptionVal.None
+      private def serialization: Serialization = _serialization match {
+        case OptionVal.Some(s) ⇒ s
+        case OptionVal.None ⇒
+          val s = SerializationExtension(system)
+          _serialization = OptionVal.Some(s)
+          s
+      }
+
       private val instruments: RemoteInstruments = RemoteInstruments(system)
 
       private val changeActorRefCompressionCb = getAsyncCallback[CompressionTable[ActorRef]] { table ⇒
@@ -580,7 +589,16 @@ private[remote] class Deserializer(
   override def createLogic(inheritedAttributes: Attributes): GraphStageLogic =
     new GraphStageLogic(shape) with InHandler with OutHandler with StageLogging {
       private val instruments: RemoteInstruments = RemoteInstruments(system)
-      private val serialization = SerializationExtension(system)
+
+      // lazy init of SerializationExtension to avoid loading serializers before ActorRefProvider has been initialized
+      private var _serialization: OptionVal[Serialization] = OptionVal.None
+      private def serialization: Serialization = _serialization match {
+        case OptionVal.Some(s) ⇒ s
+        case OptionVal.None ⇒
+          val s = SerializationExtension(system)
+          _serialization = OptionVal.Some(s)
+          s
+      }
 
       override protected def logSource = classOf[Deserializer]
 
@@ -642,16 +660,31 @@ private[remote] class DuplicateHandshakeReq(
 
   override def createLogic(inheritedAttributes: Attributes): GraphStageLogic =
     new GraphStageLogic(shape) with InHandler with OutHandler {
-      private val (serializerId, manifest) = {
-        val serialization = SerializationExtension(system)
-        val ser = serialization.serializerFor(classOf[HandshakeReq])
-        val m = ser match {
-          case s: SerializerWithStringManifest ⇒
-            s.manifest(HandshakeReq(inboundContext.localAddress, inboundContext.localAddress.address))
-          case _ ⇒ ""
-        }
-        (ser.identifier, m)
+
+      // lazy init of SerializationExtension to avoid loading serializers before ActorRefProvider has been initialized
+      var _serializerId: Int = -1
+      var _manifest = ""
+      def serializerId: Int = {
+        lazyInitOfSerializer()
+        _serializerId
       }
+      def manifest: String = {
+        lazyInitOfSerializer()
+        _manifest
+      }
+      def lazyInitOfSerializer(): Unit = {
+        if (_serializerId == -1) {
+          val serialization = SerializationExtension(system)
+          val ser = serialization.serializerFor(classOf[HandshakeReq])
+          _manifest = ser match {
+            case s: SerializerWithStringManifest ⇒
+              s.manifest(HandshakeReq(inboundContext.localAddress, inboundContext.localAddress.address))
+            case _ ⇒ ""
+          }
+          _serializerId = ser.identifier
+        }
+      }
+
       var currentIterator: Iterator[InboundEnvelope] = Iterator.empty
 
       override def onPush(): Unit = {