diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/mgt/AbstractRememberMeManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/mgt/AbstractRememberMeManager.java
index c67ee8bbc1..9fce0787da 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/mgt/AbstractRememberMeManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/mgt/AbstractRememberMeManager.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.shiro.lang.io.Serializer;
 import org.apache.shiro.lang.util.ByteSource;
 import org.apache.shiro.lang.util.ByteUtils;
+import org.apache.shiro.lang.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.PrincipalCollection;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.SubjectContext;
@@ -509,7 +510,12 @@ protected byte[] decrypt(byte[] encrypted) {
      * @return the serialized principal collection in the form of a byte array
      */
     protected byte[] serialize(PrincipalCollection principals) {
-        return getSerializer().serialize(principals);
+        ClassUtils.setAdditionalClassLoader(AbstractRememberMeManager.class.getClassLoader());
+        try {
+            return getSerializer().serialize(principals);
+        } finally {
+            ClassUtils.removeAdditionalClassLoader();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -520,7 +526,12 @@ protected byte[] serialize(PrincipalCollection principals) {
      * @return the deserialized (reconstituted) {@code PrincipalCollection}
      */
     protected PrincipalCollection deserialize(byte[] serializedIdentity) {
-        return getSerializer().deserialize(serializedIdentity);
+        ClassUtils.setAdditionalClassLoader(AbstractRememberMeManager.class.getClassLoader());
+        try {
+            return getSerializer().deserialize(serializedIdentity);
+        } finally {
+            ClassUtils.removeAdditionalClassLoader();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lang/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/lang/util/ClassUtils.java b/lang/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/lang/util/ClassUtils.java
index dafbf7e8cb..e7bba5f8d9 100644
--- a/lang/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/lang/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/lang/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/lang/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public final class ClassUtils {
      */
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClassUtils.class);
 
+    private static final ThreadLocal<ClassLoader> ADDITIONAL_CLASS_LOADER = new ThreadLocal<>();
 
     /**
      * SHIRO-767: add a map to mapping primitive data type
@@ -75,13 +76,24 @@ protected ClassLoader doGetClassLoader() throws Throwable {
     /**
      * @since 1.0
      */
-    private static final ClassLoaderAccessor CLASS_CL_ACCESSOR = new ExceptionIgnoringAccessor() {
+    private static final ClassLoaderAccessor CLASS_LANG_CL_ACCESSOR = new ExceptionIgnoringAccessor() {
         @Override
         protected ClassLoader doGetClassLoader() throws Throwable {
             return ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * @since 2.0.4
+     */
+    private static final ClassLoaderAccessor ADDITIONAL_CL_ACCESSOR = new ExceptionIgnoringAccessor() {
+        @Override
+        protected ClassLoader doGetClassLoader() throws Throwable {
+            ClassLoader cl = ADDITIONAL_CLASS_LOADER.get();
+            return cl != null ? cl : ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader();
+        }
+    };
+
     /**
      * @since 1.0
      */
@@ -117,7 +129,15 @@ public static InputStream getResourceAsStream(String name) {
                 LOGGER.trace("Resource [" + name + "] was not found via the thread context ClassLoader.  Trying the "
                         + "current ClassLoader...");
             }
-            is = CLASS_CL_ACCESSOR.getResourceStream(name);
+            is = CLASS_LANG_CL_ACCESSOR.getResourceStream(name);
+        }
+
+        if (is == null) {
+            if (LOGGER.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.trace("Resource [" + name + "] was not found via the org.apache.shiro.lang ClassLoader.  Trying the "
+                        + "additionally set ClassLoader...");
+            }
+            is = ADDITIONAL_CL_ACCESSOR.getResourceStream(name);
         }
 
         if (is == null) {
@@ -157,7 +177,15 @@ public static <T> Class<T> forName(String fqcn) throws UnknownClassException {
                 LOGGER.trace("Unable to load class named [" + fqcn
                         + "] from the thread context ClassLoader.  Trying the current ClassLoader...");
             }
-            clazz = CLASS_CL_ACCESSOR.loadClass(fqcn);
+            clazz = CLASS_LANG_CL_ACCESSOR.loadClass(fqcn);
+        }
+
+        if (clazz == null) {
+            if (LOGGER.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.trace("Unable to load class named [" + fqcn
+                        + "] from the org.apache.shiro.lang ClassLoader.  Trying the additionally set ClassLoader...");
+            }
+            clazz = ADDITIONAL_CL_ACCESSOR.loadClass(fqcn);
         }
 
         if (clazz == null) {
@@ -259,6 +287,27 @@ public static List<Method> getAnnotatedMethods(final Class<?> type, final Class<
         return methods;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets additional ClassLoader for {@link #getResourceAsStream(String)} and {@link #forName(String)} to use
+     * It is used in addition to the thread context class loader and the system class loader.
+
+     * @param classLoader class loader to use
+     * @since 2.0.4
+     */
+    public static void setAdditionalClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        ADDITIONAL_CLASS_LOADER.set(classLoader);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the additional ClassLoader set by {@link #setAdditionalClassLoader(ClassLoader)}.
+     * This must be called to avoid memory leaks.
+     *
+     * @since 2.0.4
+     */
+    public static void removeAdditionalClassLoader() {
+        ADDITIONAL_CLASS_LOADER.remove();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @since 1.0
      */