diff --git a/config/media-library.php b/config/media-library.php
index 6f8881cb0..fac25c683 100644
--- a/config/media-library.php
+++ b/config/media-library.php
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
      */
     'media_model' => Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media::class,
 
+    /*
+     * The fully qualified class name of the media observer.
+     */
+    'media_observer' => Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Observers\MediaObserver::class,
+
     /*
      * When enabled, media collections will be serialised using the default
      * laravel model serialization behaviour.
diff --git a/src/MediaLibraryServiceProvider.php b/src/MediaLibraryServiceProvider.php
index 35b487b54..d73714284 100644
--- a/src/MediaLibraryServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/MediaLibraryServiceProvider.php
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ public function configurePackage(Package $package): void
     public function packageBooted(): void
     {
         $mediaClass = config('media-library.media_model', Media::class);
+        $mediaObserverClass = config('media-library.media_observer', MediaObserver::class);
 
-        $mediaClass::observe(new MediaObserver);
+        $mediaClass::observe(new $mediaObserverClass);
     }
 
     public function packageRegistered(): void