diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/config/PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/config/PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean.java
index 46b26ef2b..289c37eab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/config/PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/config/PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
  * @author Peter-Josef Meisch
  * @since 4.1
  */
-class PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<PersistentEntities> {
+public class PersistentEntitiesFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<PersistentEntities> {
 
 	private final MappingElasticsearchConverter converter;