diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/serialization/ObjectDecoder.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/serialization/ObjectDecoder.java
index 73fd1eb2c0..6f73987fe3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/serialization/ObjectDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/serialization/ObjectDecoder.java
@@ -50,11 +50,27 @@ public class ObjectDecoder extends LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder {
      * bytes.  If the size of the received object is greater than
      * {@code 1048576} bytes, a {@link StreamCorruptedException} will be
      * raised.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated use {@link #ObjectDecoder(ClassResolver)}
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public ObjectDecoder() {
         this(1048576);
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new decoder whose maximum object size is {@code 1048576}
+     * bytes.  If the size of the received object is greater than
+     * {@code 1048576} bytes, a {@link StreamCorruptedException} will be
+     * raised.
+     * 
+     * @param classResolver  the {@link ClassResolver} to use for this decoder
+     */
+    public ObjectDecoder(ClassResolver classResolver) {
+        this(1048576, classResolver);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Creates a new decoder with the specified maximum object size.
      *
@@ -62,7 +78,9 @@ public class ObjectDecoder extends LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder {
      *                       if the length of the received object is greater
      *                       than this value, {@link StreamCorruptedException}
      *                       will be raised.
+     * @deprecated           use {@link #ObjectDecoder(int, ClassResolver)}
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public ObjectDecoder(int maxObjectSize) {
         this(maxObjectSize, ClassResolvers.weakCachingResolver(null));
     }
@@ -82,6 +100,23 @@ public class ObjectDecoder extends LengthFieldBasedFrameDecoder {
         this.classResolver = classResolver;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new decoder with the specified maximum object size and the {@link ClassLoader} wrapped in {@link ClassResolvers#weakCachingResolver(ClassLoader)}
+     * 
+     * 
+     * @param maxObjectSize  the maximum byte length of the serialized object.
+     *                       if the length of the received object is greater
+     *                       than this value, {@link StreamCorruptedException}
+     *                       will be raised.
+     * @param classLoader    the the classloader to use
+     * @deprecated           use {@link #ObjectDecoder(int, ClassResolver)}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public ObjectDecoder(int maxObjectSize, ClassLoader classLoader) {
+        this(maxObjectSize, ClassResolvers.weakCachingResolver(classLoader));
+    }
+    
     @Override
     protected Object decode(
             ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Channel channel, ChannelBuffer buffer) throws Exception {