diff --git a/data/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtension.java b/data/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtension.java
index a4ec7b00d2..ba1a938b48 100644
--- a/data/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtension.java
+++ b/data/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtension.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationTrustResolverIm
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolderStrategy;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public class SecurityEvaluationContextExtension implements EvaluationContextExtension {
 
+	private SecurityContextHolderStrategy securityContextHolderStrategy = SecurityContextHolder
+			.getContextHolderStrategy();
+
 	private Authentication authentication;
 
 	private AuthenticationTrustResolver trustResolver = new AuthenticationTrustResolverImpl();
@@ -131,11 +135,22 @@ public class SecurityEvaluationContextExtension implements EvaluationContextExte
 		return root;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the {@link SecurityContextHolderStrategy} to use. The default action is to use
+	 * the {@link SecurityContextHolderStrategy} stored in {@link SecurityContextHolder}.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.8
+	 */
+	public void setSecurityContextHolderStrategy(SecurityContextHolderStrategy securityContextHolderStrategy) {
+		Assert.notNull(securityContextHolderStrategy, "securityContextHolderStrategy cannot be null");
+		this.securityContextHolderStrategy = securityContextHolderStrategy;
+	}
+
 	private Authentication getAuthentication() {
 		if (this.authentication != null) {
 			return this.authentication;
 		}
-		SecurityContext context = SecurityContextHolder.getContext();
+		SecurityContext context = this.securityContextHolderStrategy.getContext();
 		return context.getAuthentication();
 	}
 
diff --git a/data/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests.java b/data/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests.java
index 293c114fb1..0480a5f6c7 100644
--- a/data/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests.java
+++ b/data/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/data/repository/query/SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests.java
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@ import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationTrustResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationTrustResolverImpl;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolderStrategy;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextImpl;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 public class SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests {
 
@@ -59,6 +64,16 @@ public class SecurityEvaluationContextExtensionTests {
 		assertThat(getRoot().getAuthentication()).isSameAs(authentication);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getRootObjectUseSecurityContextHolderStrategy() {
+		TestingAuthenticationToken authentication = new TestingAuthenticationToken("user", "password", "ROLE_USER");
+		SecurityContextHolderStrategy strategy = mock(SecurityContextHolderStrategy.class);
+		given(strategy.getContext()).willReturn(new SecurityContextImpl(authentication));
+		this.securityExtension.setSecurityContextHolderStrategy(strategy);
+		assertThat(getRoot().getAuthentication()).isSameAs(authentication);
+		verify(strategy).getContext();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getRootObjectExplicitAuthenticationOverridesSecurityContextHolder() {
 		TestingAuthenticationToken explicit = new TestingAuthenticationToken("explicit", "password", "ROLE_EXPLICIT");