diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 229be3e..fe73df2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Fake SFTP Server Rule is available from
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.stefanbirkner</groupId>
       <artifactId>fake-sftp-server-rule</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.1</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
 If you upgrade from a version < 2.x to the newest version please read the last
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67d5baf..bd2d02e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>fake-sftp-server-rule</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Fake SFTP Server Rule</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/stefanbirkner/fakesftpserver/rule/FakeSftpServerRule.java b/src/main/java/com/github/stefanbirkner/fakesftpserver/rule/FakeSftpServerRule.java
index f8d0a41..2880de6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/stefanbirkner/fakesftpserver/rule/FakeSftpServerRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/stefanbirkner/fakesftpserver/rule/FakeSftpServerRule.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.stefanbirkner.fakesftpserver.rule;
 
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.SshServer;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.keyprovider.SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider;
 import org.apache.sshd.server.session.ServerSession;
@@ -182,6 +183,23 @@ public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(
 
     private FileSystem fileSystem;
     private SshServer server;
+    private Consumer<SshServer> sshServerConsumer = (sshServer) -> {};
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the internal SFTP server of the Apache SSHD project.
+     * If you need personal changes in internal SFTP server that
+     * are not supported by the rule, you can use this method to get the inner
+     * internal SFTP server of the rule before construction and change it to
+     * suit your needs.
+     * (Correct use of this feature is the responsibility of the user)
+     *
+     * @param sshServerConsumer internal SFTP server consumer
+     * @return the rule itself.
+     */
+    public FakeSftpServerRule configureInternalSshServer(Consumer<SshServer> sshServerConsumer) {
+        this.sshServerConsumer = sshServerConsumer;
+        return this;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the port of the SFTP server. If the SFTP server listens on an
@@ -435,6 +453,7 @@ private SshServer startServer(
          * have to use a file system wrapper whose close() does nothing.
          */
         server.setFileSystemFactory(session -> new DoNotClose(fileSystem));
+        sshServerConsumer.accept(server);
         server.start();
         this.server = server;
         return server;