diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/serializer/KryoSerializer.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/serializer/KryoSerializer.scala
index d5ba690ed04bee22110e23d3c369f3bba654fe05..7b77f78ce6f1a69589284c33801df67e23d51f2f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/serializer/KryoSerializer.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/serializer/KryoSerializer.scala
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class KryoSerializer(conf: SparkConf)
 
   private val referenceTracking = conf.getBoolean("spark.kryo.referenceTracking", true)
   private val registrationRequired = conf.getBoolean("spark.kryo.registrationRequired", false)
-  private val userRegistrator = conf.getOption("spark.kryo.registrator")
+  private val userRegistrators = conf.get("spark.kryo.registrator", "")
+    .split(',')
+    .filter(!_.isEmpty)
   private val classesToRegister = conf.get("spark.kryo.classesToRegister", "")
     .split(',')
     .filter(!_.isEmpty)
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class KryoSerializer(conf: SparkConf)
       classesToRegister
         .foreach { className => kryo.register(Class.forName(className, true, classLoader)) }
       // Allow the user to register their own classes by setting spark.kryo.registrator.
-      userRegistrator
+      userRegistrators
         .map(Class.forName(_, true, classLoader).newInstance().asInstanceOf[KryoRegistrator])
         .foreach { reg => reg.registerClasses(kryo) }
       // scalastyle:on classforname
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index c39b4890851bc7b6f71fa2af64f70549d42c9250..fd61ddc244f44e60ccc8748cab58d37209370e10 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -647,10 +647,10 @@ Apart from these, the following properties are also available, and may be useful
   <td><code>spark.kryo.registrator</code></td>
   <td>(none)</td>
   <td>
-    If you use Kryo serialization, set this class to register your custom classes with Kryo. This
+    If you use Kryo serialization, give a comma-separated list of classes that register your custom classes with Kryo. This
     property is useful if you need to register your classes in a custom way, e.g. to specify a custom
     field serializer. Otherwise <code>spark.kryo.classesToRegister</code> is simpler. It should be
-    set to a class that extends
+    set to classes that extend
     <a href="api/scala/index.html#org.apache.spark.serializer.KryoRegistrator">
     <code>KryoRegistrator</code></a>.
     See the <a href="tuning.html#data-serialization">tuning guide</a> for more details.