diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d68172..68d2ef5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## 0.9.0 - 2025-01-22
+
+### Added
+
+- Support arbitrary command classes through new `:command_class` option
+
 ## 0.8.1 - 2023-09-18
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5818aad..718cb58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,3 +140,4 @@ Options:
 - `show_hidden`: _(Optional, default: `False`)_ Show commands and options that are marked as hidden.
 - `list_subcommands`: _(Optional, default: `False`)_ List subcommands of a given command. If _attr_list_ is installed,
 add links to subcommands also.
+- `command_class`: _(Optional, default: `click.BaseCommand`)_ The class of the `command` option.
diff --git a/mkdocs_click/_extension.py b/mkdocs_click/_extension.py
index 60f1e07..01abdb9 100644
--- a/mkdocs_click/_extension.py
+++ b/mkdocs_click/_extension.py
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ def replace_command_docs(has_attr_list: bool = False, **options: Any) -> Iterato
     remove_ascii_art = options.get("remove_ascii_art", False)
     show_hidden = options.get("show_hidden", False)
     list_subcommands = options.get("list_subcommands", False)
+    command_class = options.get("command_class", "click.BaseCommand")
 
-    command_obj = load_command(module, command)
+    command_obj = load_command(module, command, command_class)
 
     prog_name = prog_name or command_obj.name or command
 
diff --git a/mkdocs_click/_loader.py b/mkdocs_click/_loader.py
index 1e95d95..742d063 100644
--- a/mkdocs_click/_loader.py
+++ b/mkdocs_click/_loader.py
@@ -6,20 +6,18 @@
 import importlib
 from typing import Any
 
-import click
-
 from ._exceptions import MkDocsClickException
 
 
-def load_command(module: str, attribute: str) -> click.BaseCommand:
+def load_command(module: str, attribute: str, command_class: str = "click.BaseCommand") -> Any:
     """
     Load and return the Click command object located at '<module>:<attribute>'.
     """
     command = _load_obj(module, attribute)
 
-    if not isinstance(command, click.BaseCommand):
+    if not isinstance(command, _load_command_class(command_class)):
         raise MkDocsClickException(
-            f"{attribute!r} must be a 'click.BaseCommand' object, got {type(command)}"
+            f"{attribute!r} must be a '{command_class}' object, got {type(command)}"
         )
 
     return command
@@ -35,3 +33,11 @@ def _load_obj(module: str, attribute: str) -> Any:
         return getattr(mod, attribute)
     except AttributeError:
         raise MkDocsClickException(f"Module {module!r} has no attribute {attribute!r}")
+
+
+def _load_command_class(command_class: str) -> Any:
+    module, attribute = command_class.rsplit(".", 1)
+    try:
+        return _load_obj(module, attribute)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        raise MkDocsClickException(f"Could not import {module!r}")
diff --git a/tests/test_loader.py b/tests/test_loader.py
index 7825b6c..78ac746 100644
--- a/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -10,16 +10,42 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "module, command, exc",
+    "module, command, exc, command_class",
     [
-        pytest.param("tests.app.cli", "cli", None, id="ok"),
+        pytest.param("tests.app.cli", "cli", None, "click.BaseCommand", id="ok"),
         pytest.param(
-            "tests.app.cli", "doesnotexist", MkDocsClickException, id="command-does-not-exist"
+            "tests.app.cli",
+            "doesnotexist",
+            MkDocsClickException,
+            "click.BaseCommand",
+            id="command-does-not-exist",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "doesnotexist", "cli", ImportError, "click.BaseCommand", id="module-does-not-exist"
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "tests.app.cli",
+            "NOT_A_COMMAND",
+            MkDocsClickException,
+            "click.BaseCommand",
+            id="not-a-command",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "tests.app.cli",
+            "cli",
+            MkDocsClickException,
+            "foo.Bar",
+            id="bad-command-class",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "tests.app.cli",
+            "cli",
+            MkDocsClickException,
+            "pathlib.Path",
+            id="arbitrary-command-class",
         ),
-        pytest.param("doesnotexist", "cli", ImportError, id="module-does-not-exist"),
-        pytest.param("tests.app.cli", "NOT_A_COMMAND", MkDocsClickException, id="not-a-command"),
     ],
 )
-def test_load_command(module: str, command: str, exc):
+def test_load_command(module: str, command: str, exc, command_class: str):
     with pytest.raises(exc) if exc is not None else nullcontext():
-        load_command(module, command)
+        load_command(module, command, command_class)