diff --git a/lib/actor.js b/lib/actor.js
index 087f8dd..7c9be3f 100644
--- a/lib/actor.js
+++ b/lib/actor.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Actor extends EventEmitter {
   createChild(definition, config) {
     if (this.getState() != 'new' && this.getState() != 'ready')
       return this._notReadyErrorPromise();
-    
+
     let log = this.getLog();
     let childPromise = this.system.createActor(definition, this._parentReference(), config)
       .tap(actor => actor.initialize())
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Actor extends EventEmitter {
     let newActor = await this.system._createActor(
       this.origDefinition || this.definition,
       this.parent,
-      _.extend({ name: this.getName() }, config));
+      _.extend({ name: this.getName(), customParameters: this.getCustomParameters() }, config));
     await newActor.initialize();
     await this.parent._augmentChild(this.getId(), newActor);
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Actor extends EventEmitter {
       return this._overloadedErrorPromise();
 
     let fwActor = this._checkForward(topic);
-    
+
     if (fwActor) {
       if (this.getLog().isDebug()) {
         this.getLog().debug('Forwarding message to other actor, topic=', topic,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class Actor extends EventEmitter {
     this._setState('destroying');
 
     this.log.debug('Destroying...');
-    
+
     this.destroyPromise = P
       .map(this.childPromises, child => {
         return child.destroy()
@@ -684,4 +684,4 @@ class Actor extends EventEmitter {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = Actor;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = Actor;
diff --git a/test/typescript/test-hot-config-change.ts b/test/typescript/test-hot-config-change.ts
index cb4ae71..9169ca9 100644
--- a/test/typescript/test-hot-config-change.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/test-hot-config-change.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import * as actors from '../../';
 import {expect} from 'chai';
-import {Actor, ActorRef, ActorSystem} from '../../index';
+import { Actor, ActorDefinition, ActorRef, ActorSystem } from '../../index';
 import {afterEach, beforeEach} from 'mocha';
 import * as common from '../../lib/utils/common';
 import _ = require('underscore');
@@ -194,6 +194,42 @@ describe('Hot configuration change', () => {
       expect(finalPid).to.be.not.equal(pid2);
       expect(finalPid).to.be.not.equal(pid3);
     });
+
+    it('should respect custom parameters', async () => {
+      class TestActor implements ActorDefinition {
+        private selfActor: Actor;
+
+        initialize(selfActor: Actor): void {
+          this.selfActor = selfActor;
+        }
+
+        test() {
+          return `${this.selfActor.getCustomParameters().greeting} ${process.pid}`;
+        }
+
+        destroy(): void {
+          // Nothing to do.
+        }
+      }
+
+      let testActor = await rootActor.createChild(TestActor, {
+        mode: 'in-memory',
+        customParameters: {
+          greeting: 'Hello!'
+        }
+      });
+
+      let message = await testActor.sendAndReceive('test');
+
+      expect(message).to.match(/Hello! \d+/);
+
+      await testActor.changeConfiguration({ mode: 'forked' });
+
+      let forkedMessage = await testActor.sendAndReceive('test');
+
+      expect(forkedMessage).to.match(/Hello! \d+/);
+      expect(forkedMessage).to.be.not.equal(message);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('changeGlobalConfiguration()', () => {