diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 92c8853b3a..4960e34c22 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import TextTrackSettings from './tracks/text-track-settings.js';
 import ModalDialog from './modal-dialog';
 
 // Require html5 tech, at least for disposing the original video tag
+import Tech from './tech/tech.js';
 import Html5 from './tech/html5.js';
 
 /**
@@ -1653,7 +1654,11 @@ class Player extends Component {
     // Loop through each playback technology in the options order
     for (let i = 0, j = this.options_.techOrder; i < j.length; i++) {
       let techName = toTitleCase(j[i]);
-      let tech = Component.getComponent(techName);
+      let tech = Tech.getTech(techName);
+
+      if (!tech) {
+        tech = Component.getComponent(techName);
+      }
 
       // Check if the current tech is defined before continuing
       if (!tech) {
diff --git a/src/js/tech/flash.js b/src/js/tech/flash.js
index 3f13a41fdd..8d6bcc0aae 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/flash.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/flash.js
@@ -548,4 +548,5 @@ Flash.getEmbedCode = function(swf, flashVars, params, attributes){
 FlashRtmpDecorator(Flash);
 
 Component.registerComponent('Flash', Flash);
+Tech.registerTech('Flash', Flash);
 export default Flash;
diff --git a/src/js/tech/html5.js b/src/js/tech/html5.js
index 645652ad28..8b72a35945 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/html5.js
@@ -1087,4 +1087,5 @@ Html5.disposeMediaElement = function(el){
 };
 
 Component.registerComponent('Html5', Html5);
+Tech.registerTech('Html5', Html5);
 export default Html5;
diff --git a/src/js/tech/tech.js b/src/js/tech/tech.js
index 4b0858cb60..e01862cbfc 100644
--- a/src/js/tech/tech.js
+++ b/src/js/tech/tech.js
@@ -449,6 +449,42 @@ class Tech extends Component {
            component instanceof Tech ||
            component === Tech;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Registers a Tech
+   *
+   * @param {String} name Name of the Tech to register
+   * @param {Object} tech The tecj to register
+   * @static
+   * @method registerComponent
+   */
+  static registerTech(name, tech) {
+    if (!Tech.techs_) {
+      Tech.techs_ = {};
+    }
+
+    Tech.techs_[name] = tech;
+    return tech;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets a component by name
+   *
+   * @param {String} name Name of the component to get
+   * @return {Component}
+   * @static
+   * @method getComponent
+   */
+  static getTech(name) {
+    if (Tech.techs_ && Tech.techs_[name]) {
+      return Tech.techs_[name];
+    }
+
+    if (window && window.videojs && window.videojs[name]) {
+      log.warn(`The ${name} tech was added to the videojs object when it should be registered using videojs.registerTech(name, tech)`);
+      return window.videojs[name];
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -649,4 +685,5 @@ Tech.withSourceHandlers = function(_Tech){
 Component.registerComponent('Tech', Tech);
 // Old name for Tech
 Component.registerComponent('MediaTechController', Tech);
+Tech.registerTech('Tech', Tech);
 export default Tech;
diff --git a/src/js/video.js b/src/js/video.js
index 15f7ee7e04..a706b0ac6c 100644
--- a/src/js/video.js
+++ b/src/js/video.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import createDeprecationProxy from './utils/create-deprecation-proxy.js';
 import xhr from 'xhr';
 
 // Include the built-in techs
+import Tech from './tech/tech.js';
 import Html5 from './tech/html5.js';
 import Flash from './tech/flash.js';
 
@@ -202,7 +203,50 @@ videojs.getComponent = Component.getComponent;
  * @mixes videojs
  * @method registerComponent
  */
-videojs.registerComponent = Component.registerComponent;
+videojs.registerComponent = (name, comp) => {
+  if (Tech.isTech(comp)) {
+    log.warn(`The ${name} tech was registered as a component. It should instead be registered using videojs.registerTech(name, tech)`);
+  }
+
+  Component.registerComponent.call(Component, name, comp);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get a Tech class object by name
+ * ```js
+ *     var Html5 = videojs.getTech('Html5');
+ *     // Create a new instance of the component
+ *     var html5 = new Html5(options);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @return {Tech} Tech identified by name
+ * @mixes videojs
+ * @method getComponent
+ */
+videojs.getTech = Tech.getTech;
+
+/**
+ * Register a Tech so it can referred to by name.
+ * This is used in the tech order for the player.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ *     // get the Html5 Tech
+ *     var Html5 = videojs.getTech('Html5');
+ *     var MyTech = videojs.extend(Html5, {});
+ *     // Register the new Tech
+ *     VjsButton.registerTech('Tech', MyTech);
+ *     var player = videojs('myplayer', {
+ *       techOrder: ['myTech', 'html5']
+ *     });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param {String} The class name of the tech
+ * @param {Tech} The tech class
+ * @return {Tech} The newly registered Tech
+ * @mixes videojs
+ * @method registerTech
+ */
+videojs.registerTech = Component.registerTech;
 
 /**
  * A suite of browser and device tests