diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index bb016a21..36f6ab80 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "zendframework/zend-log": "^2.5.0",
         "zendframework/zend-serializer": "^2.5.0",
         "zendframework/zend-test": "^2.5.0",
+        "zendframework/zend-hydrator": "~1",
         "zfcampus/zf-apigility-admin": "^1.1",
         "zendframework/zend-i18n": "^2.5.0"
     },
diff --git a/src/Server/Resource/DoctrineResourceFactory.php b/src/Server/Resource/DoctrineResourceFactory.php
index feaba713..8373fce1 100644
--- a/src/Server/Resource/DoctrineResourceFactory.php
+++ b/src/Server/Resource/DoctrineResourceFactory.php
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public function createServiceWithName(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $
     {
         $config = $serviceLocator->get('Config');
         $doctrineConnectedConfig = $config['zf-apigility']['doctrine-connected'][$requestedName];
+        $doctrineHydratorConfig = $config['doctrine-hydrator'];
 
         $restConfig = null;
         foreach ($config['zf-rest'] as $restControllerConfig) {
@@ -129,7 +130,12 @@ public function createServiceWithName(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $
         $className = $this->normalizeClassname($className);
 
         $objectManager = $this->loadObjectManager($serviceLocator, $doctrineConnectedConfig);
-        $hydrator = $this->loadHydrator($serviceLocator, $doctrineConnectedConfig, $objectManager);
+        $hydrator = $this->loadHydrator(
+            $serviceLocator,
+            $doctrineConnectedConfig,
+            $doctrineHydratorConfig,
+            $objectManager
+        );
         $queryProviders = $this->loadQueryProviders($serviceLocator, $doctrineConnectedConfig, $objectManager);
         $queryCreateFilter = $this->loadQueryCreateFilter($serviceLocator, $doctrineConnectedConfig, $objectManager);
         $configuredListeners = $this->loadConfiguredListeners($serviceLocator, $doctrineConnectedConfig);
@@ -187,10 +193,15 @@ protected function loadObjectManager(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $c
      *
      * @return HydratorInterface
      */
-    protected function loadHydrator(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $config)
-    {
+    protected function loadHydrator(
+        ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator,
+        array $doctrineConnectedConfig,
+        array $doctrineHydratorConfig,
+        $objectManager
+    ) {
+
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
-        if (!isset($config['hydrator'])) {
+        if (!isset($doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator'])) {
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -199,11 +210,22 @@ protected function loadHydrator(ServiceLocatorInterface $serviceLocator, $config
         }
 
         $hydratorManager = $serviceLocator->get('HydratorManager');
-        if (!$hydratorManager->has($config['hydrator'])) {
+        if (!$hydratorManager->has($doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator'])) {
             return null;
         }
+
+        // Set the hydrator for the entity for this resource to the hydrator
+        // configured for the resource.  This removes per-entity hydrator configuration
+        // allowing multiple hydrators per resource.
+        if (isset($doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator'])) {
+            $entityClass = $doctrineHydratorConfig[$doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator']]['entity_class'];
+            $viewHelpers  = $serviceLocator->get('ViewHelperManager');
+            $hal = $viewHelpers->get('Hal');
+            $hal->getEntityHydratorManager()->addHydrator($entityClass, $doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator']);
+        }
+
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
-        return $hydratorManager->get($config['hydrator']);
+        return $hydratorManager->get($doctrineConnectedConfig['hydrator']);
     }
 
     /**