diff --git oak-segment/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java oak-segment/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
index e1e51b6..9977bdf 100644
--- oak-segment/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
+++ oak-segment/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/plugins/segment/SegmentNodeStoreService.java
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ public class SegmentNodeStoreService extends ProxyNodeStore
     )
     public static final String STANDBY = "standby";
 
+    @Property(
+            boolValue = false,
+            label = "Secondary Store Mode",
+            description = "Flag indicating that this component will not register as a NodeStore but just as a SecondaryNodeStoreProvider"
+    )
+    public static final String SECONDARY_STORE = "secondary";
+
     @Property(boolValue = false,
             label = "Custom BlobStore",
             description = "Boolean value indicating that a custom BlobStore is to be used. " +
@@ -351,6 +358,11 @@ public class SegmentNodeStoreService extends ProxyNodeStore
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (toBoolean(property(SECONDARY_STORE), false)){
+                registerSecondaryStore();
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (registerSegmentNodeStore()) {
                 Dictionary<String, Object> props = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
                 props.put(Constants.SERVICE_PID, SegmentNodeStore.class.getName());
@@ -360,6 +372,18 @@ public class SegmentNodeStoreService extends ProxyNodeStore
         }
     }
 
+    private void registerSecondaryStore() {
+        SegmentNodeStore.SegmentNodeStoreBuilder nodeStoreBuilder = SegmentNodeStore.builder(store);
+        nodeStoreBuilder.withCompactionStrategy(compactionStrategy);
+        segmentNodeStore = nodeStoreBuilder.build();
+        Dictionary<String, Object> props = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
+        props.put(Constants.SERVICE_PID, SegmentNodeStore.class.getName());
+        props.put("oak.nodestore.description", new String[]{"nodeStoreType=segment"});
+        props.put("type", new String[]{"secondary"});
+        storeRegistration = context.getBundleContext().registerService(NodeStore.class.getName(), this, props);
+        log.info("Registered SecondaryNodeStoreProvider backed by SegmentNodeStore");
+    }
+
     private boolean registerSegmentStore() throws IOException {
         if (context == null) {
             log.info("Component still not activated. Ignoring the initialization call");