diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 8e1d2ace09..5465c24509 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
 # MIGRATIONS #
 ##############
 
+# Executor to use for migration.
+MIGRATION_EXECUTOR_BACKEND = 'django.db.migrations.executor.MigrationExecutor'
+
 # Migration module overrides for apps, by app label.
 MIGRATION_MODULES = {}
 
diff --git a/django/core/management/base.py b/django/core/management/base.py
index 41b17a24c8..e67996caff 100644
--- a/django/core/management/base.py
+++ b/django/core/management/base.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from django.core import checks
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.management.color import color_style, no_style
 from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections
+from django.db.migrations.utils import get_migrate_executor
 
 ALL_CHECKS = "__all__"
 
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ class BaseCommand:
         Print a warning if the set of migrations on disk don't match the
         migrations in the database.
         """
-        from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
+        MigrationExecutor = get_migrate_executor()
 
         try:
             executor = MigrationExecutor(connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS])
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
index 5e6b19c095..c28cf05c6a 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError, no_translatio
 from django.core.management.sql import emit_post_migrate_signal, emit_pre_migrate_signal
 from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connections, router
 from django.db.migrations.autodetector import MigrationAutodetector
-from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
 from django.db.migrations.loader import AmbiguityError
 from django.db.migrations.state import ModelState, ProjectState
+from django.db.migrations.utils import get_migrate_executor
 from django.utils.module_loading import module_has_submodule
 from django.utils.text import Truncator
 
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         # Hook for backends needing any database preparation
         connection.prepare_database()
         # Work out which apps have migrations and which do not
+
+        MigrationExecutor = get_migrate_executor()
         executor = MigrationExecutor(connection, self.migration_progress_callback)
 
         # Raise an error if any migrations are applied before their dependencies.
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/utils.py b/django/db/migrations/utils.py
index 6eb5a4c68f..544c228b74 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/utils.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import re
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 from django.db.models.fields.related import RECURSIVE_RELATIONSHIP_CONSTANT
+from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
+from django.conf import settings
 
 FieldReference = namedtuple("FieldReference", "to through")
 
@@ -127,3 +129,8 @@ def get_references(state, model_tuple, field_tuple=()):
 def field_is_referenced(state, model_tuple, field_tuple):
     """Return whether `field_tuple` is referenced by any state models."""
     return next(get_references(state, model_tuple, field_tuple), None) is not None
+
+
+def get_migrate_executor():
+    """Returns the executor to use for migration."""
+    return import_string(settings.MIGRATION_EXECUTOR_BACKEND)