diff --git a/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.Test.cs b/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.Test.cs
index bd5a26f..beb5135 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.Test.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.Test.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
       Assert.IsFalse(testEmployer.CanEmploy(typeof(Unrelated)));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Tests whether the factory employer can use the non-generic IAbstractFactory
+    ///   interface instead of its generic variant
+    /// </summary>
+    [Test]
+    public void TestNonGenericCreateInstance() {
+      FactoryEmployer<Base> testEmployer = new FactoryEmployer<Base>();
+      testEmployer.Employ(typeof(Derived));
+
+      Assert.That(testEmployer.Factories.Count, Is.AtLeast(1));
+      
+      IAbstractFactory factory = testEmployer.Factories[0] as IAbstractFactory;
+      Assert.IsNotNull(factory);
+
+      Assert.IsInstanceOf<Derived>(factory.CreateInstance());
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///   Tests whether the factory employer throws an exception when it is asked to
     ///   employ an abstract class
@@ -105,7 +122,6 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
       testEmployer.Employ(typeof(Derived));
 
       Assert.AreEqual(1, testEmployer.Factories.Count);
-      Assert.AreEqual(typeof(Derived), testEmployer.Factories[0].ConcreteType);
       Assert.IsInstanceOf<Derived>(testEmployer.Factories[0].CreateInstance());
     }
 
@@ -120,7 +136,6 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
       testEmployer.Employ(typeof(Unrelated));
 
       Assert.AreEqual(1, testEmployer.Factories.Count);
-      Assert.AreEqual(typeof(Unrelated), testEmployer.Factories[0].ConcreteType);
       Assert.IsInstanceOf<Unrelated>(testEmployer.Factories[0].CreateInstance());
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.cs b/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.cs
index 2f14f4f..c316330 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugins/FactoryEmployer.cs
@@ -41,31 +41,33 @@ namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
   ///     a human-readable name, capabilities or an icon.
   ///   </para>
   /// </remarks>
-  public class FactoryEmployer<ProductType> : Employer
-    where ProductType : class {
+  public class FactoryEmployer<ProductType> : Employer where ProductType : class {
 
     #region class ConcreteFactory
 
     /// <summary>Concrete factory for the types in a plugin assembly</summary>
-    private class ConcreteFactory : IAbstractFactory<ProductType> {
+    private class ConcreteFactory : IAbstractFactory<ProductType>, IAbstractFactory {
 
-      /// <summary>Initializes a factory and configures it for the specified product</summary>
+      /// <summary>
+      ///   Initializes a factory and configures it for the specified product
+      /// </summary>
       /// <param name="type">Type of which the factory creates instances</param>
       public ConcreteFactory(Type type) {
         this.concreteType = type;
       }
 
-      /// <summary>The concrete type as produced by the factory</summary>
-      public Type ConcreteType {
-        get { return this.concreteType; }
-      }
-
-      /// <summary>Create a new instance of the type that the factory is configured to</summary>
+      /// <summary>Create a new instance of the type the factory is configured to</summary>
       /// <returns>The newly created instance</returns>
       public ProductType CreateInstance() {
         return (ProductType)Activator.CreateInstance(this.concreteType);
       }
 
+      /// <summary>Create a new instance of the type the factory is configured to</summary>
+      /// <returns>The newly created instance</returns>
+      object IAbstractFactory.CreateInstance() {
+        return Activator.CreateInstance(this.concreteType);
+      }
+
       /// <summary>Concrete product which the factory instance creates</summary>
       private Type concreteType;
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/IAbstractFactory.cs b/Source/Plugins/IAbstractFactory.cs
index a8680c0..7b9f933 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/IAbstractFactory.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugins/IAbstractFactory.cs
@@ -24,13 +24,25 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 namespace Nuclex.Support.Plugins {
 
   /// <summary>Abstract factory for a concrete type</summary>
-  /// <typeparam name="ProductType">Interface or base class of the product of the factory</typeparam>
+  public interface IAbstractFactory {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Creates a new instance of the type to which the factory is specialized
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The newly created instance</returns>
+    object CreateInstance();    
+  
+  }
+
+  /// <summary>Abstract factory for a concrete type</summary>
+  /// <typeparam name="ProductType">
+  ///   Interface or base class of the product of the factory
+  /// </typeparam>
   public interface IAbstractFactory<ProductType> {
 
-    /// <summary>The concrete type as implemented by the factory instance</summary>
-    Type ConcreteType { get; }
-
-    /// <summary>Creates a new instance of the type to which the factory is specialized</summary>
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   Creates a new instance of the type to which the factory is specialized
+    /// </summary>
     /// <returns>The newly created instance</returns>
     ProductType CreateInstance();