diff --git a/src/mria_config.erl b/src/mria_config.erl
index 61624e2..445f1b5 100644
--- a/src/mria_config.erl
+++ b/src/mria_config.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2021-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright (c) 2021-2024 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 %% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@
 -type callback() :: start
                   | stop
                   | {start | stop, mria_rlog:shard()}
-                  | core_node_discovery.
+                  | core_node_discovery
+                  | lb_custom_info
+                  | lb_custom_info_check.
 
 -type callback_function() :: fun(() -> term()) |
                              fun((term()) -> term()).
diff --git a/src/mria_lb.erl b/src/mria_lb.erl
index efd4582..89f7e2f 100644
--- a/src/mria_lb.erl
+++ b/src/mria_lb.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2021-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright (c) 2021-2024 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 %% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
          , protocol_version := non_neg_integer()
          , db_nodes => [node()]
          , shard_badness => [{mria_rlog:shard(), float()}]
+         , custom_info => _
          }.
 
 -define(update, update).
@@ -192,29 +193,44 @@ find_clusters(NodeInfo) ->
 -spec shard_badness(#{node() => node_info()}) -> #{mria_rlog:shard() => {node(), Badness}}
               when Badness :: float().
 shard_badness(NodeInfo) ->
-    MyProtoVersion = mria_rlog:get_protocol_version(),
     maps:fold(
-      fun(Node, #{shard_badness := Shards, protocol_version := ProtoVsn}, Acc)
-            when ProtoVsn =:= MyProtoVersion ->
-              lists:foldl(
-                fun({Shard, Badness}, Acc1) ->
-                        maps:update_with(Shard,
-                                         fun({_OldNode, OldBadness}) when OldBadness > Badness ->
-                                                 {Node, Badness};
-                                            (Old) ->
-                                                 Old
-                                         end,
-                                         {Node, Badness},
-                                         Acc1)
-                end,
-                Acc,
-                Shards);
-         (_Node, _NodeInfo, Acc) ->
-              Acc
+      fun(Node, LbInfo = #{shard_badness := Shards}, Acc) ->
+           case verify_node_compatibility(LbInfo) of
+               true ->
+                   lists:foldl(
+                     fun({Shard, Badness}, Acc1) ->
+                             maps:update_with(Shard,
+                                              fun({_OldNode, OldBadness}) when OldBadness > Badness ->
+                                                      {Node, Badness};
+                                                 (Old) ->
+                                                      Old
+                                              end,
+                                              {Node, Badness},
+                                              Acc1)
+                     end,
+                     Acc,
+                     Shards);
+               false ->
+                   Acc
+           end
       end,
       #{},
       NodeInfo).
 
+verify_node_compatibility(LbInfo = #{protocol_version := ProtoVsn}) ->
+    case mria_config:callback(lb_custom_info_check) of
+        {ok, CustomCheckFun} ->
+            ok;
+        undefined ->
+            CustomCheckFun = fun(_) -> true end
+    end,
+    CustomInfo = maps:get(custom_info, LbInfo, undefined),
+    MyProtoVersion = mria_rlog:get_protocol_version(),
+    %% Actual check:
+    ProtoVsn =:= MyProtoVersion andalso
+        CustomCheckFun(CustomInfo).
+
+
 start_timer(LastUpdateTime) ->
     %% Leave at least 100 ms between updates to leave some time to
     %% process other events:
@@ -287,11 +303,16 @@ lb_callback() ->
                   {ok, Vsn} -> Vsn;
                   undefined -> undefined
               end,
+    CustomInfo = case mria_config:callback(lb_custom_info) of
+                     {ok, CB}  -> CB();
+                     undefined -> undefined
+                 end,
     BasicInfo =
         #{ running => IsRunning
          , version => Version
          , whoami => Whoami
          , protocol_version => mria_rlog:get_protocol_version()
+         , custom_info => CustomInfo
          },
     MoreInfo =
         case Whoami of
diff --git a/test/mria_lb_SUITE.erl b/test/mria_lb_SUITE.erl
index 5ee0241..f76d0f4 100644
--- a/test/mria_lb_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/mria_lb_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2019-2021, 2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright (c) 2019-2021, 2023-2024 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 %% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
+-include("mria_rlog.hrl").
 
 all() ->
     mria_ct:all(?MODULE).
@@ -233,6 +234,29 @@ t_core_node_leave(_Config) ->
            mria_ct:teardown_cluster(Cluster)
        end, []).
 
+t_custom_compat_check(_Config) ->
+    Env = [ {mria, {callback, lb_custom_info_check}, fun(Val) -> Val =:= chosen_one end}
+          | mria_mnesia_test_util:common_env()],
+    Cluster = mria_ct:cluster([ core
+                              , core
+                              , {core, [{mria, {callback, lb_custom_info},
+                                         fun() -> chosen_one end}]}
+                              , replicant
+                              ], Env),
+    ?check_trace(
+       #{timetrap => 15000},
+       try
+           [_C1, _C2, C3, R1] = mria_ct:start_cluster(mria, Cluster),
+           ?assertEqual({ok, C3},
+                        erpc:call( R1
+                                 , mria_status, get_core_node, [?mria_meta_shard, infinity]
+                                 , infinity
+                                 ))
+       after
+           mria_ct:teardown_cluster(Cluster)
+       end,
+       []).
+
 clear_core_node_list(Replicant) ->
     MaybeOldCallback = erpc:call(Replicant, mria_config, callback, [core_node_discovery]),
     try