diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
index 5fa8f75d..53eea815 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/DomPDF.php
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ class DomPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
      */
     protected $includeFile = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the implementation of external PDF library that should be used.
+     *
+     * @return Dompdf implementation
+     */
+    protected function createExternalWriterInstance()
+    {
+        return new DompdfLib();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save PhpWord to file.
      *
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ class DomPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
         $orientation = 'portrait';
 
         //  Create PDF
-        $pdf = new DompdfLib();
+        $pdf = $this->createExternalWriterInstance();
         $pdf->setPaper(strtolower($paperSize), $orientation);
         $pdf->loadHtml(str_replace(PHP_EOL, '', $this->getContent()));
         $pdf->render();
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/MPDF.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/MPDF.php
index e63f5dfd..464f156c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/MPDF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/MPDF.php
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ class MPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
         parent::__construct($phpWord);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the implementation of external PDF library that should be used.
+     *
+     * @return Mpdf implementation
+     */
+    protected function createExternalWriterInstance()
+    {
+        $mPdfClass = $this->getMPdfClassName();
+
+        return new $mPdfClass();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save PhpWord to file.
      *
@@ -58,8 +70,7 @@ class MPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
         $orientation = strtoupper('portrait');
 
         //  Create PDF
-        $mPdfClass = $this->getMPdfClassName();
-        $pdf = new $mPdfClass();
+        $pdf = $this->createExternalWriterInstance();
         $pdf->_setPageSize($paperSize, $orientation);
         $pdf->addPage($orientation);
 
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/TCPDF.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/TCPDF.php
index 2558c29e..f31ca1b1 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/TCPDF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/PDF/TCPDF.php
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ class TCPDF extends AbstractRenderer implements WriterInterface
         return new \TCPDF($orientation, $unit, $paperSize);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the implementation of external PDF library that should be used.
+     *
+     * @param string $orientation Page orientation
+     * @param string $unit Unit measure
+     * @param string $paperSize Paper size
+     *
+     * @return \TCPDF implementation
+     */
+    protected function createExternalWriterInstance($orientation, $unit, $paperSize)
+    {
+        return new \TCPDF($orientation, $unit, $paperSize);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Save PhpWord to file.
      *