diff --git a/plugin-schema-registry/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/connection/DefaultSchemaRegistryClient.java b/plugin-schema-registry/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/connection/DefaultSchemaRegistryClient.java
index 23df05a4bc..e315193387 100644
--- a/plugin-schema-registry/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/connection/DefaultSchemaRegistryClient.java
+++ b/plugin-schema-registry/src/main/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/connection/DefaultSchemaRegistryClient.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class DefaultSchemaRegistryClient implements ISchemaRegistryClient {
     private static final String SCHEMAS_PATH                 = SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PATH + "/schemas/";
     private static final String SCHEMA_REGISTRY_VERSION_PATH = SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PATH + "/version";
     private static final String SSL_ALGORITHM                = "TLSv1.2";
+    public static final String ERR_UNAUTHORIZED_URL_SELECTOR = "Unauthorized class, does not implement UrlSelector: ";
 
     private final Client                             client;
     private final Login                              login;
@@ -248,7 +249,11 @@ private UrlSelector createUrlSelector() {
             urlSelector = new LoadBalancedFailoverUrlSelector(rootCatalogURL);
         } else {
             try {
-                urlSelector = (UrlSelector) Class.forName(urlSelectorClass).getConstructor(String.class).newInstance(rootCatalogURL);
+                Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(urlSelectorClass);
+                if (!UrlSelector.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(ERR_UNAUTHORIZED_URL_SELECTOR + urlSelectorClass);
+                }
+                urlSelector = (UrlSelector) clazz.getConstructor(String.class).newInstance(rootCatalogURL);
             } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException | InvocationTargetException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
diff --git a/plugin-schema-registry/src/test/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/UrlSelectorTest.java b/plugin-schema-registry/src/test/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/UrlSelectorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0774dea39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-schema-registry/src/test/java/org/apache/ranger/services/schema/registry/client/UrlSelectorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.ranger.services.schema.registry.client;
+
+import org.apache.ranger.services.schema.registry.client.connection.DefaultSchemaRegistryClient;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static com.hortonworks.registries.schemaregistry.client.SchemaRegistryClient.Configuration.SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+public class UrlSelectorTest {
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorWithUnauthorizedClass() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        conf.put("schema.registry.client.url.selector", "org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext");
+        RuntimeException ex = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+        assertTrue(ex.getMessage().contains(DefaultSchemaRegistryClient.ERR_UNAUTHORIZED_URL_SELECTOR));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorWithValidClass() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        conf.put("schema.registry.client.url.selector", "com.hortonworks.registries.schemaregistry.client.LoadBalancedFailoverUrlSelector");
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorDefault() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorWithNonExistentClass() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        conf.put("schema.registry.client.url.selector", "com.nonexistent.FakeSelector");
+        RuntimeException ex = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+        assertInstanceOf(ClassNotFoundException.class, ex.getCause());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorWithNullSelector() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        conf.put("schema.registry.client.url.selector", null);
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testCreateUrlSelectorWithEmptySelector() {
+        Map<String, Object> conf = new HashMap<>();
+        conf.put(SCHEMA_REGISTRY_URL.name(), "http://localhost:8060/api/v1");
+        conf.put("schema.registry.client.url.selector", "");
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> new DefaultSchemaRegistryClient(conf));
+    }
+}