diff --git a/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/ChainSymbolProvider.cs b/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/ChainSymbolProvider.cs
index 927e627..2bc3e0c 100644
--- a/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/ChainSymbolProvider.cs
+++ b/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/ChainSymbolProvider.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator
     /// <summary>
     /// File based symbol chain provider
     /// </summary>
-    public class ChainSymbolProvider
+    public abstract class ChainSymbolProvider
     {
         private readonly IDataCacheProvider _dataCacheProvider;
         protected readonly DateTime _processingDate;
@@ -172,19 +172,23 @@ private List<Symbol> GetSymbolsFromZipEntryNames(string zipFileName, Symbol cano
                 .Where(symbol => _processingDate.Date < symbol.ID.Date.Date)
                 .Distinct();
 
-            if (canonicalSymbol.SecurityType.IsOption())
+            return OrderSymbols(symbols, canonicalSymbol.SecurityType).ToList();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Orders the given chain of contracts.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static IEnumerable<Symbol> OrderSymbols(IEnumerable<Symbol> symbols, SecurityType securityType)
+        {
+            if (securityType.IsOption())
             {
-                symbols = symbols.OrderBy(symbol => symbol.ID.OptionRight)
+                return symbols.OrderBy(symbol => symbol.ID.OptionRight)
                     .ThenBy(symbol => symbol.ID.Date)
                     .ThenBy(symbol => symbol.ID.StrikePrice)
                     .ThenBy(symbol => symbol.ID);
             }
-            else
-            {
-                symbols = symbols.OrderBy(symbol => symbol.ID.Date).ThenBy(symbol => symbol.ID);
-            }
 
-            return symbols.ToList();
+            return symbols.OrderBy(symbol => symbol.ID.Date).ThenBy(symbol => symbol.ID);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/DerivativeUniverseGenerator.cs b/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/DerivativeUniverseGenerator.cs
index b458ac9..57bf51b 100644
--- a/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/DerivativeUniverseGenerator.cs
+++ b/Lean.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator/DerivativeUniverseGenerator.cs
@@ -165,11 +165,7 @@ private Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbolsToProcess()
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the available universe symbols grouped by their canonical symbol.
         /// </summary>
-        protected virtual Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbols()
-        {
-            var symbolChainProvider = new ChainSymbolProvider(_dataCacheProvider, _processingDate, _securityType, _market, _dataFolderRoot);
-            return symbolChainProvider.GetSymbols();
-        }
+        protected abstract Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbols();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Filters the symbols to process based on the given list of symbols.
diff --git a/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionChainSymbolProvider.cs b/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionChainSymbolProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e5895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionChainSymbolProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * QUANTCONNECT.COM - Democratizing Finance, Empowering Individuals.
+ * Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+*/
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using QuantConnect.Util;
+using QuantConnect.Interfaces;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using QuantConnect.Configuration;
+using QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGenerator;
+
+namespace QuantConnect.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Options chain symbol provider used for fetching the option chains from data file names
+    /// </summary>
+    public class OptionChainSymbolProvider : ChainSymbolProvider
+    {
+        private readonly IOptionChainProvider _optionChainProvider;
+        private readonly string _market;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OptionChainSymbolProvider"/> class
+        /// </summary>
+        public OptionChainSymbolProvider(IDataCacheProvider dataCacheProvider, DateTime processingDate, SecurityType securityType,
+            string market, string dataFolderRoot)
+            : base(dataCacheProvider, processingDate, securityType, market, dataFolderRoot)
+        {
+            _market = market;
+
+            if (Config.TryGetValue<string>("universe-option-chain-provider", out var optionChainProviderStr) &&
+                !string.IsNullOrEmpty(optionChainProviderStr))
+            {
+                _optionChainProvider = Composer.Instance.GetExportedValueByTypeName<IOptionChainProvider>(optionChainProviderStr);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets all the available symbols keyed by the canonical symbol from the available price data in the data folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbols()
+        {
+            if (_optionChainProvider == null)
+            {
+                return base.GetSymbols();
+            }
+
+            // A tickerless dummy symbol fetches the contracts of every canonical of the
+            // generator's security type and market the provider finds
+            var contracts = _optionChainProvider.GetOptionContractList(CreateChainsRequestSymbol(), _processingDate)?.ToList();
+            if (contracts == null || contracts.Count == 0)
+            {
+                // The custom chain provider failed, fallback to the file-based chains
+                return base.GetSymbols();
+            }
+
+            return contracts
+                .Where(symbol => symbol.SecurityType == _securityType
+                    && symbol.ID.Market == _market
+                    // do not return expired contracts
+                    && _processingDate.Date < symbol.ID.Date.Date)
+                .Distinct()
+                .GroupBy(symbol => symbol.Canonical)
+                .ToDictionary(group => group.Key, group => OrderSymbols(group, _securityType).ToList());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the tickerless dummy symbol used to request the chains of every canonical of the
+        /// generator's security type and market from the custom chain provider
+        /// </summary>
+        private Symbol CreateChainsRequestSymbol()
+        {
+            Symbol underlying;
+            switch (_securityType)
+            {
+                case SecurityType.Option:
+                    // equity SID generation must skip mapping, which rejects empty tickers
+                    underlying = new Symbol(SecurityIdentifier.GenerateEquity(string.Empty, _market, mapSymbol: false), string.Empty);
+                    break;
+                case SecurityType.IndexOption:
+                    underlying = Symbol.Create(string.Empty, SecurityType.Index, _market);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new NotSupportedException($"OptionChainSymbolProvider.CreateChainsRequestSymbol(): " +
+                        $"unsupported security type {_securityType}");
+            }
+
+            return Symbol.CreateCanonicalOption(underlying);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionsUniverseGenerator.cs b/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionsUniverseGenerator.cs
index 8d92bda..12b2d67 100644
--- a/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionsUniverseGenerator.cs
+++ b/Lean.DataSource.OptionsUniverseGenerator/OptionsUniverseGenerator.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ protected override IDerivativeUniverseFileEntry CreateUniverseEntry(Symbol symbo
             return new OptionUniverseEntry(symbol);
         }
 
+        protected override Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbols()
+        {
+            var symbolChainProvider = new OptionChainSymbolProvider(_dataCacheProvider, _processingDate, _securityType, _market, _dataFolderRoot);
+            return symbolChainProvider.GetSymbols();
+        }
+
         protected override bool NeedsUnderlyingData()
         {
             // We don't need underlying data for future options, since they don't have greeks, so no need for underlying data for calculation
diff --git a/QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests/DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests.cs b/QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests/DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests.cs
index 35bd8ca..ba4a1e2 100644
--- a/QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests/DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests.cs
+++ b/QuantConnect.DataSource.DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests/DerivativeUniverseGeneratorTests.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ protected override Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> FilterSymbols(Dictionary<Sym
                 return symbols;
             }
 
+            protected override Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>> GetSymbols()
+            {
+                return new Dictionary<Symbol, List<Symbol>>();
+            }
+
             protected override IDerivativeUniverseFileEntry CreateUniverseEntry(Symbol symbol)
             {
                 return new BaseDerivativeUniverseFileEntry(symbol);