diff --git a/.schema/config.schema.json b/.schema/config.schema.json
index 4dcd8a8032..cd14da305d 100644
--- a/.schema/config.schema.json
+++ b/.schema/config.schema.json
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@
           "examples": [["redirect"]]
         },
         "handlers": {
-          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "additionalProperties": true,
           "title": "Individual Error Handler Configuration",
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
diff --git a/.schemas/config.schema.json b/.schemas/config.schema.json
index 216788c8cd..388d1e8031 100644
--- a/.schemas/config.schema.json
+++ b/.schemas/config.schema.json
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
           "examples": [["redirect"]]
         },
         "handlers": {
-          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "additionalProperties": true,
           "title": "Individual Error Handler Configuration",
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {
diff --git a/driver/configuration/provider.go b/driver/configuration/provider.go
index 4293d97092..2e0a8acb66 100644
--- a/driver/configuration/provider.go
+++ b/driver/configuration/provider.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type Provider interface {
 }
 
 type ProviderErrorHandlers interface {
+	ErrorHandlers() []string
 	ErrorHandlerConfig(id string, override json.RawMessage, dest interface{}) error
 	ErrorHandlerIsEnabled(id string) bool
 	ErrorHandlerFallbackSpecificity() []string
diff --git a/driver/configuration/provider_koanf.go b/driver/configuration/provider_koanf.go
index 35795f03d6..1f69efd604 100644
--- a/driver/configuration/provider_koanf.go
+++ b/driver/configuration/provider_koanf.go
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ func (v *KoanfProvider) PipelineConfig(prefix, id string, override json.RawMessa
 }
 
 func (v *KoanfProvider) validatePipelineConfig(prefix, id string, marshalled []byte) error {
+	id_parts := strings.SplitN(id, "#", 2)
 	rawComponentSchema, err := schema.FS.ReadFile(fmt.Sprintf(
-		"pipeline/%s.%s.schema.json", strings.Split(prefix, ".")[0], id))
+		"pipeline/%s.%s.schema.json", strings.Split(prefix, ".")[0], id_parts[0]))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
@@ -368,6 +369,10 @@ func (v *KoanfProvider) validatePipelineConfig(prefix, id string, marshalled []b
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (v *KoanfProvider) ErrorHandlers() []string {
+	return v.source.MapKeys(ErrorsHandlers)
+}
+
 func (v *KoanfProvider) ErrorHandlerConfig(id string, override json.RawMessage, dest interface{}) error {
 	return v.PipelineConfig(ErrorsHandlers, id, override, dest)
 }
diff --git a/driver/registry_memory.go b/driver/registry_memory.go
index 9bcf90ec4d..53920bae92 100644
--- a/driver/registry_memory.go
+++ b/driver/registry_memory.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package driver
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
+	"strings"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
@@ -250,10 +251,20 @@ func (r *RegistryMemory) prepareErrors() {
 	defer r.Unlock()
 
 	if r.errors == nil {
-		interim := []pe.Handler{
-			pe.NewErrorJSON(r.c, r),
-			pe.NewErrorRedirect(r.c, r),
-			pe.NewErrorWWWAuthenticate(r.c, r),
+		var interim []pe.Handler
+		interim = []pe.Handler{
+			pe.NewErrorJSON("json", r.c, r),
+			pe.NewErrorRedirect("redirect", r.c, r),
+			pe.NewErrorWWWAuthenticate("www_authenticate", r.c, r),
+		}
+		for _, key := range r.c.ErrorHandlers() {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(key, "json#") {
+				interim = append(interim, pe.NewErrorJSON(key, r.c, r))
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(key, "redirect#") {
+				interim = append(interim, pe.NewErrorRedirect(key, r.c, r))
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(key, "www_authenticate#") {
+				interim = append(interim, pe.NewErrorWWWAuthenticate(key, r.c, r))
+			}
 		}
 
 		r.errors = map[string]pe.Handler{}
diff --git a/pipeline/errors/error_json.go b/pipeline/errors/error_json.go
index 1b9d8e5aee..7efc5e97f9 100644
--- a/pipeline/errors/error_json.go
+++ b/pipeline/errors/error_json.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type (
 		Verbose bool `json:"verbose"`
 	}
 	ErrorJSON struct {
+		n string
 		c configuration.Provider
 		d errorJSONDependencies
 	}
@@ -31,10 +32,11 @@ type (
 )
 
 func NewErrorJSON(
+	n string,
 	c configuration.Provider,
 	d errorJSONDependencies,
 ) *ErrorJSON {
-	return &ErrorJSON{c: c, d: d}
+	return &ErrorJSON{n:n, c: c, d: d}
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorJSON) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, config json.RawMessage, _ pipeline.Rule, handleError error) error {
@@ -89,5 +91,5 @@ func (a *ErrorJSON) Config(config json.RawMessage) (*ErrorJSONConfig, error) {
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorJSON) GetID() string {
-	return "json"
+	return a.n
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/errors/error_redirect.go b/pipeline/errors/error_redirect.go
index f1c00064ee..1a5c87916d 100644
--- a/pipeline/errors/error_redirect.go
+++ b/pipeline/errors/error_redirect.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type (
 		ReturnToQueryParam string `json:"return_to_query_param"`
 	}
 	ErrorRedirect struct {
+		n string
 		c configuration.Provider
 		d ErrorRedirectDependencies
 	}
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ type (
 )
 
 func NewErrorRedirect(
+	n string,
 	c configuration.Provider,
 	d ErrorRedirectDependencies,
 ) *ErrorRedirect {
-	return &ErrorRedirect{c: c, d: d}
+	return &ErrorRedirect{n: n, c: c, d: d}
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorRedirect) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, config json.RawMessage, _ pipeline.Rule, _ error) error {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ func (a *ErrorRedirect) Config(config json.RawMessage) (*ErrorRedirectConfig, er
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorRedirect) GetID() string {
-	return "redirect"
+	return a.n
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorRedirect) RedirectURL(uri *url.URL, c *ErrorRedirectConfig) string {
diff --git a/pipeline/errors/error_redirect_test.go b/pipeline/errors/error_redirect_test.go
index 5f2e5d9fae..a8219698da 100644
--- a/pipeline/errors/error_redirect_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/errors/error_redirect_test.go
@@ -259,3 +259,49 @@ func TestErrorReturnToRedirectURLHeaderUsage(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestErrorRedirectInstance(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := internal.NewConfigurationWithDefaults()
+	conf.SetForTest(t, "errors.handlers.redirect#forbidden.enabled", true)
+	reg := internal.NewRegistry(conf)
+
+	a, err := reg.PipelineErrorHandler("redirect#forbidden")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Run("method=handle", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for k, tc := range []struct {
+			d           string
+			header      http.Header
+			config      string
+			expectError error
+			givenError  error
+			assert      func(t *testing.T, recorder *httptest.ResponseRecorder)
+		}{
+			{
+				d:          "should redirect with 302 - absolute (HTTP)",
+				givenError: &herodot.ErrNotFound,
+				config:     `{"to":"http://test/test"}`,
+				assert: func(t *testing.T, rw *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+					assert.Equal(t, 302, rw.Code)
+					assert.Equal(t, "http://test/test", rw.Header().Get("Location"))
+				},
+			},
+		} {
+			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case=%d/description=%s", k, tc.d), func(t *testing.T) {
+				w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+				r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/test", nil)
+				err := a.Handle(w, r, json.RawMessage(tc.config), nil, tc.givenError)
+
+				if tc.expectError != nil {
+					require.EqualError(t, err, tc.expectError.Error(), "%+v", err)
+					return
+				}
+
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				if tc.assert != nil {
+					tc.assert(t, w)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pipeline/errors/error_www_authenticate.go b/pipeline/errors/error_www_authenticate.go
index c2c959597e..f7dd66724e 100644
--- a/pipeline/errors/error_www_authenticate.go
+++ b/pipeline/errors/error_www_authenticate.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type (
 		Realm string `json:"realm"`
 	}
 	ErrorWWWAuthenticate struct {
+		n string
 		c configuration.Provider
 		d ErrorWWWAuthenticateDependencies
 	}
@@ -29,10 +30,11 @@ type (
 )
 
 func NewErrorWWWAuthenticate(
+	n string,
 	c configuration.Provider,
 	d ErrorWWWAuthenticateDependencies,
 ) *ErrorWWWAuthenticate {
-	return &ErrorWWWAuthenticate{c: c, d: d}
+	return &ErrorWWWAuthenticate{n:n, c: c, d: d}
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorWWWAuthenticate) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, config json.RawMessage, _ pipeline.Rule, _ error) error {
@@ -68,5 +70,5 @@ func (a *ErrorWWWAuthenticate) Config(config json.RawMessage) (*ErrorWWWAuthenti
 }
 
 func (a *ErrorWWWAuthenticate) GetID() string {
-	return "www_authenticate"
+	return a.n
 }
diff --git a/spec/config.schema.json b/spec/config.schema.json
index c036e98bb6..fea6ca5509 100644
--- a/spec/config.schema.json
+++ b/spec/config.schema.json
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
           "examples": [["redirect"]]
         },
         "handlers": {
-          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "additionalProperties": true,
           "title": "Individual Error Handler Configuration",
           "type": "object",
           "properties": {