diff --git a/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/SupervisionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/SupervisionSpec.scala
index cf34d2c71e4..e58ac63460f 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/SupervisionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/typed/SupervisionSpec.scala
@@ -833,9 +833,8 @@ class SupervisionSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit("""
 
     "support nesting to handle different exceptions" in {
       val probe = TestProbe[Event]("evt")
-      val behv = Behaviors
-        .supervise(Behaviors.supervise(targetBehavior(probe.ref)).onFailure[Exc2](SupervisorStrategy.resume))
-        .onFailure[Exc3](SupervisorStrategy.restart)
+      val behv =
+        targetBehavior(probe.ref).onFailure[Exc2](SupervisorStrategy.resume).onFailure[Exc3](SupervisorStrategy.restart)
       val ref = spawn(behv)
       ref ! IncrementState
       ref ! GetState
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
index 2a0e2b0a11b..7c931232e7f 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/Behavior.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package akka.actor.typed
 import scala.annotation.switch
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
-
 import akka.actor.InvalidMessageException
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorImpl
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorImpl.DeferredBehavior
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorImpl.StoppedBehavior
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.BehaviorTags
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.CachedProps
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.InterceptorImpl
+import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors
 import akka.annotation.DoNotInherit
 import akka.annotation.InternalApi
 import akka.util.OptionVal
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ object Behavior {
     def transformMessages[Outer: ClassTag](matcher: PartialFunction[Outer, Inner]): Behavior[Outer] =
       BehaviorImpl.transformMessages(behavior, matcher)
 
+    /** Specify the [[SupervisorStrategy]] to be invoked when the wrapped behavior throws. */
+    def onFailure[Thr <: Throwable](strategy: SupervisorStrategy)(implicit tag: ClassTag[Thr]): Behavior[Inner] =
+      Behaviors.supervise(behavior).onFailure(strategy)(tag)
+
   }
 
   /**