diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index 22dd05e03..3055ef24b 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -382,29 +382,26 @@ public:
     }
 
     /**
-     * @brief Increases the capacity of the pool for the given component.
+     * @brief Increases the capacity of the registry or of the pools for the
+     * given components.
      *
-     * If the new capacity is greater than the current capacity, new storage is
-     * allocated, otherwise the method does nothing.
+     * If no components are specified, the capacity of the registry is
+     * increased, that is the number of entities it contains. Otherwise the
+     * capacity of the pools for the given components is increased.
      *
-     * @tparam Component Type of component for which to reserve storage.
+     * In both cases, if the new capacity is greater than the current capacity,
+     * new storage is allocated, otherwise the method does nothing.
+     *
+     * @tparam Component Types of components for which to reserve storage.
      * @param cap Desired capacity.
      */
-    template<typename Component>
+    template<typename... Component>
     void reserve(const size_type cap) {
-        assure<Component>()->reserve(cap);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Increases the capacity of a registry in terms of entities.
-     *
-     * If the new capacity is greater than the current capacity, new storage is
-     * allocated, otherwise the method does nothing.
-     *
-     * @param cap Desired capacity.
-     */
-    void reserve(const size_type cap) {
-        entities.reserve(cap);
+        if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 0) {
+            entities.reserve(cap);
+        } else {
+            (assure<Component>()->reserve(cap), ...);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
index 78373b3e7..3a54071a3 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ TEST(Registry, Functionalities) {
 
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.size(), entt::registry::size_type{0});
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.alive(), entt::registry::size_type{0});
+    ASSERT_NO_THROW((registry.reserve<int, char>(8)));
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(registry.reserve(42));
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(registry.reserve<int>(8));
-    ASSERT_NO_THROW(registry.reserve<char>(8));
     ASSERT_TRUE(registry.empty());
 
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.capacity(), entt::registry::size_type{42});