diff --git a/core/builder.go b/core/builder.go
index 2b84c6d8399..aac0dc9fa50 100644
--- a/core/builder.go
+++ b/core/builder.go
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )
 
+type fxOptFunc func([]fx.Option) ([]fx.Option, error)
+
+var fxOptionFuncs []fxOptFunc
+
+// RegisterFXOptionFunc registers a function that is run before the fx app is initialized,
+// with the list of all fx options that will be passed during initialization, and that
+// returns a new list of all fx options.
+func RegisterFXOptionFunc(optFunc fxOptFunc) {
+	fxOptionFuncs = append(fxOptionFuncs, optFunc)
+}
+
 // from https://stackoverflow.com/a/59348871
 type valueContext struct {
 	context.Context
@@ -41,12 +52,21 @@ func NewNode(ctx context.Context, cfg *BuildCfg) (*IpfsNode, error) {
 		ctx: ctx,
 	}
 
-	app := fx.New(
+	opts := []fx.Option{
 		node.IPFS(ctx, cfg),
-
 		fx.NopLogger,
-		fx.Extract(n),
-	)
+	}
+	for _, optFunc := range fxOptionFuncs {
+		var err error
+		opts, err = optFunc(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			cancel()
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("building fx opts: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	opts = append(opts, fx.Extract(n))
+
+	app := fx.New(opts...)
 
 	var once sync.Once
 	var stopErr error
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 52488fdc107..d8920933018 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.21.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220525230936-793ad666bf5e
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220517195934-5e4e11fc645e
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 35c276367a3..67f99c15dd7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1924,8 +1924,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220114195835-da31bd327af9/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220422013727-9388b58f7150/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220517195934-5e4e11fc645e h1:w36l2Uw3dRan1K3TyXriXvY+6T56GNmlKGcqiQUJDfM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220517195934-5e4e11fc645e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a h1:dGzPydgVsqGcTRVwiLJ1jVbufYwmzD3LfVPLKsKg+0k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 h1:JGgROgKl9N8DuW20oFS5gxc+lE67/N3FcwmBPMe7ArY=
diff --git a/plugin/fx.go b/plugin/fx.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec1dfacf379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/fx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+)
+
+// PluginFx can be used to customize the fx options passed to the go-ipfs app when it is initialized.
+//
+// This is invasive and depends on internal details such as the structure of the dependency graph,
+// so breaking changes might occur between releases.
+// So it's recommended to keep this as simple as possible, and stick to overriding interfaces
+// with fx.Replace() or fx.Decorate().
+type PluginFx interface {
+	Plugin
+	Options(opts []fx.Option) ([]fx.Option, error)
+}
diff --git a/plugin/loader/loader.go b/plugin/loader/loader.go
index 116c3dfce25..bb9c15befee 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/loader.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/loader.go
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ func (loader *PluginLoader) Inject() error {
 
 	for _, pl := range loader.plugins {
 		if pl, ok := pl.(plugin.PluginIPLD); ok {
-
 			err := injectIPLDPlugin(pl)
 			if err != nil {
 				loader.state = loaderFailed
@@ -262,6 +261,13 @@ func (loader *PluginLoader) Inject() error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+		if pl, ok := pl.(plugin.PluginFx); ok {
+			err := injectFxPlugin(pl)
+			if err != nil {
+				loader.state = loaderFailed
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return loader.transition(loaderInjecting, loaderInjected)
@@ -347,3 +353,8 @@ func injectTracerPlugin(pl plugin.PluginTracer) error {
 	opentracing.SetGlobalTracer(tracer)
 	return nil
 }
+
+func injectFxPlugin(pl plugin.PluginFx) error {
+	core.RegisterFXOptionFunc(pl.Options)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/plugin/loader/preload.go b/plugin/loader/preload.go
index 6b1607dc539..4304862119d 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/preload.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/preload.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	pluginbadgerds "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/badgerds"
 	pluginiplddagjose "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/dagjose"
 	pluginflatfs "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/flatfs"
+	pluginfxtest "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/fxtest"
 	pluginipldgit "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/git"
 	pluginlevelds "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/levelds"
 	pluginpeerlog "github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/peerlog"
@@ -20,4 +21,5 @@ func init() {
 	Preload(pluginflatfs.Plugins...)
 	Preload(pluginlevelds.Plugins...)
 	Preload(pluginpeerlog.Plugins...)
+	Preload(pluginfxtest.Plugins...)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/loader/preload_list b/plugin/loader/preload_list
index 048f4fd28e8..c18ea80ccd5 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/preload_list
+++ b/plugin/loader/preload_list
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ badgerds github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/badgerds *
 flatfs github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/flatfs *
 levelds github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/levelds *
 peerlog github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/peerlog *
+fxtest github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin/plugins/fxtest *
diff --git a/plugin/plugins/fxtest/fxtest.go b/plugin/plugins/fxtest/fxtest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aef2bc82e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/plugins/fxtest/fxtest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package fxtest
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
+	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/plugin"
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+)
+
+var log = logging.Logger("fxtestplugin")
+
+var Plugins = []plugin.Plugin{
+	&fxtestPlugin{},
+}
+
+// fxtestPlugin is used for testing the fx plugin.
+// It merely adds an fx option that logs a debug statement, so we can verify that it works in tests.
+type fxtestPlugin struct{}
+
+var _ plugin.PluginFx = (*fxtestPlugin)(nil)
+
+func (p *fxtestPlugin) Name() string {
+	return "fx-test"
+}
+
+func (p *fxtestPlugin) Version() string {
+	return "0.1.0"
+}
+
+func (p *fxtestPlugin) Init(env *plugin.Environment) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *fxtestPlugin) Options(opts []fx.Option) ([]fx.Option, error) {
+	if os.Getenv("TEST_FX_PLUGIN") != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, fx.Invoke(func() {
+			log.Debug("invoked test fx function")
+		}))
+	}
+	return opts, nil
+}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-fx.sh b/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-fx.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ca4d45f0784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sharness/t0280-plugin-fx.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+test_description="Test fx plugin"
+
+. lib/test-lib.sh
+
+test_init_ipfs
+
+export GOLOG_LOG_LEVEL="fxtestplugin=debug"
+export TEST_FX_PLUGIN=1
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+
+test_expect_success "expected log entry should be present" '
+  fgrep "invoked test fx function" daemon_err >/dev/null
+'
+
+test_kill_ipfs_daemon
+
+test_done