diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 7368312cc..3152aa505 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export default {}
 test('installs a plugin via `plugins`', () => {
   const installed = jest.fn()
   class Plugin {
-    static install() {
+    static install(app: App, options?: any) {
       installed()
     }
   }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test('installs a plugin via `plugins`', () => {
   }
   mount(Component, {
     global: {
-      plugins: [Plugin]
+      plugins: [{ plugin: Plugin, options: {} }]
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index 8a46f4343..85f83a124 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export function mount(
 
   // use and plugins from mounting options
   if (global.plugins) {
-    for (const use of global.plugins) app.use(use)
+    for (const { plugin, options } of global.plugins) app.use(plugin, options)
   }
 
   // use any mixins from mounting options
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 7d9d3fafc..d02e13a09 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type FindComponentSelector = RefSelector | NameSelector | string
 export type FindAllComponentsSelector = NameSelector | string
 
 export type GlobalMountOptions = {
-  plugins?: Plugin[]
+  plugins?: { plugin: Plugin; options?: any }[]
   config?: Omit<AppConfig, 'isNativeTag'> // isNativeTag is readonly, so we omit it
   mixins?: ComponentOptions[]
   mocks?: Record<string, any>
diff --git a/tests/features/vuex.spec.ts b/tests/features/vuex.spec.ts
index 5e1072638..cf652eb92 100644
--- a/tests/features/vuex.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/features/vuex.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('vuex', () => {
 
     const wrapper = mount(Foo, {
       global: {
-        plugins: [store]
+        plugins: [{ plugin: store }]
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts b/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts
index 7c33c485b..eaf75f41f 100644
--- a/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { h } from 'vue'
+import { h, App } from 'vue'
 
 import { mount } from '../../src'
 
@@ -19,10 +19,34 @@ describe('mounting options: plugins', () => {
     }
     mount(Component, {
       global: {
-        plugins: [Plugin]
+        plugins: [{ plugin: Plugin }]
       }
     })
 
     expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  it('installs a plugin with options `plugins`', () => {
+    const installed = jest.fn()
+
+    class Plugin {
+      static install(_app: App, options: { option1: boolean }) {
+        installed(options)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const Component = {
+      render() {
+        return h('div')
+      }
+    }
+    const options = { option1: true }
+    mount(Component, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [{ plugin: Plugin, options }]
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options)
+  })
 })