diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/angular.json b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/angular.json
index 7ed10f251f..9c3dd6fffa 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/angular.json
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/angular.json
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
         "build": {
           "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-esbuild:application",
           "options": {
-            "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.js"],
+            "plugins": [
+              "esbuild/define-text-plugin.js",
+              {
+                "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js",
+                "options": {
+                  "title": "sanity-esbuild-app-esm optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                }
+              }
+            ],
             "outputPath": "dist/sanity-esbuild-app-esm",
             "index": "src/index.html",
             "browser": "src/main.ts",
@@ -45,13 +53,37 @@
               "outputHashing": "all"
             },
             "esm": {
-              "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.js"]
+              "plugins": [
+                "esbuild/define-text-plugin.js",
+                {
+                  "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js",
+                  "options": {
+                    "title": "sanity-esbuild-app-esm optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             },
             "cjs": {
-              "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.cjs"]
+              "plugins": [
+                "esbuild/define-text-plugin.cjs",
+                {
+                  "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.cjs",
+                  "options": {
+                    "title": "sanity-esbuild-app-esm optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             },
             "tsEsm": {
-              "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.ts"]
+              "plugins": [
+                "esbuild/define-text-plugin.ts",
+                {
+                  "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.ts",
+                  "options": {
+                    "title": "sanity-esbuild-app-esm optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             }
           },
           "defaultConfiguration": "production"
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.cjs b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3d072e5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+function defineTitleByOptionPlugin(pluginOptions) {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-title',
+    setup(build) {
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define.titleByOption = JSON.stringify(pluginOptions.title);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = defineTitleByOptionPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c6cf02b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+function defineTitleByOptionPlugin(pluginOptions) {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-title',
+    setup(build) {
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define.titleByOption = JSON.stringify(pluginOptions.title);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default defineTitleByOptionPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.ts b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e32da11d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { Plugin, PluginBuild } from 'esbuild';
+
+function defineTitleByOptionPlugin(pluginOptions: {title: string}): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-title',
+    setup(build: PluginBuild) {
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define!['titleByOption'] = JSON.stringify(pluginOptions.title);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default defineTitleByOptionPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.html b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.html
index d7f6fe5790..7034c8f302 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
 <h2>{{ subtitle }}</h2>
+<h3>{{ titleByOption }}</h3>
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.ts b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.ts
index 13530b4526..d15987ef2e 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app-esm/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 declare const title: string;
 declare const subtitle: string;
+declare const titleByOption: string;
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ declare const subtitle: string;
 export class AppComponent {
   title: string;
   subtitle: string;
+  titleByOption: string;
 
   constructor() {
     this.title = typeof title !== 'undefined' ? title : 'sanity-esbuild-app-esm';
     this.subtitle = typeof subtitle !== 'undefined' ? subtitle : 'sanity-esbuild-app-esm subtitle';
+    this.titleByOption = typeof titleByOption !== 'undefined' ? titleByOption : 'sanity-esbuild-app-esm optionTitle';
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/angular.json b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/angular.json
index 9d5f0c0b25..85f28e0f7d 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/angular.json
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/angular.json
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
         "build": {
           "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-esbuild:application",
           "options": {
-            "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.js"],
+            "plugins": [
+              "esbuild/define-text-plugin.js",
+              {
+                "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js",
+                "options": {
+                  "title": "sanity-esbuild-app optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                }
+              }
+            ],
             "outputPath": "dist/sanity-esbuild-app",
             "index": "src/index.html",
             "browser": "src/main.ts",
@@ -45,10 +53,26 @@
               "outputHashing": "all"
             },
             "esm": {
-              "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.mjs"]
+              "plugins": [
+                "esbuild/define-text-plugin.mjs",
+                {
+                  "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.mjs",
+                  "options": {
+                    "title": "sanity-esbuild-app optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             },
             "cjs": {
-              "plugins": ["esbuild/define-text-plugin.js"]
+              "plugins": [
+                "esbuild/define-text-plugin.js",
+                {
+                  "path": "esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js",
+                  "options": {
+                    "title": "sanity-esbuild-app optionTitle (compilation provided)"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             }
           },
           "defaultConfiguration": "production"
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aba970b2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+function defineTitleByOptionPlugin(pluginOptions) {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-title',
+    setup(build) {
+      console.log('pluginOptions', pluginOptions);
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define.titleByOption = JSON.stringify(pluginOptions.title);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = defineTitleByOptionPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.mjs b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2afec1e177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/esbuild/define-text-by-option-plugin.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+function defineTitleByOptionPlugin(pluginOptions) {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-title',
+    setup(build) {
+      console.log('pluginOptions', pluginOptions);
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define.titleByOption = JSON.stringify(pluginOptions.title);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default defineTitleByOptionPlugin;
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.html b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.html
index d7f6fe5790..7034c8f302 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <h1>{{ title }}</h1>
 <h2>{{ subtitle }}</h2>
+<h3>{{ titleByOption }}</h3>
diff --git a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.ts b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.ts
index f8ae812e3e..b878467344 100644
--- a/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/examples/custom-esbuild/sanity-esbuild-app/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 declare const title: string;
 declare const subtitle: string;
+declare const titleByOption: string;
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ declare const subtitle: string;
 export class AppComponent {
   title: string;
   subtitle: string;
+  titleByOption: string;
 
   constructor() {
     this.title = typeof title !== 'undefined' ? title : 'sanity-esbuild-app';
     this.subtitle = typeof subtitle !== 'undefined' ? subtitle : 'sanity-esbuild-app subtitle';
+    this.titleByOption = typeof titleByOption !== 'undefined' ? titleByOption : 'sanity-esbuild-app optionTitle';
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/custom-esbuild/README.md b/packages/custom-esbuild/README.md
index 878e2570da..9c96140b20 100644
--- a/packages/custom-esbuild/README.md
+++ b/packages/custom-esbuild/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Builder options:
   "build": {
     "builder": "@angular-builders/custom-esbuild:application",
     "options": {
-      "plugins": ["./esbuild/plugins.ts", "./esbuild/plugin-2.js"],
+      "plugins": ["./esbuild/plugins.ts", { "path": "./esbuild/plugin-2.js", "options": { "key": "value" } }],
       "indexHtmlTransformer": "./esbuild/index-html-transformer.js",
       "outputPath": "dist/my-cool-client",
       "index": "src/index.html",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Builder options:
 
 In the above example, we specify the list of `plugins` that should implement the ESBuild plugin schema. These plugins are custom user plugins and are added to the original ESBuild Angular configuration. Additionally, the `indexHtmlTransformer` property is used to specify the path to the file that exports the function used to modify the `index.html`.
 
-The plugin file can export either a single plugin or a list of plugins:
+The plugin file can export either a single plugin, a single plugin with configuration or a list of plugins:
 
 ```ts
 // esbuild/plugins.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,25 @@ const defineTextPlugin: Plugin = {
 export default defineTextPlugin;
 ```
 
+OR:
+
+```ts
+// esbuild/plugins.ts
+import type { Plugin, PluginBuild } from 'esbuild';
+
+function defineRewritePathPlugin(options: { text: string }): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'define-text',  
+    setup(build: PluginBuild) {
+      const options = build.initialOptions;
+      options.define.buildText = JSON.stringify(options.text);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export default defineTextPlugin;
+```
+
 Or:
 
 ```ts
diff --git a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/application/schema.ext.json b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/application/schema.ext.json
index 01e7e7dd8f..f3ab84900b 100644
--- a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/application/schema.ext.json
+++ b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/application/schema.ext.json
@@ -7,7 +7,25 @@
       "description": "A list of paths to ESBuild plugins",
       "default": [],
       "items": {
-        "type": "string",
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "path": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "options": {
+                "type": "object"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "path"
+            ]
+          }
+        ],
         "uniqueItems": true
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/custom-esbuild-schema.ts b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/custom-esbuild-schema.ts
index eac9dc1e86..59c07d6e3e 100644
--- a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/custom-esbuild-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/custom-esbuild-schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { ApplicationBuilderOptions, DevServerBuilderOptions } from '@angular-devkit/build-angular';
 
+export type PluginConfig = string | { path: string; options?: Record<string, unknown> };
+
 export type CustomEsbuildApplicationSchema = ApplicationBuilderOptions & {
   plugins?: string[];
   indexHtmlTransformer?: string;
diff --git a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/load-plugins.ts b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/load-plugins.ts
index f0e154943b..8f4f51aa9b 100644
--- a/packages/custom-esbuild/src/load-plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/custom-esbuild/src/load-plugins.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,25 @@ import * as path from 'node:path';
 import type { Plugin } from 'esbuild';
 import type { logging } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import { loadModule } from '@angular-builders/common';
+import { PluginConfig } from './custom-esbuild-schema';
 
 export async function loadPlugins(
-  paths: string[] | undefined,
+  pluginConfig: PluginConfig[] | undefined,
   workspaceRoot: string,
   tsConfig: string,
-  logger: logging.LoggerApi
+  logger: logging.LoggerApi,
 ): Promise<Plugin[]> {
   const plugins = await Promise.all(
-    (paths || []).map(pluginPath =>
-      loadModule<Plugin | Plugin[]>(path.join(workspaceRoot, pluginPath), tsConfig, logger)
-    )
+    (pluginConfig || []).map(async pluginConfig => {
+        if (typeof pluginConfig === 'string') {
+          return loadModule<Plugin | Plugin[]>(path.join(workspaceRoot, pluginConfig), tsConfig, logger);
+        } else {
+          const pluginFactory = await loadModule<(...args: any[]) => Plugin>(path.join(workspaceRoot, pluginConfig.path), tsConfig, logger);
+          return pluginFactory(pluginConfig.options);
+        }
+
+      },
+    ),
   );
 
   return plugins.flat();