diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/babel-plugin/index.js b/packages/compiler/src/babel-plugin/index.js
index 609e92779c..f47d9d3e79 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/babel-plugin/index.js
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/babel-plugin/index.js
@@ -9,21 +9,14 @@ import { buildLookup } from "../taglib";
 export default (api, options) => {
   api.assertVersion(7);
   options.output = options.output || "html";
-  options.translator = options.translator || "default";
 
   const isProduction = api.env("production");
-  let translator;
+  const translator = options.translator;
 
-  if (typeof window === "undefined") {
-    translator = require(`@marko/translator-${options.translator}`);
-  } else {
-    if (translator !== "default") {
-      throw new Error(
-        "@marko/compiler: only the default translator can be used in the browser."
-      );
-    }
-
-    translator = require("@marko/translator-default");
+  if (!translator || !translator.visitor) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "@marko/compiler: translator must provide a visitor object"
+    );
   }
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/config.js b/packages/compiler/src/config.js
index 18bdfa2ac7..7c07cc9883 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import * as translator from "@marko/translator-default";
+
 let config;
 const globalThis = typeof window === "undefined" ? global : window;
 const MARKO_CONFIG_KEY = Symbol("Default Marko Compiler Config");
@@ -34,7 +36,12 @@ if (globalThis[MARKO_CONFIG_KEY]) {
      * You can also access this metadata via `compile(...).meta`.
      * This API is sticking around for compatibility purposes.
      */
-    meta: false
+    meta: false,
+
+    /**
+     * Allows configuring Marko to compile to different runtimes.
+     */
+    translator
   };
 
   if (process.env.MARKO_CONFIG) {