diff --git a/.changeset/dry-houses-pay.md b/.changeset/dry-houses-pay.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8db12bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-houses-pay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"mdsvex": patch
+---
+
+Infer the settings type when using unified plugins with settings
diff --git a/packages/mdsvex/src/types.ts b/packages/mdsvex/src/types.ts
index 3d5a25c8..518a058a 100644
--- a/packages/mdsvex/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mdsvex/src/types.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ interface HighlightOptions {
 	alias?: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
-export type UnifiedPlugins = Array<[Plugin, Settings] | Plugin>;
+export type PluginWithSettings<
+	S extends any[] = [Settings?],
+	P extends Plugin<S> = Plugin<S>
+> = [P, ...S];
+export type UnifiedPlugins = Array<PluginWithSettings | Plugin>;
 
 export interface TransformOptions {
 	remarkPlugins?: UnifiedPlugins;