diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 7368312cc..38fcf18a9 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -187,23 +187,37 @@ export default {}
 ```
 
 ```js
-test('installs a plugin via `plugins`', () => {
+test('installs plugins via `plugins`', () => {
   const installed = jest.fn()
   class Plugin {
     static install() {
       installed()
     }
   }
+
+  const installedWithOptions = jest.fn()
+  class PluginWithOptions {
+    static install(_app: App, ...args) {
+      installedWithOptions(...args)
+    }
+  }
+
   const Component = {
-    render() { return h('div') }
+    render() {
+      return h('div')
+    }
   }
   mount(Component, {
     global: {
-      plugins: [Plugin]
+      plugins: [Plugin, [PluginWithOptions, 'argument 1', 'another argument']]
     }
   })
 
   expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(installedWithOptions).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    'argument 1',
+    'another argument'
+  )
 })
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index 8a46f4343..c2cf253a7 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,13 @@ export function mount(
 
   // use and plugins from mounting options
   if (global.plugins) {
-    for (const use of global.plugins) app.use(use)
+    for (const plugin of global.plugins) {
+      if (Array.isArray(plugin)) {
+        app.use(plugin[0], ...plugin.slice(1))
+        continue
+      }
+      app.use(plugin)
+    }
   }
 
   // use any mixins from mounting options
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 7d9d3fafc..bdca514ee 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, ...any[]])[]
   config?: Omit<AppConfig, 'isNativeTag'> // isNativeTag is readonly, so we omit it
   mixins?: ComponentOptions[]
   mocks?: Record<string, any>
diff --git a/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts b/tests/mountingOptions/global.plugins.spec.ts
index 7c33c485b..ed47721c6 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'
 
@@ -25,4 +25,62 @@ describe('mounting options: plugins', () => {
 
     expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  it('installs a plugin with options `plugins`', () => {
+    const installed = jest.fn()
+
+    class Plugin {
+      static install(_app: App, ...options) {
+        installed(...options)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const Component = {
+      render() {
+        return h('div')
+      }
+    }
+    const options = { option1: true }
+    const testString = 'hello'
+    mount(Component, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [[Plugin, options, testString]]
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options, testString)
+  })
+})
+
+test('installs plugins with and without options', () => {
+  const installed = jest.fn()
+  class Plugin {
+    static install() {
+      installed()
+    }
+  }
+
+  const installedWithOptions = jest.fn()
+  class PluginWithOptions {
+    static install(_app: App, ...args) {
+      installedWithOptions(...args)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const Component = {
+    render() {
+      return h('div')
+    }
+  }
+  mount(Component, {
+    global: {
+      plugins: [Plugin, [PluginWithOptions, 'argument 1', 'another argument']]
+    }
+  })
+
+  expect(installed).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(installedWithOptions).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    'argument 1',
+    'another argument'
+  )
 })