diff --git a/lib/types/default.nix b/lib/types/default.nix
index bfaa38d..59a5181 100644
--- a/lib/types/default.nix
+++ b/lib/types/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   typesLanguage = import ./languages.nix {inherit lib;};
 in {
   inherit (typesDag) dagOf;
-  inherit (typesPlugin) pluginsOpt extraPluginType;
+  inherit (typesPlugin) pluginsOpt extraPluginType mkPluginSetupOption;
   inherit (typesLanguage) diagnostics mkGrammarOption;
 }
diff --git a/lib/types/plugins.nix b/lib/types/plugins.nix
index ee33a42..bcc1dda 100644
--- a/lib/types/plugins.nix
+++ b/lib/types/plugins.nix
@@ -138,4 +138,25 @@ in {
       inherit description default;
       type = pluginsType;
     };
+
+  # opts is a attrset of options, example:
+  # ```
+  # mkPluginSetupOption "telescope" {
+  #   file_ignore_patterns = mkOption {
+  #     description = "...";
+  #     type = types.listOf types.str;
+  #     default = [];
+  #   };
+  #   layout_config.horizontal = mkOption {...};
+  # }
+  # ```
+  mkPluginSetupOption = pluginName: opts:
+    mkOption {
+      description = "Option table to pass into the setup function of " + pluginName;
+      default = {};
+      type = types.submodule {
+        freeformType = with types; attrsOf anything;
+        options = opts;
+      };
+    };
 }