diff --git a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
index 9ec7fde23f..d1e86fd317 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ const chart: Chart = new Chart(new CanvasRenderingContext2D(), {
                     zeroLineBorderDashOffset: 2
                 }
             }]
-        }
+        },
+        plugins: { arbitraryPlugin: {option: "value"} }
     }
 });
 chart.update();
diff --git a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
index 049488f8db..7d18eb39a8 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ declare namespace Chart {
         cutoutPercentage?: number;
         circumference?: number;
         rotation?: number;
+        // Plugins can require any options
+        plugins?: any;
     }
 
     interface ChartFontOptions {