diff --git a/lib/types/default.nix b/lib/types/default.nix
index 59a5181c..22b728da 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 mkPluginSetupOption;
+  inherit (typesPlugin) pluginsOpt extraPluginType mkPluginSetupOption rawLua;
   inherit (typesLanguage) diagnostics mkGrammarOption;
 }
diff --git a/lib/types/plugins.nix b/lib/types/plugins.nix
index da1d6bae..813108ff 100644
--- a/lib/types/plugins.nix
+++ b/lib/types/plugins.nix
@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ in {
       type = pluginsType;
     };
 
+  rawLua = lib.mkOptionType {
+    name = "rawLua";
+    check = val: isString val || val ? __raw;
+    merge = loc: defs: let
+      val =
+        if isString loc
+        then {__raw = val;}
+        else loc;
+    in
+      lib.mergeOneOption val defs;
+  };
+
   # opts is a attrset of options, example:
   # ```
   # mkPluginSetupOption "telescope" {