diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md b/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0c01a8b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@udecode/plate-yjs': patch
+---
+
+Allow BYO provider instead of plate hocuspocus setup.
diff --git a/apps/www/content/docs/collaboration.mdx b/apps/www/content/docs/collaboration.mdx
index 04793a286f..351ea7aa9a 100644
--- a/apps/www/content/docs/collaboration.mdx
+++ b/apps/www/content/docs/collaboration.mdx
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ const editor = createPlateEditor({
     YjsPlugin.configure({
       options: {
         hocuspocusProviderOptions: {
-          url: "https://hocuspocus.test/hocuspocus",
-          name: "test",
+          url: 'https://hocuspocus.test/hocuspocus',
+          name: 'test',
         },
       },
     }),
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ const editor = createPlateEditor({
 });
 ```
 
+As an alternative to allowing plate to create the provider, you may want to pass it yourself.
+This can be passed as the `provider` field to `options`.
+
 ## Backend
 
 Follow the backend instructions in [Hocuspocus docs](https://tiptap.dev/hocuspocus/getting-started).
diff --git a/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts b/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
index 4f8235fa3d..1d0c222729 100644
--- a/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import type { HocuspocusProviderConfiguration } from '@hocuspocus/provider';
+import type {
+  HocuspocusProviderConfiguration,
+  onDisconnectParameters,
+  onSyncedParameters,
+} from '@hocuspocus/provider';
 import type { WithCursorsOptions } from '@slate-yjs/core';
 
 import { HocuspocusProvider } from '@hocuspocus/provider';
@@ -44,11 +48,32 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
   options: {
     isConnected: false,
     isSynced: false,
-    provider: {} as any,
   },
 }).extend(({ getOptions, setOption }) => {
-  const { hocuspocusProviderOptions } = getOptions();
+  const { hocuspocusProviderOptions, provider } = getOptions();
 
+  if (provider) {
+    provider.setConfiguration({
+      onAwarenessChange() {},
+      onConnect() {
+        setOption('isConnected', true);
+        provider.onConnect();
+      },
+      onDisconnect(data: onDisconnectParameters) {
+        setOption('isConnected', false);
+        setOption('isSynced', false);
+        provider.onDisconnect(data);
+      },
+      onSynced(data: onSyncedParameters) {
+        setOption('isSynced', true);
+        provider.onSynced(data);
+      },
+    });
+
+    return {
+      options: { provider },
+    };
+  }
   if (!hocuspocusProviderOptions) {
     throw new Error('HocuspocusProvider configuration is required');
   }
@@ -58,7 +83,7 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
    * connected ydoc, is not destroyed, the changes will be synced to other
    * clients via the connected server.
    */
-  const provider = new HocuspocusProvider({
+  const defaultProvider = new HocuspocusProvider({
     ...hocuspocusProviderOptions,
     onAwarenessChange() {},
     onConnect() {
@@ -77,6 +102,6 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
   });
 
   return {
-    options: { provider },
+    options: { provider: defaultProvider },
   };
 });