diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
index b368a800140ff..de8c61267eec0 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import type { Context } from './plugins/context.ts';
-import type { Rule } from './plugins/load.ts';
+import type { Plugin, Rule } from './plugins/load.ts';
 
 const { defineProperty, getPrototypeOf, setPrototypeOf } = Object;
 
 const dummyOptions: unknown[] = [],
   dummyReport = () => {};
 
+// Define a plugin.
+export function definePlugin(plugin: Plugin): Plugin {
+  return plugin;
+}
+
 // Define a rule.
 // If rule has `createOnce` method, add an ESLint-compatible `create` method which delegates to `createOnce`.
 export function defineRule(rule: Rule): Rule {
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/load.ts b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/load.ts
index 7614d6643bce9..eec513ef0ba9d 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/load.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src-js/plugins/load.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from './utils.js';
 import type { AfterHook, BeforeHook, Visitor, VisitorWithHooks } from './types.ts';
 
 // Linter plugin, comprising multiple rules
-interface Plugin {
+export interface Plugin {
   meta: {
     name: string;
   };
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/e2e.test.ts.snap b/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/e2e.test.ts.snap
index 6210f9725c162..717a4880346fb 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/e2e.test.ts.snap
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/e2e.test.ts.snap
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ Found 0 warnings and 26 errors.
 Finished in Xms on 2 files using X threads."
 `;
 
-exports[`oxlint CLI > should support \`defineRule\` 1`] = `
+exports[`oxlint CLI > should support \`defineRule\` + \`definePlugin\` 1`] = `
 "
   x define-rule-plugin(create): create body:
   | this === rule: true
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/eslint-compat.test.ts.snap b/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/eslint-compat.test.ts.snap
index 50ebc3818cf72..923475359e7cf 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/eslint-compat.test.ts.snap
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/__snapshots__/eslint-compat.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`ESLint compatibility > \`defineRule\` should work 1`] = `
+exports[`ESLint compatibility > \`defineRule\` + \`definePlugin\` should work 1`] = `
 "
-<root>/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/1.js
+<root>/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/1.js
   0:1  error  create body:
 this === rule: true                       testPlugin/create
   0:1  error  before hook:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ filename: files/1.js               testPlugin/create
 identNum: 2
 filename: files/1.js   testPlugin/create-once
 
-<root>/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/2.js
+<root>/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/2.js
   0:1  error  create body:
 this === rule: true                       testPlugin/create
   0:1  error  before hook:
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts b/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
index 5903d124f7356..6e66c32bf55be 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/e2e.test.ts
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ describe('oxlint CLI', () => {
     expect(normalizeOutput(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
-  it('should support `defineRule`', async () => {
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runOxlint('test/fixtures/defineRule');
+  it('should support `defineRule` + `definePlugin`', async () => {
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runOxlint('test/fixtures/define');
     expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
     expect(normalizeOutput(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/eslint-compat.test.ts b/apps/oxlint/test/eslint-compat.test.ts
index 8101d30a0d84e..a80e02b8687c8 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/eslint-compat.test.ts
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/eslint-compat.test.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ function normalizeOutput(output: string): string {
 }
 
 describe('ESLint compatibility', () => {
-  it('`defineRule` should work', async () => {
-    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runEslint('test/fixtures/defineRule');
+  it('`defineRule` + `definePlugin` should work', async () => {
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = await runEslint('test/fixtures/define');
     expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
     expect(normalizeOutput(stdout)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/.oxlintrc.json b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/.oxlintrc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/.oxlintrc.json
rename to apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/.oxlintrc.json
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/eslint.config.js b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/eslint.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/eslint.config.js
rename to apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/eslint.config.js
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/1.js b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/1.js
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/1.js
rename to apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/1.js
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/2.js b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/2.js
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/files/2.js
rename to apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/files/2.js
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/test_plugin/index.js b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/test_plugin/index.js
similarity index 96%
rename from apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/test_plugin/index.js
rename to apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/test_plugin/index.js
index 84ccc57c94310..524eedbb14bd1 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/defineRule/test_plugin/index.js
+++ b/apps/oxlint/test/fixtures/define/test_plugin/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { dirname, sep } from 'node:path';
-import { defineRule } from '../../../../dist/index.js';
+import { defineRule, definePlugin } from '../../../../dist/index.js';
 
 // `loc` field is required for ESLint.
 // TODO: Remove this workaround when AST nodes have a `loc` field.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const createOnceRule = defineRule({
   },
 });
 
-export default {
+export default definePlugin({
   meta: {
     name: "define-rule-plugin",
   },
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ export default {
     create: createRule,
     "create-once": createOnceRule,
   },
-};
+});