diff --git a/packages/start/config/index.js b/packages/start/config/index.js
index 77b95bcf4..bdef6f6c1 100644
--- a/packages/start/config/index.js
+++ b/packages/start/config/index.js
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ export function defineConfig(baseConfig = {}) {
         routes: solidStartServerFsRouter({ dir: `${start.appRoot}/routes`, extensions }),
         extensions,
         target: "server",
-        plugins: () => [
+        plugins: async () => [
           config("user", userConfig),
-          ...plugins,
+          ...(typeof plugins === "function" ? [...(await plugins())] : plugins),
+
           serverTransform({
             runtime: normalize(fileURLToPath(new URL("./server-fns-runtime.jsx", import.meta.url)))
           }),
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ export function defineConfig(baseConfig = {}) {
             }),
         extensions,
         target: "browser",
-        plugins: () => [
+        plugins: async () => [
           config("user", userConfig),
-          ...plugins,
+          ...(typeof plugins === "function" ? [...(await plugins())] : plugins),
           serverFunctions.client({
             runtime: normalize(fileURLToPath(new URL("./server-runtime.jsx", import.meta.url)))
           }),
@@ -161,9 +162,10 @@ export function defineConfig(baseConfig = {}) {
         handler: normalize(fileURLToPath(new URL("./server-handler.js", import.meta.url))),
         runtime: normalize(fileURLToPath(new URL("./server-fns-runtime.jsx", import.meta.url))),
         // routes: solidStartServerFsRouter({ dir: `${start.appRoot}/routes`, extensions }),
-        plugins: () => [
+        plugins: async () => [
           config("user", userConfig),
-          ...plugins,
+          ...(typeof plugins === "function" ? [...(await plugins())] : plugins),
+
           solid({ ...start.solid, ssr: true, extensions: extensions.map(ext => `.${ext}`) }),
           config("app-server", {
             resolve: {