diff --git a/PLUGINS.md b/PLUGINS.md
index 5d7c6134b0c8..3aa0abd8faca 100644
--- a/PLUGINS.md
+++ b/PLUGINS.md
@@ -40,6 +40,23 @@ When you put a `console.log()` in your plugin code, it will be displayed in the
 Almost all available API methods can be found on https://hyper.is.
 If there's any missing, let us know or submit a PR to document it!
 
+### Xterm Addons
+
+Plugins can contribute xterm.js addons by exporting a `getXtermAddons` function that returns an array of addon instances.
+
+Example:
+
+```js
+// In your plugin's main file
+import { xyzAddon } from 'xterm-addon-xyz';
+
+exports.getXtermAddons = () => {
+  return [new xyzAddon()];
+};
+```
+
+These addons are loaded by Hyper and made available to the terminal.
+
 ### Components
 You can decorate almost all Hyper components with a Higher-Order Component (HOC). To understand their architecture, the easiest way is to use React dev-tools to dig in to their hierarchy.
 
diff --git a/app/plugins/extensions.ts b/app/plugins/extensions.ts
index 5fd3cdfe2ed7..522644f06d4d 100644
--- a/app/plugins/extensions.ts
+++ b/app/plugins/extensions.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ export const availableExtensions = new Set([
   'decorateBrowserOptions',
   'decorateMenu',
   'decorateTerm',
+  'decorateTerms',
   'decorateHyper',
   'decorateHyperTerm', // for backwards compatibility with hyperterm
   'decorateHeader',
-  'decorateTerms',
   'decorateTab',
   'decorateNotification',
   'decorateNotifications',
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const availableExtensions = new Set([
   'getTabProps',
   'getTabsProps',
   'getTermGroupProps',
+  'getXtermAddons',
   'mapHyperTermState',
   'mapTermsState',
   'mapHeaderState',
diff --git a/lib/components/term.tsx b/lib/components/term.tsx
index 45c1464c97cc..29bd6ef795d5 100644
--- a/lib/components/term.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/term.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {WebglAddon} from 'xterm-addon-webgl';
 import type {TermProps} from '../../typings/hyper';
 import terms from '../terms';
 import processClipboard from '../utils/paste';
-import {decorate} from '../utils/plugins';
+import {decorate, getXtermAddons} from '../utils/plugins';
 
 import _SearchBox from './searchBox';
 
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ export default class Term extends React.PureComponent<
       if (props.imageSupport) {
         this.term.loadAddon(new ImageAddon());
       }
+
+      // Load xterm addons from plugins
+      const pluginAddons = getXtermAddons();
+      for (const addon of pluginAddons) {
+        try {
+          this.term.loadAddon(addon);
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn(`Failed to load xterm addon from plugin:`, err);
+        }
+      }
     } else {
       // get the cached plugins
       this.fitAddon = props.fitAddon!;
diff --git a/lib/utils/plugins.ts b/lib/utils/plugins.ts
index dea23f915fdc..5997b4364ff4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/plugins.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/plugins.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ let reducersDecorators: {
   reduceTermGroups: ITermGroupReducer[];
 };
 
+// xterm addons from plugins
+let xtermAddons: any[] = [];
+
 // expose decorated component instance to the higher-order components
 function exposeDecorated<P extends Record<string, any>>(
   Component_: React.ComponentType<P>
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ const loadModules = () => {
   tabsPropsDecorators = [];
   termPropsDecorators = [];
   termGroupPropsDecorators = [];
+  xtermAddons = [];
 
   propsDecorators = {
     getTermProps: termPropsDecorators,
@@ -355,6 +359,15 @@ const loadModules = () => {
         connectors.Notifications.dispatch.push(mod.mapNotificationsDispatch);
       }
 
+      if (mod.getXtermAddons) {
+        const addons = mod.getXtermAddons();
+        if (Array.isArray(addons)) {
+          xtermAddons.push(...addons);
+        } else if (addons) {
+          xtermAddons.push(addons);
+        }
+      }
+
       if (mod.getTermGroupProps) {
         termGroupPropsDecorators.push(mod.getTermGroupProps);
       }
@@ -581,3 +594,7 @@ export const middleware: Middleware<{}, HyperState, Dispatch<HyperActions>> = (s
     remaining.length ? remaining[0](store)(nextMiddleware(remaining.slice(1)))(action_) : next(action_);
   nextMiddleware(middlewares)(action);
 };
+
+export function getXtermAddons(): any[] {
+  return xtermAddons;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0d433ff23ba..658553c7cfde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.0",
     "@types/mousetrap": "1.6.15",
     "@types/ms": "0.7.34",
-    "@types/node": "18.19.31",
+    "@types/node": "^18.19.31",
     "@types/plist": "3.0.5",
     "@types/react": "18.2.79",
     "@types/react-dom": "18.2.25",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     "style-loader": "4.0.0",
     "terser": "5.30.3",
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.10",
-    "ts-node": "10.9.2",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "5.4.5",
     "webpack": "5.91.0"
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/xterm-addons.test.ts b/test/unit/xterm-addons.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69a6faa9ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/xterm-addons.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Test for xterm addons support from plugins
+import test from 'ava';
+import {getXtermAddons} from '../../lib/utils/plugins';
+
+test('getXtermAddons returns empty array initially', (t) => {
+  const addons = getXtermAddons();
+  t.deepEqual(addons, []);
+});
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diff --git a/typings/hyper.d.ts b/typings/hyper.d.ts
index dcc48f54a802..b937107116ff 100644
--- a/typings/hyper.d.ts
+++ b/typings/hyper.d.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export type hyperPlugin = {
   getTabsProps: any;
   getTermGroupProps: any;
   getTermProps: any;
+  getXtermAddons: any;
   mapHeaderDispatch: any;
   mapHyperDispatch: any;
   mapHyperTermDispatch: any;