diff --git a/packages/nuxt-vitest/src/module.ts b/packages/nuxt-vitest/src/module.ts
index 632773a0..5f1ac8ce 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt-vitest/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt-vitest/src/module.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import { getPort } from 'get-port-please'
 import { h } from 'vue'
 import { debounce } from 'perfect-debounce'
 import { isCI } from 'std-env'
+import { resolve } from "path"
 
 export interface NuxtVitestOptions {
   startOnBoot?: boolean
   logToConsole?: boolean
   vitestConfig?: VitestConfig
+  vitestConfigPath?: string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<NuxtVitestOptions>({
       })
 
       process.env.__NUXT_VITEST_RESOLVED__ = 'true'
+
       const { startVitest } = (await import(
         pathToFileURL(await resolvePath('vitest/node')).href
       )) as typeof import('vitest/node')
@@ -98,10 +101,14 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<NuxtVitestOptions>({
 
       const watchMode = !process.env.NUXT_VITEST_DEV_TEST && !isCI
 
+      const getUserConfig = options.vitestConfigPath ?  (await import(resolve(options.vitestConfigPath))) : () => ({})
+
+      const userConfig = await getUserConfig() 
       // For testing dev mode in CI, maybe expose an option to user later
       const vitestConfig: VitestConfig = watchMode
         ? {
             passWithNoTests: true,
+            ...userConfig.test,
             ...options.vitestConfig,
             reporters: options.logToConsole
               ? [
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<NuxtVitestOptions>({
             },
           }
         : {
+            ...userConfig.test,
             ...options.vitestConfig,
             watch: false,
           }
diff --git a/playground/nuxt.config.ts b/playground/nuxt.config.ts
index a4407a9b..5a51061e 100644
--- a/playground/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/playground/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   vitest: {
     startOnBoot: true,
     logToConsole: true,
+    vitestConfigPath: "./vitest.config",
     vitestConfig: {
       setupFiles: ['./tests/setup/mocks']
     }
diff --git a/playground/tests/setup/global.ts b/playground/tests/setup/global.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65afcd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/tests/setup/global.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { vi } from "vitest"
+
+vi.stubEnv('stubbed', 'true')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playground/tests/unit/setupMocks.spec.ts b/playground/tests/unit/setupMocks.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef2444c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/tests/unit/setupMocks.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { expect, describe, test } from "vitest"
+
+
+describe('test mock in setup file', () => {
+    test('stubbed env to be "true"', () => {
+        expect(process.env.stubbed).toBe('true')
+    })
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playground/vitest.config.ts b/playground/vitest.config.ts
index 6f641c10..f1334fa2 100644
--- a/playground/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/playground/vitest.config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default defineVitestConfig({
         rootDir: fileURLToPath(new URL('./', import.meta.url)),
         domEnvironment: process.env.VITEST_DOM_ENV as 'happy-dom' | 'jsdom' ?? 'happy-dom',
       },
-    }, 
-    setupFiles: ['./tests/setup/mocks.ts']
+    },
+    setupFiles: ['./tests/setup/global', './tests/setup/mocks.ts']
   },
 })