diff --git a/examples/vue-pinia/components/PersistedCounter.vue b/examples/vue-pinia/components/PersistedCounter.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c24e0d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vue-pinia/components/PersistedCounter.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<template>
+  <button type="button" @click="counterStore.increment">Persisted Counter {{ counterStore.count }}</button>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { usePersistedCounterStore } from '../stores/usePersistedCounterStore'
+
+const counterStore = usePersistedCounterStore()
+</script>
diff --git a/examples/vue-pinia/package.json b/examples/vue-pinia/package.json
index 1269ebaa..73b66c24 100644
--- a/examples/vue-pinia/package.json
+++ b/examples/vue-pinia/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.1",
     "pinia": "^3.0.1",
+    "pinia-plugin-persistedstate": "^4.7.1",
     "vike": "^0.4.247",
     "vike-vue": "^0.9.6",
     "vike-vue-pinia": "^0.2.3",
diff --git a/examples/vue-pinia/pages/+onCreatePinia.client.ts b/examples/vue-pinia/pages/+onCreatePinia.client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9622c5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vue-pinia/pages/+onCreatePinia.client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type { PageContext } from 'vike/types'
+import piniaPluginPersistedstate from 'pinia-plugin-persistedstate'
+
+export function onCreatePinia(pageContext: PageContext) {
+  pageContext.pinia!.use(piniaPluginPersistedstate)
+}
diff --git a/examples/vue-pinia/pages/about/+Page.vue b/examples/vue-pinia/pages/about/+Page.vue
index 3e7c3e28..c21eb11b 100644
--- a/examples/vue-pinia/pages/about/+Page.vue
+++ b/examples/vue-pinia/pages/about/+Page.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@
   <h1>About</h1>
   <p>Example of using Pinia.</p>
   <Counter id="counter-3" />
+  <p>Example of using Pinia with state persistence.</p>
+  <p><strong>This counter persists across page reloads (stored in localStorage)</strong></p>
+  <PersistedCounter v-if="mounted" id="counter-4" />
+  <div v-else>Loading...</div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import Counter from '../../components/Counter.vue'
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import PersistedCounter from '../../components/PersistedCounter.vue'
+
+const mounted = ref(false)
+onMounted(() => {
+  mounted.value = true
+})
 </script>
diff --git a/examples/vue-pinia/stores/usePersistedCounterStore.ts b/examples/vue-pinia/stores/usePersistedCounterStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99ac700b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vue-pinia/stores/usePersistedCounterStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+
+export const usePersistedCounterStore = defineStore(
+  'persistedCounter',
+  () => {
+    const count = ref(0)
+
+    const increment = () => count.value++
+
+    return { count, increment }
+  },
+  {
+    // Persist state to localStorage - counter persists across page reloads
+    persist: true,
+  },
+)
diff --git a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/+config.ts b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/+config.ts
index 26d90a44..70249e43 100644
--- a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/+config.ts
+++ b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/+config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ const config = {
   onCreateApp: 'import:vike-vue-pinia/__internal/integration/onCreateApp:onCreateApp',
   onAfterRenderHtml: 'import:vike-vue-pinia/__internal/integration/onAfterRenderHtml:onAfterRenderHtml',
   onCreatePageContext: 'import:vike-vue-pinia/__internal/integration/onCreatePageContext:onCreatePageContext',
+  meta: {
+    onCreatePinia: {
+      env: { client: true, server: true },
+      cumulative: true,
+    },
+  },
 } satisfies Config
 
 declare global {
@@ -24,5 +30,16 @@ declare global {
     interface GlobalContext {
       pinia?: Pinia
     }
+    interface Config {
+      /**
+       * Hook called after creating the Pinia instance.
+       *
+       * Use this to register Pinia plugins.
+       */
+      onCreatePinia?: (pageContext: PageContext) => void | Promise<void>
+    }
+    interface ConfigResolved {
+      onCreatePinia?: Array<(pageContext: PageContext) => void | Promise<void>>
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/createPiniaPlus.ts b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/createPiniaPlus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eda43e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/createPiniaPlus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export { createPiniaPlus }
+
+import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import type { PageContext } from 'vike/types'
+
+// Call createPinia() and +onCreatePinia hooks
+async function createPiniaPlus(pageContext: PageContext, useGloablContext?: boolean) {
+  const pinia = createPinia()
+
+  if (useGloablContext) {
+    // Implicitly sets pageContext.pinia (because pageContext inherits all globalContext properties as fallback)
+    pageContext.globalContext.pinia = pinia
+  } else {
+    pageContext.pinia = pinia
+  }
+
+  // Call +onCreatePinia hooks
+  const { onCreatePinia } = pageContext.config
+  if (onCreatePinia) {
+    await Promise.all(onCreatePinia.map((hook) => hook(pageContext)))
+  }
+
+  return pinia
+}
diff --git a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreateApp.ts b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreateApp.ts
index 36f4b801..4bed0e45 100644
--- a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreateApp.ts
+++ b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreateApp.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 export { onCreateApp }
 
 import type { PageContext } from 'vike/types'
-import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { createPiniaPlus } from './createPiniaPlus'
 
-function onCreateApp(pageContext: PageContext) {
+async function onCreateApp(pageContext: PageContext) {
   const { app } = pageContext
   if (!app) return
 
   if (pageContext.isClientSide) {
-    const pinia = createPinia()
+    const pinia = await createPiniaPlus(pageContext, true)
     const { _piniaInitialState } = pageContext
     if (_piniaInitialState) {
       pinia.state.value = {
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function onCreateApp(pageContext: PageContext) {
         ...pinia.state.value,
       }
     }
-    pageContext.globalContext.pinia = pinia
   }
 
   app.use(pageContext.globalContext.pinia ?? pageContext.pinia!)
diff --git a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreatePageContext.server.ts b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreatePageContext.server.ts
index 9a0eb5b4..2cad2b2b 100644
--- a/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreatePageContext.server.ts
+++ b/packages/vike-vue-pinia/integration/onCreatePageContext.server.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export { onCreatePageContext }
 
 import type { PageContextServer } from 'vike/types'
-import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { createPiniaPlus } from './createPiniaPlus'
 
-function onCreatePageContext(pageContext: PageContextServer) {
-  pageContext.pinia = createPinia()
+async function onCreatePageContext(pageContext: PageContextServer) {
+  await createPiniaPlus(pageContext)
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8ee42f54..71d9fd58 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ importers:
       pinia:
         specifier: ^3.0.1
         version: 3.0.1(typescript@5.9.2)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.9.2))
+      pinia-plugin-persistedstate:
+        specifier: ^4.7.1
+        version: 4.7.1(pinia@3.0.1(typescript@5.9.2)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.9.2)))
       vike:
         specifier: ^0.4.247
         version: 0.4.247(vite@7.1.5)
@@ -1135,6 +1138,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-SUwdGfqdKOwxCPeVYjwSyRpJ7Z+fhpwIAtmCUdZIWZ/YP5R9WAsyuSgpLVDi9bjWoN2LXHNss/dk3urXtdQxGg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
 
+  defu@6.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-mEQCMmwJu317oSz8CwdIOdwf3xMif1ttiM8LTufzc3g6kR+9Pe236twL8j3IYT1F7GfRgGcW6MWxzZjLIkuHIg==}
+
   delayed-stream@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
@@ -1510,6 +1516,20 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5gTmgEY/sqK6gFXLIsQNH19lWb4ebPDLA4SdLP7dsWkIXHWlG66oPuVvXSGFPppYZz8ZDZq0dYYrbHfBCVUb1Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  pinia-plugin-persistedstate@4.7.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WHOqh2esDlR3eAaknPbqXrkkj0D24h8shrDPqysgCFR6ghqP/fpFfJmMPJp0gETHsvrh9YNNg6dQfo2OEtDnIQ==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@nuxt/kit': '>=3.0.0'
+      '@pinia/nuxt': '>=0.10.0'
+      pinia: '>=3.0.0'
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      '@nuxt/kit':
+        optional: true
+      '@pinia/nuxt':
+        optional: true
+      pinia:
+        optional: true
+
   pinia@3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WXglsDzztOTH6IfcJ99ltYZin2mY8XZCXujkYWVIJlBjqsP6ST7zw+Aarh63E1cDVYeyUcPCxPHzJpEOmzB6Wg==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -2666,6 +2686,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       type-detect: 4.1.0
 
+  defu@6.1.4: {}
+
   delayed-stream@1.0.0: {}
 
   dot-prop@5.3.0:
@@ -3030,6 +3052,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   picomatch@4.0.3: {}
 
+  pinia-plugin-persistedstate@4.7.1(pinia@3.0.1(typescript@5.9.2)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.9.2))):
+    dependencies:
+      defu: 6.1.4
+    optionalDependencies:
+      pinia: 3.0.1(typescript@5.9.2)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.9.2))
+
   pinia@3.0.1(typescript@5.9.2)(vue@3.5.13(typescript@5.9.2)):
     dependencies:
       '@vue/devtools-api': 7.7.2