diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md b/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0c01a8b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-swans-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@udecode/plate-yjs': patch
+---
+
+Allow BYO provider instead of plate hocuspocus setup.
diff --git a/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts b/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
index 84ec0c97c3..d6ec783576 100644
--- a/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/yjs/src/lib/BaseYjsPlugin.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type YjsConfig = PluginConfig<
   {
     isConnected: boolean;
     isSynced: boolean;
-    provider: HocuspocusProvider;
+    provider?: HocuspocusProvider;
     /** WithCursors options */
     cursorOptions?: WithCursorsOptions;
     disableCursors?: boolean;
@@ -34,11 +34,26 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
   options: {
     isConnected: false,
     isSynced: false,
-    provider: {} as any,
   },
 }).extend(({ getOptions, setOption }) => {
-  const { hocuspocusProviderOptions } = getOptions();
+  const { hocuspocusProviderOptions, provider } = getOptions();
 
+  if (provider) {
+    provider.on('connect', () => {
+      setOption('isConnected', true);
+    });
+    provider.on('disconnect', () => {
+      setOption('isConnected', false);
+      setOption('isSynced', false);
+    });
+    provider.on('synced', () => {
+      setOption('isSynced', true);
+    });
+
+    return {
+      options: { provider },
+    };
+  }
   if (!hocuspocusProviderOptions) {
     throw new Error('HocuspocusProvider configuration is required');
   }
@@ -48,9 +63,9 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
    * connected ydoc, is not destroyed, the changes will be synced to other
    * clients via the connected server.
    */
-  const provider = new HocuspocusProvider({
+  const defaultProvider = new HocuspocusProvider({
     ...hocuspocusProviderOptions,
-    onAwarenessChange() {},
+    onAwarenessChange() { },
     onConnect() {
       setOption('isConnected', true);
       hocuspocusProviderOptions.onConnect?.();
@@ -67,6 +82,6 @@ export const BaseYjsPlugin = createTSlatePlugin<YjsConfig>({
   });
 
   return {
-    options: { provider },
+    options: { provider: defaultProvider },
   };
 });
diff --git a/packages/yjs/src/lib/withPlateYjs.ts b/packages/yjs/src/lib/withPlateYjs.ts
index 3f511af0f0..eb291d9956 100644
--- a/packages/yjs/src/lib/withPlateYjs.ts
+++ b/packages/yjs/src/lib/withPlateYjs.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export const withPlateYjs: ExtendEditor<YjsConfig> = ({
   // not reactive
   const { cursorOptions, disableCursors, provider, yjsOptions } = getOptions();
 
+  if (!provider)
+    throw new Error('HocuspocusProvider configuration is required');
+
   const sharedType = provider.document.get(
     'content',
     Y.XmlText
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a8c5023f85..40a064e9e3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6360,7 +6360,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@udecode/plate-ai@workspace:packages/ai"
   dependencies:
     "@udecode/plate-combobox": "npm:44.0.0"
-    "@udecode/plate-markdown": "npm:46.0.3"
+    "@udecode/plate-markdown": "npm:46.0.8"
     "@udecode/plate-selection": "npm:46.0.4"
     ai: "npm:^3.4.33"
     lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
@@ -6832,7 +6832,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@udecode/plate-markdown@npm:46.0.3, @udecode/plate-markdown@workspace:^, @udecode/plate-markdown@workspace:packages/markdown":
+"@udecode/plate-markdown@npm:46.0.8, @udecode/plate-markdown@workspace:^, @udecode/plate-markdown@workspace:packages/markdown":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@udecode/plate-markdown@workspace:packages/markdown"
   dependencies: