diff --git a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
index aec32953..9c4063a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,16 @@ export class Extension<Options = any, Commands = any> {
     return new Extension<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  set(options: Options) {
+  set(options: Partial<Options>) {
+    return Extension
+      .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as ExtensionSpec<Options, Commands>)
+      .#set({
+        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
+        ...options,
+      })
+  }
+
+  #set = (options: Partial<Options>) => {
     this.options = {
       ...this.config.defaultOptions,
       ...options,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/MarkExtension.ts b/packages/core/src/MarkExtension.ts
index 64a7e9e6..a934eb7c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/MarkExtension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/MarkExtension.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,16 @@ export class MarkExtension<Options = any, Commands = {}> {
     return new MarkExtension<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  set(options: Options) {
+  set(options: Partial<Options>) {
+    return MarkExtension
+      .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as MarkExtensionSpec<Options, Commands>)
+      .#set({
+        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
+        ...options,
+      })
+  }
+
+  #set = (options: Partial<Options>) => {
     this.options = {
       ...this.config.defaultOptions,
       ...options,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/NodeExtension.ts b/packages/core/src/NodeExtension.ts
index 79991887..84e9cf77 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NodeExtension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/NodeExtension.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,16 @@ export class NodeExtension<Options = any, Commands = {}> {
     return new NodeExtension<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  set(options: Options) {
+  set(options: Partial<Options>) {
+    return NodeExtension
+      .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as NodeExtensionSpec<Options, Commands>)
+      .#set({
+        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
+        ...options,
+      })
+  }
+
+  #set = (options: Partial<Options>) => {
     this.options = {
       ...this.config.defaultOptions,
       ...options,