diff --git a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
index 16ac342e..588ac3c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ export default abstract class Extension {
 
   constructor(options = {}) {
     this.options = {
-      ...this.defaultOptions,
+      ...this.defaultOptions(),
       ...options,
     }
   }
   
   editor!: Editor
   options: { [key: string]: any } = {}
-  defaultOptions: { [key: string]: any } = {}
   
   public abstract name: string
   
@@ -23,6 +22,10 @@ export default abstract class Extension {
     this.editor = editor
   }
 
+  defaultOptions(): { [key: string]: any } {
+    return {}
+  }
+
   update(): any {
     return () => {}
   }
diff --git a/packages/extension-history/index.ts b/packages/extension-history/index.ts
index 07eac3e4..489cb2cd 100644
--- a/packages/extension-history/index.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-history/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export default class History extends Extension {
 
   name = 'history'
 
+  defaultOptions() {
+    return {
+      historyPluginOptions: {},
+    }
+  }
+
   commands(): CommandSpec {
     return {
       undo: (next, { view }) => {
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ export default class History extends Extension {
 
   plugins() {
     return [
-      history()
+      history(this.options.historyPluginOptions)
     ]
   }