diff --git a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
index aa3ec5a5..e30fe36c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ export class Extension<Options = any> {
   }
 
   configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
-    this.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
-
     // return a new instance so we can use the same extension
     // with different calls of `configure`
-    return this.extend()
+    const extension = this.extend()
+
+    extension.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
+
+    return extension
   }
 
   extend<ExtendedOptions = Options>(extendedConfig: Partial<ExtensionConfig<ExtendedOptions>> = {}) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Mark.ts b/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
index 71f23ac9..02dc59b9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
@@ -351,11 +351,13 @@ export class Mark<Options = any> {
   }
 
   configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
-    this.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
-
     // return a new instance so we can use the same extension
     // with different calls of `configure`
-    return this.extend()
+    const extension = this.extend()
+
+    extension.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
+
+    return extension
   }
 
   extend<ExtendedOptions = Options>(extendedConfig: Partial<MarkConfig<ExtendedOptions>> = {}) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Node.ts b/packages/core/src/Node.ts
index 8caf936f..82236614 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Node.ts
@@ -432,11 +432,13 @@ export class Node<Options = any> {
   }
 
   configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
-    this.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
-
     // return a new instance so we can use the same extension
     // with different calls of `configure`
-    return this.extend()
+    const extension = this.extend()
+
+    extension.options = mergeDeep(this.options, options) as Options
+
+    return extension
   }
 
   extend<ExtendedOptions = Options>(extendedConfig: Partial<NodeConfig<ExtendedOptions>> = {}) {
diff --git a/tests/cypress/integration/core/extensionOptions.spec.ts b/tests/cypress/integration/core/extensionOptions.spec.ts
index ef8e4abd..ee5a52f9 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/integration/core/extensionOptions.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/integration/core/extensionOptions.spec.ts
@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ describe('extension options', () => {
       .create({
         defaultOptions: {
           foo: 1,
+          bar: 2,
         },
       })
 
     const extension1 = extension.configure({
       foo: 2,
+      bar: 4,
     })
 
     const extension2 = extension.configure({
@@ -140,10 +142,12 @@ describe('extension options', () => {
 
     expect(extension1.options).to.deep.eq({
       foo: 2,
+      bar: 4,
     })
 
     expect(extension2.options).to.deep.eq({
       foo: 3,
+      bar: 2,
     })
   })
 })