diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index be904bd619..5768d3b999 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ A template plugin can be found in (plugins/TEMPLATE.nix)[https://github.com/nix-
 | **url**                      | The URL of the plugin's repository.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes      | `package` parameter's `meta.homepage`                                                           |
 | **callSetup**                | Indicating whether to call the setup function. Useful when `setup` function needs customizations.                                                                                                                                                    | No       | `true`                                                                                          |
 | **colorscheme**              | The name of the colorscheme.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | No       | `name` parameter                                                                                |
-| **configLocation**           | The location for the Lua configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                              | No       | `"extraConfigLuaPre"` if `isColorscheme` then `extraConfigLuaPre`, otherwise `"extraConfigLua"` |
+| **configLocation**           | The option location where the lua configuration should be installed. Nested option locations can be represented as a list. The location can also be wrapped using `lib.mkBefore`, `lib.mkAfter`, or `lib.mkOrder`.                                   | No       | `"extraConfigLuaPre"` if `isColorscheme` then `extraConfigLuaPre`, otherwise `"extraConfigLua"` |
 | **deprecateExtraOptions**    | Indicating whether to deprecate the `extraOptions` attribute. Mainly used for old plugins.                                                                                                                                                           | No       | `false`                                                                                         |
 | **description**              | A brief description of the plugin. Can also be used for non-normative documentation, warnings, tips and tricks.                                                                                                                                      | No       | `null`                                                                                          |
 | **extraConfig**              | Additional configuration for the plugin. Either an attrset, a function accepting `cfg`, or a function accepting `cfg` and `opts`.                                                                                                                    | No       | `{}`                                                                                            |
diff --git a/lib/modules.nix b/lib/modules.nix
index bd492c0b43..ff89e1641d 100644
--- a/lib/modules.nix
+++ b/lib/modules.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ in
       (maybeApply opts)
       (lib.mkIf enabled)
     ];
+
+  mkConfigAt =
+    loc: def:
+    let
+      isOrder = loc._type or null == "order";
+      withOrder = if isOrder then lib.modules.mkOrder loc.priority else lib.id;
+      loc' = lib.toList (if isOrder then loc.content else loc);
+    in
+    lib.setAttrByPath loc' (withOrder def);
 }
 // lib.mapAttrs (
   name: msg:
diff --git a/lib/neovim-plugin.nix b/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
index e15856d4dc..c4668cb237 100644
--- a/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
+++ b/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             })
           '';
 
-          setLuaConfig = lib.setAttrByPath (lib.toList configLocation);
+          luaConfigAtLocation = lib.nixvim.modules.mkConfigAt configLocation cfg.luaConfig.content;
         in
         {
           meta = {
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
                   # Add the plugin setup code `require('foo').setup(...)` to the lua configuration
                   (lib.optionalAttrs callSetup { ${namespace}.${name}.luaConfig.content = setupCode; })
 
-                  # Write the lua configuration `luaConfig.content` to the config file when lazy loading is not enabled
-                  (lib.mkIf (!cfg.lazyLoad.enable) (setLuaConfig cfg.luaConfig.content))
+                  # When NOT lazy loading, write `luaConfig.content` to `configLocation`
+                  (lib.mkIf (!cfg.lazyLoad.enable) luaConfigAtLocation)
 
                   # When lazy loading is enabled for this plugin, route its configuration to the enabled provider
                   (lib.mkIf cfg.lazyLoad.enable {
diff --git a/tests/lib-tests.nix b/tests/lib-tests.nix
index cc08e08677..dee7dfe334 100644
--- a/tests/lib-tests.nix
+++ b/tests/lib-tests.nix
@@ -451,6 +451,34 @@ let
           EOFFF'';
       };
     };
+
+    testMkLuaConfig = {
+      expr = lib.mapAttrs (_: loc: helpers.modules.mkConfigAt loc "Hello!") {
+        "simple string" = "foo";
+        "simple list" = [
+          "foo"
+          "bar"
+        ];
+        "mkBefore string" = lib.mkBefore "foo";
+        "mkBefore list" = lib.mkBefore [
+          "foo"
+          "bar"
+        ];
+        "mkAfter string" = lib.mkAfter "foo";
+        "mkAfter list" = lib.mkAfter [
+          "foo"
+          "bar"
+        ];
+      };
+      expected = {
+        "simple string".foo = "Hello!";
+        "simple list".foo.bar = "Hello!";
+        "mkBefore string".foo = lib.mkBefore "Hello!";
+        "mkBefore list".foo.bar = lib.mkBefore "Hello!";
+        "mkAfter string".foo = lib.mkAfter "Hello!";
+        "mkAfter list".foo.bar = lib.mkAfter "Hello!";
+      };
+    };
   };
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