diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 38b044f35..0f6478073 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "@ionic/utils-fs": "^3.1.6",
     "@ionic/utils-subprocess": "2.1.11",
     "@ionic/utils-terminal": "^2.3.3",
+    "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^4.0.1",
     "commander": "^9.3.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "env-paths": "^2.2.0",
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.7",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",
+    "@types/npmcli__map-workspaces": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/plist": "^3.0.2",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.0.14",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.10",
diff --git a/cli/src/config.ts b/cli/src/config.ts
index c88590185..22ddd25ae 100644
--- a/cli/src/config.ts
+++ b/cli/src/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { fatal, isFatal } from './errors';
 import { logger } from './log';
 import { tryFn } from './util/fn';
 import { formatJSObject } from './util/js';
-import { findNXMonorepoRoot, isNXMonorepo } from './util/monorepotools';
+import { findMonorepoRoot, findNXMonorepoRoot, isMonorepo, isNXMonorepo } from './util/monorepotools';
 import { requireTS, resolveNode } from './util/node';
 import { lazy } from './util/promise';
 import { getCommandOutput } from './util/subprocess';
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ export async function loadConfig(): Promise<Config> {
     return {};
   })();
 
+  const workspacesSetup = await (async (): Promise<Config['app']['workspaces'] | undefined> => {
+    if (isMonorepo(appRootDir) && conf.extConfig.workspaces === 'npm') {
+      const { fileType, path: rootOfMonorepo } = findMonorepoRoot(appRootDir);
+      if (fileType === 'yaml') {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const pkgJSONOfMonorepoRoot: { workspaces: string[] } | null = await tryFn(
+        readJSON,
+        resolve(rootOfMonorepo, 'package.json'),
+      );
+      const workspaces = pkgJSONOfMonorepoRoot?.workspaces ?? [];
+      return {
+        type: conf.extConfig.workspaces,
+        workspaceDirs: workspaces,
+        workspaceRoot: rootOfMonorepo,
+      };
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  })();
+
   const appId = conf.extConfig.appId ?? '';
   const appName = conf.extConfig.appName ?? '';
   const webDir = conf.extConfig.webDir ?? 'www';
@@ -61,6 +81,7 @@ export async function loadConfig(): Promise<Config> {
         version: '1.0.0',
         ...depsForNx,
       },
+      workspaces: workspacesSetup,
       ...conf,
     },
   };
diff --git a/cli/src/declarations.ts b/cli/src/declarations.ts
index 4bd9b54cd..ce2101135 100644
--- a/cli/src/declarations.ts
+++ b/cli/src/declarations.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,17 @@ export interface CapacitorConfig {
    * @since 3.0.0
    */
   includePlugins?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * Name of the workspace tool you are using.
+   *
+   * Setting this option tells `npx cap sync` to check you workspace packages for capacitor plugins.
+   *
+   * Currently only `npm` workspaces are supported.
+   *
+   * @since X.X.X
+   * */
+  readonly workspaces?: 'npm';
 }
 
 export interface PluginsConfig {
diff --git a/cli/src/definitions.ts b/cli/src/definitions.ts
index a81278120..6589ba411 100644
--- a/cli/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/cli/src/definitions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const enum OS {
 export interface PackageJson {
   readonly name: string;
   readonly version: string;
+  readonly workspaces?: string[];
   readonly dependencies?: { readonly [key: string]: string | undefined };
   readonly devDependencies?: { readonly [key: string]: string | undefined };
 }
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ export interface AppConfig {
   readonly extConfigName: string;
   readonly extConfigFilePath: string;
   readonly extConfig: ExternalConfig;
+  readonly workspaces:
+    | { type: 'npm'; workspaceDirs: string[]; workspaceRoot: string }
+    | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface AndroidConfig extends PlatformConfig {
diff --git a/cli/src/plugin.ts b/cli/src/plugin.ts
index b5b98c996..ec16dca6b 100644
--- a/cli/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/cli/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { readJSON } from '@ionic/utils-fs';
+import mapWorkspaces from '@npmcli/map-workspaces';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 
 import c from './colors';
@@ -52,8 +53,29 @@ export function getIncludedPluginPackages(config: Config, platform: string): rea
       return extConfig.ios?.includePlugins ?? extConfig.includePlugins;
   }
 }
-
 export async function getPlugins(config: Config, platform: string): Promise<Plugin[]> {
+  if (config.app.workspaces?.type === 'npm') {
+    const { workspaceDirs, workspaceRoot } = config.app.workspaces;
+    const workspacePackages = await mapWorkspaces({
+      cwd: workspaceRoot,
+      pkg: { workspaces: workspaceDirs },
+    });
+    const resolvedWorkspacePackages = await Promise.all(
+      Array.from(workspacePackages.entries()).map(async ([name, path]) => {
+        return parsePluginMeta(join(path, 'package.json'), name);
+      }),
+    );
+    const possiblePackageJsonPlugins = getIncludedPluginPackages(config, platform) ?? getDependencies(config);
+
+    const resolvedPackageJsonPlugins = await Promise.all(
+      possiblePackageJsonPlugins.map(async (p) => resolvePlugin(config, p)),
+    );
+
+    const plugins = [...resolvedPackageJsonPlugins, ...resolvedWorkspacePackages].filter(
+      (p): p is Plugin => p !== null,
+    );
+    return plugins;
+  }
   const possiblePlugins = getIncludedPluginPackages(config, platform) ?? getDependencies(config);
   const resolvedPlugins = await Promise.all(possiblePlugins.map(async (p) => resolvePlugin(config, p)));
 
@@ -67,6 +89,15 @@ export async function resolvePlugin(config: Config, name: string): Promise<Plugi
       fatal(`Unable to find ${c.strong(`node_modules/${name}`)}.\n` + `Are you sure ${c.strong(name)} is installed?`);
     }
 
+    return parsePluginMeta(packagePath, name);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+const parsePluginMeta = async (packagePath: string, name: string): Promise<Plugin | null> => {
+  try {
     const rootPath = dirname(packagePath);
     const meta = await readJSON(packagePath);
     if (!meta) {
@@ -92,11 +123,11 @@ export async function resolvePlugin(config: Config, name: string): Promise<Plugi
       repository: meta.repository,
       xml: xmlMeta.plugin,
     };
-  } catch (e) {
-    // ignore
+  } catch {
+    // ignore;
   }
   return null;
-}
+};
 
 export function getDependencies(config: Config): string[] {
   return [
diff --git a/cli/src/util/monorepotools.ts b/cli/src/util/monorepotools.ts
index 19367aa68..20270562a 100644
--- a/cli/src/util/monorepotools.ts
+++ b/cli/src/util/monorepotools.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@ import { join, dirname, relative } from 'node:path';
 /**
  * Finds the monorepo root from the given path.
  * @param currentPath - The current path to start searching from.
- * @returns The path to the monorepo root.
+ * @return an object describing the monorepo root and the type of file where the workspace config was detected.
  * @throws An error if the monorepo root is not found.
  */
-export function findMonorepoRoot(currentPath: string): string {
+export function findMonorepoRoot(currentPath: string): {
+  /**
+   * The type of file where the workspace config was detected (ex. json for npm/yarn, yaml for pnpm).
+   */
+  fileType: 'json' | 'yaml';
+  path: string;
+} {
   const packageJsonPath = join(currentPath, 'package.json');
   const pnpmWorkspacePath = join(currentPath, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml');
-  if (
-    existsSync(pnpmWorkspacePath) ||
-    (existsSync(packageJsonPath) && JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8')).workspaces)
-  ) {
-    return currentPath;
+  if (existsSync(pnpmWorkspacePath)) {
+    return { fileType: 'yaml', path: currentPath };
+  } else if (existsSync(packageJsonPath) && JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8')).workspaces) {
+    return { fileType: 'json', path: currentPath };
   }
   const parentPath = dirname(currentPath);
   if (parentPath === currentPath) {
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ export function findPackagePath(
  * @returns The relative path to the package, or null if not found.
  */
 export function findPackageRelativePathInMonorepo(packageName: string, currentPath: string): string | null {
-  const monorepoRoot = findMonorepoRoot(currentPath);
+  const { path: monorepoRoot } = findMonorepoRoot(currentPath);
   const packagePath = findPackagePath(packageName, currentPath, monorepoRoot);
   if (packagePath) {
     return relative(currentPath, packagePath);