diff --git a/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix
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+++ b/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix
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+{ lib, ... }:
+lib.nixvim.plugins.mkNeovimPlugin {
+  name = "lzn-auto-require";
+  description = ''
+    Auto load optional plugins via lua modules with `lz.n`.
+
+    This plugin overrides the `require` function to also search for plugins in
+    `{packpath}/*/opt` and load them using `lz.n`.
+  '';
+
+  hasSettings = false;
+  setup = ".enable";
+  configLocation = lib.mkOrder 5000 "extraConfigLuaPost"; # Register after everything to catch mistates
+
+  maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.axka ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix
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+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/lzn-auto-require/default.nix
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+{
+  e2e =
+    { lib, ... }:
+    {
+      plugins.lz-n.enable = true;
+      plugins.lzn-auto-require.enable = true;
+
+      plugins.smart-splits = {
+        enable = true;
+        lazyLoad.settings.lazy = true; # manual lazy-loading
+      };
+
+      extraConfigLuaPost = lib.mkMerge [
+        (lib.mkOrder 4999 ''
+          local success, _ = pcall(require, 'smart-splits')
+          if success then
+            print("require should not succeed")
+          end
+        '')
+        (lib.mkOrder 5001 ''
+          local success, _ = pcall(require, 'smart-splits')
+          if not success then
+            print("require should succeed")
+          end
+        '')
+      ];
+    };
+}