diff --git a/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
index d670905d..25c897b5 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   lib,
+  config,
   helpers,
-  pkgs,
+  options,
   ...
 }:
 with lib;
@@ -235,8 +236,30 @@ helpers.neovim-plugin.mkNeovimPlugin {
   };
 
   extraConfig = cfg: {
-    extraPlugins = mkIf (
-      isBool cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history && cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history
-    ) [ pkgs.vimPlugins.sqlite-lua ];
+    # TODO: added 2024-09-14 remove after 24.11
+    plugins.sqlite-lua.enable = mkOverride 1490 true;
+    warnings =
+      optional
+        (
+          isBool cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history
+          && cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history
+          && options.plugins.sqlite-lua.enable.highestPrio == 1490
+        )
+        ''
+          Nixvim (plugins.neoclip) `sqlite-lua` automatic installation is deprecated.
+          Please use `plugins.sqlite-lua.enable`.
+        '';
+
+    assertions = [
+      {
+        assertion =
+          isBool cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history && cfg.settings.enable_persistent_history
+          -> config.plugins.sqlite-lua.enable;
+        message = ''
+          Nixvim (plugins.neoclip): The persistent history sqlite storage backend needs `sqlite-lua` to function as intended.
+          You can enable it by setting `plugins.sqlite-lua.enable` to `true`.
+        '';
+      }
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
index 40e8886f..da1e02ce 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/neoclip/default.nix
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
     # re-enable when sqlite fixed
     test.runNvim = false;
 
-    plugins.neoclip = {
-      enable = true;
+    plugins = {
+      sqlite-lua.enable = true;
+      neoclip = {
+        enable = true;
 
-      # This triggers the addition of `pkgs.vimPlugins.sqlite-lua` to `extraPlugins`
-      settings.enable_persistent_history = true;
+        settings.enable_persistent_history = true;
+      };
     };
   };