diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/load.test.ts b/@commitlint/load/src/load.test.ts
index 80e71147d9..2686d1aa13 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/load.test.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/load.test.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test('plugins should be loaded from local', async () => {
 
 	expect(actual.plugins).toEqual(
 		expect.objectContaining({
-			local: {
+			'local-0': {
 				rules: {
 					test: expect.any(Function)
 				}
@@ -85,6 +85,38 @@ test('plugins should be loaded from local', async () => {
 	);
 });
 
+test('multiple local plugins should be supported', async () => {
+	const actual = await load({
+		plugins: [
+			{
+				rules: {
+					test1: () => [true, 'asd']
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				rules: {
+					test2: () => [true, 'fgh']
+				}
+			}
+		]
+	});
+
+	expect(actual.plugins).toEqual(
+		expect.objectContaining({
+			'local-0': {
+				rules: {
+					test1: expect.any(Function)
+				}
+			},
+			'local-1': {
+				rules: {
+					test2: expect.any(Function)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	);
+});
+
 test('plugins should be loaded from config', async () => {
 	const cwd = await gitBootstrap('fixtures/extends-plugins');
 	const actual = await load({}, {cwd});
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/load.ts b/@commitlint/load/src/load.ts
index 63fec9b908..a02e32c7b3 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/load.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/load.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ import {pickConfig} from './utils/pick-config';
 const w = <T>(_: unknown, b: ArrayLike<T> | null | undefined | false) =>
 	Array.isArray(b) ? b : undefined;
 
+const generateLocalId = () => {
+	let id = 0;
+
+	return () => `local-${id++}`;
+};
+
 export default async function load(
 	seed: UserConfig = {},
 	options: LoadOptions = {}
@@ -86,11 +92,13 @@ export default async function load(
 
 	// resolve plugins
 	if (Array.isArray(config.plugins)) {
+		const localIdGenerator = generateLocalId();
+
 		config.plugins.forEach(plugin => {
 			if (typeof plugin === 'string') {
 				loadPlugin(preset.plugins, plugin, process.env.DEBUG === 'true');
 			} else {
-				preset.plugins.local = plugin;
+				preset.plugins[localIdGenerator()] = plugin;
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/docs/reference-plugins.md b/docs/reference-plugins.md
index 6782fb49d5..e43f8a9dda 100644
--- a/docs/reference-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/reference-plugins.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Add these keywords into your `package.json` file to make it easy for others to f
 
 ## Local Plugins
 
-In case you want to develop your plugins locally without the need to publish to `npm`, you can send declare your plugins inside your project locally. Please be aware that you can declare **only one** local plugin.
+In case you want to develop your plugins locally without the need to publish to `npm`, you can send declare your plugins inside your project locally. This is also a great way to include specific rules in a [shareable configuration](https://commitlint.js.org/#/reference-configuration?id=shareable-configuration).
 
 ### Usage Example