diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 73c34458..1e3ab17f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 import { validate } from 'schema-utils';
 
 import schema from './plugin-options.json';
-import { shared, MODULE_TYPE, compareModulesByIdentifier } from './utils';
+import {
+  MODULE_TYPE,
+  compareModulesByIdentifier,
+  provideLoaderContext,
+} from './utils';
 
-const pluginName = 'mini-css-extract-plugin';
+export const pluginName = 'mini-css-extract-plugin';
+export const pluginSymbol = Symbol(pluginName);
 
 const REGEXP_CHUNKHASH = /\[chunkhash(?::(\d+))?\]/i;
 const REGEXP_CONTENTHASH = /\[contenthash(?::(\d+))?\]/i;
@@ -18,8 +23,23 @@ const CODE_GENERATION_RESULT = {
   runtimeRequirements: new Set(),
 };
 
+/**
+ * @type WeakMap<webpack, CssModule>
+ */
+const cssModuleCache = new WeakMap();
+/**
+ * @type WeakMap<webpack, CssDependency>
+ */
+const cssDependencyCache = new WeakMap();
+
 class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
   static getCssModule(webpack) {
+    /**
+     * Prevent creation of multiple CssModule classes to allow other integrations to get the current CssModule.
+     */
+    if (cssModuleCache.has(webpack)) {
+      return cssModuleCache.get(webpack);
+    }
     class CssModule extends webpack.Module {
       constructor({
         context,
@@ -134,6 +154,8 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
       }
     }
 
+    cssModuleCache.set(webpack, CssModule);
+
     if (
       webpack.util &&
       webpack.util.serialization &&
@@ -181,6 +203,12 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
   }
 
   static getCssDependency(webpack) {
+    /**
+     * Prevent creation of multiple CssDependency classes to allow other integrations to get the current CssDependency.
+     */
+    if (cssDependencyCache.has(webpack)) {
+      return cssDependencyCache.get(webpack);
+    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
     class CssDependency extends webpack.Dependency {
       constructor(
@@ -231,6 +259,8 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
       }
     }
 
+    cssDependencyCache.set(webpack, CssDependency);
+
     if (
       webpack.util &&
       webpack.util.serialization &&
@@ -356,16 +386,18 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
       }
     }
 
-    // initializeCssDependency
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
-    const { CssModule, CssDependency } = shared(webpack, (webpack) => {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
-      const CssModule = MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssModule(webpack);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
-      const CssDependency = MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssDependency(webpack);
-
-      return { CssModule, CssDependency };
-    });
+    const CssModule = MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssModule(webpack);
+    const CssDependency = MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssDependency(webpack);
+
+    provideLoaderContext(
+      compiler,
+      `${pluginName} loader context`,
+      (loaderContext) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+        loaderContext[pluginSymbol] = true;
+      },
+      false
+    );
 
     compiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap(pluginName, (compilation) => {
       class CssModuleFactory {
@@ -1093,7 +1125,7 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
       return usedModules;
     }
 
-    modules = [...modules];
+    const modulesList = [...modules];
 
     const [chunkGroup] = chunk.groupsIterable;
     const moduleIndexFunctionName =
@@ -1103,16 +1135,18 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
 
     if (typeof chunkGroup[moduleIndexFunctionName] === 'function') {
       // Store dependencies for modules
-      const moduleDependencies = new Map(modules.map((m) => [m, new Set()]));
+      const moduleDependencies = new Map(
+        modulesList.map((m) => [m, new Set()])
+      );
       const moduleDependenciesReasons = new Map(
-        modules.map((m) => [m, new Map()])
+        modulesList.map((m) => [m, new Map()])
       );
 
       // Get ordered list of modules per chunk group
       // This loop also gathers dependencies from the ordered lists
       // Lists are in reverse order to allow to use Array.pop()
       const modulesByChunkGroup = Array.from(chunk.groupsIterable, (cg) => {
-        const sortedModules = modules
+        const sortedModules = modulesList
           .map((m) => {
             return {
               module: m,
@@ -1145,7 +1179,7 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
 
       const unusedModulesFilter = (m) => !usedModules.has(m);
 
-      while (usedModules.size < modules.length) {
+      while (usedModules.size < modulesList.length) {
         let success = false;
         let bestMatch;
         let bestMatchDeps;
@@ -1227,8 +1261,8 @@ class MiniCssExtractPlugin {
       // (to avoid a breaking change)
       // TODO remove this in next major version
       // and increase minimum webpack version to 4.12.0
-      modules.sort((a, b) => a.index2 - b.index2);
-      usedModules = modules;
+      modulesList.sort((a, b) => a.index2 - b.index2);
+      usedModules = modulesList;
     }
 
     this._sortedModulesCache.set(chunk, usedModules);
diff --git a/src/loader.js b/src/loader.js
index a72366ac..686dfcff 100644
--- a/src/loader.js
+++ b/src/loader.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import path from 'path';
 import loaderUtils from 'loader-utils';
 import { validate } from 'schema-utils';
 
-import { shared, findModuleById, evalModuleCode } from './utils';
+import { findModuleById, evalModuleCode, provideLoaderContext } from './utils';
 import schema from './loader-options.json';
 
-const pluginName = 'mini-css-extract-plugin';
+import MiniCssExtractPlugin, { pluginName, pluginSymbol } from './index';
 
 function hotLoader(content, context) {
   const accept = context.locals
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export function pitch(request) {
     baseDataPath: 'options',
   });
 
+  if (!this[pluginSymbol]) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "You forgot to add 'mini-css-extract-plugin' plugin (i.e. `{ plugins: [new MiniCssExtractPlugin()] }`), please read https://github.com/webpack-contrib/mini-css-extract-plugin#getting-started"
+    );
+  }
+
   const loaders = this.loaders.slice(this.loaderIndex + 1);
 
   this.addDependency(this.resourcePath);
@@ -108,33 +114,18 @@ export function pitch(request) {
 
   new LimitChunkCountPlugin({ maxChunks: 1 }).apply(childCompiler);
 
-  const NormalModule = webpack.NormalModule
-    ? webpack.NormalModule
-    : // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-      require('webpack/lib/NormalModule');
-
-  childCompiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap(
-    `${pluginName} loader`,
-    (compilation) => {
-      const normalModuleHook =
-        typeof NormalModule.getCompilationHooks !== 'undefined'
-          ? NormalModule.getCompilationHooks(compilation).loader
-          : compilation.hooks.normalModuleLoader;
-
-      normalModuleHook.tap(`${pluginName} loader`, (loaderContext, module) => {
-        if (module.request === request) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-          module.loaders = loaders.map((loader) => {
-            return {
-              loader: loader.path,
-              options: loader.options,
-              ident: loader.ident,
-            };
-          });
-        }
+  provideLoaderContext(childCompiler, `${pluginName} loader`, (_, module) => {
+    if (module.request === request) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+      module.loaders = loaders.map((loader) => {
+        return {
+          loader: loader.path,
+          options: loader.options,
+          ident: loader.ident,
+        };
       });
     }
-  );
+  });
 
   let source;
 
@@ -205,15 +196,7 @@ export function pitch(request) {
         }
 
         const count = identifierCountMap.get(dependency.identifier) || 0;
-        const { CssDependency } = shared(webpack, () => {
-          return {};
-        });
-
-        if (!CssDependency) {
-          throw new Error(
-            "You forgot to add 'mini-css-extract-plugin' plugin (i.e. `{ plugins: [new MiniCssExtractPlugin()] }`), please read https://github.com/webpack-contrib/mini-css-extract-plugin#getting-started"
-          );
-        }
+        const CssDependency = MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssDependency(webpack);
 
         this._module.addDependency(
           (lastDep = new CssDependency(dependency, dependency.context, count))
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 98e5140e..ae0fc7ff 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -49,26 +49,30 @@ function compareModulesByIdentifier(a, b) {
   return compareIds(a.identifier(), b.identifier());
 }
 
-const initializeCache = new WeakMap();
-
-function shared(webpack, initializer) {
-  const cacheEntry = initializeCache.get(webpack);
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undefined
-  if (cacheEntry !== undefined) {
-    return cacheEntry;
-  }
-
-  const constructors = initializer(webpack);
-  const result = { ...constructors };
-
-  initializeCache.set(webpack, result);
-
-  return result;
+function provideLoaderContext(compiler, name, handler, thisCompilation = true) {
+  const NormalModule =
+    compiler.webpack && compiler.webpack.NormalModule
+      ? compiler.webpack.NormalModule
+      : // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+        require('webpack/lib/NormalModule');
+
+  compiler.hooks[thisCompilation ? 'thisCompilation' : 'compilation'].tap(
+    name,
+    (compilation) => {
+      const normalModuleHook =
+        typeof NormalModule.getCompilationHooks !== 'undefined'
+          ? NormalModule.getCompilationHooks(compilation).loader
+          : compilation.hooks.normalModuleLoader;
+
+      normalModuleHook.tap(name, (loaderContext, module) =>
+        handler(loaderContext, module, compilation)
+      );
+    }
+  );
 }
 
 export {
-  shared,
+  provideLoaderContext,
   MODULE_TYPE,
   findModuleById,
   evalModuleCode,
diff --git a/test/api.test.js b/test/api.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6e79a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import webpack from 'webpack';
+
+import MiniCssExtractPlugin from '../src';
+
+describe('API', () => {
+  it('should return the same CssModule when same webpack instance provided', () => {
+    expect(MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssModule(webpack)).toEqual(
+      MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssModule(webpack)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should return the same CssDependency when same webpack instance provided', () => {
+    expect(MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssDependency(webpack)).toEqual(
+      MiniCssExtractPlugin.getCssDependency(webpack)
+    );
+  });
+});