diff --git a/src/deepmerge.ts b/src/deepmerge.ts
index fc899a150..5eb490420 100644
--- a/src/deepmerge.ts
+++ b/src/deepmerge.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type {
-  DeepMerge,
+  DeepMergeDefault,
   DeepMergeArrays,
   DeepMergeMaps,
   DeepMergeRecords,
   DeepMergeSets,
   DeepMergeUnknowns,
+  MergeFn,
   Property,
 } from "./types";
 import { getKeys, getObjectType, ObjectType, objectHasProperty } from "./utils";
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import { getKeys, getObjectType, ObjectType, objectHasProperty } from "./utils";
  */
 export function deepmerge<Ts extends readonly [unknown, ...unknown[]]>(
   ...objects: readonly [...Ts]
-): DeepMerge<Ts>;
+): DeepMergeDefault<Ts>;
 
 /**
  * Deeply merge two or more objects.
@@ -29,14 +30,31 @@ export function deepmerge(
 export function deepmerge(
   ...objects: Readonly<ReadonlyArray<unknown>>
 ): unknown {
-  if (objects.length === 0) {
-    return {};
-  }
-  if (objects.length === 1) {
-    return objects[0];
-  }
+  return deepmergeCustom(deepmergeUnknowns)(...objects);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Deeply merge two or more objects using the given merge function.
+ *
+ * @param mergeFn - The function used to merge any 2 elements.
+ */
+export function deepmergeCustom(
+  mergeFn: MergeFn<unknown, unknown>
+): (...objects: Readonly<ReadonlyArray<unknown>>) => unknown {
+  const customDeepmerge: (
+    ...objects: Readonly<ReadonlyArray<unknown>>
+  ) => unknown = (...objects) => {
+    if (objects.length === 0) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    if (objects.length === 1) {
+      return objects[0];
+    }
+
+    return objects.reduce(mergeFn);
+  };
 
-  return objects.reduce(deepmergeUnknowns);
+  return customDeepmerge;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 44bd0b5fe..29be31f2b 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,47 @@
 /**
- * Deep merge 1 or more types given in an array.
+ * The default way 1 or more types are deep merged.
  */
-export type DeepMerge<Ts extends readonly [unknown, ...unknown[]]> =
+export type DeepMergeDefault<Ts extends readonly [unknown, ...unknown[]]> =
   Ts extends readonly [infer T1, ...unknown[]]
     ? Ts extends readonly [T1, infer T2, ...infer TRest]
       ? TRest extends Readonly<ReadonlyArray<never>>
-        ? DeepMergeUnknowns<T1, T2>
-        : DeepMergeUnknowns<T1, DeepMerge<[T2, ...TRest]>>
-      : T1
+        ? DeepMergeTwoTypesDefault<T1, T2>
+        : DeepMergeTwoTypesDefault<T1, DeepMergeDefault<[T2, ...TRest]>>
+      : never
     : never;
 
+/**
+ * A function that merges 2 things.
+ */
+export type MergeFn<T1, T2> = (x: T1, y: T2) => unknown;
+
+/**
+ * The default way 2 types are deep merged.
+ */
+type DeepMergeTwoTypesDefault<T1, T2> = DeepMergeTwoTypestWithFunction<
+  T1,
+  T2,
+  (x: unknown, y: unknown) => DeepMergeUnknowns<T1, T2>
+>;
+
+/**
+ * Deep merge 2 types using the given merge function.
+ */
+type DeepMergeTwoTypestWithFunction<
+  T1,
+  T2,
+  M extends (x: unknown, y: unknown) => unknown
+> = M extends (x: unknown, y: unknown) => infer R
+  ? LeafOrType<T1, T2, R>
+  : never;
+
+/**
+ * Get a leaf from the 2 types if one is never, otherwise use the other type.
+ */
+type LeafOrType<L1, L2, T> = Or<IsNever<L1>, IsNever<L2>> extends true
+  ? Leaf<L1, L2>
+  : T;
+
 /**
  * Deep merge 2 types.
  */
diff --git a/tests/.eslintrc.json b/tests/.eslintrc.json
index 780b21225..04e02643b 100644
--- a/tests/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/tests/.eslintrc.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "plugins": ["ava"],
   "extends": ["plugin:ava/recommended"],
   "rules": {
-    "import/no-relative-parent-imports": "off"
+    "import/no-relative-parent-imports": "off",
+    "functional/no-throw-statement": "off"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/deepmerge-custom.test.ts b/tests/deepmerge-custom.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e455d3ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/deepmerge-custom.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import test from "ava";
+
+import { deepmergeCustom } from "../src/deepmerge";
+
+test("custom merge strings", (t) => {
+  const v = "a";
+  const x = "b";
+  const y = "c";
+  const z = "d";
+
+  const expected = "a b c d";
+
+  const myDeepmerge = deepmergeCustom((object1, object2) => {
+    if (typeof object1 !== "string" || typeof object2 !== "string") {
+      throw new TypeError("Assertion error");
+    }
+    return `${object1} ${object2}`;
+  });
+
+  const merged = myDeepmerge(v, x, y, z);
+
+  t.deepEqual(merged, expected);
+});
diff --git a/tests/deepmerge.test.ts b/tests/deepmerge.test.ts
index b80645478..e02699b48 100644
--- a/tests/deepmerge.test.ts
+++ b/tests/deepmerge.test.ts
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ test(`can merge nested objects`, (t) => {
     },
   };
 
+  const merged = deepmerge(x, y);
+
   t.deepEqual(x, {
     key1: {
       subkey1: `value1`,
       subkey2: `value2`,
     },
   });
-  t.deepEqual(deepmerge(x, y), expected);
+  t.deepEqual(merged, expected);
 });
 
 test(`replaces simple prop with nested object`, (t) => {