diff --git a/gatsby-source-graphcms/README.md b/gatsby-source-graphcms/README.md
index 837286d..187e49a 100644
--- a/gatsby-source-graphcms/README.md
+++ b/gatsby-source-graphcms/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ module.exports = {
 
   - If your GraphCMS project is **not** publicly accessible, you will need to provide a [Permanent Auth Token](https://graphcms.com/docs/reference/authorization) to correctly authorize with the API. You can learn more about creating and managing API tokens [here](https://graphcms.com/docs/guides/concepts/apis#working-with-apis).
 
+- `typePrefix` _String_ (default value: `GraphCMS_`)
+
+  > If using multiple instances of the source plugin, you **must** provide a value here to prevent type conflicts.
+
+  - The string by which every generated type name is prefixed with. For example, a type of `Post` in GraphCMS would become `GraphCMS_Post` by default.
+
 - `downloadLocalImages` _Boolean_ (default value: `false`)
 
   - Download and cache GraphCMS image assets in your Gatsby project. [Learn more](#downloading-local-image-assets).
@@ -71,6 +77,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
 - `fragmentsPath` _String_ (default value: `graphcms-fragments`)
 
+  > If using multiple instances of the source plugin, you **must** provide a value here to prevent type and/or fragment conflicts.
+
   - The local project path where generated query fragments are saved. This is relative to your current working directory.
 
 - `locales` _[String]_ (default value: `['en']`)
diff --git a/gatsby-source-graphcms/gatsby-node.js b/gatsby-source-graphcms/gatsby-node.js
index 4914462..f36ee31 100644
--- a/gatsby-source-graphcms/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/gatsby-source-graphcms/gatsby-node.js
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ exports.onPreBootstrap = ({ reporter }, pluginOptions) => {
 
 const createSourcingConfig = async (
   gatsbyApi,
-  { endpoint, fragmentsPath = 'graphcms-fragments', locales = ['en'], token }
+  {
+    endpoint,
+    fragmentsPath = 'graphcms-fragments',
+    locales = ['en'],
+    token,
+    typePrefix = 'GraphCMS_',
+  }
 ) => {
   const execute = async ({ operationName, query, variables = {} }) => {
     return await fetch(endpoint, {
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ const createSourcingConfig = async (
     gatsbyApi,
     schema,
     execute: wrapQueryExecutorWithQueue(execute, { concurrency: 10 }),
-    gatsbyTypePrefix: `GraphCMS_`,
+    gatsbyTypePrefix: typePrefix,
     gatsbyNodeDefs: buildNodeDefinitions({ gatsbyNodeTypes, documents }),
   }
 }