diff --git a/core/src/definitions-internal.ts b/core/src/definitions-internal.ts
index e3b56eb8d..e896f665f 100644
--- a/core/src/definitions-internal.ts
+++ b/core/src/definitions-internal.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   PluginResultData,
   PluginResultError,
 } from './definitions';
+import { CapacitorPlatformsInstance } from './platforms';
 
 export interface PluginHeaderMethod {
   readonly name: string;
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ export interface StoredCallback {
 
 export interface WindowCapacitor {
   Capacitor?: CapacitorInstance;
+  CapacitorPlatforms: CapacitorPlatformsInstance;
   Ionic?: {
     WebView?: {
       getServerBasePath?: any;
diff --git a/core/src/index.ts b/core/src/index.ts
index 9620dd446..303012a5c 100644
--- a/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export type {
   PluginResultError,
 } from './definitions';
 
+// Platforms Map
+export { CapacitorPlatforms, addPlatform, setPlatform } from './platforms';
+
 // Global APIs
 export { Capacitor, registerPlugin } from './global';
 
diff --git a/core/src/platforms.ts b/core/src/platforms.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408fd1077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/platforms.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { PluginImplementations } from "./definitions";
+import { PluginHeader } from "./definitions-internal";
+
+export interface CapacitorPlatform {
+  name: string;
+  getPlatform?(): string;
+  isPluginAvailable?(pluginName: string): boolean;
+  getPluginHeader?(pluginName: string): PluginHeader | undefined;
+  registerPlugin?(pluginName: string, jsImplementations: PluginImplementations): any;
+  isNativePlatform?(): boolean;
+}
+
+export interface CapacitorPlatformsInstance {
+  currentPlatform: CapacitorPlatform;
+  platforms: Map<string, CapacitorPlatform>,
+  addPlatform(name: string, platform: CapacitorPlatform): void;
+  setPlatform(name: string): void;
+}
+
+
+const createCapacitorPlatforms = (win: any): CapacitorPlatformsInstance => {
+  const defaultPlatformMap = new Map<string, CapacitorPlatform>();
+  defaultPlatformMap.set('web', {name: 'web'});
+  
+  const capPlatforms: CapacitorPlatformsInstance = win.CapacitorPlatforms || {
+    currentPlatform: {name: 'web'},
+    platforms: defaultPlatformMap,
+  };
+
+  const addPlatform = (name: string, platform: CapacitorPlatform) => {
+    capPlatforms.platforms.set(name, platform);
+  }
+
+  const setPlatform = (name: string) => {
+    if (capPlatforms.platforms.has(name)) {
+      capPlatforms.currentPlatform = capPlatforms.platforms.get(name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  capPlatforms.addPlatform = addPlatform;
+  capPlatforms.setPlatform = setPlatform;
+
+  return capPlatforms
+}
+
+const initPlatforms = (win: any) => (win.CapacitorPlatforms = createCapacitorPlatforms(win))
+
+export const CapacitorPlatforms = /*#__PURE__*/ initPlatforms(
+  (typeof globalThis !== 'undefined'
+    ? globalThis
+    : typeof self !== 'undefined'
+    ? self
+    : typeof window !== 'undefined'
+    ? window
+    : typeof global !== 'undefined'
+    ? global
+    : {}) as any,
+);
+
+export const addPlatform = CapacitorPlatforms.addPlatform;
+export const setPlatform = CapacitorPlatforms.setPlatform;
diff --git a/core/src/runtime.ts b/core/src/runtime.ts
index 2c5ce112a..1e5ea2cbe 100644
--- a/core/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/core/src/runtime.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
   WindowCapacitor,
 } from './definitions-internal';
 import { CapacitorException, getPlatformId, ExceptionCode } from './util';
+import type { CapacitorPlatformsInstance } from './platforms';
 
 export interface RegisteredPlugin {
   readonly name: string;
@@ -15,12 +16,15 @@ export interface RegisteredPlugin {
 export const createCapacitor = (win: WindowCapacitor): CapacitorInstance => {
   const cap: CapacitorInstance = win.Capacitor || ({} as any);
   const Plugins = (cap.Plugins = cap.Plugins || ({} as any));
+  const capPlatforms: CapacitorPlatformsInstance = win.CapacitorPlatforms;
 
-  const getPlatform = () => getPlatformId(win);
+  const defaultGetPlatform = () => getPlatformId(win);
+  const getPlatform = capPlatforms.currentPlatform.getPlatform || defaultGetPlatform;
 
-  const isNativePlatform = () => getPlatformId(win) !== 'web';
+  const defaultIsNativePlatform = () => getPlatformId(win) !== 'web';
+  const isNativePlatform = capPlatforms.currentPlatform.isNativePlatform || defaultIsNativePlatform;
 
-  const isPluginAvailable = (pluginName: string): boolean => {
+  const defaultIsPluginAvailable = (pluginName: string): boolean => {
     const plugin = registeredPlugins.get(pluginName);
 
     if (plugin?.platforms.has(getPlatform())) {
@@ -35,9 +39,10 @@ export const createCapacitor = (win: WindowCapacitor): CapacitorInstance => {
 
     return false;
   };
+  const isPluginAvailable = capPlatforms.currentPlatform.isPluginAvailable || defaultIsPluginAvailable;
 
-  const getPluginHeader = (pluginName: string): PluginHeader | undefined =>
-    cap.PluginHeaders?.find(h => h.name === pluginName);
+  const defaultGetPluginHeader = (pluginName: string): PluginHeader | undefined => cap.PluginHeaders?.find(h => h.name === pluginName);
+  const getPluginHeader = capPlatforms.currentPlatform.getPluginHeader || defaultGetPluginHeader;
 
   const handleError = (err: Error) => win.console.error(err);
 
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ export const createCapacitor = (win: WindowCapacitor): CapacitorInstance => {
 
   const registeredPlugins = new Map<string, RegisteredPlugin>();
 
-  const registerPlugin = (
+  const defaultRegisterPlugin = (
     pluginName: string,
     jsImplementations: PluginImplementations = {},
   ): any => {
@@ -209,6 +214,7 @@ export const createCapacitor = (win: WindowCapacitor): CapacitorInstance => {
 
     return proxy;
   };
+  const registerPlugin = capPlatforms.currentPlatform.registerPlugin || defaultRegisterPlugin;
 
   // Add in convertFileSrc for web, it will already be available in native context
   if (!cap.convertFileSrc) {