diff --git a/lib/phoenix/router.ex b/lib/phoenix/router.ex
index 7313ecad65..0d06d1a415 100644
--- a/lib/phoenix/router.ex
+++ b/lib/phoenix/router.ex
@@ -816,7 +816,14 @@ defmodule Phoenix.Router do
   end
 
   defp build_pipes(name, pipe_through) do
-    plugs = pipe_through |> Enum.reverse() |> Enum.map(&{&1, [], true})
+    plugs =
+      pipe_through
+      |> Enum.reverse()
+      |> Enum.map(fn
+        {module, opts} -> {module, opts, true}
+        plug -> {plug, [], true}
+      end)
+
     opts = [init_mode: Phoenix.plug_init_mode(), log_on_halt: :debug]
     {conn, body} = Plug.Builder.compile(__ENV__, plugs, opts)
 
@@ -1036,6 +1043,11 @@ defmodule Phoenix.Router do
 
       pipe_through [:require_authenticated_user, :my_browser_pipeline]
 
+  A module plug may also be given, optionally with a tuple of `{plug, opts}`
+  to pass options to it:
+
+      pipe_through [:browser, MyApp.Plugs.Locale, {MyApp.Plugs.Feature, flag: :beta}]
+
   ## Multiple invocations
 
   `pipe_through/1` can be invoked multiple times within the same scope. Each
diff --git a/test/phoenix/router/pipeline_test.exs b/test/phoenix/router/pipeline_test.exs
index 3a404f4754..8fb719eb85 100644
--- a/test/phoenix/router/pipeline_test.exs
+++ b/test/phoenix/router/pipeline_test.exs
@@ -174,4 +174,35 @@ defmodule Phoenix.Router.PipelineTest do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  test "pipe_through with module plug and options" do
+    defmodule ModulePlugRouter do
+      use Phoenix.Router
+
+      defmodule GreetingPlug do
+        def init(opts), do: opts
+
+        def call(conn, opts) do
+          Plug.Conn.assign(conn, :greeting, Keyword.fetch!(opts, :greeting))
+        end
+      end
+
+      pipeline :api do
+        plug :put_assign, "api"
+      end
+
+      scope "/" do
+        pipe_through [:api, {GreetingPlug, greeting: "Hey there"}]
+        get "/hello", SampleController, :index
+      end
+
+      defp put_assign(conn, value) do
+        assign(conn, :stack, [value | conn.assigns[:stack] || []])
+      end
+    end
+
+    conn = call(ModulePlugRouter, :get, "/hello")
+    assert conn.assigns[:greeting] == "Hey there"
+    assert conn.assigns[:stack] == ["api"]
+  end
 end