diff --git a/.changes/single-instance-optional-deep-link.md b/.changes/single-instance-optional-deep-link.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aabf98d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/single-instance-optional-deep-link.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"single-instance": "patch"
+---
+
+Put deep link integration behined a feature
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/README.md b/plugins/deep-link/README.md
index 394f4ece..e761fa68 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/README.md
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/README.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ await onOpenUrl((urls) => {
 })
 ```
 
-Note that the Plugin will only emit events on macOS, iOS and Android. On Windows and Linux the OS will spawn a new instance of your app with the URL as a CLI argument. If you want your app to behave on Windows & Linux similar to the other platforms you can use the [single-instance](../single-instance/) plugin.
+Note that the Plugin will only emit events on macOS, iOS and Android. On Windows and Linux the OS will spawn a new instance of your app with the URL as a CLI argument. If you want your app to behave on Windows & Linux similar to the other platforms you can use the [single-instance](../single-instance/) plugin with the `deep-link` feature enabled.
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b4139524..57b9180e 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true, features = ["wry", "compression"] }
 tauri-plugin-deep-link = { path = "../../../" }
 tauri-plugin-log = { path = "../../../../log" }
-tauri-plugin-single-instance = { path = "../../../../single-instance" }
+tauri-plugin-single-instance = { path = "../../../../single-instance", features = [
+  "deep-link",
+] }
 log = "0.4"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 4efa6e2a..f72f28f6 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/examples/app/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use tauri::Listener;
 // Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/v1/guides/features/command
 #[tauri::command]
 fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
-    format!("Hello, {}! You've been greeted from Rust!", name)
+    format!("Hello, {name}! You've been greeted from Rust!")
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml b/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
index d58a89b8..e89b46a1 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 tauri = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
-tauri-plugin-deep-link = { path = "../deep-link", version = "2.0.0-rc.4" }
+tauri-plugin-deep-link = { path = "../deep-link", version = "2.0.0-rc.4", optional = true }
 semver = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [target."cfg(target_os = \"windows\")".dependencies.windows-sys]
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ zbus = "4"
 
 [features]
 semver = ["dep:semver"]
+deep-link = ["dep:tauri-plugin-deep-link"]
diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/README.md b/plugins/single-instance/README.md
index 3a379634..bd761018 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/README.md
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ use tauri::{Manager};
 
 #[derive(Clone, serde::Serialize)]
 struct Payload {
-  args: Vec<String>,
-  cwd: String,
+    args: Vec<String>,
+    cwd: String,
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
+Note that currently, plugins run in the order they were added in to the builder, so make sure that this plugin is registered first.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 PRs accepted. Please make sure to read the Contributing Guide before making a pull request.
diff --git a/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs b/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
index 1dc9d61a..ce7815e8 100644
--- a/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/single-instance/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #![cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
 
 use tauri::{plugin::TauriPlugin, AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
-use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLink;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 #[path = "platform_impl/windows.rs"]
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime, F: FnMut(&AppHandle<R>, Vec<String>, String) + Send + Sy
     mut f: F,
 ) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
     platform_impl::init(Box::new(move |app, args, cwd| {
-        if let Some(deep_link) = app.try_state::<DeepLink<R>>() {
+        #[cfg(feature = "deep-link")]
+        if let Some(deep_link) = app.try_state::<tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLink<R>>() {
             deep_link.handle_cli_arguments(args.iter());
         }
         f(app, args, cwd)