diff --git a/docs/getting-started/configuration.md b/docs/getting-started/configuration.md
index 90758ef2..7fc73dbb 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/configuration.md
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ function MyApp() {
 }
 ```
 
+### Custom Stores
+
+You can create custom global stores outside components by instantiating `Store` and passing it to the `useControls` hook:
+
+```jsx
+import { useControls, Store } from 'leva'
+
+const store = new Store()
+
+const Example = () => {
+  const values = useControls({ x: 0 }, { store })
+
+  return values.x
+}
+```
+
 ### Disabling the GUI
 
 Each instance of the `useControls` hook will render the panel. If you want to completely disable the GUI based on preferences, you need to explicitly set `hidden` to false.
diff --git a/packages/leva/src/index.ts b/packages/leva/src/index.ts
index e0da94ee..cdc00131 100644
--- a/packages/leva/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/leva/src/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export { useStoreContext, LevaStoreProvider } from './context'
 
 // export the levaStore (default store)
 // hook to create custom store
-export { levaStore, useCreateStore } from './store'
+export { levaStore, useCreateStore, Store } from './store'
 
 // export folder, monitor, button
 export * from './helpers'