diff --git a/internal/cmd/generate.go b/internal/cmd/generate.go
index 0865705db7..bf7d687319 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/generate.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc/internal/codegen/golang"
@@ -406,6 +408,13 @@ func codegen(ctx context.Context, combo config.CombinedSettings, sql outPair, re
 				SHA256: plug.WASM.SHA256,
 				Env:    plug.Env,
 			}
+		case plug.Remote != nil:
+			handler, err = grpc.DialContext(ctx, plug.Remote.Target,
+				grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{})))
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", nil, err
+			}
+
 		default:
 			return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported plugin type")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index e11f40de48..d5a71dd161 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ type Plugin struct {
 		URL    string `json:"url" yaml:"url"`
 		SHA256 string `json:"sha256" yaml:"sha256"`
 	} `json:"wasm" yaml:"wasm"`
+	Remote *struct {
+		Target string `json:"target" yaml:"target"`
+	} `json:"remote" yaml:"remote"`
 }
 
 type Rule struct {
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ var ErrPluginBuiltin = errors.New("a built-in plugin with that name already exis
 var ErrPluginNoName = errors.New("missing plugin name")
 var ErrPluginExists = errors.New("a plugin with that name already exists")
 var ErrPluginNotFound = errors.New("no plugin found")
-var ErrPluginNoType = errors.New("plugin: field `process` or `wasm` required")
+var ErrPluginNoType = errors.New("plugin: field `process`, `wasm` or `remote` required")
 var ErrPluginBothTypes = errors.New("plugin: `process` and `wasm` cannot both be defined")
 var ErrPluginProcessNoCmd = errors.New("plugin: missing process command")
 
diff --git a/internal/config/v_two.go b/internal/config/v_two.go
index 30a8f58371..98e4cad50d 100644
--- a/internal/config/v_two.go
+++ b/internal/config/v_two.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func v2ParseConfig(rd io.Reader) (Config, error) {
 		if _, ok := plugins[conf.Plugins[i].Name]; ok {
 			return conf, ErrPluginExists
 		}
-		if conf.Plugins[i].Process == nil && conf.Plugins[i].WASM == nil {
+		if conf.Plugins[i].Process == nil && conf.Plugins[i].WASM == nil && conf.Plugins[i].Remote == nil {
 			return conf, ErrPluginNoType
 		}
 		if conf.Plugins[i].Process != nil && conf.Plugins[i].WASM != nil {