diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/plugin/components.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/plugin/components.ts
index a8256ae57..1ac7e9b6b 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/plugin/components.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/plugin/components.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DevToolsV6PluginAPIHookKeys, activeAppRecord, devtoolsContext, devtools
 import { ComponentWalker } from '../../core/component/tree/walker'
 import { getInstanceState } from '../../core/component/state'
 import { editState } from '../../core/component/state/editor'
+import { exposeInstanceToWindow } from '../vm'
 
 const INSPECTOR_ID = 'components'
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ export function createComponentsDevToolsPlugin(app: App): [PluginDescriptor, Plu
         }, DevToolsV6PluginAPIHookKeys.INSPECT_COMPONENT)
         // @ts-expect-error skip type @TODO
         payload.state = result
+
+        exposeInstanceToWindow(componentInstance)
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/vm/index.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/vm/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c79c99bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/vm/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const MAX_$VM = 10
+const $vmQueue: any[] = []
+
+// Expose instance data to window
+// Copied from https://github.com/vuejs/devtools/blob/f03590025b0b4910cf539531c91384be51a8f8fa/packages/app-backend-core/src/component.ts#L57-L72
+export function exposeInstanceToWindow(componentInstance: any) {
+  const win = window as any
+  if (typeof win === 'undefined')
+    return
+
+  if (!componentInstance)
+    return
+
+  win.$vm = componentInstance
+
+  // $vm0, $vm1, $vm2, ...
+  if ($vmQueue[0] !== componentInstance) {
+    if ($vmQueue.length >= MAX_$VM) {
+      $vmQueue.pop()
+    }
+    for (let i = $vmQueue.length; i > 0; i--) {
+      win[`$vm${i}`] = $vmQueue[i] = $vmQueue[i - 1]
+    }
+    win.$vm0 = $vmQueue[0] = componentInstance
+  }
+}