diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/variants.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/variants.cljs
index 28f1a30963..b21afdc8b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/variants.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/variants.cljs
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
        vec))
 
 (defn combine-as-variants
-  [ids {:keys [page-id trigger]}]
+  [ids {:keys [page-id trigger variant-id]}]
   (ptk/reify ::combine-as-variants
     ptk/WatchEvent
     (watch [_ state stream]
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
                                           :shapes
                                           count
                                           inc)
-                        variant-id    (uuid/next)
+                        variant-id    (or variant-id (uuid/next))
                         undo-id       (js/Symbol)]
 
                     (rx/concat
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/api.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/api.cljs
index 14effac100..16706eacbd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/api.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/api.cljs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    [app.common.geom.point :as gpt]
    [app.common.schema :as sm]
    [app.common.types.color :as ctc]
+   [app.common.types.component :as ctk]
    [app.common.types.shape :as cts]
    [app.common.types.text :as txt]
    [app.common.uuid :as uuid]
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
    [app.main.data.workspace.groups :as dwg]
    [app.main.data.workspace.media :as dwm]
    [app.main.data.workspace.selection :as dws]
+   [app.main.data.workspace.variants :as dwv]
    [app.main.data.workspace.wasm-text :as dwwt]
    [app.main.features :as features]
    [app.main.fonts :refer [fetch-font-css]]
@@ -608,4 +610,35 @@
 
         :else
         (let [ids (into #{} (map #(obj/get % "$id")) shapes)]
-          (st/emit! (dw/convert-selected-to-path ids)))))))
+          (st/emit! (dw/convert-selected-to-path ids)))))
+
+    :createVariantFromComponents
+    (fn [shapes]
+      (cond
+        (or (not (seq shapes))
+            (not (every? u/is-main-component-proxy? shapes)))
+        (u/display-not-valid :shapes shapes)
+
+        :else
+        (let [file-id (obj/get (first shapes) "$file")
+              page-id (obj/get (first shapes) "$page")
+              ids (->> shapes
+                       (map #(obj/get % "$id"))
+                       (into #{}))
+
+              ;; Check that every component is:
+              ;; - in the same page
+              ;; - not already a variant
+              valid?
+              (every?
+               (fn [id]
+                 (let [shape     (u/locate-shape file-id page-id id)
+                       component (u/locate-library-component file-id (:component-id shape))]
+                   (not (ctk/is-variant? component))))
+               ids)]
+          (when valid?
+            (let [variant-id (uuid/next)]
+              (st/emit! (dwv/combine-as-variants
+                         ids
+                         {:trigger "plugin:combine-as-variants" :variant-id variant-id}))
+              (library/variant-proxy plugin-id file-id variant-id))))))))
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
index 5a0c8f6634..eba2c2cfcf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
@@ -1351,16 +1351,22 @@
 
            :combineAsVariants
            (fn [ids]
-             (if (or (not (seq ids)) (not (every? uuid/parse* ids)))
+             (cond
+               (or (not (seq ids)) (not (every? uuid/parse* ids)))
                (u/display-not-valid :ids ids)
+
+               :else
                (let [shape     (u/locate-shape file-id page-id id)
                      component (u/locate-library-component file-id (:component-id shape))
                      ids (->> ids
                               (map uuid/uuid)
                               (into #{id}))]
-                 (when  (and component (not (ctk/is-variant? component)))
-                   (st/emit!
-                    (dwv/combine-as-variants ids {:trigger "plugin:combine-as-variants"})))))))
+                 (when (and component (not (ctk/is-variant? component)))
+                   (let [variant-id (uuid/next)]
+                     (st/emit! (dwv/combine-as-variants
+                                ids
+                                {:trigger "plugin:combine-as-variants" :variant-id variant-id}))
+                     (variant-proxy plugin-id file-id variant-id)))))))
 
          (cond-> (or (cfh/frame-shape? data) (cfh/group-shape? data) (cfh/svg-raw-shape? data) (cfh/bool-shape? data))
            (crc/add-properties!
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/utils.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/utils.cljs
index dfb8242a12..0e94c1543d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/utils.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/utils.cljs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
    [app.common.data.macros :as dm]
    [app.common.json :as json]
    [app.common.schema :as sm]
+   [app.common.types.component :as ctk]
    [app.common.types.container :as ctn]
    [app.common.types.file :as ctf]
    [app.common.types.tokens-lib :as ctob]
@@ -258,4 +259,9 @@
   (if-let [explain (-> cause ex-data ::sm/explain)]
     (println (sm/humanize-explain explain))
     (js/console.log (ex-data cause)))
-  (js/console.log (.-stack cause)))
\ No newline at end of file
+  (js/console.log (.-stack cause)))
+
+(defn is-main-component-proxy?
+  [p]
+  (when-let [shape (proxy->shape p)]
+    (ctk/main-instance? shape)))
diff --git a/plugins/libs/plugin-types/index.d.ts b/plugins/libs/plugin-types/index.d.ts
index 543182ac11..93a01f733d 100644
--- a/plugins/libs/plugin-types/index.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/libs/plugin-types/index.d.ts
@@ -1297,6 +1297,15 @@ export interface Context {
    * @param shapes to flatten
    */
   flatten(shapes: Shape[]): Path[];
+
+  /**
+   * Combine several standard Components into a VariantComponent. Similar to doing it
+   * with the contextual menu on the Penpot interface.
+   * All the shapes passed as arguments should be main instances.
+   * @param shapes A list of main instances of the components to combine.
+   * @return The variant container created
+   */
+  createVariantFromComponents(shapes: Board[]): VariantContainer;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3818,8 +3827,9 @@ export interface ShapeBase extends PluginData {
    * on the Penpot interface.
    * The current shape must be a component main instance.
    * @param ids A list of ids of the main instances of the components to combine with this one.
+   * @return The variant container created
    */
-  combineAsVariants(ids: string[]): void;
+  combineAsVariants(ids: string[]): VariantContainer;
 
   /**
    * @return Returns true when the current shape is the head of a components tree nested structure,
diff --git a/plugins/libs/plugins-runtime/src/lib/api/index.ts b/plugins/libs/plugins-runtime/src/lib/api/index.ts
index 6d452d2ddc..01dd9008de 100644
--- a/plugins/libs/plugins-runtime/src/lib/api/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/libs/plugins-runtime/src/lib/api/index.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ export function createApi(
       checkPermission('content:write');
       return plugin.context.flatten(shapes);
     },
+
+    createVariantFromComponents(shapes: Board[]): VariantContainer {
+      checkPermission('content:write');
+      return plugin.context.createVariantFromComponents(shapes);
+    },
   };
 
   return {