diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/options/plugins.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/options/plugins.rs
index d5b78e8103556..3c4cab9ab855b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/options/plugins.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/options/plugins.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct LintPluginOptions {
     /// On by default.
@@ -77,3 +77,90 @@ impl LintPluginOptions {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<S: AsRef<str>> FromIterator<(S, bool)> for LintPluginOptions {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = (S, bool)>>(iter: I) -> Self {
+        let mut options = Self::default();
+        for (s, enabled) in iter {
+            match s.as_ref() {
+                "react" | "react-hooks" => options.react = enabled,
+                "unicorn" => options.unicorn = enabled,
+                "typescript" | "typescript-eslint" | "@typescript-eslint" => {
+                    options.typescript = enabled;
+                }
+                // deepscan for backwards compatibility. Those rules have been
+                // moved into oxc
+                "oxc" | "deepscan" => options.oxc = enabled,
+                "import" => options.import = enabled,
+                "jsdoc" => options.jsdoc = enabled,
+                "jest" => options.jest = enabled,
+                "vitest" => options.vitest = enabled,
+                "jsx-a11y" => options.jsx_a11y = enabled,
+                "nextjs" => options.nextjs = enabled,
+                "react-perf" => options.react_perf = enabled,
+                "promise" => options.promise = enabled,
+                _ => { /* ignored */ }
+            }
+        }
+        options
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'s> FromIterator<&'s str> for LintPluginOptions {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = &'s str>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        iter.into_iter().map(|s| (s, true)).collect()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    impl PartialEq for LintPluginOptions {
+        fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+            self.react == other.react
+                && self.unicorn == other.unicorn
+                && self.typescript == other.typescript
+                && self.oxc == other.oxc
+                && self.import == other.import
+                && self.jsdoc == other.jsdoc
+                && self.jest == other.jest
+                && self.vitest == other.vitest
+                && self.jsx_a11y == other.jsx_a11y
+                && self.nextjs == other.nextjs
+                && self.react_perf == other.react_perf
+                && self.promise == other.promise
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_collect_empty() {
+        let empty: &[&str] = &[];
+        let plugins: LintPluginOptions = empty.iter().copied().collect();
+        assert_eq!(plugins, LintPluginOptions::default());
+
+        let empty: Vec<(String, bool)> = vec![];
+        let plugins: LintPluginOptions = empty.into_iter().collect();
+        assert_eq!(plugins, LintPluginOptions::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_collect_strings() {
+        let enabled = vec!["react", "typescript", "jest"];
+        let plugins: LintPluginOptions = enabled.into_iter().collect();
+        let expected = LintPluginOptions {
+            react: true,
+            unicorn: true,
+            typescript: true,
+            oxc: true,
+            import: false,
+            jsdoc: false,
+            jest: true,
+            vitest: false,
+            jsx_a11y: false,
+            nextjs: false,
+            react_perf: false,
+            promise: false,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(plugins, expected);
+    }
+}