diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md b/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d3ac5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+"@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch": minor
+---
+
+- exposed created `MeiliSearch` instance
+- re-exported all of `"meilisearch"` package
+
+These improvements make it so that no separate `"meilisearch"` package
+has to be installed in order to use its exports directly. This
+way a single `MeiliSearch` instance can be re-used, and we can potentially
+save on bundle size by avoiding a separate different version installation of
+`"meilisearch"`.
+
+```typescript
+import { instantMeiliSearch, meilisearch } from '@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch'
+// re-exported "meilisearch" ^
+
+const {
+  meiliSearchInstance,
+  // ^ re-usable MeiliSearch instance
+  searchClient
+} = instantMeiliSearch(/*...*/)
+```
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
index fa864daa..0d1e44a0 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ export function instantMeiliSearch(
   const instantMeilisearchConfig = getInstantMeilisearchConfig(
     instantMeiliSearchOptions
   )
+
   return {
+    meiliSearchInstance: meilisearchClient,
     setMeiliSearchParams: (params): void => {
       const { meiliSearchParams } = instantMeiliSearchOptions
       instantMeiliSearchOptions.meiliSearchParams =
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
index edfed4a6..2b1d1a7a 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './client'
 export * from './types'
+export * as meilisearch from 'meilisearch'
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
index 22bdeffc..4aea43d2 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   MultiSearchQuery as MeiliSearchMultiSearchParams,
   MultiSearchResult,
   Config as MeilisearchConfig,
+  MeiliSearch,
 } from 'meilisearch'
 
 // Turns readonly types into mutable ones
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export type InstantMeiliSearchInstance = SearchClient & {
 }
 
 export type InstantMeiliSearchObject = {
+  meiliSearchInstance: MeiliSearch
   setMeiliSearchParams: (params: OverridableMeiliSearchSearchParameters) => void
   searchClient: InstantMeiliSearchInstance
 }