diff --git a/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.js b/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.js
index 59a5bffe36ab7..d7a4285c49c21 100644
--- a/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.js
+++ b/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.js
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useThemeProps } from '@mui/material/styles';
-import { useSlotProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 
-import { RichTreeViewRoot } from '@mui/x-tree-view/RichTreeView';
-import { TreeItem } from '@mui/x-tree-view/TreeItem';
 import {
-  DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
-  extractPluginParamsFromProps,
-  useTreeView,
-  TreeViewProvider,
-} from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
+  RichTreeViewRoot,
+  RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
+} from '@mui/x-tree-view/RichTreeView';
+import { TreeItem } from '@mui/x-tree-view/TreeItem';
+import { useTreeView, TreeViewProvider } from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
 
 const useTreeViewLogExpanded = ({ params, models }) => {
   const expandedStr = JSON.stringify(models.expandedItems.value);
@@ -37,25 +33,12 @@ useTreeViewLogExpanded.params = {
   logMessage: true,
 };
 
-const TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [...DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS, useTreeViewLogExpanded];
-
-function TreeView(inProps) {
-  const themeProps = useThemeProps({ props: inProps, name: 'HeadlessTreeView' });
-  const ownerState = themeProps;
+const TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [...RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS, useTreeViewLogExpanded];
 
-  const { pluginParams, otherProps } = extractPluginParamsFromProps({
-    props: themeProps,
+function TreeView(props) {
+  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView({
     plugins: TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
-  });
-
-  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView(pluginParams);
-
-  const rootProps = useSlotProps({
-    elementType: RichTreeViewRoot,
-    externalSlotProps: {},
-    externalForwardedProps: otherProps,
-    getSlotProps: getRootProps,
-    ownerState,
+    props,
   });
 
   const itemsToRender = instance.getItemsToRender();
@@ -70,7 +53,7 @@ function TreeView(inProps) {
 
   return (
     <TreeViewProvider value={contextValue}>
-      <RichTreeViewRoot {...rootProps}>
+      <RichTreeViewRoot {...getRootProps()}>
         {itemsToRender.map(renderItem)}
       </RichTreeViewRoot>
     </TreeViewProvider>
diff --git a/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.tsx b/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.tsx
index c1a70f335c0e6..7a45a2b3e0cd9 100644
--- a/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.tsx
+++ b/docs/data/tree-view/rich-tree-view/headless/LogExpandedItems.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { useThemeProps } from '@mui/material/styles';
-import { useSlotProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
@@ -8,17 +6,16 @@ import { TreeViewBaseItem } from '@mui/x-tree-view/models';
 import {
   RichTreeViewPropsBase,
   RichTreeViewRoot,
+  RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
+  RichTreeViewPluginParameters,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlots,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
 } from '@mui/x-tree-view/RichTreeView';
 import { TreeItem } from '@mui/x-tree-view/TreeItem';
 import {
   UseTreeViewExpansionSignature,
   TreeViewPlugin,
   TreeViewPluginSignature,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots,
-  DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
-  extractPluginParamsFromProps,
   useTreeView,
   TreeViewProvider,
   ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures,
@@ -70,42 +67,31 @@ useTreeViewLogExpanded.params = {
 };
 
 export interface TreeViewProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
+  extends RichTreeViewPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
     TreeViewLogExpandedParameters,
     RichTreeViewPropsBase {
-  slots?: DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots;
-  slotProps?: DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps;
+  slots?: RichTreeViewPluginSlots;
+  slotProps?: RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps;
 }
 
 const TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [
-  ...DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
+  ...RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
   useTreeViewLogExpanded,
 ] as const;
 
+type TreeViewPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
+  typeof TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS
+>;
+
 function TreeView<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>(
-  inProps: TreeViewProps<R, Multiple>,
+  props: TreeViewProps<R, Multiple>,
 ) {
-  const themeProps = useThemeProps({ props: inProps, name: 'HeadlessTreeView' });
-  const ownerState = themeProps as TreeViewProps<any, any>;
-
-  const { pluginParams, otherProps } = extractPluginParamsFromProps<
-    ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<typeof TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS>,
-    DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots,
-    DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
-    TreeViewProps<R, Multiple>
+  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView<
+    TreeViewPluginSignatures,
+    typeof props
   >({
-    props: themeProps,
     plugins: TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
-  });
-
-  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView(pluginParams);
-
-  const rootProps = useSlotProps({
-    elementType: RichTreeViewRoot,
-    externalSlotProps: {},
-    externalForwardedProps: otherProps,
-    getSlotProps: getRootProps,
-    ownerState,
+    props,
   });
 
   const itemsToRender = instance.getItemsToRender();
@@ -123,7 +109,7 @@ function TreeView<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>(
 
   return (
     <TreeViewProvider value={contextValue}>
-      <RichTreeViewRoot {...rootProps}>
+      <RichTreeViewRoot {...getRootProps()}>
         {itemsToRender.map(renderItem)}
       </RichTreeViewRoot>
     </TreeViewProvider>
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.plugins.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts
rename to packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.plugins.ts
index d720b60872666..cbd7f1ea97418 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.plugins.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   MergeSignaturesProperty,
 } from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
 
-export const DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS = [
+export const RICH_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS = [
   useTreeViewId,
   useTreeViewItems,
   useTreeViewExpansion,
@@ -26,25 +26,23 @@ export const DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS = [
   useTreeViewIcons,
 ] as const;
 
-export type DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
-  typeof DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS
+export type RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
+  typeof RICH_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS
 >;
 
-export type DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlots = MergeSignaturesProperty<
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
+export type RichTreeViewProPluginSlots = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
   'slots'
 >;
 
-export type DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlotProps = MergeSignaturesProperty<
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
+export type RichTreeViewProPluginSlotProps = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
   'slotProps'
 >;
 
 // We can't infer this type from the plugin, otherwise we would lose the generics.
-export interface DefaultTreeViewProPluginParameters<
-  R extends {},
-  Multiple extends boolean | undefined,
-> extends UseTreeViewIdParameters,
+export interface RichTreeViewProPluginParameters<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
+  extends UseTreeViewIdParameters,
     UseTreeViewItemsParameters<R>,
     UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
     UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.tsx
index 4294bc362a34e..3eee6b03f1156 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.tsx
@@ -3,23 +3,14 @@ import composeClasses from '@mui/utils/composeClasses';
 import { useLicenseVerifier, Watermark } from '@mui/x-license';
 import { useSlotProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import { TreeItem, TreeItemProps } from '@mui/x-tree-view/TreeItem';
-import {
-  useTreeView,
-  TreeViewProvider,
-  buildWarning,
-  extractPluginParamsFromProps,
-} from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
+import { useTreeView, TreeViewProvider, buildWarning } from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
 import { styled, createUseThemeProps } from '../internals/zero-styled';
 import { getRichTreeViewProUtilityClass } from './richTreeViewProClasses';
+import { RichTreeViewProProps } from './RichTreeViewPro.types';
 import {
-  RichTreeViewProProps,
-  RichTreeViewProSlotProps,
-  RichTreeViewProSlots,
-} from './RichTreeViewPro.types';
-import {
-  DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS,
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
-} from '../internals/plugins';
+  RICH_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS,
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
+} from './RichTreeViewPro.plugins';
 import { getReleaseInfo } from '../internals/utils/releaseInfo';
 
 const useThemeProps = createUseThemeProps('MuiRichTreeViewPro');
@@ -104,26 +95,22 @@ const RichTreeViewPro = React.forwardRef(function RichTreeViewPro<
     }
   }
 
-  const { pluginParams, slots, slotProps, otherProps } = extractPluginParamsFromProps<
-    DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
-    RichTreeViewProSlots,
-    RichTreeViewProSlotProps<R, Multiple>,
-    RichTreeViewProProps<R, Multiple>
+  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView<
+    RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
+    typeof props
   >({
-    props,
-    plugins: DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS,
+    plugins: RICH_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS,
     rootRef: ref,
+    props,
   });
 
-  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView(pluginParams);
-
+  const { slots, slotProps } = props;
   const classes = useUtilityClasses(props);
 
   const Root = slots?.root ?? RichTreeViewProRoot;
   const rootProps = useSlotProps({
     elementType: Root,
     externalSlotProps: slotProps?.root,
-    externalForwardedProps: otherProps,
     className: classes.root,
     getSlotProps: getRootProps,
     ownerState: props as RichTreeViewProProps<any, any>,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.types.ts
index c0df5ad46263e..2f882e8dc9220 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/RichTreeViewPro/RichTreeViewPro.types.ts
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ import { TreeViewItemId } from '@mui/x-tree-view/models';
 import { TreeViewPublicAPI, TreeViewExperimentalFeatures } from '@mui/x-tree-view/internals';
 import { RichTreeViewProClasses } from './richTreeViewProClasses';
 import {
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginParameters,
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlotProps,
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlots,
-  DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
-} from '../internals/plugins/defaultPlugins';
+  RichTreeViewProPluginParameters,
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSlotProps,
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSlots,
+  RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures,
+} from './RichTreeViewPro.plugins';
 
 interface RichTreeViewItemProSlotOwnerState {
   itemId: TreeViewItemId;
   label: string;
 }
 
-export interface RichTreeViewProSlots extends DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlots {
+export interface RichTreeViewProSlots extends RichTreeViewProPluginSlots {
   /**
    * Element rendered at the root.
    * @default RichTreeViewProRoot
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ export interface RichTreeViewProSlots extends DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlots {
 }
 
 export interface RichTreeViewProSlotProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends DefaultTreeViewProPluginSlotProps {
+  extends RichTreeViewProPluginSlotProps {
   root?: SlotComponentProps<'ul', {}, RichTreeViewProProps<R, Multiple>>;
   item?: SlotComponentProps<typeof TreeItem, {}, RichTreeViewItemProSlotOwnerState>;
 }
 
 export type RichTreeViewProApiRef = React.MutableRefObject<
-  TreeViewPublicAPI<DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures> | undefined
+  TreeViewPublicAPI<RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures> | undefined
 >;
 
 export interface RichTreeViewProPropsBase extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListElement> {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export interface RichTreeViewProPropsBase extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLUList
 }
 
 export interface RichTreeViewProProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends DefaultTreeViewProPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
+  extends RichTreeViewProPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
     RichTreeViewProPropsBase {
   /**
    * Overridable component slots.
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ export interface RichTreeViewProProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | u
    * For each feature, if the flag is not explicitly set to `true`,
    * the feature will be fully disabled and any property / method call will not have any effect.
    */
-  experimentalFeatures?: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures>;
+  experimentalFeatures?: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<RichTreeViewProPluginSignatures>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/index.ts b/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 96523fc228141..0000000000000
--- a/packages/x-tree-view-pro/src/internals/plugins/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export { DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PRO_PLUGINS } from './defaultPlugins';
-export type { DefaultTreeViewProPluginSignatures } from './defaultPlugins';
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.plugins.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.plugins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c42b098f2e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.plugins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { useTreeViewId, UseTreeViewIdParameters } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewId';
+import {
+  useTreeViewItems,
+  UseTreeViewItemsParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+import {
+  useTreeViewExpansion,
+  UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
+import {
+  useTreeViewSelection,
+  UseTreeViewSelectionParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import {
+  useTreeViewFocus,
+  UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
+import { useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation';
+import {
+  useTreeViewIcons,
+  UseTreeViewIconsParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewIcons';
+import { ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures, MergeSignaturesProperty } from '../internals/models';
+
+export const RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [
+  useTreeViewId,
+  useTreeViewItems,
+  useTreeViewExpansion,
+  useTreeViewSelection,
+  useTreeViewFocus,
+  useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation,
+  useTreeViewIcons,
+] as const;
+
+export type RichTreeViewPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
+  typeof RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS
+>;
+
+export type RichTreeViewPluginSlots = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  RichTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  'slots'
+>;
+
+export type RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  RichTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  'slotProps'
+>;
+
+// We can't infer this type from the plugin, otherwise we would lose the generics.
+export interface RichTreeViewPluginParameters<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
+  extends UseTreeViewIdParameters,
+    UseTreeViewItemsParameters<R>,
+    UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
+    UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
+    UseTreeViewSelectionParameters<Multiple>,
+    UseTreeViewIconsParameters {}
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
index 53f7f2257588d..5f94c0db2be7a 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import composeClasses from '@mui/utils/composeClasses';
 import { useSlotProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import { getRichTreeViewUtilityClass } from './richTreeViewClasses';
-import { RichTreeViewProps, RichTreeViewSlotProps, RichTreeViewSlots } from './RichTreeView.types';
+import { RichTreeViewProps } from './RichTreeView.types';
 import { styled, createUseThemeProps } from '../internals/zero-styled';
 import { useTreeView } from '../internals/useTreeView';
 import { TreeViewProvider } from '../internals/TreeViewProvider';
-import { DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS, DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../internals/plugins';
+import { RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS, RichTreeViewPluginSignatures } from './RichTreeView.plugins';
 import { TreeItem, TreeItemProps } from '../TreeItem';
 import { buildWarning } from '../internals/utils/warning';
-import { extractPluginParamsFromProps } from '../internals/utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps';
 
 const useThemeProps = createUseThemeProps('MuiRichTreeView');
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ export const RichTreeViewRoot = styled('ul', {
   name: 'MuiRichTreeView',
   slot: 'Root',
   overridesResolver: (props, styles) => styles.root,
-})<{ ownerState: RichTreeViewProps<any, any> }>({
+})({
   padding: 0,
   margin: 0,
   listStyle: 'none',
@@ -90,26 +89,22 @@ const RichTreeView = React.forwardRef(function RichTreeView<
     }
   }
 
-  const { pluginParams, slots, slotProps, otherProps } = extractPluginParamsFromProps<
-    DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-    RichTreeViewSlots,
-    RichTreeViewSlotProps<R, Multiple>,
-    RichTreeViewProps<R, Multiple>
+  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView<
+    RichTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+    typeof props
   >({
-    props,
-    plugins: DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
+    plugins: RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
     rootRef: ref,
+    props,
   });
 
-  const { getRootProps, contextValue, instance } = useTreeView(pluginParams);
-
+  const { slots, slotProps } = props;
   const classes = useUtilityClasses(props);
 
   const Root = slots?.root ?? RichTreeViewRoot;
   const rootProps = useSlotProps({
     elementType: Root,
     externalSlotProps: slotProps?.root,
-    externalForwardedProps: otherProps,
     className: classes.root,
     getSlotProps: getRootProps,
     ownerState: props as RichTreeViewProps<any, any>,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.types.ts
index 9b71ae3c7a579..a1102b3f64e08 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.types.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { SxProps } from '@mui/system';
 import { SlotComponentProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import { RichTreeViewClasses } from './richTreeViewClasses';
 import {
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-} from '../internals/plugins/defaultPlugins';
+  RichTreeViewPluginParameters,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlots,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+} from './RichTreeView.plugins';
 import { TreeItemProps } from '../TreeItem';
 import { TreeItem2Props } from '../TreeItem2';
 import { TreeViewItemId } from '../models';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ interface RichTreeViewItemSlotOwnerState {
   label: string;
 }
 
-export interface RichTreeViewSlots extends DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots {
+export interface RichTreeViewSlots extends RichTreeViewPluginSlots {
   /**
    * Element rendered at the root.
    * @default RichTreeViewRoot
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export interface RichTreeViewSlots extends DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots {
 }
 
 export interface RichTreeViewSlotProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps {
+  extends RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps {
   root?: SlotComponentProps<'ul', {}, RichTreeViewProps<R, Multiple>>;
   item?: SlotComponentPropsFromProps<
     TreeItemProps | TreeItem2Props,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface RichTreeViewSlotProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean |
 }
 
 export type RichTreeViewApiRef = React.MutableRefObject<
-  TreeViewPublicAPI<DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures> | undefined
+  TreeViewPublicAPI<RichTreeViewPluginSignatures> | undefined
 >;
 
 export interface RichTreeViewPropsBase extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListElement> {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export interface RichTreeViewPropsBase extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListEle
 }
 
 export interface RichTreeViewProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
+  extends RichTreeViewPluginParameters<R, Multiple>,
     RichTreeViewPropsBase {
   /**
    * Overridable component slots.
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ export interface RichTreeViewProps<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | unde
    * For each feature, if the flag is not explicitly set to `true`,
    * the feature will be fully disabled and any property / method call will not have any effect.
    */
-  experimentalFeatures?: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures>;
+  experimentalFeatures?: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<RichTreeViewPluginSignatures>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/index.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/index.ts
index 5707c81a04ed8..a451bc2e10183 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/index.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/index.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ export type {
   RichTreeViewSlots,
   RichTreeViewSlotProps,
 } from './RichTreeView.types';
+
+export { RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS } from './RichTreeView.plugins';
+export type {
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlots,
+  RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
+  RichTreeViewPluginParameters,
+} from './RichTreeView.plugins';
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.plugins.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.plugins.ts
index f380f55d4cdad..d943982322c2a 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.plugins.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,36 @@
+import { useTreeViewId, UseTreeViewIdParameters } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewId';
 import {
-  DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots,
-} from '../internals/plugins/defaultPlugins';
+  useTreeViewItems,
+  UseTreeViewItemsParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+import {
+  useTreeViewExpansion,
+  UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
+import {
+  useTreeViewSelection,
+  UseTreeViewSelectionParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import {
+  useTreeViewFocus,
+  UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
+import { useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation';
+import {
+  useTreeViewIcons,
+  UseTreeViewIconsParameters,
+} from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewIcons';
 import { useTreeViewJSXItems } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewJSXItems';
-import { ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures } from '../internals/models';
+import { ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures, MergeSignaturesProperty } from '../internals/models';
 
 export const SIMPLE_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [
-  ...DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
+  useTreeViewId,
+  useTreeViewItems,
+  useTreeViewExpansion,
+  useTreeViewSelection,
+  useTreeViewFocus,
+  useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation,
+  useTreeViewIcons,
   useTreeViewJSXItems,
 ] as const;
 
@@ -16,13 +38,24 @@ export type SimpleTreeViewPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
   typeof SIMPLE_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS
 >;
 
-export type SimpleTreeViewPluginSlots = DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots;
+export type SimpleTreeViewPluginSlots = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  SimpleTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  'slots'
+>;
 
-export type SimpleTreeViewPluginSlotProps = DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps;
+export type SimpleTreeViewPluginSlotProps = MergeSignaturesProperty<
+  SimpleTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  'slotProps'
+>;
 
 // We can't infer this type from the plugin, otherwise we would lose the generics.
 export interface SimpleTreeViewPluginParameters<Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends Omit<
-    DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters<any, Multiple>,
-    'items' | 'isItemDisabled' | 'getItemLabel' | 'getItemId'
-  > {}
+  extends UseTreeViewIdParameters,
+    Omit<
+      UseTreeViewItemsParameters<any>,
+      'items' | 'isItemDisabled' | 'getItemLabel' | 'getItemId'
+    >,
+    UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
+    UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
+    UseTreeViewSelectionParameters<Multiple>,
+    UseTreeViewIconsParameters {}
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
index 7a159b1eda55e..472bf6208f582 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,11 @@ import composeClasses from '@mui/utils/composeClasses';
 import { useSlotProps } from '@mui/base/utils';
 import { styled, createUseThemeProps } from '../internals/zero-styled';
 import { getSimpleTreeViewUtilityClass } from './simpleTreeViewClasses';
-import {
-  SimpleTreeViewProps,
-  SimpleTreeViewSlots,
-  SimpleTreeViewSlotProps,
-} from './SimpleTreeView.types';
+import { SimpleTreeViewProps } from './SimpleTreeView.types';
 import { useTreeView } from '../internals/useTreeView';
 import { TreeViewProvider } from '../internals/TreeViewProvider';
 import { SIMPLE_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS, SimpleTreeViewPluginSignatures } from './SimpleTreeView.plugins';
 import { buildWarning } from '../internals/utils/warning';
-import { extractPluginParamsFromProps } from '../internals/utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps';
 
 const useThemeProps = createUseThemeProps('MuiSimpleTreeView');
 
@@ -75,26 +70,22 @@ const SimpleTreeView = React.forwardRef(function SimpleTreeView<
     }
   }
 
-  const { pluginParams, slots, slotProps, otherProps } = extractPluginParamsFromProps<
+  const { getRootProps, contextValue } = useTreeView<
     SimpleTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-    SimpleTreeViewSlots,
-    SimpleTreeViewSlotProps,
-    SimpleTreeViewProps<Multiple> & { items: any }
+    typeof props & { items: any[] }
   >({
-    props: { ...props, items: EMPTY_ITEMS },
     plugins: SIMPLE_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS,
     rootRef: ref,
+    props: { ...props, items: EMPTY_ITEMS },
   });
 
-  const { getRootProps, contextValue } = useTreeView(pluginParams);
-
+  const { slots, slotProps } = props;
   const classes = useUtilityClasses(props);
 
   const Root = slots?.root ?? SimpleTreeViewRoot;
   const rootProps = useSlotProps({
     elementType: Root,
     externalSlotProps: slotProps?.root,
-    externalForwardedProps: otherProps,
     className: classes.root,
     getSlotProps: getRootProps,
     ownerState,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.tsx
index 7f6a19725ab9d..f4224825ec58a 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ import { unstable_composeClasses as composeClasses } from '@mui/base';
 import { styled, createUseThemeProps } from '../internals/zero-styled';
 import { TreeItemContent } from './TreeItemContent';
 import { treeItemClasses, getTreeItemUtilityClass } from './treeItemClasses';
-import { TreeItemOwnerState, TreeItemProps } from './TreeItem.types';
+import { TreeItemMinimalPlugins, TreeItemOwnerState, TreeItemProps } from './TreeItem.types';
 import { useTreeViewContext } from '../internals/TreeViewProvider/useTreeViewContext';
-import { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../internals/plugins';
 import { TreeViewCollapseIcon, TreeViewExpandIcon } from '../icons';
 import { TreeItem2Provider } from '../TreeItem2Provider';
 import { TreeViewItemDepthContext } from '../internals/TreeViewItemDepthContext';
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ export const TreeItem = React.forwardRef(function TreeItem(
     disabledItemsFocusable,
     indentationAtItemLevel,
     instance,
-  } = useTreeViewContext<DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures>();
+  } = useTreeViewContext<TreeItemMinimalPlugins>();
   const depthContext = React.useContext(TreeViewItemDepthContext);
 
   const props = useThemeProps({ props: inProps, name: 'MuiTreeItem' });
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.types.ts
index b9fa0319a12e2..54df7cbef8dae 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/TreeItem.types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ import { TreeItemClasses } from './treeItemClasses';
 import { TreeViewItemId } from '../models';
 import { SlotComponentPropsFromProps } from '../internals/models';
 import { MuiCancellableEventHandler } from '../internals/models/MuiCancellableEvent';
+import { UseTreeViewIconsSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewIcons';
+import { UseTreeViewSelectionSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import { UseTreeViewItemsSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+import { UseTreeViewFocusSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
+import { UseTreeViewExpansionSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
+import { UseTreeViewKeyboardNavigationSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation';
+import { UseTreeViewIdSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewId';
 
 export interface TreeItemSlots {
   /**
@@ -105,3 +112,13 @@ export interface TreeItemOwnerState extends TreeItemProps {
   disabled: boolean;
   indentationAtItemLevel: boolean;
 }
+
+export type TreeItemMinimalPlugins = readonly [
+  UseTreeViewIconsSignature,
+  UseTreeViewSelectionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewItemsSignature,
+  UseTreeViewFocusSignature,
+  UseTreeViewExpansionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewKeyboardNavigationSignature,
+  UseTreeViewIdSignature,
+];
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/useTreeItemState.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/useTreeItemState.ts
index 0da618865f953..fea40a777a0f7 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/useTreeItemState.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeItem/useTreeItemState.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useTreeViewContext } from '../internals/TreeViewProvider/useTreeViewContext';
-import { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../internals/plugins';
+import { UseTreeViewSelectionSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import { UseTreeViewExpansionSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
+import { UseTreeViewFocusSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
+import { UseTreeViewItemsSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+
+type UseTreeItemStateMinimalPlugins = readonly [
+  UseTreeViewSelectionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewExpansionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewFocusSignature,
+  UseTreeViewItemsSignature,
+];
 
 export function useTreeItemState(itemId: string) {
   const {
     instance,
     selection: { multiSelect, checkboxSelection, disableSelection },
-  } = useTreeViewContext<DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures>();
+  } = useTreeViewContext<UseTreeItemStateMinimalPlugins>();
 
   const expandable = instance.isItemExpandable(itemId);
   const expanded = instance.isItemExpanded(itemId);
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeItem2Utils/useTreeItem2Utils.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeItem2Utils/useTreeItem2Utils.tsx
index deff0a1d89e5c..09e188c73e75b 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeItem2Utils/useTreeItem2Utils.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeItem2Utils/useTreeItem2Utils.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useTreeViewContext } from '../../internals/TreeViewProvider/useTreeViewContext';
-import { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../../internals/plugins';
+import { UseTreeViewSelectionSignature } from '../../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import { UseTreeViewExpansionSignature } from '../../internals/plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
+import { UseTreeViewItemsSignature } from '../../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+import { UseTreeViewFocusSignature } from '../../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
 import type { UseTreeItem2Status } from '../../useTreeItem2';
 
 interface UseTreeItem2Interactions {
@@ -21,6 +24,13 @@ const isItemExpandable = (reactChildren: React.ReactNode) => {
   return Boolean(reactChildren);
 };
 
+type UseTreeItem2UtilsMinimalPlugins = readonly [
+  UseTreeViewSelectionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewExpansionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewItemsSignature,
+  UseTreeViewFocusSignature,
+];
+
 export const useTreeItem2Utils = ({
   itemId,
   children,
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ export const useTreeItem2Utils = ({
   const {
     instance,
     selection: { multiSelect },
-  } = useTreeViewContext<DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures>();
+  } = useTreeViewContext<UseTreeItem2UtilsMinimalPlugins>();
 
   const status: UseTreeItem2Status = {
     expandable: isItemExpandable(children),
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
index b27410f757376..6a62287d93a43 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TreeViewAnyPluginSignature, TreeViewPublicAPI } from '../internals/models';
-import { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../internals';
+import { RichTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../RichTreeView/RichTreeView.plugins';
 
 /**
  * Hook that instantiates a [[TreeViewApiRef]].
  */
 export const useTreeViewApiRef = <
-  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[] = DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[] = RichTreeViewPluginSignatures,
 >() =>
   React.useRef(undefined) as React.MutableRefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures> | undefined>;
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/index.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/index.ts
index 752818a77fa09..67e9f4307740c 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/index.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/index.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ export type {
 } from './models';
 
 // Plugins
-export { DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS } from './plugins/defaultPlugins';
-export type {
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots,
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps,
-} from './plugins/defaultPlugins';
-export type { DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters } from './plugins/defaultPlugins';
 export { useTreeViewExpansion } from './plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
 export type {
   UseTreeViewExpansionSignature,
@@ -56,4 +49,3 @@ export type {
 } from './plugins/useTreeViewJSXItems';
 
 export { buildWarning } from './utils/warning';
-export { extractPluginParamsFromProps } from './utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps';
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c6b376aac744b..0000000000000
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/defaultPlugins.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import { useTreeViewId, UseTreeViewIdParameters } from './useTreeViewId';
-import { useTreeViewItems, UseTreeViewItemsParameters } from './useTreeViewItems';
-import { useTreeViewExpansion, UseTreeViewExpansionParameters } from './useTreeViewExpansion';
-import { useTreeViewSelection, UseTreeViewSelectionParameters } from './useTreeViewSelection';
-import { useTreeViewFocus, UseTreeViewFocusParameters } from './useTreeViewFocus';
-import { useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation } from './useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation';
-import { useTreeViewIcons, UseTreeViewIconsParameters } from './useTreeViewIcons';
-import { ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures, MergeSignaturesProperty } from '../models';
-
-export const DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS = [
-  useTreeViewId,
-  useTreeViewItems,
-  useTreeViewExpansion,
-  useTreeViewSelection,
-  useTreeViewFocus,
-  useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation,
-  useTreeViewIcons,
-] as const;
-
-export type DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures = ConvertPluginsIntoSignatures<
-  typeof DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS
->;
-
-export type DefaultTreeViewPluginSlots = MergeSignaturesProperty<
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-  'slots'
->;
-
-export type DefaultTreeViewPluginSlotProps = MergeSignaturesProperty<
-  DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
-  'slotProps'
->;
-
-// We can't infer this type from the plugin, otherwise we would lose the generics.
-export interface DefaultTreeViewPluginParameters<R extends {}, Multiple extends boolean | undefined>
-  extends UseTreeViewIdParameters,
-    UseTreeViewItemsParameters<R>,
-    UseTreeViewExpansionParameters,
-    UseTreeViewFocusParameters,
-    UseTreeViewSelectionParameters<Multiple>,
-    UseTreeViewIconsParameters {}
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/index.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 75445ff5057c8..0000000000000
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export { DEFAULT_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS } from './defaultPlugins';
-export type { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from './defaultPlugins';
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d91f18fe1b4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {
+  ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins,
+  MergeSignaturesProperty,
+  TreeViewAnyPluginSignature,
+  TreeViewPlugin,
+  TreeViewPluginSignature,
+} from '../models';
+import { UseTreeViewBaseProps } from './useTreeView.types';
+import { TreeViewCorePluginSignatures } from '../corePlugins';
+
+interface ExtractPluginParamsFromPropsParameters<
+  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
+  TProps extends Partial<UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures>>,
+> {
+  plugins: ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<readonly [...TreeViewCorePluginSignatures, ...TSignatures]>;
+  props: TProps;
+}
+
+interface ExtractPluginParamsFromPropsReturnValue<
+  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
+  TProps extends Partial<UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures>>,
+> extends UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures> {
+  pluginParams: MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'defaultizedParams'>;
+  forwardedProps: Omit<TProps, keyof MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'params'>>;
+}
+
+export const extractPluginParamsFromProps = <
+  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewPluginSignature<any>[],
+  TProps extends Partial<UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures>>,
+>({
+  props: { slots, slotProps, apiRef, experimentalFeatures, ...props },
+  plugins,
+}: ExtractPluginParamsFromPropsParameters<
+  TSignatures,
+  TProps
+>): ExtractPluginParamsFromPropsReturnValue<TSignatures, TProps> => {
+  type PluginParams = MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'params'>;
+
+  const paramsLookup = {} as Record<keyof PluginParams, true>;
+  plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
+    Object.assign(paramsLookup, plugin.params);
+  });
+
+  const pluginParams = {} as PluginParams;
+  const forwardedProps = {} as Omit<TProps, keyof PluginParams>;
+
+  Object.keys(props).forEach((propName) => {
+    const prop = props[propName as keyof typeof props] as any;
+
+    if (paramsLookup[propName as keyof PluginParams]) {
+      pluginParams[propName as keyof PluginParams] = prop;
+    } else {
+      forwardedProps[propName as keyof typeof forwardedProps] = prop;
+    }
+  });
+
+  const defaultizedPluginParams = plugins.reduce(
+    (acc, plugin: TreeViewPlugin<TreeViewAnyPluginSignature>) => {
+      if (plugin.getDefaultizedParams) {
+        return plugin.getDefaultizedParams(acc);
+      }
+
+      return acc;
+    },
+    pluginParams,
+  ) as unknown as MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'defaultizedParams'>;
+
+  return {
+    apiRef,
+    forwardedProps,
+    pluginParams: defaultizedPluginParams,
+    slots: slots ?? ({} as any),
+    slotProps: slotProps ?? ({} as any),
+    experimentalFeatures: experimentalFeatures ?? {},
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/index.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/index.ts
index 34c13feb963d4..a5af56b16433d 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/index.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 export { useTreeView } from './useTreeView';
-export type { UseTreeViewParameters, UseTreeViewDefaultizedParameters } from './useTreeView.types';
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.ts
index 1bc1b6ed22797..2742cda627d87 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins,
 } from '../models';
 import {
-  UseTreeViewDefaultizedParameters,
+  UseTreeViewBaseProps,
   UseTreeViewParameters,
   UseTreeViewReturnValue,
   UseTreeViewRootSlotProps,
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ import {
 import { useTreeViewModels } from './useTreeViewModels';
 import { TreeViewContextValue, TreeViewItemPluginsRunner } from '../TreeViewProvider';
 import { TREE_VIEW_CORE_PLUGINS, TreeViewCorePluginSignatures } from '../corePlugins';
+import { extractPluginParamsFromProps } from './extractPluginParamsFromProps';
 
 export function useTreeViewApiInitialization<T>(
-  inputApiRef: React.MutableRefObject<T> | undefined,
+  inputApiRef: React.MutableRefObject<T | undefined> | undefined,
 ): T {
   const fallbackPublicApiRef = React.useRef({}) as React.MutableRefObject<T>;
 
@@ -36,43 +37,43 @@ export function useTreeViewApiInitialization<T>(
   return fallbackPublicApiRef.current;
 }
 
-export const useTreeView = <TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[]>(
-  inParams: UseTreeViewParameters<TSignatures>,
-): UseTreeViewReturnValue<TSignatures> => {
+export const useTreeView = <
+  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
+  TProps extends Partial<UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures>>,
+>({
+  plugins: inPlugins,
+  rootRef,
+  props,
+}: UseTreeViewParameters<TSignatures, TProps>): UseTreeViewReturnValue<TSignatures> => {
   type TSignaturesWithCorePluginSignatures = readonly [
     ...TreeViewCorePluginSignatures,
     ...TSignatures,
   ];
   const plugins = [
     ...TREE_VIEW_CORE_PLUGINS,
-    ...inParams.plugins,
+    ...inPlugins,
   ] as unknown as ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<TSignaturesWithCorePluginSignatures>;
 
-  const params = plugins.reduce((acc, plugin) => {
-    if (plugin.getDefaultizedParams) {
-      return plugin.getDefaultizedParams(acc) as typeof acc;
-    }
-
-    return acc;
-  }, inParams) as unknown as UseTreeViewDefaultizedParameters<TSignatures>;
+  const { pluginParams, forwardedProps, apiRef, experimentalFeatures, slots, slotProps } =
+    extractPluginParamsFromProps<TSignatures, typeof props>({
+      plugins,
+      props,
+    });
 
-  const models = useTreeViewModels<TSignaturesWithCorePluginSignatures>(plugins, params);
+  const models = useTreeViewModels<TSignatures>(plugins, pluginParams);
   const instanceRef = React.useRef({} as TreeViewInstance<TSignatures>);
   const instance = instanceRef.current as TreeViewInstance<TSignatures>;
 
-  const publicAPI = useTreeViewApiInitialization<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures>>(inParams.apiRef);
+  const publicAPI = useTreeViewApiInitialization<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures>>(apiRef);
 
   const innerRootRef: React.RefObject<HTMLUListElement> = React.useRef(null);
-  const handleRootRef = useForkRef(innerRootRef, inParams.rootRef);
+  const handleRootRef = useForkRef(innerRootRef, rootRef);
 
   const [state, setState] = React.useState(() => {
     const temp = {} as MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignaturesWithCorePluginSignatures, 'state'>;
     plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
       if (plugin.getInitialState) {
-        Object.assign(
-          temp,
-          plugin.getInitialState(params as UseTreeViewDefaultizedParameters<any>),
-        );
+        Object.assign(temp, plugin.getInitialState(pluginParams));
       }
     });
 
@@ -148,10 +149,10 @@ export const useTreeView = <TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignat
   const runPlugin = (plugin: TreeViewPlugin<TreeViewAnyPluginSignature>) => {
     const pluginResponse = plugin({
       instance,
-      params,
-      slots: params.slots,
-      slotProps: params.slotProps,
-      experimentalFeatures: params.experimentalFeatures,
+      params: pluginParams,
+      slots,
+      slotProps,
+      experimentalFeatures,
       state,
       setState,
       rootRef: innerRootRef,
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export const useTreeView = <TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignat
   ) => {
     const rootProps: UseTreeViewRootSlotProps = {
       role: 'tree',
+      ...forwardedProps,
       ...otherHandlers,
       ref: handleRootRef,
     };
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.types.ts
index e01053f06b07e..e3ab5a0cf4e67 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeView.types.ts
@@ -9,28 +9,23 @@ import {
   TreeViewPublicAPI,
   TreeViewExperimentalFeatures,
 } from '../models';
-import { TreeViewCorePluginSignatures } from '../corePlugins';
 
-export type UseTreeViewParameters<TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[]> =
-  UseTreeViewBaseParameters<TSignatures> &
-    Omit<MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'params'>, keyof UseTreeViewBaseParameters<any>>;
-
-export interface UseTreeViewBaseParameters<
+export interface UseTreeViewParameters<
   TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
+  TProps extends Partial<UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures>>,
 > {
-  apiRef: React.MutableRefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures>> | undefined;
-  rootRef?: React.Ref<HTMLUListElement> | undefined;
   plugins: ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<TSignatures>;
+  rootRef?: React.Ref<HTMLUListElement> | undefined;
+  props: TProps; // Omit<MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'params'>, keyof UseTreeViewBaseParameters<any>>
+}
+
+export interface UseTreeViewBaseProps<TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[]> {
+  apiRef: React.MutableRefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures> | undefined> | undefined;
   slots: MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'slots'>;
   slotProps: MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'slotProps'>;
   experimentalFeatures: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<TSignatures>;
 }
 
-export type UseTreeViewDefaultizedParameters<
-  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
-> = UseTreeViewBaseParameters<TSignatures> &
-  MergeSignaturesProperty<[...TreeViewCorePluginSignatures, ...TSignatures], 'defaultizedParams'>;
-
 export interface UseTreeViewRootSlotProps
   extends Pick<
     React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLUListElement>,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeViewModels.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeViewModels.ts
index 42d861fb7fa22..7c30b4d90cbf4 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeViewModels.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/useTreeView/useTreeViewModels.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import {
   TreeViewAnyPluginSignature,
   ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins,
   MergeSignaturesProperty,
+  TreeViewPlugin,
 } from '../models';
+import { TreeViewCorePluginSignatures } from '../corePlugins';
 
 /**
  * Implements the same behavior as `useControlled` but for several models.
  * The controlled models are never stored in the state, and the state is only updated if the model is not controlled.
  */
 export const useTreeViewModels = <TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[]>(
-  plugins: ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<TSignatures>,
+  plugins: ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<readonly [...TreeViewCorePluginSignatures, ...TSignatures]>,
   props: MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'defaultizedParams'>,
 ) => {
   type DefaultizedParams = MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'defaultizedParams'>;
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export const useTreeViewModels = <TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPlugin
   const [modelsState, setModelsState] = React.useState<{ [modelName: string]: any }>(() => {
     const initialState: { [modelName: string]: any } = {};
 
-    plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
+    plugins.forEach((plugin: TreeViewPlugin<TreeViewAnyPluginSignature>) => {
       if (plugin.models) {
         Object.entries(plugin.models).forEach(([modelName, modelInitializer]) => {
           modelsRef.current[modelName] = {
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index facfbd3bc3d00..0000000000000
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/extractPluginParamsFromProps.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import {
-  ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins,
-  MergeSignaturesProperty,
-  TreeViewAnyPluginSignature,
-  TreeViewExperimentalFeatures,
-  TreeViewPublicAPI,
-} from '../models';
-import { UseTreeViewBaseParameters } from '../useTreeView/useTreeView.types';
-
-export const extractPluginParamsFromProps = <
-  TSignatures extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[],
-  TSlots extends MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'slots'>,
-  TSlotProps extends MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'slotProps'>,
-  TProps extends {
-    slots?: TSlots;
-    slotProps?: TSlotProps;
-    apiRef?: React.MutableRefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures> | undefined>;
-    experimentalFeatures?: TreeViewExperimentalFeatures<TSignatures>;
-  },
->({
-  props: { slots, slotProps, apiRef, experimentalFeatures, ...props },
-  plugins,
-  rootRef,
-}: {
-  props: TProps;
-  plugins: ConvertSignaturesIntoPlugins<TSignatures>;
-  rootRef?: React.Ref<HTMLUListElement>;
-}) => {
-  type PluginParams = MergeSignaturesProperty<TSignatures, 'params'>;
-
-  const paramsLookup = {} as Record<keyof PluginParams, true>;
-  plugins.forEach((plugin) => {
-    Object.assign(paramsLookup, plugin.params);
-  });
-
-  const pluginParams = {
-    plugins,
-    rootRef,
-    slots: slots ?? {},
-    slotProps: slotProps ?? {},
-    experimentalFeatures: experimentalFeatures ?? {},
-    apiRef,
-  } as UseTreeViewBaseParameters<TSignatures> & PluginParams;
-  const otherProps = {} as Omit<TProps, keyof PluginParams>;
-
-  Object.keys(props).forEach((propName) => {
-    const prop = props[propName as keyof typeof props] as any;
-
-    if (paramsLookup[propName as keyof PluginParams]) {
-      pluginParams[propName as keyof PluginParams] = prop;
-    } else {
-      otherProps[propName as keyof typeof otherProps] = prop;
-    }
-  });
-
-  return { pluginParams, slots, slotProps, otherProps };
-};
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.ts
index 479e022efa9cc..72fd74f6d23ce 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.ts
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ import {
   UseTreeItem2LabelSlotProps,
   UseTreeItemIconContainerSlotProps,
   UseTreeItem2CheckboxSlotProps,
+  UseTreeItem2MinimalPlugins,
 } from './useTreeItem2.types';
 import { useTreeViewContext } from '../internals/TreeViewProvider/useTreeViewContext';
-import { DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures } from '../internals/plugins/defaultPlugins';
 import { MuiCancellableEvent } from '../internals/models/MuiCancellableEvent';
 import { useTreeItem2Utils } from '../hooks/useTreeItem2Utils';
 import { TreeViewItemDepthContext } from '../internals/TreeViewItemDepthContext';
 
 export const useTreeItem2 = <
-  TSignatures extends DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures = DefaultTreeViewPluginSignatures,
+  TSignatures extends UseTreeItem2MinimalPlugins = UseTreeItem2MinimalPlugins,
 >(
   parameters: UseTreeItem2Parameters,
 ): UseTreeItem2ReturnValue<TSignatures> => {
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.types.ts
index 530c0db1ec4d6..08651b015ad32 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/useTreeItem2/useTreeItem2.types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { TreeViewItemId } from '../models';
 import { MuiCancellableEventHandler } from '../internals/models/MuiCancellableEvent';
 import { TreeViewAnyPluginSignature, TreeViewPublicAPI } from '../internals/models';
+import { UseTreeViewSelectionSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewSelection';
+import { UseTreeViewItemsSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewItems';
+import { UseTreeViewIdSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewId';
+import { UseTreeViewFocusSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus';
+import { UseTreeViewKeyboardNavigationSignature } from '../internals/plugins/useTreeViewKeyboardNavigation';
 
 export interface UseTreeItem2Parameters {
   /**
@@ -174,3 +179,11 @@ export interface UseTreeItem2ReturnValue<
    */
   publicAPI: TreeViewPublicAPI<TSignatures>;
 }
+
+export type UseTreeItem2MinimalPlugins = readonly [
+  UseTreeViewSelectionSignature,
+  UseTreeViewItemsSignature,
+  UseTreeViewIdSignature,
+  UseTreeViewFocusSignature,
+  UseTreeViewKeyboardNavigationSignature,
+];
diff --git a/scripts/x-tree-view.exports.json b/scripts/x-tree-view.exports.json
index aba988ecc2335..ee24f7972ee13 100644
--- a/scripts/x-tree-view.exports.json
+++ b/scripts/x-tree-view.exports.json
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
   { "name": "getTreeItemUtilityClass", "kind": "Function" },
   { "name": "getTreeViewUtilityClass", "kind": "Function" },
   { "name": "MultiSelectTreeViewProps", "kind": "TypeAlias" },
+  { "name": "RICH_TREE_VIEW_PLUGINS", "kind": "Variable" },
   { "name": "RichTreeView", "kind": "Variable" },
   { "name": "richTreeViewClasses", "kind": "Variable" },
   { "name": "RichTreeViewClasses", "kind": "Interface" },
   { "name": "RichTreeViewClassKey", "kind": "TypeAlias" },
+  { "name": "RichTreeViewPluginParameters", "kind": "Interface" },
+  { "name": "RichTreeViewPluginSlotProps", "kind": "TypeAlias" },
+  { "name": "RichTreeViewPluginSlots", "kind": "TypeAlias" },
   { "name": "RichTreeViewProps", "kind": "Interface" },
   { "name": "RichTreeViewPropsBase", "kind": "Interface" },
   { "name": "RichTreeViewRoot", "kind": "Variable" },