diff --git a/.changeset/gold-tips-promise.md b/.changeset/gold-tips-promise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..394fbf4327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-tips-promise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-audit": patch
+---
+
+Allow to set a custom registry through the `--registry` option, when running `pnpm audit` (#2689).
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-audit/src/audit.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-audit/src/audit.ts
index c9fc5581fc..9e8a9562d0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-audit/src/audit.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-audit/src/audit.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function cliOptionsTypes () {
       'only',
       'optional',
       'production',
+      'registry',
     ], allTypes),
     'audit-level': ['low', 'moderate', 'high', 'critical'],
   }