diff --git a/@commitlint/config-validator/src/__snapshots__/validate.test.ts.snap b/@commitlint/config-validator/src/__snapshots__/validate.test.ts.snap
index bb626b6ee2..a4cb4a8c86 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-validator/src/__snapshots__/validate.test.ts.snap
+++ b/@commitlint/config-validator/src/__snapshots__/validate.test.ts.snap
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ exports[`validation should fail for parserPreset 1`] = `
 "Commitlint configuration in parserPreset.js is invalid:
 	- Property \\"parserPreset\\" has the wrong type - should be string.
 	- Property \\"parserPreset\\" has the wrong type - should be object.
+	- \\"parserPreset\\" should be a function. Value: [].
 	- \\"parserPreset\\" should match exactly one schema in oneOf. Value: [].
 "
 `;
diff --git a/@commitlint/config-validator/src/commitlint.schema.json b/@commitlint/config-validator/src/commitlint.schema.json
index 62e70c356e..33870445ba 100644
--- a/@commitlint/config-validator/src/commitlint.schema.json
+++ b/@commitlint/config-validator/src/commitlint.schema.json
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
             "parserOpts": {}
           },
           "additionalProperties": true
-        }
+        },
+        {"typeof": "function"}
       ]
     },
     "helpUrl": {
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.test.ts b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f096043116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import {loadParserOpts} from './load-parser-opts';
+
+test('handles a plain preset', async () => {
+	const preset = {
+		parserOpts: {},
+	};
+
+	expect(await loadParserOpts(preset)).toEqual(preset);
+});
+
+test('handles primitive values', async () => {
+	expect(await loadParserOpts('')).toEqual(undefined);
+	expect(await loadParserOpts(undefined)).toEqual(undefined);
+});
+
+test('handles an object without any parserOpts', async () => {
+	const preset = {};
+	expect(await loadParserOpts(preset)).toEqual(preset);
+});
+
+test('handles nested parserOpts', async () => {
+	const opts = {a: 4};
+
+	// plain nested parserOpts
+	let loaded = await loadParserOpts({
+		parserOpts: {
+			parserOpts: opts,
+		},
+	});
+	expect(loaded).toHaveProperty('parserOpts', opts);
+
+	// async nested parserOpts
+	loaded = await loadParserOpts({
+		parserOpts: Promise.resolve({
+			parserOpts: opts,
+		}),
+	});
+	expect(loaded).toHaveProperty('parserOpts', opts);
+});
+
+test('runs a sync function which returns the preset', async () => {
+	const preset = {};
+	const fn = () => preset;
+	const opts = await loadParserOpts(fn);
+
+	expect(opts).toEqual(preset);
+});
+
+test('runs an async function which returns the preset', async () => {
+	const preset = {};
+	const fn = async () => preset;
+	const opts = await loadParserOpts(fn);
+
+	expect(opts).toEqual(preset);
+});
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
index fe24ecb549..11bcdcb119 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import {ParserPreset} from '@commitlint/types';
 
+type Awaitable<T> = T | PromiseLike<T>;
+
 function isObjectLike(obj: unknown): obj is Record<string, unknown> {
 	return Boolean(obj) && typeof obj === 'object'; // typeof null === 'object'
 }
@@ -15,8 +17,16 @@ function isParserOptsFunction<T extends ParserPreset>(
 }
 
 export async function loadParserOpts(
-	pendingParser: string | ParserPreset | Promise<ParserPreset> | undefined
+	pendingParser:
+		| string
+		| Awaitable<ParserPreset>
+		| (() => Awaitable<ParserPreset>)
+		| undefined
 ): Promise<ParserPreset | undefined> {
+	if (typeof pendingParser === 'function') {
+		return loadParserOpts(pendingParser());
+	}
+
 	if (!pendingParser || typeof pendingParser !== 'object') {
 		return undefined;
 	}