diff --git a/flopy4/singledispatch/__init__.py b/flopy4/singledispatch/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/flopy4/singledispatch/plot.py b/flopy4/singledispatch/plot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb7879e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flopy4/singledispatch/plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from functools import singledispatch
+
+
+@singledispatch
+def plot(obj, **kwargs):
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        "plot method not implemented for type {}".format(type(obj))
+    )
diff --git a/flopy4/singledispatch/plot_int.py b/flopy4/singledispatch/plot_int.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6da9e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flopy4/singledispatch/plot_int.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from flopy4.singledispatch.plot import plot
+
+
+@plot.register
+def _(v: int, **kwargs):
+    print(f"Plotting a model with kwargs: {kwargs}")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2260648..517f0e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -108,3 +108,6 @@ ignore = [
     "E722", # do not use bare `except`
     "E741", # ambiguous variable name
 ]
+
+[project.entry-points.flopy4]
+plot = "flopy4.singledispatch.plot_int"
diff --git a/test/test_singledispatch.py b/test/test_singledispatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a98597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_singledispatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+
+from flopy4.singledispatch.plot import plot
+
+
+def test_register_singledispatch_with_entrypoints():
+    eps = entry_points(group="flopy4", name="plot")
+    for ep in eps:
+        _ = ep.load()
+
+    # should not throw an error, because plot_int was loaded via entry points
+    plot(5)