diff --git a/packages/docs/src/guide-composable/setup.md b/packages/docs/src/guide-composable/setup.md
index 87bc376..11bd892 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/guide-composable/setup.md
+++ b/packages/docs/src/guide-composable/setup.md
@@ -82,3 +82,27 @@ provide(ApolloClients, {
 ```
 
 You can then select which one to use in functions we will cover next (such as `useQuery`, `useMutation` and `useSubscription`) with the `clientId` option.
+
+## Usage outside of setup
+
+When using e.g. `useQuery` outside of vue contexts, the clients cannot be injected using vue's provide/inject mechanism. `@vue/apollo-composable` can manage their own apollo clients
+
+Use `provideApolloClient` for a single default client:
+
+```js
+import { provideApolloClient } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
+
+provideApolloClient(apolloClient)
+```
+
+Use `provideApolloClients` for multiple clients:
+
+```js
+import { provideApolloClients } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
+
+provideApolloClients({
+  default: apolloClient,
+  clientA: apolloClientA,
+  clientB: apolloClientB,
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/NoSetupQueryMultiClient.vue b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/NoSetupQueryMultiClient.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68af2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/components/NoSetupQueryMultiClient.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { apolloClient } from '@/apollo'
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+import { useQuery, useResult, provideApolloClients } from '@vue/apollo-composable'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+
+// Global query
+
+const query = provideApolloClients({ myCustomClientId: apolloClient })(() =>
+  useQuery(
+    gql`
+      query hello {
+        hello
+      }
+    `,
+    {},
+    { clientId: 'myCustomClientId' },
+  ),
+)
+const hello = useResult(query.result, [])
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  setup () {
+    return {
+      hello,
+    }
+  },
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="no-setup-query">
+    {{ hello }}
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/router.ts b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/router.ts
index bd0b82c..4468883 100644
--- a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/src/router.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export const router = createRouter({
       path: '/no-setup-query',
       component: () => import('./components/NoSetupQuery.vue'),
     },
+    {
+      path: '/no-setup-query-multi-client',
+      component: () => import('./components/NoSetupQueryMultiClient.vue'),
+    },
     {
       path: '/lazy-query',
       component: () => import('./components/LazyQuery.vue'),
diff --git a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.js b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.js
index ad6bb9b..c909856 100644
--- a/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.js
+++ b/packages/test-e2e-composable-vue3/tests/e2e/specs/test.js
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ describe('Vue 3 + Apollo Composable', () => {
     cy.contains('.no-setup-query', 'Hello world!')
   })
 
+  it('supports queries outside of setup with multiple clients', () => {
+    cy.visit('/no-setup-query-multi-client')
+    cy.contains('.no-setup-query', 'Hello world!')
+  })
+
   it('useLazyQuery', () => {
     cy.visit('/lazy-query')
     cy.get('.list-disc').should('have.length', 0)
diff --git a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/index.ts b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/index.ts
index e0302ea..a391745 100644
--- a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/index.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ export {
   useApolloClient,
   UseApolloClientReturn,
   provideApolloClient,
+  provideApolloClients,
 } from './useApolloClient'
diff --git a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useApolloClient.ts b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useApolloClient.ts
index 76163ac..781e840 100644
--- a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useApolloClient.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useApolloClient.ts
@@ -33,28 +33,43 @@ export function useApolloClient<TCacheShape = any> (clientId?: ClientId): UseApo
   let resolveImpl: ResolveClient<TCacheShape, NullableApolloClient<TCacheShape>>
 
   // Save current client in current closure scope
-  const savedCurrentClient = currentApolloClient
+  const savedCurrentClients = currentApolloClients
 
   if (!getCurrentInstance()) {
-    resolveImpl = () => savedCurrentClient
+    resolveImpl = (id?: ClientId) => {
+      if (id) {
+        return resolveClientWithId(savedCurrentClients, id)
+      }
+      return resolveDefaultClient(savedCurrentClients, savedCurrentClients.default)
+    }
   } else {
     const providedApolloClients: ClientDict<TCacheShape> | null = inject(ApolloClients, null)
     const providedApolloClient: ApolloClient<TCacheShape> | null = inject(DefaultApolloClient, null)
 
     resolveImpl = (id?: ClientId) => {
-      if (savedCurrentClient) {
-        return savedCurrentClient
-      } else if (id) {
-        return resolveClientWithId(providedApolloClients, id)
+      if (id) {
+        const client = resolveClientWithId(providedApolloClients, id)
+        if (client) {
+          return client
+        }
+        return resolveClientWithId(savedCurrentClients, id)
       }
-      return resolveDefaultClient(providedApolloClients, providedApolloClient)
+      const client = resolveDefaultClient(providedApolloClients, providedApolloClient)
+      if (client) {
+        return client
+      }
+      return resolveDefaultClient(savedCurrentClients, savedCurrentClients.default)
     }
   }
 
   function resolveClient (id: ClientId | undefined = clientId) {
     const client = resolveImpl(id)
     if (!client) {
-      throw new Error(`Apollo client with id ${id ?? 'default'} not found. Use provideApolloClient() if you are outside of a component setup.`)
+      throw new Error(
+        `Apollo client with id ${
+          id ?? 'default'
+        } not found. Use provideApolloClient() if you are outside of a component setup.`,
+      )
     }
     return client
   }
@@ -67,13 +82,24 @@ export function useApolloClient<TCacheShape = any> (clientId?: ClientId): UseApo
   }
 }
 
-let currentApolloClient: NullableApolloClient<any>
+let currentApolloClients: ClientDict<any> = {}
 
 export function provideApolloClient<TCacheShape = any> (client: ApolloClient<TCacheShape>) {
-  currentApolloClient = client
+  currentApolloClients = {
+    default: client,
+  }
   return function <TFnResult = any> (fn: () => TFnResult) {
     const result = fn()
-    currentApolloClient = undefined
+    currentApolloClients = {}
+    return result
+  }
+}
+
+export function provideApolloClients<TCacheShape = any> (clients: ClientDict<TCacheShape>) {
+  currentApolloClients = clients
+  return function <TFnResult = any> (fn: () => TFnResult) {
+    const result = fn()
+    currentApolloClients = {}
     return result
   }
 }