diff --git a/packages/core/useVModel/index.md b/packages/core/useVModel/index.md
index ce2281b45d53..c2fd447f6770 100644
--- a/packages/core/useVModel/index.md
+++ b/packages/core/useVModel/index.md
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export interface VModelOptions {
    * @default undefined
    */
   eventName?: string
+  /**
+   * Attempting to check for changes of properties in a deeply nested object or array.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  deep?: boolean
 }
 /**
  * Shorthand for v-model binding, props + emit -> ref
diff --git a/packages/core/useVModel/index.test.ts b/packages/core/useVModel/index.test.ts
index 53333bdb7898..32baca37a60f 100644
--- a/packages/core/useVModel/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/useVModel/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isVue2 } from 'vue-demi'
+import { isVue2, nextTick } from 'vue-demi'
 import { useSetup } from '../../.test'
 import { useVModel } from '.'
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe('useVModel', () => {
       const data = useVModel(defaultProps(), undefined, emitMock)
       data.value = 'changed'
     })
-
     expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(isVue2 ? 'input' : 'update:modelValue')
     expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe('changed')
   })
@@ -48,4 +47,58 @@ describe('useVModel', () => {
 
     expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('onChange')
   })
+
+  it('should emit w/ passive', async() => {
+    const props = {
+      ...defaultProps(),
+      age: 18,
+    }
+    useSetup(() => {
+      const data = useVModel(props, 'age', emitMock, { passive: true })
+      data.value = 20
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('update:age')
+    expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(20)
+  })
+
+  it('should emit w/ object props type', async() => {
+    const props = {
+      ...defaultProps(),
+      data: {
+        age: 18,
+      },
+    }
+    useSetup(() => {
+      const data = useVModel(props, 'data', emitMock, { passive: true, deep: true })
+      data.value.age = 20
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('update:data')
+    expect(emitMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(JSON.stringify(emitMock.mock.calls[0][1])).toBe(JSON.stringify({ age: 20 }))
+  })
+
+  it('should emit w/ array props type', async() => {
+    const props = {
+      ...defaultProps(),
+      data: {
+        hobbys: ['coding'],
+      },
+    }
+    useSetup(() => {
+      const data = useVModel(props, 'data', emitMock, { passive: true, deep: true })
+      data.value.hobbys.push('basketball')
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(emitMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('update:data')
+    expect(emitMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(JSON.stringify(emitMock.mock.calls[0][1])).toBe(JSON.stringify({ hobbys: ['coding', 'basketball'] }))
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/useVModel/index.ts b/packages/core/useVModel/index.ts
index 254175ae9ce5..4fe0afe050ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/useVModel/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/useVModel/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { computed, getCurrentInstance, isVue2, ref, watch } from 'vue-demi'
+import { computed, getCurrentInstance, isVue2, ref, watch, UnwrapRef } from 'vue-demi'
 
 export interface VModelOptions {
   /**
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ export interface VModelOptions {
    * @default undefined
    */
   eventName?: string
+  /**
+   * Attempting to check for changes of properties in a deeply nested object or array.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  deep?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ export function useVModel<P extends object, K extends keyof P, Name extends stri
   const {
     passive = false,
     eventName,
+    deep = false,
   } = options
 
   const vm = getCurrentInstance()
@@ -56,10 +63,13 @@ export function useVModel<P extends object, K extends keyof P, Name extends stri
   if (passive) {
     const proxy = ref<P[K]>(props[key!])
 
-    watch(() => props[key!], v => proxy.value = v as any)
+    watch(() => props[key!], v => proxy.value = v as UnwrapRef<P[K]>)
+
     watch(proxy, (v) => {
-      if (v !== props[key!])
+      if (v !== props[key!] || deep)
         _emit(event, v)
+    }, {
+      deep,
     })
 
     return proxy