diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index 8a607aa47..27735767c 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -478,16 +478,35 @@ export function mount(
   if (global?.mocks) {
     const mixin = defineComponent({
       beforeCreate() {
-        for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(
-          global.mocks as { [key: string]: any }
-        )) {
-          // we need to differentiate components that are or not not `script setup`
-          // otherwise we run into a proxy set error
-          // due to https://github.com/vuejs/core/commit/f73925d76a76ee259749b8b48cb68895f539a00f#diff-ea4d1ddabb7e22e17e80ada458eef70679af4005df2a1a6b73418fec897603ceR404
-          // introduced in Vue v3.2.45
-          if (hasSetupState(this)) {
-            this.$.setupState[k] = v
-          } else {
+        // we need to differentiate components that are or not not `script setup`
+        // otherwise we run into a proxy set error
+        // due to https://github.com/vuejs/core/commit/f73925d76a76ee259749b8b48cb68895f539a00f#diff-ea4d1ddabb7e22e17e80ada458eef70679af4005df2a1a6b73418fec897603ceR404
+        // introduced in Vue v3.2.45
+        if (hasSetupState(this)) {
+          // add the mocks to setupState
+          for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(
+            global.mocks as { [key: string]: any }
+          )) {
+            // we do this in a try/catch, as some properties might be read-only
+            try {
+              this.$.setupState[k] = v
+              // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
+            } catch (e) {}
+          }
+          // also intercept the proxy calls to make the mocks available on the instance
+          // (useful when a template access a global function like $t and the developer wants to mock it)
+          ;(this.$ as any).proxy = new Proxy((this.$ as any).proxy, {
+            get(target, key) {
+              if (key in global.mocks) {
+                return global.mocks[key as string]
+              }
+              return target[key]
+            }
+          })
+        } else {
+          for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(
+            global.mocks as { [key: string]: any }
+          )) {
             ;(this as any)[k] = v
           }
         }
@@ -604,8 +623,10 @@ export function mount(
   const appRef = componentRef.value! as ComponentPublicInstance
   // we add `hasOwnProperty` so Jest can spy on the proxied vm without throwing
   // note that this is not necessary with Jest v27+ or Vitest, but is kept for compatibility with older Jest versions
-  appRef.hasOwnProperty = (property) => {
-    return Reflect.has(appRef, property)
+  if (!app.hasOwnProperty) {
+    appRef.hasOwnProperty = (property) => {
+      return Reflect.has(appRef, property)
+    }
   }
   const wrapper = createVueWrapper(app, appRef, setProps)
   trackInstance(wrapper)
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index a6a99185b..be0cad37b 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ export const mergeDeep = (
   if (!isObject(target) || !isObject(source)) {
     return source
   }
-
   Object.keys(source).forEach((key) => {
     const targetValue = target[key]
     const sourceValue = source[key]
diff --git a/tests/components/ComponentWithI18n.vue b/tests/components/ComponentWithI18n.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d955296a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/ComponentWithI18n.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  data() {
+    return { hello: 'hello' }
+  }
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>{{ hello }}</div>
+  <!-- this emulates components that use a global function like $t for i18n -->
+  <!-- this function can be mocked using global.mocks -->
+  <div>{{ $t('world') }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/tests/components/HelloFromVitestPlayground.vue b/tests/components/HelloFromVitestPlayground.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1bf7f677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/HelloFromVitestPlayground.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+
+const props = defineProps<{ count: number }>()
+
+const times = ref(2)
+const result = computed(() => props.count * times.value)
+
+defineExpose(props)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>{{ count }} x {{ times }} = {{ result }}</div>
+  <button @click="times += 1">
+    x1
+  </button>
+</template>
diff --git a/tests/components/ScriptSetupWithI18n.vue b/tests/components/ScriptSetupWithI18n.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2540d36c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/ScriptSetupWithI18n.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+const hello = ref('hello')
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>{{ hello }}</div>
+  <!-- this emulates components that use a global function like $t for i18n -->
+  <!-- this function can be mocked using global.mocks -->
+  <div>{{ $t('world') }}</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/tests/mount.spec.ts b/tests/mount.spec.ts
index 74f5b1c10..7c77d66c4 100644
--- a/tests/mount.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mount.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 import { mount } from '../src'
+import HelloFromVitestPlayground from './components/HelloFromVitestPlayground.vue'
 
 describe('mount: general tests', () => {
   it('correctly handles component, throwing on mount', () => {
@@ -23,4 +24,12 @@ describe('mount: general tests', () => {
 
     expect(wrapper.html()).toBe('<div>hello</div>')
   })
+
+  it('should not warn on readonly hasOwnProperty when mounting a component', () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+    mount(HelloFromVitestPlayground, { props: { count: 2 } })
+
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/tests/mountingOptions/mocks.spec.ts b/tests/mountingOptions/mocks.spec.ts
index a37412814..2d9d410b1 100644
--- a/tests/mountingOptions/mocks.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mountingOptions/mocks.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { mount, RouterLinkStub } from '../../src'
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import ScriptSetupWithI18n from '../components/ScriptSetupWithI18n.vue'
+import ComponentWithI18n from '../components/ComponentWithI18n.vue'
 
 describe('mocks', () => {
   it('mocks a vuex store', async () => {
@@ -75,4 +77,28 @@ describe('mocks', () => {
     await wrapper.find('button').trigger('click')
     expect($router.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/posts/1')
   })
+
+  it('mocks a global function in a script setup component', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(ScriptSetupWithI18n, {
+      global: {
+        mocks: {
+          $t: () => 'mocked'
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('hello')
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('mocked')
+  })
+
+  it('mocks a global function in an option component', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(ComponentWithI18n, {
+      global: {
+        mocks: {
+          $t: () => 'mocked'
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('hello')
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('mocked')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/types/testing.d.ts b/types/testing.d.ts
index 4aa77f8f2..e67dcaac7 100644
--- a/types/testing.d.ts
+++ b/types/testing.d.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ import type { Router } from 'vue-router'
 declare module '@vue/runtime-core' {
   interface ComponentCustomProperties {
     $router: Router
+    $t: (key: string) => string
   }
 }