diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/is.js b/packages/helpers/src/is.js
index 0a873a5e..6dfd7038 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/is.js
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/is.js
@@ -26,3 +26,14 @@ export const isObject = (value) => value !== null && typeof value === 'object' &
  * @returns {boolean} True if the value is undefined, false otherwise.
  */
 export const isUndefined = (value) => typeof value === 'undefined';
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the given value is a plain object (object literal).
+ * @param {*} obj - The value to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the value is a plain object, false otherwise.
+ */
+export const isPlainObject = (obj) => {
+  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) !== '[object Object]') return false;
+  const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(obj);
+  return proto === null || proto === Object.prototype;
+};
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/is.test.js b/packages/helpers/src/is.test.js
index f61c4a15..986e0221 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/is.test.js
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/is.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isArray, isEqual, isObject, isUndefined } from './index.js';
+import { isArray, isEqual, isObject, isPlainObject, isUndefined } from './index.js';
 
 describe('helpers', () => {
   describe('is', () => {
@@ -60,5 +60,54 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         expect(isUndefined('')).toBe(false);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('isPlainObject', () => {
+      it('should return true for plain objects', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject({})).toBe(true);
+        expect(isPlainObject({ foo: 'bar' })).toBe(true);
+        expect(isPlainObject(Object.create(null))).toBe(true);
+        expect(isPlainObject(Object.create(Object.prototype))).toBe(true);
+        expect(isPlainObject(Object.assign({}, { a: 1 }))).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for primitives', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject(true)).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(undefined)).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(1)).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject('string')).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(Symbol('s'))).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for `null`', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject(null)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for functions and instances', () => {
+        function Foo() {
+          this.abc = {};
+        }
+
+        expect(isPlainObject(Foo)).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(new Foo())).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(() => {})).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(function () {})).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for arrays', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject([])).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject([1, 2, 3])).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for built-in objects', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject(new Date())).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(new Map())).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(new Set())).toBe(false);
+        expect(isPlainObject(/abc/)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('should return false for objects created with Object.create and a custom prototype', () => {
+        expect(isPlainObject(Object.create({}))).toBe(false);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/merge.js b/packages/helpers/src/merge.js
index f977eed9..7df2c9e9 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/merge.js
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/merge.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isEqual, isObject, isUndefined } from './is.js';
+import { isEqual, isPlainObject, isUndefined } from './is.js';
 
 /**
  * Deeply merges two objects.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function deepMerge(target, source) {
     return target;
   }
 
-  if (!isObject(source) || !isObject(target) || isEqual(target, source)) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(source) || !isPlainObject(target) || isEqual(target, source)) {
     return source;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/merge.test.js b/packages/helpers/src/merge.test.js
index d6a00bb8..aaf38689 100644
--- a/packages/helpers/src/merge.test.js
+++ b/packages/helpers/src/merge.test.js
@@ -85,5 +85,95 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
 
       expect(result).toStrictEqual({ a: { b: { c: 1, d: 2 } } });
     });
+
+    describe('Built-in objects', () => {
+      it('should overwrite RegExp objects instead of merging', () => {
+        const target = { r: /abc/i };
+        const source = { r: /def/g };
+        const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+        expect(result.r).toBeInstanceOf(RegExp);
+        expect(result.r).toStrictEqual(/def/g);
+        expect(result.r).toBe(source.r);
+      });
+
+      it('should overwrite Map objects instead of merging', () => {
+        const map1 = new Map([['a', 1]]);
+        const map2 = new Map([['b', 2]]);
+        const target = { m: map1 };
+        const source = { m: map2 };
+        const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+        expect(result.m).toBeInstanceOf(Map);
+        expect(Array.from(result.m.entries())).toStrictEqual([['b', 2]]);
+        expect(result.m).toBe(map2);
+      });
+
+      it('should overwrite Set objects instead of merging', () => {
+        const set1 = new Set([1, 2]);
+        const set2 = new Set([3, 4]);
+        const target = { s: set1 };
+        const source = { s: set2 };
+        const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+        expect(result.s).toBeInstanceOf(Set);
+        expect(Array.from(result.s)).toStrictEqual([3, 4]);
+        expect(result.s).toBe(set2);
+      });
+
+      describe('Date objects', () => {
+        it('should overwrite Date objects instead of merging', () => {
+          const date1 = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const date2 = new Date('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const target = { a: date1 };
+          const source = { a: date2 };
+          const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+          expect(result.a).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+          expect(result.a).toStrictEqual(date2);
+          expect(result.a).toBe(date2);
+        });
+
+        it('should handle Date in nested objects', () => {
+          const date1 = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const date2 = new Date('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const target = { nested: { d: date1 } };
+          const source = { nested: { d: date2 } };
+          const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+          expect(result.nested.d).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+          expect(result.nested.d).toStrictEqual(date2);
+          expect(result.nested.d).toBe(date2);
+        });
+
+        it('should return the source Date reference when both are Date objects with the same value', () => {
+          const date = '2022-05-05T12:00:00Z';
+          const target = { a: new Date(date) };
+          const source = { a: new Date(date) };
+          const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+          expect(result.a).toBe(source.a);
+        });
+
+        it('should overwrite Date object with primitive value', () => {
+          const date = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const target = { a: date };
+          const source = { a: '2021-01-01' };
+          const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+          expect(result).toStrictEqual({ a: '2021-01-01' });
+        });
+
+        it('should overwrite primitive value with Date object', () => {
+          const date = new Date('2020-01-01T00:00:00Z');
+          const target = { a: '2021-01-01' };
+          const source = { a: date };
+          const result = deepMerge(target, source);
+
+          expect(result).toStrictEqual({ a: date });
+          expect(result.a).toBe(date);
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });