diff --git a/includes/class-wc-data-store.php b/includes/class-wc-data-store.php
index 6583dbbff43..ad8995388c1 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-data-store.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-data-store.php
@@ -71,11 +71,19 @@ class WC_Data_Store {
 
 		if ( array_key_exists( $object_type, $this->stores ) ) {
 			$store = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_' . $object_type . '_data_store', $this->stores[ $object_type ] );
-			if ( ! class_exists( $store ) ) {
-				throw new Exception( __( 'Invalid data store.', 'woocommerce' ) );
+			if ( is_object( $store ) ) {
+				if ( ! class_implements( $store, WC_Object_Data_Store_Interface::class ) ) {
+					throw new Exception( __( 'Invalid data store.', 'woocommerce' ) );
+				}
+				$this->current_class_name = get_class( $store );
+				$this->instance = $store;
+			} else {
+				if ( ! class_exists( $store ) ) {
+					throw new Exception( __( 'Invalid data store.', 'woocommerce' ) );
+				}
+				$this->current_class_name = $store;
+				$this->instance = new $store;
 			}
-			$this->current_class_name = $store;
-			$this->instance           = new $store;
 		} else {
 			throw new Exception( __( 'Invalid data store.', 'woocommerce' ) );
 		}