diff --git a/.changeset/soft-rats-battle.md b/.changeset/soft-rats-battle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f11728d10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-rats-battle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'xstate': patch
+---
+
+The `.provide(…)` method will now work as expected when implementing higher-level logic for machines.
+
+See https://github.com/statelyai/xstate/issues/4868 for the original issue.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/StateMachine.ts b/packages/core/src/StateMachine.ts
index d204aff983..8e3ad26958 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/StateMachine.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/StateMachine.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export class StateMachine<
     this.getPersistedSnapshot = this.getPersistedSnapshot.bind(this);
     this.restoreSnapshot = this.restoreSnapshot.bind(this);
     this.start = this.start.bind(this);
+    this.provide = this.provide.bind(this);
 
     this.root = new StateNode(config, {
       _key: this.id,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/actorLogic.test.ts b/packages/core/test/actorLogic.test.ts
index 9cba36d698..4d528886ef 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/actorLogic.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/actorLogic.test.ts
@@ -1031,4 +1031,13 @@ describe('composable actor logic', () => {
       })
     );
   });
+
+  it('higher-level machine logic should work with persist()', () => {
+    const machine = createMachine({});
+    const customLogic = {
+      ...machine
+    };
+
+    expect(customLogic.provide).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });