diff --git a/src/core/config.xml b/src/core/config.xml
index 2b8b0b8..b8066ea 100644
--- a/src/core/config.xml
+++ b/src/core/config.xml
@@ -490,6 +490,19 @@
 		]]></example>
 	</option>
 
+	<option name="file_plugins" type="file" default="">
+		<short>Plugin configuration file</short>
+		<description><![CDATA[
+			Plugin configuration file.
+		]]></description>
+		<since>0.3.3</since>
+		<example><![CDATA[
+			<p>
+				file_plugins = "/etc/uhub/plugins.conf"
+			</p>
+		]]></example>
+	</option>
+
 	<option name="msg_hub_full" type="message" default="Hub is full" >
 		<description><![CDATA[This will be sent if the hub is full]]></description>
 		<since>0.2.0</since>
diff --git a/src/core/gen_config.c b/src/core/gen_config.c
index 4814668..82ce22c 100644
--- a/src/core/gen_config.c
+++ b/src/core/gen_config.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void config_defaults(struct hub_config* config)
 	config->file_motd = hub_strdup("");
 	config->file_acl = hub_strdup("");
 	config->file_rules = hub_strdup("");
+	config->file_plugins = hub_strdup("");
 	config->msg_hub_full = hub_strdup("Hub is full");
 	config->msg_hub_disabled = hub_strdup("Hub is disabled");
 	config->msg_hub_registered_users_only = hub_strdup("Hub is for registered users only");
@@ -545,6 +546,16 @@ static int apply_config(struct hub_config* config, char* key, char* data, int li
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp(key, "file_plugins"))
+	{
+		if (!apply_string(key, data, &config->file_plugins, (char*) ""))
+		{
+			LOG_ERROR("Configuration parse error on line %d", line_count);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(key, "msg_hub_full"))
 	{
 		if (!apply_string(key, data, &config->msg_hub_full, (char*) ""))
@@ -932,6 +943,8 @@ void free_config(struct hub_config* config)
 
 	hub_free(config->file_rules);
 
+	hub_free(config->file_plugins);
+
 	hub_free(config->msg_hub_full);
 
 	hub_free(config->msg_hub_disabled);
@@ -1143,6 +1156,9 @@ void dump_config(struct hub_config* config, int ignore_defaults)
 	if (!ignore_defaults || strcmp(config->file_rules, "") != 0)
 		fprintf(stdout, "file_rules = \"%s\"\n", config->file_rules);
 
+	if (!ignore_defaults || strcmp(config->file_plugins, "") != 0)
+		fprintf(stdout, "file_plugins = \"%s\"\n", config->file_plugins);
+
 	if (!ignore_defaults || strcmp(config->msg_hub_full, "Hub is full") != 0)
 		fprintf(stdout, "msg_hub_full = \"%s\"\n", config->msg_hub_full);
 
diff --git a/src/core/gen_config.h b/src/core/gen_config.h
index b76c055..a19e65d 100644
--- a/src/core/gen_config.h
+++ b/src/core/gen_config.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct hub_config
 	char* file_motd;                       /*<<< File containing the 'message of the day (default: ) */
 	char* file_acl;                        /*<<< File containing access control lists (default: ) */
 	char* file_rules;                      /*<<< File containing hub rules (default: ) */
+	char* file_plugins;                    /*<<< Plugin configuration file (default: ) */
 	char* msg_hub_full;                    /*<<< "Hub is full" */
 	char* msg_hub_disabled;                /*<<< "Hub is disabled" */
 	char* msg_hub_registered_users_only;   /*<<< "Hub is for registered users only" */