diff --git a/apps/dashboard/config/application.rb b/apps/dashboard/config/application.rb
index 8587bb56c..a85f4d70d 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/config/application.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/config/application.rb
@@ -46,5 +46,17 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
       config.autoload_paths << ::Configuration.config_root.join("lib").to_s
       config.paths["app/views"].unshift ::Configuration.config_root.join("views").to_s
     end
+
+    # Enable installed plugins only if configured by administrator
+    plugins_dir = Pathname.new(::Configuration.plugins_directory)
+    if plugins_dir.directory?
+      plugins_dir.children.select(&:directory?).each do |installed_plugin|
+        next unless installed_plugin.readable?
+
+        config.paths["config/initializers"] << installed_plugin.join("initializers").to_s
+        config.autoload_paths << installed_plugin.join("lib").to_s
+        config.paths["app/views"].unshift installed_plugin.join("views").to_s
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb b/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
index 9db8aa902..8a9afb1a4 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/config/configuration_singleton.rb
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ def string_configs
       :rclone_extra_config            => nil,
       :default_profile                => nil,
       :project_size_timeout           => '15',
-      :novnc_default_compression   => '6',
-      :novnc_default_quality       => '2'
+      :novnc_default_compression      => '6',
+      :novnc_default_quality          => '2',
+      :plugins_directory              => '/var/www/ood/apps/plugins'
     }.freeze
   end