diff --git a/libraries/app/application.cpp b/libraries/app/application.cpp
index 45b8e66b..b5f2f0da 100644
--- a/libraries/app/application.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/application.cpp
@@ -1046,6 +1046,13 @@ std::shared_ptr<abstract_plugin> application::get_plugin(const string& name) con
    return my->_active_plugins[name];
 }
 
+bool application::is_plugin_enabled(const string& name) const
+{
+   if(my->_active_plugins.find(name) == my->_active_plugins.end())
+      return false;
+   return true;
+}
+
 net::node_ptr application::p2p_node()
 {
    return my->_p2p_network;
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/application.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/application.hpp
index 4bee77b4..b0ace3d7 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/application.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/application.hpp
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ namespace graphene { namespace app {
          /// Emitted when syncing finishes (is_finished_syncing will return true)
          boost::signals2::signal<void()> syncing_finished;
 
-      private:
          void enable_plugin( const string& name );
+
+         bool is_plugin_enabled(const string& name) const;
+
+      private:
          void add_available_plugin( std::shared_ptr<abstract_plugin> p );
          std::shared_ptr<detail::application_impl> my;