diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 43b74862..2420763f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To enable SSL turn :ssl to true and set the paths to your cacert, cert and key f
 
 Resources/Providers
 ===================
-There are 2 LWRPs for interacting with RabbitMQ.
+There are 3 LWRPs for interacting with RabbitMQ.
 
 user
 ----
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ rabbitmq_vhost "/nova" do
 end
 ```
 
+plugin
+-----
+Enables or disables a rabbitmq plugin.
+
+- `:enable` enables a `plugin`
+- `:disable` disables a `plugin`
+
+### Example
+``` ruby
+rabbitmq_plugin "rabbitmq_stomp" do
+  action :enable
+end
+
+rabbitmq_plugin "rabbitmq_shovel" do
+  action :disable
+end
+```
+
 Limitations
 ===========
 For an already running cluster, these actions still require manual intervention:
@@ -72,7 +90,7 @@ Author:: Benjamin Black <b@b3k.us>
 Author:: Daniel DeLeo <dan@kallistec.com>
 Author:: Matt Ray <matt@opscode.com>
 
-Copyright:: 2009-2011 Opscode, Inc
+Copyright:: 2009-2012 Opscode, Inc
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/providers/plugin.rb b/providers/plugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63a6b46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/plugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: rabbitmq
+# Provider:: plugin
+#
+# Copyright 2012, Opscode, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+action :enable do
+  unless system("rabbitmq-plugins list #{new_resource.plugin} | grep '\\[[Ee]\\] #{new_resource.plugin}'")
+    execute "rabbitmq-plugins enable #{new_resource.plugin}" do
+      Chef::Log.info "Enabling RabbitMQ plugin '#{new_resource.plugin}'."
+      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+action :disable do
+  if system("rabbitmq-plugins list #{new_resource.plugin} | grep '\\[[Ee]\\] #{new_resource.plugin}'")
+    execute "rabbitmq-plugins disable #{new_resource.plugin}" do
+      Chef::Log.info "Disabling RabbitMQ plugin '#{new_resource.plugin}'."
+      new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/resources/plugin.rb b/resources/plugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3504bcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/plugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: rabbitmq
+# Resource:: plugin
+#
+# Copyright 2011, Opscode, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+actions :enable, :disable
+
+attribute :plugin, :kind_of => String, :name_attribute => true