diff --git a/include/compiz-core.h b/include/compiz-core.h
index 5aeb04c..97279ab 100644
--- a/include/compiz-core.h
+++ b/include/compiz-core.h
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ extern Bool       noDetection;
 extern Bool	  useDesktopHints;
 extern Bool       onlyCurrentScreen;
 
+extern char	**initialPlugins;
+extern int 	nInitialPlugins;
+
 extern int  defaultRefreshRate;
 extern char *defaultTextureFilter;
 
diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index dd4676e..fc3e117 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ updatePlugins (CompDisplay *d)
 {
     CompOption *o;
     CompPlugin *p, **pop = 0;
-    int	       nPop, i, j;
+    int	       nPop, i, j, k;
 
     d->dirtyPluginList = FALSE;
 
@@ -886,6 +886,30 @@ updatePlugins (CompDisplay *d)
 	free (d->plugin.list.value[d->plugin.list.nValue].s);
     }
 
+    for ( k = 0; k < nInitialPlugins; k++) 
+    {
+    	for ( j = 0; j < nPop; j++)
+	{
+	     if (pop[j] && strcmp (pop[j]->vTable->name,
+				   initialPlugins[k]) == 0)
+		break;
+	}
+	
+	if ( j == (nPop - 1))
+	{
+	    p = loadPlugin (initialPlugins[k]);
+	    if (p)
+	    {
+		if (!pushPlugin (p))
+		{
+		    unloadPlugin (p);
+		    p = 0;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+
     for (; i < o->value.list.nValue; i++)
     {
 	p = 0;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3784afe..ff982fe 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ char *programName;
 char **programArgv;
 int  programArgc;
 
+char **initialPlugins = NULL;
+int nInitialPlugins = 0;
+
 char *backgroundImage = NULL;
 
 REGION   emptyRegion;
@@ -406,6 +409,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	    ptr += sprintf (ptr, "</default>");
 	}
+
+	initialPlugins = malloc (nPlugin * sizeof (char *));
+	memcpy (initialPlugins, plugin, nPlugin * sizeof (char *));
+	nInitialPlugins = nPlugin;
+
     }
 
     xmlInitParser ();
@@ -455,6 +463,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
     xmlCleanupParser ();
 
+    if (initialPlugins != NULL)
+        free (initialPlugins);
+
     if (restartSignal)
     {
 	execvp (programName, programArgv);