diff --git a/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Config.in b/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Config.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..50d09af402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_dnscrypt-proxy
+
+config DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS
+	bool "Enable plugin support (includes libldns and plugins, increases size by 125kB)"
+	default n
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Makefile b/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Makefile
index 30353d76f3..4c4a1f7857 100644
--- a/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Makefile
+++ b/net/dnscrypt-proxy/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=dnscrypt-proxy
 PKG_VERSION:=1.9.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://download.dnscrypt.org/dnscrypt-proxy
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Damiano Renfer <damiano.renfer@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=ISC
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
+	CONFIG_DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ endef
 
 define Package/dnscrypt-proxy
   $(call Package/dnscrypt-proxy/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+libsodium +dnscrypt-proxy-resolvers
+  DEPENDS:=+libsodium +dnscrypt-proxy-resolvers +DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS:libltdl \
+	+DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS:libldns
   TITLE:=A tool for securing communications between a client and a DNS resolver
 endef
 
@@ -68,11 +71,15 @@ define Package/hostip/description
   to IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.
 endef
 
+define Package/dnscrypt-proxy/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 define Build/Configure
 	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--disable-ssp \
-	--disable-plugins \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS),,--disable-plugins) \
 	)
 endef
 
@@ -95,6 +102,12 @@ define Package/dnscrypt-proxy/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/dnscrypt-proxy.init $(1)/etc/init.d/dnscrypt-proxy
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/dnscrypt-proxy.config $(1)/etc/config/dnscrypt-proxy
+	$(if $(CONFIG_DNSCRYPT_ENABLE_PLUGINS), \
+		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/libdcplugin_example_cache.so $(1)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/libdcplugin_example_ldns_aaaa_blocking.so $(1)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/libdcplugin_example_ldns_blocking.so $(1)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/libdcplugin_example_logging.so $(1)/usr/lib/dnscrypt-proxy/)
 endef
 
 define Package/dnscrypt-proxy-resolvers/install