diff --git a/bin/meshroom_batch b/bin/meshroom_batch
index 6bee4c1f..d08d40ea 100755
--- a/bin/meshroom_batch
+++ b/bin/meshroom_batch
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ if not args.input and not args.inputRecursive:
     print('Nothing to compute. You need to set --input or --inputRecursive.')
     sys.exit(1)
 
+meshroom.core.initPlugins()
 meshroom.core.initNodes()
 
 graph = meshroom.core.graph.Graph(name=args.pipeline)
diff --git a/bin/meshroom_compute b/bin/meshroom_compute
index 59d8b647..8d15e7e5 100755
--- a/bin/meshroom_compute
+++ b/bin/meshroom_compute
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if args.extern:
 else:
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(meshroom.logStringToPython[args.verbose])
 
+meshroom.core.initPlugins()
 meshroom.core.initNodes()
 
 graph = meshroom.core.graph.loadGraph(args.graphFile)
diff --git a/bin/meshroom_submit b/bin/meshroom_submit
index 404a87f9..34812e3d 100755
--- a/bin/meshroom_submit
+++ b/bin/meshroom_submit
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--submitLabel",
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+meshroom.core.initPlugins()
 meshroom.core.initNodes()
 meshroom.core.initSubmitters()
 
diff --git a/meshroom/core/__init__.py b/meshroom/core/__init__.py
index 06cbeacd..fe9ec170 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/__init__.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import importlib
 import inspect
 import logging
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import pkgutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -343,6 +344,35 @@ def loadAllNodes(folder):
             logging.debug(f'Nodes loaded [{package}]: {nodesStr}')
 
 
+def loadPluginFolder(folder):
+    if not os.path.isdir(folder):
+        logging.info(f"Plugin folder '{folder}' does not exist.")
+        return
+
+    mrFolder = Path(folder, 'meshroom')
+    if not mrFolder.exists():
+        logging.info(f"Plugin folder '{folder}' does not contain a 'meshroom' folder.")
+        return
+
+    binFolders = [Path(folder, 'bin')]
+    libFolders = [Path(folder, 'lib'), Path(folder, 'lib64')]
+    pythonPathFolders = [Path(folder)] + binFolders
+
+    loadAllNodes(folder=mrFolder)
+    loadPipelineTemplates(folder=mrFolder)
+
+
+def loadPluginsFolder(folder):
+    if not os.path.isdir(folder):
+        logging.debug(f"PluginSet folder '{folder}' does not exist.")
+        return
+    
+    for file in os.listdir(folder):
+        if os.path.isdir(file):
+            subFolder = os.path.join(folder, file)
+            loadPluginFolder(subFolder)
+
+
 def registerSubmitter(s):
     global submitters
     if s.name in submitters:
@@ -392,3 +422,9 @@ def initPipelines():
     for f in pipelineTemplatesFolders:
         loadPipelineTemplates(f)
 
+
+def initPlugins():
+    additionalpluginsPath = EnvVar.getList(EnvVar.MESHROOM_PLUGINS_PATH)
+    nodesFolders = [os.path.join(meshroomFolder, 'plugins')] + additionalpluginsPath
+    for f in nodesFolders:
+        loadPluginFolder(folder=f)
diff --git a/meshroom/env.py b/meshroom/env.py
index 6e94e5f8..46ce30e9 100644
--- a/meshroom/env.py
+++ b/meshroom/env.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class EnvVar(Enum):
     )
 
     # Core
-    MESHROOM_PLUGINS_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to plugins folders")
+    MESHROOM_PLUGINS_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to plugins folders containing nodes, submitters and pipeline templates")
     MESHROOM_NODES_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to set of nodes folders")
     MESHROOM_SUBMITTERS_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to set of submitters folders")
-    MESHROOM_PIPELINE_TEMPLATES_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to pipeline templates folders")
+    MESHROOM_PIPELINE_TEMPLATES_PATH = VarDefinition(str, "", "Paths to et of pipeline templates folders")
 
     @staticmethod
     def get(envVar: "EnvVar") -> Any:
diff --git a/meshroom/ui/app.py b/meshroom/ui/app.py
index 9d51f0f0..11f921b4 100644
--- a/meshroom/ui/app.py
+++ b/meshroom/ui/app.py
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class MeshroomApp(QApplication):
         # - clean cache directory and make sure it exists on disk
         ThumbnailCache.initialize()
 
+        meshroom.core.initPlugins()
         meshroom.core.initNodes()
         meshroom.core.initSubmitters()