diff --git a/src/Core/PluginApp.php b/src/Core/PluginApp.php
index b66687efd2a..68ebd6fd288 100644
--- a/src/Core/PluginApp.php
+++ b/src/Core/PluginApp.php
@@ -1,15 +1,58 @@
 <?php
+/**
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (https://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          https://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+ * @since         3.6.0
+ * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
+ */
 namespace Cake\Core;
 
-use Cake\Routing\RouteBuilder;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 
-class PluginApp implements ConsoleApplicationInterface, HttpApplicationInterface
+/**
+ * Base Plugin Class
+ *
+ * Every plugin should extends from this class or implement the interfaces and
+ * include a plugin class in it's src root folder.
+ */
+class PluginApp implements ConsoleApplicationInterface, HttpApplicationInterface, PluginInterface
 {
 
+    /**
+     * Do bootstrapping or not
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $doBootstrap = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Load routes or not
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $loadRoutes = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param array $options Options
+     */
     public function __construct(array $options = [])
     {
+        if (isset($options['bootstrap'])) {
+            $this->disableBootstrap((bool)$options['bootstrap']);
+        }
+        if (isset($options['routes'])) {
+            $this->disableRoutes((bool)$options['routes']);
+        }
+
         $this->initialize();
     }
 
@@ -21,6 +64,38 @@ public function initialize()
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function disableRoutes($disabled)
+    {
+        $this->loadRoutes = $disabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function disableBootstrap($disabled)
+    {
+        $this->doBootstrap = $disabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function isRouteLoadingEnabled()
+    {
+        return $this->loadRoutes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function isBootstrapEnabled()
+    {
+        return $this->doBootstrap;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -60,12 +135,7 @@ public function middleware($middleware)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invoke the application.
-     *
-     * @param \Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface $request The request
-     * @param \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface $response The response
-     * @param callable $next The next middleware
-     * @return \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, $next)
     {
diff --git a/src/Core/PluginInterface.php b/src/Core/PluginInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f940ab2465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/PluginInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (https://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright (c) Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (https://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          https://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+ * @since         3.6.0
+ * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
+ */
+
+namespace Cake\Core;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin Interface
+ */
+interface PluginInterface
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Disables route loading for the plugin
+     *
+     * @param bool $disabled True to disable it, false to enable it
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function disableRoutes($disabled);
+
+    /**
+     * Disables bootstrapping for the plugin
+     *
+     * @param bool $disabled True to disable it, false to enable it
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function disableBootstrap($disabled);
+
+    /**
+     * If the routes should be loaded or not for this plugin
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isRouteLoadingEnabled();
+
+    /**
+     * If bootstrapping should be done or not for this plugin
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isBootstrapEnabled();
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/PluginRegistry.php b/src/Core/PluginRegistry.php
index 02cd28b7bb8..500cf3c7d9e 100644
--- a/src/Core/PluginRegistry.php
+++ b/src/Core/PluginRegistry.php
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ class PluginRegistry extends ObjectRegistry implements ConsoleApplicationInterfa
      */
     protected function _resolveClassName($class)
     {
+        if (class_exists($class)) {
+            return $class;
+        }
+
+        list($plugin, $name) = pluginSplit($class, true);
+
+        if (empty($plugin)) {
+            $class = $name . '\\' . 'Plugin';
+        } else {
+            $class = $plugin . $name;
+        }
+
         return $class;
     }
 
@@ -45,7 +57,7 @@ protected function _resolveClassName($class)
     protected function _throwMissingClassError($class, $plugin)
     {
         new RuntimeException(sprintf(
-            'Plugin class `%s` is missing',
+            'Plugin class `%s` not found.',
             $class
         ));
     }
@@ -64,9 +76,15 @@ protected function _create($class, $alias, $config)
     {
         $instance = new $class($config);
 
-        if (!$instance instanceof HttpApplicationInterface
-            && !$instance instanceof ConsoleApplicationInterface) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('%s is not a valid plugin .', get_class($instance)));
+        if ((!$instance instanceof HttpApplicationInterface
+            && !$instance instanceof ConsoleApplicationInterface)
+            || !$instance instanceof PluginInterface) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf(
+                '`%s` is not a valid plugin object. It\'s not implementing `%s` or `%s`',
+                get_class($instance)),
+                HttpApplicationInterface::class,
+                ConsoleApplicationInterface::class
+            );
         }
 
         return $instance;
@@ -81,7 +99,9 @@ protected function _create($class, $alias, $config)
     public function bootstrap()
     {
         foreach ($this as $plugin) {
-            $plugin->bootstrap();
+            if ($plugin->isBootstrapEnabled()) {
+                $plugin->bootstrap();
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +130,9 @@ public function console($commands)
     public function routes($routes)
     {
         foreach ($this as $plugin) {
-            $plugin->middleware($routes);
+            if ($plugin->isRouteLoadingEnabled()) {
+                $plugin->routes($routes);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
index ab1f7bc6f15..1462a45db61 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
  */
 namespace Cake\Test\TestCase\Core;
 
-use Cake\Core\App;
 use Cake\Core\Plugin;
+use Cake\Core\PluginApp;
 use Cake\TestSuite\TestCase;
-use TestApp\Core\TestApp;
 
 /**
  * AppTest class
@@ -29,8 +28,25 @@ class PluginAppTest extends TestCase
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function tearDown() {
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
         parent::tearDown();
         Plugin::unload();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * testConfigForRoutesAndBootstrap
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testConfigForRoutesAndBootstrap()
+    {
+        $plugin = new PluginApp([
+            'bootstrap' => false,
+            'routes' => false
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($plugin->isBootstrapEnabled());
+        $this->assertFalse($plugin->isRouteLoadingEnabled());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginRegistryTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginRegistryTest.php
index 070f8e42213..cbd474d8614 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginRegistryTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginRegistryTest.php
@@ -42,4 +42,27 @@ public function testRegistry()
         $result = $registry->loaded();
         $this->assertEquals(['TestPlugin'], $result);
     }
+
+    public function testDotSyntax()
+    {
+        /*
+        $registry = new PluginRegistry();
+        //$result = $registry->load('TestPlugin');
+        //$this->assertInstanceOf(TestPlugin::class, $result);
+
+        $result = $registry->load('Company\TestPluginFive');
+        //$this->assertInstanceOf(TestPlugin::class, $result);
+        debug($result);
+        */
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Error
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Class 'DoesNotExist\Plugin' not found
+     */
+    public function testClassNotFoundException()
+    {
+        $registry = new PluginRegistry();
+        $registry->load('DoesNotExist');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_app/Plugin/Company/TestPluginFive/src/Plugin.php b/tests/test_app/Plugin/Company/TestPluginFive/src/Plugin.php
index b240045999c..302bc8c6262 100644
--- a/tests/test_app/Plugin/Company/TestPluginFive/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/tests/test_app/Plugin/Company/TestPluginFive/src/Plugin.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * @since         3.6.0
  * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
  */
-namespace TestPlugin;
+namespace Company\TestPluginFive;
 
 use Cake\Core\PluginApp;