diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/ICompatPlugin.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/ICompatPlugin.java
index fee3ba4562f..8f19f7885ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/ICompatPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/ICompatPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package tconstruct.plugins;
 
+/**
+ * Interface for TiC compat plugins.
+ *
+ * Do not include mod API usage directly in this file except for IMC! This must be constructable even
+ * when the target mod isn't available due to Java not allowing static abstracts.
+ */
 public interface ICompatPlugin {
 
     // Mod ID the plugin handles
diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/PluginController.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/PluginController.java
index 944be3e4329..22021ac26af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/PluginController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/plugins/PluginController.java
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package tconstruct.plugins;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.Configuration;
 import tconstruct.TConstruct;
 import tconstruct.plugins.fmp.ForgeMultiPart;
 import tconstruct.plugins.minefactoryreloaded.MineFactoryReloaded;
 import tconstruct.plugins.nei.NotEnoughItems;
 import tconstruct.plugins.waila.Waila;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class PluginController
 {
@@ -18,10 +22,15 @@ private enum Phase {
     }
 
     private static PluginController instance;
-    private List<ICompatPlugin> plugins = new ArrayList<ICompatPlugin>();
+    private Configuration conf = null;
+    private Map<ICompatPlugin, Boolean> plugins = new HashMap<ICompatPlugin, Boolean>();
     private Phase currPhase = Phase.PRELAUNCH;
 
-    private PluginController() {}
+    private PluginController() {
+        String path = Loader.instance().getConfigDir().toString() + File.separator + "TDynstruct.cfg";
+        TConstruct.logger.info("[PluginController] Using config path: " + path);
+        conf = new Configuration(new File(path));
+    }
 
     public static PluginController getController()
     {
@@ -29,12 +38,31 @@ public static PluginController getController()
         return instance;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register a plugin with the controller.
+     *
+     * Warning: Make sure your plugin class imports no APIs directly! Any API interaction should be done by handlers called in pre/init/post so
+     *          merely creating an instance to check the mod ID isn't a hazard to the controller.
+     *
+     * @param plugin Plugin to register
+     */
     public void registerPlugin(ICompatPlugin plugin)
     {
         if (Loader.isModLoaded(plugin.getModId()))
         {
-            TConstruct.logger.info("Registering compat plugin for " + plugin.getModId());
-            plugins.add(plugin);
+            TConstruct.logger.info("[PluginController] Attempting registration of compat plugin for " + plugin.getModId());
+            plugins.put(plugin, true);
+
+            conf.load();
+            boolean shouldLoad = conf.get("Plugins", plugin.getModId(), true).getBoolean(true);
+            plugins.put(plugin, shouldLoad);
+            conf.save();
+
+            if (!shouldLoad)
+            {
+                TConstruct.logger.info("[PluginController] Aborting registration of compat plugin for " + plugin.getModId() + "; disabled in configuration.");
+                return;
+            }
 
             switch (currPhase) // Play catch-up if plugin is registered late
             {
@@ -60,19 +88,28 @@ public void registerPlugin(ICompatPlugin plugin)
     public void preInit()
     {
         currPhase = Phase.PREINIT;
-        for (ICompatPlugin plugin : plugins) plugin.preInit();
+        for (Map.Entry<ICompatPlugin, Boolean> entry : plugins.entrySet()){
+            if (entry.getValue())
+                entry.getKey().preInit();
+        }
     }
 
     public void init()
     {
         currPhase = Phase.INIT;
-        for (ICompatPlugin plugin : plugins) plugin.init();
+        for (Map.Entry<ICompatPlugin, Boolean> entry : plugins.entrySet()){
+            if (entry.getValue())
+                entry.getKey().init();
+        }
     }
 
     public void postInit()
     {
         currPhase = Phase.POSTINIT;
-        for (ICompatPlugin plugin : plugins) plugin.postInit();
+        for (Map.Entry<ICompatPlugin, Boolean> entry : plugins.entrySet()){
+            if (entry.getValue())
+                entry.getKey().postInit();
+        }
         currPhase = Phase.DONE;
     }