diff --git a/src/calls-plugin.c b/src/calls-plugin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8859bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calls-plugin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,413 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Purism SPC
+ *
+ * This file is part of Calls.
+ *
+ * Calls is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Calls is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Calls.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <devrtz@fortysixandtwo.eu>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "calls-plugin.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:calls-plugin
+ * @short_description: A plugin for calls
+ * @Title: CallsPlugin
+ *
+ * Holds information about plugins and allows loading/unloading.
+ */
+
+struct _CallsPlugin {
+  GObject         parent_instance;
+
+  PeasPluginInfo *info;
+  CallsProvider  *provider;
+
+  gboolean        is_loaded;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (CallsPlugin, calls_plugin, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+enum {
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_PLUGIN_INFO,
+  PROP_NAME,
+  PROP_DESCRIPTION,
+  PROP_AUTHORS,
+  PROP_COPYRIGHT,
+  PROP_VERSION,
+  PROP_LOADED,
+  PROP_PROVIDER,
+  PROP_LAST_PROP
+};
+static GParamSpec *props[PROP_LAST_PROP];
+
+
+static void
+calls_plugin_set_property (GObject      *object,
+                           guint         prop_id,
+                           const GValue *value,
+                           GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+  CallsPlugin *self = CALLS_PLUGIN (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+  case PROP_PLUGIN_INFO:
+    self->info = g_value_get_boxed (value);
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_plugin_get_property (GObject    *object,
+                           guint       prop_id,
+                           GValue     *value,
+                           GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+  CallsPlugin *self = CALLS_PLUGIN (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+  case PROP_NAME:
+    g_value_set_string (value, calls_plugin_get_name (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_DESCRIPTION:
+    g_value_set_string (value, calls_plugin_get_description (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_AUTHORS:
+    g_value_set_boxed (value, calls_plugin_get_authors (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_COPYRIGHT:
+    g_value_set_string (value, calls_plugin_get_copyright (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_VERSION:
+    g_value_set_string (value, calls_plugin_get_version (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_LOADED:
+    g_value_set_boolean (value, calls_plugin_is_loaded (self));
+    break;
+
+  case PROP_PROVIDER:
+    g_value_set_object (value, calls_plugin_get_provider (self));
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_plugin_dispose (GObject *object)
+{
+  CallsPlugin *self = CALLS_PLUGIN (object);
+
+  g_clear_object (&self->info);
+  g_clear_object (&self->provider);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (calls_plugin_parent_class)->dispose (object);
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_plugin_class_init (CallsPluginClass *klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  object_class->dispose = calls_plugin_dispose;
+  object_class->get_property = calls_plugin_get_property;
+  object_class->set_property = calls_plugin_set_property;
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:plugin-info:
+   *
+   * The #PeasPluginInfo containing information about the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_PLUGIN_INFO] =
+    g_param_spec_boxed ("plugin-info",
+                        "",
+                        "",
+                        PEAS_TYPE_PLUGIN_INFO,
+                        G_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                        G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:name:
+   *
+   * The name of the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_NAME] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("name",
+                         "",
+                         "",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:description:
+   *
+   * A description of the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_DESCRIPTION] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("description",
+                         "",
+                         "",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:authors:
+   *
+   * The name of the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_AUTHORS] =
+    g_param_spec_boxed ("authors",
+                        "",
+                        "",
+                        G_TYPE_STRV,
+                        G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:description:
+   *
+   * The copyright holder of the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_COPYRIGHT] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("copyright",
+                         "",
+                         "",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:version:
+   *
+   * The version of the plugin
+   */
+  props[PROP_VERSION] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("version",
+                         "",
+                         "",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:loaded:
+   *
+   * Whether the plugin is loaded. This property is set after the plugin was loaded
+   * and unset before the plugin was unloaded. This means at notification time
+   * the e.g. provider property still points to a valid object.
+   */
+  props[PROP_LOADED] =
+    g_param_spec_boolean ("loaded",
+                          "",
+                          "",
+                          FALSE,
+                          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  /**
+   * CallsPlugin:provider:
+   *
+   * The #CallsProvider provided by this plugin, if any
+   */
+  props[PROP_PROVIDER] =
+    g_param_spec_object ("provider",
+                         "",
+                         "",
+                         CALLS_TYPE_PROVIDER,
+                         G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, PROP_LAST_PROP, props);
+}
+
+
+static void
+calls_plugin_init (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+}
+
+
+CallsPlugin *
+calls_plugin_new (PeasPluginInfo *info)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (info, NULL);
+
+  return g_object_new (CALLS_TYPE_PLUGIN,
+                       "plugin-info", info,
+                       NULL);
+}
+
+
+gboolean
+calls_plugin_load (CallsPlugin *self,
+                   GError     **error)
+{
+  PeasEngine *peas = peas_engine_get_default ();
+  PeasExtension *extension;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), FALSE);
+
+  if (calls_plugin_is_loaded (self))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (!peas_engine_load_plugin (peas, self->info)) {
+    g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                 "Plugin '%s' could not be loaded",
+                 peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  g_assert (peas_plugin_info_is_loaded (self->info));
+
+  if (!peas_engine_provides_extension (peas, self->info, CALLS_TYPE_PROVIDER)) {
+    g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                 "Plugin '%s' does not provide a CallsProvider",
+                 peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info));
+    peas_engine_unload_plugin (peas, self->info);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  g_debug ("Successfully loaded plugin '%s'",
+           peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info));
+
+  extension = peas_engine_create_extension (peas, self->info, CALLS_TYPE_PROVIDER, NULL);
+  if (!extension) {
+    g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                 "Could not create CallsProvider from plugin '%s'",
+                 peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info));
+    peas_engine_unload_plugin (peas, self->info);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  self->provider = CALLS_PROVIDER (extension);
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), props[PROP_PROVIDER]);
+
+  self->is_loaded = TRUE;
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), props[PROP_LOADED]);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+gboolean
+calls_plugin_unload (CallsPlugin *self,
+                     GError     **error)
+{
+  PeasEngine *peas = peas_engine_get_default ();
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), FALSE);
+
+  if (!calls_plugin_is_loaded (self))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (!peas_engine_unload_plugin (peas, self->info)) {
+    g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                 "Could not unload plugin '%s'",
+                 peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  self->is_loaded = FALSE;
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), props[PROP_LOADED]);
+  g_clear_object (&self->provider);
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), props[PROP_PROVIDER]);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+gboolean
+calls_plugin_is_loaded (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), FALSE);
+
+  return self->is_loaded;
+}
+
+
+CallsProvider *
+calls_plugin_get_provider (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+
+  return self->provider;
+}
+
+
+const char *
+calls_plugin_get_module_name (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_module_name (self->info);
+}
+
+const char *
+calls_plugin_get_name (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_name (self->info);
+}
+
+
+const char *
+calls_plugin_get_description (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_name (self->info);
+}
+
+
+const char **
+calls_plugin_get_authors (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_authors (self->info);
+}
+
+
+const char *
+calls_plugin_get_copyright (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_copyright (self->info);
+}
+
+const char *
+calls_plugin_get_version (CallsPlugin *self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CALLS_IS_PLUGIN (self), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (self->info, NULL);
+
+  return peas_plugin_info_get_version (self->info);
+}
diff --git a/src/calls-plugin.h b/src/calls-plugin.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01bb661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calls-plugin.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Purism SPC
+ *
+ * This file is part of Calls.
+ *
+ * Calls is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Calls is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Calls.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras <devrtz@fortysixandtwo.eu>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "calls-provider.h"
+
+#include <libpeas/peas.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define CALLS_TYPE_PLUGIN (calls_plugin_get_type ())
+
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CallsPlugin, calls_plugin, CALLS, PLUGIN, GObject)
+
+CallsPlugin   *calls_plugin_new                    (PeasPluginInfo *info);
+gboolean       calls_plugin_load                   (CallsPlugin *self,
+                                                    GError     **error);
+gboolean       calls_plugin_unload                 (CallsPlugin *self,
+                                                    GError     **error);
+gboolean       calls_plugin_is_loaded              (CallsPlugin *self);
+gboolean       calls_plugin_has_provider           (CallsPlugin *self);
+CallsProvider *calls_plugin_get_provider           (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char    *calls_plugin_get_module_name        (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char    *calls_plugin_get_name               (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char    *calls_plugin_get_description        (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char   **calls_plugin_get_authors            (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char    *calls_plugin_get_copyright          (CallsPlugin *self);
+const char    *calls_plugin_get_version            (CallsPlugin *self);
+
+G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 571c40a..e1d747f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ calls_sources = files([
   'calls-new-call-box.c', 'calls-new-call-box.h',
   'calls-notifier.c', 'calls-notifier.h',
   'calls-origin.c', 'calls-origin.h',
+  'calls-plugin.c', 'calls-plugin.h',
   'calls-provider.c', 'calls-provider.h',
   'calls-record-store.c', 'calls-record-store.h',
   'calls-ringer.c', 'calls-ringer.h',