diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/Loader.cs b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/Loader.cs
index e3803ae427..e81157d1b6 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/Loader.cs
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/Loader.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
         
         static void watcher_Changed(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e) {
             Action<string> queueFile = fileName => {
-                var currentPi = pluginInfos.FirstOrDefault(p => string.Compare(fileName, p.FileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0);
+                var currentPi = pluginInfos
+                    .Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.FileName))
+                    .FirstOrDefault(p => string.Compare(fileName, p.FileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0);
                 if (currentPi != null) {
                     var noReload = currentPi.Manager.ApiExecutors.Any(x => (x.PluginOptions & PluginOptions.NoAutoReload) == PluginOptions.NoAutoReload) ||
                                    currentPi.Manager.AppExecutors.Any(x => (x.PluginOptions & PluginOptions.NoAutoReload) == PluginOptions.NoAutoReload);
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
             System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(ref appDomainCount);
             setup.ApplicationName = Path.GetFileName(fileName) + "_" + appDomainCount;
             var domain = AppDomain.CreateDomain(setup.ApplicationName, null, setup);
-                
+
             PluginManager pm;
             try {
                 pm = (PluginManager)domain.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(pmType.Assembly.FullName, pmType.FullName, null);
@@ -276,9 +278,17 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
                 return;
             }
 
+            addPlugin(fileName, domain, pm);
+        }
+
+        static void addPlugin(string fileName, AppDomain domain, PluginManager pm) {
             // Update dictionaries atomically
             lock (loaderLock) {
-                unloadFile(fileName);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName)) {
+                    if (domain == null) throw new ApplicationException("File based plugins must specify an AppDomain.");
+                    unloadFile(fileName);
+                }
+                if (domain == null) domain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
 
                 var pi = new PluginInfo { FileName = fileName, Domain = domain, Manager = pm };
                 pluginInfos.Add(pi);
@@ -298,6 +308,11 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
             }
         }
 
+        public static void LoadEmbeddedPlugins(Assembly asm) {
+            var pm = new EmbeddedPluginManager(asm);
+            addPlugin(null, null, pm);
+        }
+
         static void unloadFile(string fileName) {
             List<PluginInfo> pisToRemove;
             lock (loaderLock) {
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/PluginManager.cs b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/PluginManager.cs
index f9bcf7f5b5..c5900e19b6 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_managed/managed/PluginManager.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
             }
         }
 
-        public void BlockUntilUnloadIsSafe() {
+        public virtual void BlockUntilUnloadIsSafe() {
             if (isUnloading) throw new InvalidOperationException("PluginManager is already unloading.");
             isUnloading = true;
             unloadCount = ApiExecutors.Count + AppExecutors.Count;
@@ -310,4 +310,36 @@ namespace FreeSWITCH {
 
     }
 
+    internal class EmbeddedPluginManager : PluginManager {
+        
+        // This is for cases where FreeSWITCH is "embedded", that is a .NET app hosts the FS core lib itself.
+        // In such a case, there may be plugins defined in the main process that need to share address space
+        // and be loaded from the main assembly. This class plus changes in Loader.cs (null filenames=embedded)
+        // work together to allow such plugins to work. These plugins cannot be reloaded. 
+
+        Assembly asm;
+        public EmbeddedPluginManager(Assembly asm) {
+            this.asm = asm;
+            var allTypes = asm.GetExportedTypes();
+            var opts = GetOptions(allTypes);
+            AddApiPlugins(allTypes, opts);
+            AddAppPlugins(allTypes, opts);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool LoadInternal(string fileName) {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("EmbeddedPluginManager should not have Load[Internal] called.");
+        }
+
+        public override void BlockUntilUnloadIsSafe() {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("EmbeddedPluginManager should never be unloaded.");
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static class EmbeddedLoader {
+        public static void LoadEmbeddedPlugins(Assembly asm) {
+            Loader.LoadEmbeddedPlugins(asm);
+        }
+    }
+
 }