diff --git a/engine/Engine.cpp b/engine/Engine.cpp
index e389aa9d..39d61f51 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -1310,6 +1310,17 @@ bool Engine::loadPluginDir(const String& relPath)
 	    path += PATH_SEP;
 	path += relPath;
     }
+    if (path.endsWith(s_modsuffix)) {
+	int sep = path.rfind(PATH_SEP[0]);
+	if (sep >= 0)
+	    sep++;
+	else
+	    sep = 0;
+	String name = path.substr(sep);
+	if (loadPlugin(path,s_cfg.getBoolValue("localsym",name,s_localsymbol),
+	    s_cfg.getBoolValue("nounload",name)))
+	    return true;
+    }
     if (path.endsWith(PATH_SEP))
 	path = path.substr(0,path.length()-1);
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
diff --git a/yatengine.h b/yatengine.h
index ba86ddff..be3b924f 100644
--- a/yatengine.h
+++ b/yatengine.h
@@ -1122,9 +1122,9 @@ public:
 	{ return m_dispatcher.handlerCount(); }
 
     /**
-     * Loads the plugins from an extra plugins directory
+     * Loads the plugins from an extra plugins directory or just an extra plugin
      * @param relPath Path to the extra directory, relative to the main modules
-     * @return True if the directory could at least be opened
+     * @return True if the plugin was loaded or the directory could at least be opened
      */
     bool loadPluginDir(const String& relPath);