diff --git a/src/plugin.py b/src/plugin.py
index 728dfe21..d64679a1 100644
--- a/src/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+import os
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+class PluginConfig(ConfigParser):
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        ConfigParser.__init__(self)
+        self.__config_file__ = filename
+        self.read()
+
+    def read(self):
+        """Read the config file"""
+        ConfigParser.read(self, self.__config_file__)
+
+    def write(self):
+        """Write the config to the disk"""
+        try:
+            fp = open(self.__config_file__, 'w')
+            ConfigParser.write(self, fp)
+            fp.close()
+            return True
+        except IOError:
+            return False
+
 class BasePlugin(object):
     """
     Class that all plugins derive from.  Any methods beginning with command_
@@ -5,9 +28,11 @@ class BasePlugin(object):
     event handlers
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, plugin_manager, core):
+    def __init__(self, plugin_manager, core, plugins_conf_dir):
         self.core = core
         self.plugin_manager = plugin_manager
+        conf = os.path.join(plugins_conf_dir, self.__module__+'.cfg')
+        self.config = PluginConfig(conf)
         self.init()
 
     def init(self):
@@ -17,6 +42,7 @@ class BasePlugin(object):
         pass
 
     def unload(self):
+
         self.cleanup()
 
     def add_command(self, name, handler, help, completion=None):
diff --git a/src/plugin_manager.py b/src/plugin_manager.py
index 2a7a116f..0ffee7ee 100644
--- a/src/plugin_manager.py
+++ b/src/plugin_manager.py
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ plugins_dir = plugins_dir or\
     os.path.join(os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME') or\
                      os.path.join(os.environ.get('HOME'), '.local', 'share'),
                  'poezio', 'plugins')
+
+plugins_conf_dir = os.path.join(os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME'), 'poezio',\
+        'plugins')
+
 try:
     os.makedirs(plugins_dir)
 except OSError:
     pass
 
+try:
+    os.makedirs(plugins_conf_dir)
+except OSError:
+    pass
+
+
 sys.path.append(plugins_dir)
 
 class PluginManager(object):
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         self.modules[name] = module
         self.commands[name] = {}
         self.event_handlers[name] = []
-        self.plugins[name] = module.Plugin(self, self.core)
+        self.plugins[name] = module.Plugin(self, self.core, plugins_conf_dir)
 
     def unload(self, name):
         if name in self.plugins: