diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index 678a68e78..2188b553e 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public string DalamudBetaKind { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not all plugins, regardless of API level, should be loaded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool LoadAllApiLevels { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a configuration from the provided path.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
index 16203edec..e7993914d 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
@@ -464,6 +464,14 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal
                             this.dalamud.PluginManager.ScanDevPlugins();
                         }
 
+                        ImGui.Separator();
+
+                        if (ImGui.MenuItem("Load all API levels", null, this.dalamud.Configuration.LoadAllApiLevels))
+                        {
+                            this.dalamud.Configuration.LoadAllApiLevels = !this.dalamud.Configuration.LoadAllApiLevels;
+                            this.dalamud.Configuration.Save();
+                        }
+
                         ImGui.Separator();
                         ImGui.MenuItem("API Level:" + PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel, false);
                         ImGui.MenuItem("Loaded plugins:" + this.dalamud.PluginManager?.InstalledPlugins.Count, false);
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
index 45fbb144f..e14153fc6 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             if (this.Manifest.ApplicableVersion < this.dalamud.StartInfo.GameVersion)
                 throw new InvalidPluginOperationException($"Unable to load {this.Name}, no applicable version");
 
-            if (this.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel)
+            if (this.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel && !this.dalamud.Configuration.LoadAllApiLevels)
                 throw new InvalidPluginOperationException($"Unable to load {this.Name}, incompatible API level");
 
             if (this.Manifest.Disabled)
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index 2d57c4e2b..4003ae02d 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
                 return false;
 
             // API level
-            if (manifest.DalamudApiLevel < DalamudApiLevel)
+            if (manifest.DalamudApiLevel < DalamudApiLevel && !this.dalamud.Configuration.LoadAllApiLevels)
                 return false;
 
             // Banned