diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index f63c5842e..daf7008dd 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public bool LoadAllApiLevels { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not any plugin should be loaded when the game is started.
+        /// It is reset immediately when read.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool PluginSafeMode { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a configuration from the provided path.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index 2b8593af4..77a2118b4 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public void LoadAllPlugins()
         {
+            if (this.dalamud.Configuration.PluginSafeMode)
+            {
+                Log.Information("PluginSafeMode was enabled, not loading any plugins.");
+
+                this.dalamud.Configuration.PluginSafeMode = false;
+                this.dalamud.Configuration.Save();
+
+                return;
+            }
+
             var pluginDefs = new List<PluginDef>();
             var devPluginDefs = new List<PluginDef>();