diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 667df8076..04f1e8e95 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ namespace Dalamud {
                 else
                     this.LocalizationManager.SetupWithUiCulture();
 
-                var pluginDir = this.StartInfo.PluginDirectory;
-                if (this.Configuration.DoPluginTest)
-                    pluginDir = Path.Combine(pluginDir, "..", "testPlugins");
-
-                PluginRepository = new PluginRepository(this, pluginDir, this.StartInfo.GameVersion);
+                PluginRepository = new PluginRepository(this, this.StartInfo.PluginDirectory, this.StartInfo.GameVersion);
 
                 var isInterfaceLoaded = false;
                 if (!bool.Parse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DALAMUD_NOT_HAVE_INTERFACE") ?? "false")) {
@@ -160,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Dalamud {
                     {
                         PluginRepository.CleanupPlugins();
 
-                        PluginManager = new PluginManager(this, pluginDir, this.StartInfo.DefaultPluginDirectory);
+                        PluginManager = new PluginManager(this, this.StartInfo.PluginDirectory, this.StartInfo.DefaultPluginDirectory);
                         PluginManager.LoadPlugins();
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginDefinition.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginDefinition.cs
index 60dae3864..8d876ab06 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginDefinition.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginDefinition.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
         /// </summary>
         public string AssemblyVersion { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current testing assembly version of the plugin.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TestingAssemblyVersion { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines if the plugin is only available for testing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsTestingExclusive { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// A description of the plugins functions.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 30068b3fc..9fb81cc3c 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
                     didAnyWithSearch = true;
 
-                    ImGui.PushID(pluginDefinition.InternalName + pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion);
-
                     var isInstalled = this.dalamud.PluginManager.Plugins.Where(x => x.Definition != null).Any(
                         x => x.Definition.InternalName == pluginDefinition.InternalName);
 
@@ -116,6 +114,20 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                                 ? Loc.Localize("InstallerUpdateFailed", " (update failed)")
                                 : label;
 
+                    var isTestingAvailable = false;
+                    if (Version.TryParse(pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion, out var assemblyVersion) && Version.TryParse(pluginDefinition.TestingAssemblyVersion, out var testingAssemblyVersion))
+                        isTestingAvailable = this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest && testingAssemblyVersion > assemblyVersion;
+
+                    if (this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest && pluginDefinition.IsTestingExclusive) {
+                        isTestingAvailable = true;
+                    } else if (!this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest && pluginDefinition.IsTestingExclusive) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    label += isTestingAvailable ? " (Testing version)" : string.Empty;
+
+                    ImGui.PushID(pluginDefinition.InternalName + pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion);
+
                     if (ImGui.CollapsingHeader(pluginDefinition.Name + label + "###Header" + pluginDefinition.InternalName)) {
                         ImGui.Indent();
 
@@ -129,10 +141,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                             if (this.installStatus == PluginInstallStatus.InProgress) {
                                 ImGui.Button(Loc.Localize("InstallerInProgress", "Install in progress..."));
                             } else {
-                                if (ImGui.Button($"Install v{pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion}")) {
+                                var versionString = isTestingAvailable ? (pluginDefinition.TestingAssemblyVersion + " (Testing version)") : pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion;
+
+                                if (ImGui.Button($"Install v{versionString}")) {
                                     this.installStatus = PluginInstallStatus.InProgress;
 
-                                    Task.Run(() => this.dalamud.PluginRepository.InstallPlugin(pluginDefinition)).ContinueWith(t => {
+                                    Task.Run(() => this.dalamud.PluginRepository.InstallPlugin(pluginDefinition, true, false, isTestingAvailable)).ContinueWith(t => {
                                         this.installStatus =
                                             t.Result ? PluginInstallStatus.Success : PluginInstallStatus.Fail;
                                         this.installStatus =
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
index 0d98ee229..d82917bd1 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 {
     internal class PluginRepository
     {
-        private string PluginRepoBaseUrl => "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/goatcorp/DalamudPlugins/testing/plugins/{0}/latest.zip";
-        private string PluginFunctionBaseUrl => "https://us-central1-xl-functions.cloudfunctions.net/download-plugin/?plugin={0}&isUpdate={1}";
-        private string PluginMasterUrl => "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/goatcorp/DalamudPlugins/" + (this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest ? "testing/" : "master/") + "pluginmaster.json";
+        private string PluginFunctionBaseUrl => "https://us-central1-xl-functions.cloudfunctions.net/download-plugin/?plugin={0}&isUpdate={1}&isTesting={2}";
+        private string PluginMasterUrl => "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/goatcorp/DalamudPlugins/master/pluginmaster.json";
 
 
         private readonly Dalamud dalamud;
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
             });
         }
 
-        public bool InstallPlugin(PluginDefinition definition, bool enableAfterInstall = true, bool isUpdate = false) {
+        public bool InstallPlugin(PluginDefinition definition, bool enableAfterInstall = true, bool isUpdate = false, bool fromTesting = false) {
             try
             {
                 var outputDir = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(this.pluginDirectory, definition.InternalName, definition.AssemblyVersion));
@@ -98,9 +97,15 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                 
                 using var client = new WebClient();
 
-                var url = this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest ? PluginRepoBaseUrl : PluginFunctionBaseUrl;
-                url = string.Format(url, definition.InternalName, isUpdate);
-                Log.Information("Downloading plugin to {0} from {1}", path, url);
+                var doTestingDownload = false;
+                if ((Version.TryParse(definition.TestingAssemblyVersion, out var testingAssemblyVer) || definition.IsTestingExclusive)
+                    && fromTesting) {
+                    doTestingDownload = testingAssemblyVer > Version.Parse(definition.AssemblyVersion) || definition.IsTestingExclusive;
+                }
+                
+                var url = string.Format(PluginFunctionBaseUrl, definition.InternalName, isUpdate, doTestingDownload);
+
+                Log.Information("Downloading plugin to {0} from {1} doTestingDownload:{2} isTestingExclusive:{3}", path, url, doTestingDownload, definition.IsTestingExclusive);
 
                 client.DownloadFile(url, path);
 
@@ -177,7 +182,16 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        if (remoteInfo.AssemblyVersion != info.AssemblyVersion) {
+                        Version.TryParse(remoteInfo.AssemblyVersion, out Version remoteAssemblyVer);
+                        Version.TryParse(info.AssemblyVersion, out Version localAssemblyVer);
+
+                        var testingAvailable = false;
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(remoteInfo.TestingAssemblyVersion)) {
+                            Version.TryParse(remoteInfo.TestingAssemblyVersion, out var testingAssemblyVer);
+                            testingAvailable = testingAssemblyVer > localAssemblyVer && this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest;
+                        }
+                        
+                        if (remoteAssemblyVer > localAssemblyVer || testingAvailable) {
                             Log.Information("Eligible for update: {0}", remoteInfo.InternalName);
 
                             // DisablePlugin() below immediately creates a .disabled file anyway, but will fail
@@ -211,7 +225,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                                     Log.Error(ex, "Plugin disable old versions failed");
                                 }
 
-                                var installSuccess = InstallPlugin(remoteInfo, wasEnabled, true);
+                                var installSuccess = InstallPlugin(remoteInfo, wasEnabled, true, testingAvailable);
 
                                 if (!installSuccess) {
                                     Log.Error("InstallPlugin failed.");