diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 84ca51b42..e6c842eae 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
             }
 
             // Outdated API level
-            if (plugin.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel)
+            if (plugin.IsOutdated)
             {
                 label += Locs.PluginTitleMod_OutdatedError;
                 trouble = true;
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
                     ImGui.TextWrapped(manifest.Description);
                 }
 
-                if (plugin.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel)
+                if (plugin.IsOutdated)
                 {
                     ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudRed);
                     ImGui.TextWrapped(Locs.PluginBody_Outdated);
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
             var disabled = this.updateStatus == OperationStatus.InProgress || this.installStatus == OperationStatus.InProgress;
 
             // Disable everything if the plugin is outdated
-            disabled = disabled || (plugin.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel && !configuration.LoadAllApiLevels);
+            disabled = disabled || (plugin.IsOutdated && !configuration.LoadAllApiLevels);
 
             if (plugin.State == PluginState.InProgress)
             {
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
index e5f26c418..0b2b1d91f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsDisabled => this.Manifest.Disabled;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this plugin's API level is out of date.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsOutdated => this.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the plugin is for testing use only.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index 5b87abbb1..d8bf6b802 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
                         Log.Information(ex, $"Dev plugin failed to load, adding anyways: {dllFile.Name}");
                         plugin.Disable(); // Disable here, otherwise you can't enable+load later
                     }
-                    else if (plugin.Manifest.DalamudApiLevel < DalamudApiLevel)
+                    else if (plugin.IsOutdated)
                     {
                         // Out of date plugins get added so they can be updated.
                         Log.Information(ex, $"Plugin was outdated, adding anyways: {dllFile.Name}");