diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
index 9c0998be2..3279e1fcc 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginManager.cs
@@ -93,12 +93,18 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
             // If this entire folder has been marked as a disabled plugin, don't even try to load anything
             var disabledFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(dllFile.Directory.FullName, ".disabled"));
-            if (disabledFile.Exists && !raw)    // should raw/dev plugins really not respect this?
+            if (disabledFile.Exists && !raw) // should raw/dev plugins really not respect this?
             {
                 Log.Information("Plugin {0} is disabled.", dllFile.FullName);
                 return false;
             }
 
+            var testingFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(dllFile.Directory.FullName, ".testing"));
+            if (testingFile.Exists && this.dalamud.Configuration.DoPluginTest) {
+                Log.Information("Plugin {0} was testing, but testing is disabled.", dllFile.FullName);
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // read the plugin def if present - again, fail before actually trying to load the dll if there is a problem
             var defJsonFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(dllFile.Directory.FullName, $"{Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(dllFile.Name)}.json"));
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
index d82917bd1..602f5c358 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                 var outputDir = new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(this.pluginDirectory, definition.InternalName, definition.AssemblyVersion));
                 var dllFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(outputDir.FullName, $"{definition.InternalName}.dll"));
                 var disabledFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(outputDir.FullName, ".disabled"));
+                var testingFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(outputDir.FullName, ".testing"));
                 var wasDisabled = disabledFile.Exists;
 
                 if (dllFile.Exists && enableAfterInstall)
@@ -118,6 +119,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                     return true;
                 }
 
+                if (doTestingDownload) {
+                    testingFile.Create();
+                } else {
+                    if (testingFile.Exists)
+                        testingFile.Delete();
+                }
+
                 return this.dalamud.PluginManager.LoadPluginFromAssembly(dllFile, false, PluginLoadReason.Installer);
             }
             catch (Exception e)