diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index 3c17419369ec4382e49c556cda419a33a9422d96..c438625a7a9a277220e33e6e29ceb83f5865326c 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
   # It will automatically turn deliveries on
   config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = false
 
+  # Insert vendor/chiliproject_plugins at the top of the plugin load paths
+  config.plugin_paths.insert(0, File.join(Rails.root, "vendor", "chiliproject_plugins"))
+
   # Use redmine's custom plugin locater
   require File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "lib/redmine_plugin_locator")
   config.plugin_locators << RedminePluginLocator
diff --git a/vendor/chiliproject_plugins/README b/vendor/chiliproject_plugins/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..504ebc766f3bf32f27550c3f2ad2183441c63fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/chiliproject_plugins/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Install ChiliProject plugins here and they will be automatically loaded.