diff --git a/vmware_nsx/common/config.py b/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
index 1ef3f654b0..7b46f23869 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/common/config.py
@@ -868,6 +868,12 @@ nsx_tvd_opts = [
                choices=projectpluginmap.VALID_TYPES,
                help=_("The default plugin that will be used for new projects "
                       "that were not added to the projects plugin mapping.")),
+    cfg.ListOpt('enabled_plugins',
+                default=[projectpluginmap.NsxPlugins.NSX_T,
+                         projectpluginmap.NsxPlugins.NSX_V,
+                         projectpluginmap.NsxPlugins.DVS],
+                help=_("The list of plugins that the TVD core plugin will "
+                       "load")),
     cfg.ListOpt('nsx_v_default_availability_zones',
                 default=[],
                 help=_("The default availability zones that will be used for "
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx/plugin.py
index 68886ca9a4..57291f4421 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx/plugin.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ class NsxTVDPlugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
         return True
 
     def _init_plugin(self, map_type, plugin_class):
+        if map_type not in cfg.CONF.nsx_tvd.enabled_plugins:
+            # skip this plugin
+            LOG.info("%s plugin was not enabled by the configuration",
+                     map_type.upper())
+            return
         try:
             self.plugins[map_type] = plugin_class()
         except Exception as e: