diff --git a/admin/admin-home.pl b/admin/admin-home.pl
index 08c6ed196a..156df0c55d 100755
--- a/admin/admin-home.pl
+++ b/admin/admin-home.pl
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ use warnings;
 use CGI qw ( -utf8 );
 use C4::Auth;
 use C4::Output;
+use Koha::Plugins;
 
 my $query = new CGI;
+
+my $plugins_enabled = C4::Context->preference('UseKohaPlugins') && C4::Context->config("enable_plugins");
+
 my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
     {
         template_name   => "admin/admin-home.tt",
@@ -34,4 +38,6 @@ my ( $template, $loggedinuser, $cookie ) = get_template_and_user(
     }
 );
 
+$template->param( plugins_enabled => $plugins_enabled, );
+
 output_html_with_http_headers $query, $cookie, $template->output;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/admin-home.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/admin-home.tt
index 0d43e6f949..e6108e79c4 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/admin-home.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/admin-home.tt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                     <dt><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/admin/cities.pl">Cities and towns</a></dt>
                     <dd>Define cities and towns that your patrons live in.</dd>
                 </dl>
-                [% IF CAN_user_plugins %]
+                [% IF CAN_user_plugins && plugins_enabled %]
                     <h3>Plugins</h3>
                     <dl>
                         <dt><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/plugins/plugins-home.pl">Manage plugins</a></dt>