diff --git a/picard/plugin.py b/picard/plugin.py
index ae2bdcfa5..84205a750 100644
--- a/picard/plugin.py
+++ b/picard/plugin.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from collections import defaultdict
+from functools import partial
 import imp
 import json
 import os.path
@@ -366,18 +367,18 @@ class PluginManager(QtCore.QObject):
             except (OSError, IOError):
                 log.warning("Unable to copy %s to plugin folder %s" % (path, USER_PLUGIN_DIR))
 
-    def query_available_plugins(self):
+    def query_available_plugins(self, callback=None):
         self.tagger.xmlws.get(
             PLUGINS_API['host'],
             PLUGINS_API['port'],
             PLUGINS_API['endpoint']['plugins'],
-            self._plugins_json_loaded,
+            partial(self._plugins_json_loaded, callback=callback),
             xml=False,
             priority=True,
             important=True
         )
 
-    def _plugins_json_loaded(self, response, reply, error):
+    def _plugins_json_loaded(self, response, reply, error, callback=None):
         if error:
             self.tagger.window.set_statusbar_message(
                 N_("Error loading plugins list: %(error)s"),
@@ -387,6 +388,8 @@ class PluginManager(QtCore.QObject):
         else:
             self._available_plugins = [PluginData(data, key) for key, data in
                                        json.loads(response)['plugins'].items()]
+        if callback:
+            callback()
 
     def enabled(self, name):
         return True
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
index 2aa2862eb..5f8a39a3f 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
             self.loader = "file://%s"
         self.ui.install_plugin.clicked.connect(self.open_plugins)
         self.ui.folder_open.clicked.connect(self.open_plugin_dir)
+        self.ui.reload_available_plugins.clicked.connect(self.reload_available_plugins)
         self.tagger.pluginmanager.plugin_installed.connect(self.plugin_installed)
         self.ui.plugins.header().setStretchLastSection(False)
         self.ui.plugins.header().setResizeMode(0, QtGui.QHeaderView.Stretch)
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
 
         self.ui.plugins.setCurrentItem(self.ui.plugins.topLevelItem(0))
 
+    def reload_available_plugins(self):
+        for i, p in self.items.items():
+            idx = self.ui.plugins.indexOfTopLevelItem(i)
+            item = self.ui.plugins.takeTopLevelItem(idx)
+            del item
+        self.items = {}
+        self.tagger.pluginmanager.query_available_plugins(callback=self.load)
+
     def plugin_installed(self, plugin):
         if not plugin.compatible:
             msgbox = QtGui.QMessageBox(self)
@@ -159,7 +168,10 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         config.setting["enabled_plugins"] = enabled_plugins
 
     def change_details(self):
-        plugin = self.items[self.ui.plugins.selectedItems()[0]]
+        try:
+            plugin = self.items[self.ui.plugins.selectedItems()[0]]
+        except IndexError:
+            return
         text = []
         if plugin.new_version:
             text.append("<b>" + _("New version available") + ": " + plugin.new_version + "</b>")
diff --git a/picard/ui/ui_options_plugins.py b/picard/ui/ui_options_plugins.py
index 6c38f9d24..b4f651ad5 100644
--- a/picard/ui/ui_options_plugins.py
+++ b/picard/ui/ui_options_plugins.py
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 try:
     _fromUtf8 = QtCore.QString.fromUtf8
 except AttributeError:
-    _fromUtf8 = lambda s: s
+    def _fromUtf8(s):
+        return s
+
+try:
+    _encoding = QtGui.QApplication.UnicodeUTF8
+    def _translate(context, text, disambig):
+        return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig, _encoding)
+except AttributeError:
+    def _translate(context, text, disambig):
+        return QtGui.QApplication.translate(context, text, disambig)
 
 class Ui_PluginsOptionsPage(object):
     def setupUi(self, PluginsOptionsPage):
@@ -54,6 +63,14 @@ class Ui_PluginsOptionsPage(object):
         self.folder_open.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
         self.folder_open.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("folder_open"))
         self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.folder_open)
+        self.reload_available_plugins = QtGui.QPushButton(self.groupBox_2)
+        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.reload_available_plugins.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+        self.reload_available_plugins.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+        self.reload_available_plugins.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("reload_available_plugins"))
+        self.horizontalLayout.addWidget(self.reload_available_plugins)
         self.vboxlayout1.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout)
         self.groupBox = QtGui.QGroupBox(self.splitter)
         sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
@@ -122,5 +139,6 @@ class Ui_PluginsOptionsPage(object):
         self.plugins.headerItem().setText(2, _("Status"))
         self.install_plugin.setText(_("Install plugin..."))
         self.folder_open.setText(_("Open plugin folder"))
+        self.reload_available_plugins.setText(_("Reload available plugins"))
         self.groupBox.setTitle(_("Details"))
 
diff --git a/ui/options_plugins.ui b/ui/options_plugins.ui
index 94ab31425..03f9dc336 100644
--- a/ui/options_plugins.ui
+++ b/ui/options_plugins.ui
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="reload_available_plugins">
+           <property name="sizePolicy">
+            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+            </sizepolicy>
+           </property>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Reload available plugins</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
       </layout>
@@ -141,7 +154,7 @@
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>459</width>
+            <width>469</width>
             <height>76</height>
            </rect>
           </property>