diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index 32511cf8..8b833587 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import confluent.messages as msg
 import confluent.networking.macmap as macmap
 import confluent.noderange as noderange
 import confluent.osimage as osimage
+import confluent.plugin as plugin
 try:
     import confluent.shellmodule as shellmodule
 except ImportError:
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ import sys
 
 pluginmap = {}
 dispatch_plugins = (b'ipmi', u'ipmi', b'redfish', u'redfish', b'tsmsol', u'tsmsol')
+PluginCollection = plugin.PluginCollection
 
 try:
     unicode
@@ -131,10 +133,29 @@ def load_plugins():
                     pluginmap[name] = tmpmod
             else:
                 pluginmap[plugin] = tmpmod
+                _register_resource(tmpmod)
+        plugins.clear()
         # restore path to not include the plugindir
         sys.path.pop(1)
 
 
+def _register_resource(plugin):
+    global noderesources
+    if 'custom_resources' in plugin.__dict__:
+        _merge_dict(noderesources, plugin.custom_resources)
+
+
+def _merge_dict(original, custom):
+    for k,v in custom.items():
+        if k in original:
+            if isinstance(original.get(k), dict):
+                _merge_dict(original.get(k), custom.get(k))
+            else:
+                original[k] = custom.get(k)
+        else:
+            original[k] = custom.get(k)
+
+
 rootcollections = ['deployment/', 'discovery/', 'events/', 'networking/',
                    'noderange/', 'nodes/', 'nodegroups/', 'usergroups/' ,
                    'users/', 'version']
@@ -145,11 +166,6 @@ class PluginRoute(object):
         self.routeinfo = routedict
 
 
-class PluginCollection(object):
-    def __init__(self, routedict, maxdepth=1):
-        self.routeinfo = routedict
-        self.maxdepth = maxdepth
-
 
 def handle_deployment(configmanager, inputdata, pathcomponents,
                       operation):
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugin.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..182aa1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2014 IBM Corporation
+# Copyright 2015-2018 Lenovo
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+class PluginCollection(object):
+    def __init__(self, routedict, maxdepth=1):
+        self.routeinfo = routedict
+        self.maxdepth = maxdepth
+