diff --git a/app/config.js b/app/config.js
index 5dd62d24..bb4ee888 100644
--- a/app/config.js
+++ b/app/config.js
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ export default class Config extends React.Component {
 
   componentDidMount () {
     ipcRenderer.on('config change', this.onChange);
+    ipcRenderer.on('plugins change', this.onChange);
   }
 
   // passes `config` as props to the decorated component
   render () {
     const child = React.Children.only(this.props.children);
     const { config } = this.state;
-    return React.cloneElement(child, { config });
+    const decorate = remote.require('./plugins').decorateConfig;
+    return React.cloneElement(child, { config: decorate(config) });
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount () {
     ipcRenderer.removeListener('config change', this.onChange);
+    ipcRenderer.removeListener('plugins change', this.onChange);
   }
 
 }