diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index cfde65a845..a5aa8004da 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,17 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     if (parser.isSet(getPluginsOption)) {
         auto pluginManager = PluginManager::getInstance();
 
+        QJsonObject pluginsJson;
+        for (const auto &plugin : pluginManager->getPluginInfo()) {
+            QJsonObject data;
+            data["data"] = plugin.metaData;
+            data["loaded"] = plugin.loaded;
+            data["disabled"] = plugin.disabled;
+            data["filteredOut"] = plugin.filteredOut;
+            data["wrongVersion"] = plugin.wrongVersion;
+            pluginsJson[plugin.name] = data;
+        }
+
         QJsonObject inputJson;
         for (const auto &plugin : pluginManager->getInputPlugins()) {
             QJsonObject data;
@@ -406,15 +417,16 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
             codecsJson[plugin->getName()] = data;
         }
 
-        QJsonObject staticJson;
-        staticJson["steamAvailable"] = (pluginManager->getSteamClientPlugin() != nullptr);
-        staticJson["oculusAvailable"] = (pluginManager->getOculusPlatformPlugin() != nullptr);
+        QJsonObject platformsJson;
+        platformsJson["steamAvailable"] = (pluginManager->getSteamClientPlugin() != nullptr);
+        platformsJson["oculusAvailable"] = (pluginManager->getOculusPlatformPlugin() != nullptr);
 
         QJsonObject root;
-        root["input"] = inputJson;
-        root["display"] = displayJson;
-        root["codec"] = codecsJson;
-        root["staticPlugins"] = staticJson;
+        root["plugins"] = pluginsJson;
+        root["inputs"] = inputJson;
+        root["displays"] = displayJson;
+        root["codecs"] = codecsJson;
+        root["platforms"] = platformsJson;
 
         std::cout << QJsonDocument(root).toJson().toStdString() << "\n";
 
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
index 759686300a..0281a012d2 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ int getPluginInterfaceVersionFromMetaData(const QJsonObject& object) {
 QStringList preferredDisplayPlugins;
 QStringList disabledDisplays;
 QStringList disabledInputs;
+std::vector<PluginManager::PluginInfo> pluginInfo;
 
 bool isDisabled(QJsonObject metaData) {
     auto name = getPluginNameFromMetaData(metaData);
     auto iid = getPluginIIDFromMetaData(metaData);
 
-    qDebug() << "Name = " << name << "; iid =" << iid;
     if (iid == DisplayProvider_iid || iid == SteamClientProvider_iid || iid == OculusPlatformProvider_iid) {
         return disabledDisplays.contains(name);
     } else if (iid == InputProvider_iid) {
@@ -127,18 +127,28 @@ int PluginManager::instantiate() {
                 qCDebug(plugins) << "Attempting plugin" << qPrintable(plugin);
                 auto loader = QSharedPointer<QPluginLoader>::create(pluginPath + plugin);
                 const QJsonObject pluginMetaData = loader->metaData();
+
+                PluginInfo info;
+                info.name = plugin;
+                info.metaData = pluginMetaData;
+
 #if defined(HIFI_PLUGINMANAGER_DEBUG)
                 QJsonDocument metaDataDoc(pluginMetaData);
                 qCInfo(plugins) << "Metadata for " << qPrintable(plugin) << ": " << QString(metaDataDoc.toJson());
 #endif
                 if (isDisabled(pluginMetaData)) {
                     qCWarning(plugins) << "Plugin" << qPrintable(plugin) << "is disabled";
+                    info.disabled = true;
+                    pluginInfo.push_back(info);
+
                     // Skip this one, it's disabled
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 if (!_pluginFilter(pluginMetaData)) {
                     qCDebug(plugins) << "Plugin" << qPrintable(plugin) << "doesn't pass provided filter";
+                    info.filteredOut = true;
+                    pluginInfo.push_back(info);
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -146,16 +156,22 @@ int PluginManager::instantiate() {
                     qCWarning(plugins) << "Plugin" << qPrintable(plugin) << "interface version doesn't match, not loading:"
                                        << getPluginInterfaceVersionFromMetaData(pluginMetaData)
                                        << "doesn't match" << HIFI_PLUGIN_INTERFACE_VERSION;
+
+                    info.wrongVersion = true;
+                    pluginInfo.push_back(info);
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 if (loader->load()) {
                     qCDebug(plugins) << "Plugin" << qPrintable(plugin) << "loaded successfully";
+                    info.loaded = true;
                     loadedPlugins.push_back(loader);
                 } else {
                     qCDebug(plugins) << "Plugin" << qPrintable(plugin) << "failed to load:";
                     qCDebug(plugins) << " " << qPrintable(loader->errorString());
                 }
+
+                pluginInfo.push_back(info);
             }
         } else {
             qWarning() << "pluginPath does not exit..." << pluginDir;
@@ -164,6 +180,11 @@ int PluginManager::instantiate() {
     return loadedPlugins;
 }
 
+std::vector<PluginManager::PluginInfo> PluginManager::getPluginInfo() const {
+    getLoadedPlugins(); // This builds the pluginInfo list
+    return pluginInfo;
+}
+
 const CodecPluginList& PluginManager::getCodecPlugins() {
     static CodecPluginList codecPlugins;
     static std::once_flag once;
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.h b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
index c35db5a91e..b529472e1f 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
+++ b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <DependencyManager.h>
 #include <SettingHandle.h>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
 
 #include "Forward.h"
 
@@ -39,6 +41,49 @@ class PluginManager : public QObject, public Dependency {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Information about known plugins
+     *
+     */
+    struct PluginInfo {
+        /**
+         * @brief Plugin metadata
+        */
+        QJsonObject metaData;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Filename
+         *
+         */
+        QString name;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the plugin has been disabled
+         *
+         */
+        bool disabled = false;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the plugin has been filtered out by a filter
+         *
+         */
+        bool filteredOut = false;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the plugin has been not loaded because it's the wrong version
+         *
+         */
+        bool wrongVersion = false;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the plugin has been loaded successfully
+         *
+         */
+        bool loaded = false;
+    };
+
+
     static PluginManagerPointer getInstance();
 
     /**
@@ -217,6 +262,15 @@ public:
     bool getEnableOculusPluginSetting() { return _enableOculusPluginSetting.get(); }
     void setEnableOculusPluginSetting(bool value);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns information about known plugins
+     *
+     * This is a function for informative/debugging purposes.
+     *
+     * @return std::vector<PluginInfo>
+     */
+    std::vector<PluginInfo> getPluginInfo() const;
+
 signals:
     void inputDeviceRunningChanged(const QString& pluginName, bool isRunning, const QStringList& runningDevices);