diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
index 79d152e9a..511692922 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.autoadd', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
index b53ed2605..c797a65c3 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
 from functools import wraps
+from os.path import join
 from sys import exc_info
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.blocklist', join('data', filename))
 
 
 def raises_errors_as(error):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
index 79d152e9a..0bb8c343d 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.execute', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
index 79d152e9a..b52c3d92f 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.extractor', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
index 79d152e9a..2aebe6f80 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.label', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
index c12754a40..64e3be290 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
@@ -15,21 +15,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import logging
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from deluge import component
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 from deluge.event import known_events
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
-
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.notifications', join('data', filename))
 
 
 class CustomNotifications(object):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
index 79d152e9a..eb752f92e 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.scheduler', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
index 79d152e9a..d3d26d5dc 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.stats', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
index 79d152e9a..8177a101e 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.toggle', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
index 79d152e9a..1e05ed1fc 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
+from os.path import join
 
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.webui', join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
index c66aba441..83582ade8 100644
--- a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
+++ b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
@@ -213,16 +213,12 @@ setup(
 COMMON = """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import os.path
-
-from deluge.common import decode_bytes
-
-BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+from os.path import join
 
+from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
-
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.%(safe_name)s', join('data', filename))
 """
 
 GTKUI = """