diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bee764634..e422aae50 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	* Fix localclient authentication by stripping the lines read from the auth file
 	* Do not try to call doIteration() on the reactor if it has already stopped
 	* Fix 'autostart localhost if needed' option
+	* Fix starting plugins when the pluginmanager is started
 
 ==== Core ====
 	* Fix saving torrent state on fresh configs
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/pluginmanager.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/pluginmanager.py
index 126f7b348..fa9931b99 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/pluginmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/pluginmanager.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class PluginManager(deluge.pluginmanagerbase.PluginManagerBase,
         """Start the plugin manager"""
         # Update the enabled_plugins from the core
         client.core.get_enabled_plugins().addCallback(self._on_get_enabled_plugins)
+        for instance in self.plugins.values():
+            component.start(instance.plugin.get_component_name())
 
     def stop(self):
         # Disable the plugins