diff --git a/connector/plugin/plugin.go b/connector/plugin/plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44a9e6bb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	plug "plugin"
+
+	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// Config holds configuration for loading a plugin
+//
+// An example config:
+//  id: sample
+//  name: sample
+//  type: plugin
+//  config:
+//	plugin: sample.so
+//	config:
+//	  name: sample
+//	  options: limitless
+type Config struct {
+	Plugin string
+	Config interface{}
+}
+
+type pluginConfig interface {
+	Open(interface{}, string, logrus.FieldLogger) (connector.Connector, error)
+}
+
+// Open returns a connector loaded as a plugin
+func (c *Config) Open(id string, logger logrus.FieldLogger) (connector.Connector, error) {
+	plug, err := plug.Open(c.Plugin)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	symConnector, err := plug.Lookup("Open")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var connector pluginConfig
+	connector, ok := symConnector.(pluginConfig)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return connector.Open(c.Config, id, logger)
+}
diff --git a/connector/sample-plugin/plugin.go b/connector/sample-plugin/plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae2cc31b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/sample-plugin/plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector"
+	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/mock"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func main() {}
+
+type plugin struct{}
+
+// Open prints provided config and returns a mock CallbackConnector
+func (plugin) Open(config interface{}, id string, logger logrus.FieldLogger) (connector.Connector, error) {
+	logger.Println("loading connector with configuration ", config)
+	return mock.NewCallbackConnector(logger), nil
+}
+
+// Open exports the plugin for loading
+var Open plugin
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index d96f562d24..15cdbff747 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/microsoft"
 	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/mock"
 	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/oidc"
+	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/plugin"
 	"github.com/dexidp/dex/connector/saml"
 	"github.com/dexidp/dex/storage"
 )
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ type ConnectorConfig interface {
 // ConnectorsConfig variable provides an easy way to return a config struct
 // depending on the connector type.
 var ConnectorsConfig = map[string]func() ConnectorConfig{
+	"plugin":       func() ConnectorConfig { return new(plugin.Config) },
 	"mockCallback": func() ConnectorConfig { return new(mock.CallbackConfig) },
 	"mockPassword": func() ConnectorConfig { return new(mock.PasswordConfig) },
 	"ldap":         func() ConnectorConfig { return new(ldap.Config) },