diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f517ee8f22..9d55b8471f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ exclude = ["assets/**/*", "tools/**/*", ".github/**/*", "crates/**/*"]
 [features]
 default = [
     "bevy_audio",
+    "bevy_dynamic_plugin",
     "bevy_gilrs",
     "bevy_gltf",
     "bevy_wgpu",
     "bevy_winit",
     "render",
-    "dynamic_plugins",
     "png",
     "hdr",
     "mp3",
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ default = [
 ]
 profiler = ["bevy_ecs/profiler", "bevy_diagnostic/profiler"]
 wgpu_trace = ["bevy_wgpu/trace"]
-dynamic_plugins = [
-    "bevy_core/dynamic_plugins",
-    "bevy_app/dynamic_plugins",
-    "bevy_type_registry/dynamic_plugins",
-]
+
 # Rendering support
 render = ["bevy_pbr", "bevy_render", "bevy_sprite", "bevy_text", "bevy_ui"]
 # Image format support for texture loading (PNG and HDR are enabled by default)
@@ -79,6 +75,7 @@ bevy_audio = { path = "crates/bevy_audio", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_gltf = { path = "crates/bevy_gltf", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_pbr = { path = "crates/bevy_pbr", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_render = { path = "crates/bevy_render", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
+bevy_dynamic_plugin = { path = "crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_sprite = { path = "crates/bevy_sprite", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_text = { path = "crates/bevy_text", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_ui = { path = "crates/bevy_ui", optional = true, version = "0.2.1" }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_app/Cargo.toml
index 2b7e6443de..6f0fa28fee 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["bevy"]
 
-[features]
-dynamic_plugins = ["libloading"]
-
 [dependencies]
 # bevy
 bevy_derive = { path = "../bevy_derive", version = "0.2.1" }
@@ -22,7 +19,6 @@ bevy_ecs = { path = "../bevy_ecs", version = "0.2.1" }
 bevy_math = { path = "../bevy_math", version = "0.2.1" }
 
 # other
-libloading = { version = "0.6", optional = true }
 log = { version = "0.4", features = ["release_max_level_info"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/app_builder.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/app_builder.rs
index 548b898286..6672c87726 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/app_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/app_builder.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "dynamic_plugins")]
-use crate::plugin::dynamically_load_plugin;
 use crate::{
     app::{App, AppExit},
     event::Events,
@@ -244,14 +242,6 @@ impl AppBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "dynamic_plugins")]
-    pub fn load_plugin(&mut self, path: &str) -> &mut Self {
-        let (_lib, plugin) = dynamically_load_plugin(path);
-        log::debug!("loaded plugin: {}", plugin.name());
-        plugin.build(self);
-        self
-    }
-
     pub fn add_plugin<T>(&mut self, plugin: T) -> &mut Self
     where
         T: Plugin,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/plugin.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/plugin.rs
index d97a7be21a..cbb49239ec 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/plugin.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 use crate::AppBuilder;
-#[cfg(feature = "dynamic_plugins")]
-use libloading::{Library, Symbol};
 use std::any::Any;
 
 /// A collection of Bevy App logic and configuration
@@ -14,15 +12,3 @@ pub trait Plugin: Any + Send + Sync {
 }
 
 pub type CreatePlugin = unsafe fn() -> *mut dyn Plugin;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "dynamic_plugins")]
-/// Dynamically links a plugin a the given path. The plugin must export the [CreatePlugin] function.
-pub fn dynamically_load_plugin(path: &str) -> (Library, Box<dyn Plugin>) {
-    let lib = Library::new(path).unwrap();
-
-    unsafe {
-        let func: Symbol<CreatePlugin> = lib.get(b"_create_plugin").unwrap();
-        let plugin = Box::from_raw(func());
-        (lib, plugin)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_core/Cargo.toml
index 23eeff107e..121680d339 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["bevy"]
 
-[features]
-dynamic_plugins = [
-    "bevy_app/dynamic_plugins",
-    "bevy_type_registry/dynamic_plugins",
-]
 
 [dependencies]
 bevy_app = { path = "../bevy_app", version = "0.2.1" }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b46ee9676e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "bevy_dynamic_plugin"
+version = "0.2.1"
+authors = [
+    "Bevy Contributors <bevyengine@gmail.com>",
+    "Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>",
+]
+edition = "2018"
+description = "Provides dynamic plugin loading capabilities for non-wasm platforms"
+homepage = "https://bevyengine.org"
+repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
+license = "MIT"
+keywords = ["bevy"]
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+# bevy
+bevy_app = { path = "../bevy_app", version = "0.2.1" }
+
+# other
+log = { version = "0.4", features = ["release_max_level_info"] }
+libloading = { version = "0.6" }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ff6f92606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod loader;
+
+pub use loader::*;
diff --git a/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/loader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d9670dfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bevy_dynamic_plugin/src/loader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use libloading::{Library, Symbol};
+
+use bevy_app::{AppBuilder, CreatePlugin, Plugin};
+
+/// Dynamically links a plugin a the given path. The plugin must export the [CreatePlugin] function.
+pub fn dynamically_load_plugin(path: &str) -> (Library, Box<dyn Plugin>) {
+    let lib = Library::new(path).unwrap();
+
+    unsafe {
+        let func: Symbol<CreatePlugin> = lib.get(b"_create_plugin").unwrap();
+        let plugin = Box::from_raw(func());
+        (lib, plugin)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait DynamicPluginExt {
+    fn load_plugin(&mut self, path: &str) -> &mut Self;
+}
+
+impl DynamicPluginExt for AppBuilder {
+    fn load_plugin(&mut self, path: &str) -> &mut Self {
+        let (_lib, plugin) = dynamically_load_plugin(path);
+        log::debug!("loaded plugin: {}", plugin.name());
+        plugin.build(self);
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/bevy_type_registry/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_type_registry/Cargo.toml
index 9e7d47441d..900854080b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_type_registry/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_type_registry/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["bevy"]
 
-[features]
-dynamic_plugins = ["bevy_app/dynamic_plugins"]
-
 [dependencies]
 # bevy
 bevy_app = { path = "../bevy_app", version = "0.2.1" }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5b8c092afb..35c9ae3b75 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ pub use bevy_winit as winit;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "bevy_wgpu")]
 pub use bevy_wgpu as wgpu;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bevy_dynamic_plugin")]
+pub use bevy_dynamic_plugin as dynamic_plugin;
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 76a63b94a3..7c252ffec2 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ pub use crate::text::prelude::*;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "bevy_ui")]
 pub use crate::ui::prelude::*;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bevy_dynamic_plugin")]
+pub use crate::dynamic_plugin::*;
diff --git a/tools/publish.sh b/tools/publish.sh
index 9ce3e2365a..220c1d5b49 100644
--- a/tools/publish.sh
+++ b/tools/publish.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ crates=(
     bevy_ecs/hecs
     bevy_ecs
     bevy_app
+    bevy_dynamic_plugin
     bevy_property/bevy_property_derive
     bevy_property
     bevy_type_registry