diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca471fe..b9981e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 data/repositories
+data/plugins
 backup
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ad3651c..7043f32 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         - GITBUCKET_DATABASE_PASSWORD=${GITBUCKET_DATABASE_PASSWORD}
       volumes:
         - ./data/repositories/:/srv/gitbucket/repositories/
+        - ./data/plugins/:/srv/gitbucket/plugins/
         - ./data/conf/gitbucket/gitbucket.conf:/srv/gitbucket/gitbucket.conf
       ports:
         - "${GITBUCKET_BIND:-127.0.0.1}:${GITBUCKET_WEB_PORT:-8080}:8080"
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 080fcb1..f2b0c86 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # mark voulmes
 VOLUME $GITBUCKET_HOME/repositories
+VOLUME $GITBUCKET_HOME/plugins
 
 # set environment
 #RUN mkdir $GITBUCKET_HOME