diff --git a/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp b/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
index 89f8046bb..97a08ea64 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ PluginSpec::PluginSpec()
 #else
 #	error "You must define the lib suffix for your platform"
 #endif
+	loader = NULL;
+}
+
+PluginSpec::~PluginSpec()
+{
+	delete loader;
+	loader = NULL;
 }
 
 QString PluginSpec::name() const
@@ -292,6 +299,8 @@ bool PluginSpec::isEnabled() const
 
 bool PluginSpec::loadLibrary()
 {
+	nlassert( loader == NULL );
+
 	if (m_hasError)
 		return false;
 	if (m_state != State::Resolved)
@@ -301,14 +310,16 @@ bool PluginSpec::loadLibrary()
 		return reportError(QCoreApplication::translate("PluginSpec", "Loading the library failed because state != Resolved"));
 	}
 
-	QPluginLoader loader(m_filePath);
-	if (!loader.load())
-		return reportError(loader.errorString());
+	loader = new QPluginLoader( m_filePath );
+	if (!loader->load())
+		return reportError(loader->errorString());
 
-	IPlugin *pluginObject = qobject_cast<IPlugin *>(loader.instance());
+	IPlugin *pluginObject = qobject_cast<IPlugin *>(loader->instance());
 	if (!pluginObject)
 	{
-		loader.unload();
+		loader->unload();
+		delete loader;
+		loader = NULL;
 		return reportError(QCoreApplication::translate("PluginSpec", "Plugin is not valid (does not derive from IPlugin)"));
 	}
 
@@ -412,8 +423,17 @@ void PluginSpec::kill()
 {
 	if (!m_plugin)
 		return;
-	delete m_plugin;
-	m_plugin = 0;
+
+	bool b = loader->unload();
+	if( !b )
+	{
+		nlinfo( "Plugin %s couldn't be unloaded.", this->m_name.toAscii().data() );
+	}
+
+	//delete m_plugin;
+	m_plugin = NULL;
+	delete loader;
+	loader = NULL;
 	m_state = State::Deleted;
 }
 
diff --git a/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.h b/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.h
index 0ce74d004..d2abe1ef8 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.h
+++ b/code/studio/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.h
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
 #include <QtCore/QXmlStreamReader>
 
+class QPluginLoader;
+
 namespace ExtensionSystem
 {
 
 class PluginSpec: public IPluginSpec
 {
 public:
+	~PluginSpec();
 	virtual QString name() const;
 	virtual QString version() const;
 	virtual QString vendor() const;
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	PluginSpec();
-
+	
 	bool setFileName(const QString &fileName);
 	bool setSpecFileName(const QString &specFileName);
 	bool readSpec();
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ private:
 	IPluginManager *m_pluginManager;
 	QList<PluginSpec *> m_dependencySpecs;
 
+	QPluginLoader *loader;
+
 	friend class PluginManager;
 };