diff --git a/src/core/plugins/index.ts b/src/core/plugins/index.ts
index 9dacb44..845cabd 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/plugins/index.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,40 @@ import { PluginInstanceInternal } from "@lib/addons/plugins/types";
 interface CorePlugin {
   default: PluginInstanceInternal;
   preenabled: boolean;
+  loader: () => PluginInstanceInternal;
+}
+
+type CorePluginRecord = Record<string, CorePlugin>;
+
+function makeLazyPlugin(loaderFn: () => any, preenabled = true): CorePlugin {
+  const container: any = {
+    loader: () => {
+      // loaderFn should synchronously require the module
+      const mod = loaderFn();
+      // module may be an object with `.default` or the instance directly
+      const inst = mod && (mod.default ?? mod);
+      return inst;
+    },
+    preenabled,
+    get default() {
+      // load and cache the instance on first access
+      const inst = container.loader();
+      Object.defineProperty(container, "default", { value: inst, writable: false, enumerable: true });
+      return inst;
+    },
+  };
+
+  return container as CorePlugin;
 }
 
 // Called from @lib/plugins
-export const getCorePlugins = (): Record<string, CorePlugin> => ({
-  "bunny.quickinstall": { ...require("./quickinstall"), preenabled: true },
-  "bunny.badges": require("./badges"),
-  "bunny.notrack": require("./notrack"),
-  "bunny.messagefix": require("./messagefix"),
-  "bunny.fixembed": require("./fixembed"),
-  "bunny.enhancements": require("./shiggyenhancements")
+export const getCorePlugins = (): CorePluginRecord => ({
+  "bunny.quickinstall": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./quickinstall"), true),
+  "bunny.badges": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./badges")),
+  "bunny.notrack": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./notrack")),
+  "bunny.messagefix": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./messagefix")),
+  "bunny.fixembed": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./fixembed")),
+  "bunny.enhancements": makeLazyPlugin(() => require("./shiggyenhancements")),
 });
 
 /**