diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 8c7f939..5110432 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ func ErrLogger(fn ErrorHandler) interface {
 	ClearStatisticsOption
 	GridOption
 	NearblackOption
+	RegisterPluginOption
 } {
 	return errorCallback{fn}
 }
@@ -372,6 +373,9 @@ func (ec errorCallback) setGridOpt(o *gridOpts) {
 func (ec errorCallback) setNearblackOpt(o *nearBlackOpts) {
 	o.errorHandler = ec.fn
 }
+func (ec errorCallback) setRegisterPluginOpt(o *registerPluginOpts) {
+	o.errorHandler = ec.fn
+}
 
 type multiError struct {
 	errs []error
diff --git a/godal.cpp b/godal.cpp
index d5ac897..3b6e2cc 100644
--- a/godal.cpp
+++ b/godal.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@ void godalRegisterPlugins(){
 #endif
 }
 
+void godalRegisterPlugin(cctx *ctx, const char *name){
+  godalWrap(ctx);
+#if GDAL_VERSION_NUM >= GDAL_COMPUTE_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+  CPLErr ret = GDALRegisterPlugin(name);
+  if (ret != 0) {
+	  forceCPLError(ctx, ret);
+  }
+#else
+	CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "GDALRegisterPlugin is only supported in GDAL version >= 3.8");
+#endif
+	godalUnwrap();
+}
+
 GDALDatasetH godalCreate(cctx *ctx, GDALDriverH drv, const char* name, int width, int height, int nbands,
 							GDALDataType dtype, char **options) {
 	godalWrap(ctx);
diff --git a/godal.go b/godal.go
index 4587758..b53fcfa 100644
--- a/godal.go
+++ b/godal.go
@@ -1253,10 +1253,22 @@ func RegisterAll() {
 	C.GDALAllRegister()
 }
 
-func GDALRegisterPlugins() {
+func RegisterPlugins() {
 	C.godalRegisterPlugins()
 }
 
+func RegisterPlugin(name string, opts ...RegisterPluginOption) error {
+	ro := registerPluginOpts{}
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o.setRegisterPluginOpt(&ro)
+	}
+	cgc := createCGOContext(nil, ro.errorHandler)
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	C.godalRegisterPlugin(cgc.cPointer(), cname)
+	return cgc.close()
+}
+
 // RegisterRaster registers a raster driver by name.
 //
 // Calling RegisterRaster(DriverName) with one of the predefined DriverNames provided by the library will
diff --git a/godal.h b/godal.h
index 31367ce..d586bd9 100644
--- a/godal.h
+++ b/godal.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 	void godalClose(cctx *ctx, GDALDatasetH ds);
 	int godalRegisterDriver(const char *funcname);
 	void godalRegisterPlugins();
+	void godalRegisterPlugin(cctx *ctx, const char *name);
 	void godalRasterSize(GDALDatasetH ds, int *xsize, int *ysize);
 
 	//returns a null terminated list of bands. the caller must free the returned list
diff --git a/godal_test.go b/godal_test.go
index e9f8bfd..2938e18 100644
--- a/godal_test.go
+++ b/godal_test.go
@@ -264,6 +264,24 @@ func TestRegisterDrivers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 	_, ok = VectorDriver("Mapinfo File")
 	assert.True(t, ok)
+
+	runtimeVersion := Version()
+	supported := runtimeVersion.Major() > 3 ||
+		(runtimeVersion.Major() == 3 && runtimeVersion.Minor() >= 8)
+
+	ehc := eh()
+	err = RegisterPlugin("foobarsljgsa", ErrLogger(ehc.ErrorHandler))
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	if !supported {
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "GDALRegisterPlugin is only supported")
+	}
+	err = RegisterPlugin("foobarsljgsa")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	err = RegisterPlugin("dehazer")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	//smoke test for RegisterPlugins
+	RegisterPlugins()
 }
 
 func TestVectorCreate(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 7446308..8e9aba5 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1254,6 +1254,15 @@ type NearblackOption interface {
 	setNearblackOpt(nbOpt *nearBlackOpts)
 }
 
+type registerPluginOpts struct {
+	errorHandler ErrorHandler
+}
+
+// RegisterPluginOption is an option that can be passed to RegisterPlugin()
+type RegisterPluginOption interface {
+	setRegisterPluginOpt(rpOpt *registerPluginOpts)
+}
+
 // RasterizeGeometryOption is an option that can be passed tp Dataset.RasterizeGeometry()
 type RasterizeGeometryOption interface {
 	setRasterizeGeometryOpt(o *rasterizeGeometryOpts)