diff --git a/shell/core/plugins.js b/shell/core/plugins.js
index 6dfa825966f..1c0cd823617 100644
--- a/shell/core/plugins.js
+++ b/shell/core/plugins.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ export default function(context, inject, vueApp) {
           store,
           $axios,
           redirect,
-          plugins: this
+          plugins: this,
+          vueApp, // Expose app instance to plugins to allow adding components and such
         };
 
         return internal;
diff --git a/shell/initialize/install-plugins.js b/shell/initialize/install-plugins.js
index 45dfb9508c4..81f177f5618 100644
--- a/shell/initialize/install-plugins.js
+++ b/shell/initialize/install-plugins.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export async function installInjectedPlugins(app, vueApp) {
     if (typeof pluginDefinition === 'function') {
       await pluginDefinition(
         app.context,
-        (key, value) => inject(key, value, app.context, vueApp)
+        (key, value) => inject(key, value, app.context, vueApp),
+        vueApp, // Expose app instance to plugins to allow adding components and such
       );
     }
   });