diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e86af6..b764e17 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/Version.h.in"
         "${INCLUDES_DIR}/Version.h")
 CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/Version.cpp.in"
 	"${SOURCES_DIR}/Version.cpp")
-	
+
+# Find dependent modules
+find_package(sciqlop-plugin)
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SCIQLOP-PLUGIN_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 #
 # Find Qt modules
 #
diff --git a/core/include/Plugin/PluginManager.h b/core/include/Plugin/PluginManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b54c733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/include/Plugin/PluginManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef SCIQLOP_PLUGINMANAGER_H
+#define SCIQLOP_PLUGINMANAGER_H
+
+#include <Common/spimpl.h>
+
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
+
+class QDir;
+
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_PluginManager)
+
+/**
+ * @brief The PluginManager class aims to handle the plugins loaded dynamically into SciQLop.
+ */
+class PluginManager {
+public:
+    explicit PluginManager();
+
+    /**
+     * Loads plugins into SciQlop. The loaded plugins are those located in the directory passed in
+     * parameter
+     * @param pluginDir the directory containing the plugins
+     */
+    void loadPlugins(const QDir &pluginDir);
+
+    /// @returns the number of plugins loaded
+    int nbPluginsLoaded() const noexcept;
+
+private:
+    class PluginManagerPrivate;
+    spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<PluginManagerPrivate> impl;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_PLUGINMANAGER_H
diff --git a/core/src/Plugin/PluginManager.cpp b/core/src/Plugin/PluginManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d376bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/Plugin/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <Plugin/PluginManager.h>
+
+#include <Plugin/IPlugin.h>
+
+#include <QDir>
+
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_PluginManager, "PluginManager")
+
+struct PluginManager::PluginManagerPrivate {
+};
+
+PluginManager::PluginManager() : impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<PluginManagerPrivate>()}
+{
+}
+
+void PluginManager::loadPlugins(const QDir &pluginDir)
+{
+    // Load plugins
+    auto pluginInfoList = pluginDir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files, QDir::Name);
+    for (auto pluginInfo : qAsConst(pluginInfoList)) {
+        /// @todo ALX
+    }
+}
+
+int PluginManager::nbPluginsLoaded() const noexcept
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+    return 0;
+}