diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginBox.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginBox.tsx
index 7670fde1c2..527547205d 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginBox.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface Props {
 	installState?: InstallState;
 	updateState?: UpdateState;
 	themeId: number;
+	isCompatible: boolean;
 	onToggle?: Function;
 	onDelete?: Function;
 	onInstall?: Function;
@@ -34,28 +35,20 @@ interface Props {
 
 function manifestToItem(manifest: PluginManifest): PluginItem {
 	return {
-		id: manifest.id,
-		name: manifest.name,
-		version: manifest.version,
-		description: manifest.description,
+		manifest: manifest,
 		enabled: true,
 		deleted: false,
 		devMode: false,
 		hasBeenUpdated: false,
-		homepage_url: manifest.homepage_url,
 	};
 }
 
 export interface PluginItem {
-	id: string;
-	name: string;
-	version: string;
-	description: string;
+	manifest: PluginManifest;
 	enabled: boolean;
 	deleted: boolean;
 	devMode: boolean;
 	hasBeenUpdated: boolean;
-	homepage_url: string;
 }
 
 const CellRoot = styled.div`
@@ -71,6 +64,8 @@ const CellRoot = styled.div`
 	margin-right: 20px;
 	margin-bottom: 20px;
 	box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+
+	opacity: ${props => props.isCompatible ? '1' : '0.6'};
 `;
 
 const CellTop = styled.div`
@@ -91,6 +86,12 @@ const CellFooter = styled.div`
 	flex-direction: row;
 `;
 
+const NeedUpgradeMessage = styled.span`
+	font-family: ${props => props.theme.fontFamily};
+	color: ${props => props.theme.colorWarn};
+	font-size: ${props => props.theme.fontSize}px;
+`;
+
 const DevModeLabel = styled.div`
 	border: 1px solid ${props => props.theme.color};
 	border-radius: 4px;
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 	const item = props.item ? props.item : manifestToItem(props.manifest);
 
 	const onNameClick = useCallback(() => {
-		if (!props.item.homepage_url) return;
-		bridge().openExternal(props.item.homepage_url);
+		if (!props.item.manifest.homepage_url) return;
+		bridge().openExternal(props.item.manifest.homepage_url);
 	}, [props.item]);
 
 	// For plugins in dev mode things like enabling/disabling or
@@ -194,6 +195,16 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 	function renderFooter() {
 		if (item.devMode) return null;
 
+		if (!props.isCompatible) {
+			return (
+				<CellFooter>
+					<NeedUpgradeMessage>
+						{_('Please upgrade Joplin to use this plugin')}
+					</NeedUpgradeMessage>
+				</CellFooter>
+			);
+		}
+
 		return (
 			<CellFooter>
 				{renderDeleteButton()}
@@ -205,13 +216,13 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 	}
 
 	return (
-		<CellRoot>
+		<CellRoot isCompatible={props.isCompatible}>
 			<CellTop>
-				<StyledNameAndVersion mb={'5px'}><StyledName onClick={onNameClick} href="#" style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>{item.name} {item.deleted ? _('(%s)', 'Deleted') : ''}</StyledName><StyledVersion>v{item.version}</StyledVersion></StyledNameAndVersion>
+				<StyledNameAndVersion mb={'5px'}><StyledName onClick={onNameClick} href="#" style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>{item.manifest.name} {item.deleted ? _('(%s)', 'Deleted') : ''}</StyledName><StyledVersion>v{item.manifest.version}</StyledVersion></StyledNameAndVersion>
 				{renderToggleButton()}
 			</CellTop>
 			<CellContent>
-				<StyledDescription>{item.description}</StyledDescription>
+				<StyledDescription>{item.manifest.description}</StyledDescription>
 			</CellContent>
 			{renderFooter()}
 		</CellRoot>
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginsStates.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginsStates.tsx
index ba78cb7aeb..7c80dff61b 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginsStates.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/PluginsStates.tsx
@@ -63,20 +63,16 @@ function usePluginItems(plugins: Plugins, settings: PluginSettings): PluginItem[
 			};
 
 			output.push({
-				id: pluginId,
-				name: plugin.manifest.name,
-				version: plugin.manifest.version,
-				description: plugin.manifest.description,
+				manifest: plugin.manifest,
 				enabled: setting.enabled,
 				deleted: setting.deleted,
 				devMode: plugin.devMode,
 				hasBeenUpdated: setting.hasBeenUpdated,
-				homepage_url: plugin.manifest.homepage_url,
 			});
 		}
 
 		output.sort((a: PluginItem, b: PluginItem) => {
-			return a.name < b.name ? -1 : +1;
+			return a.manifest.name < b.manifest.name ? -1 : +1;
 		});
 
 		return output;
@@ -134,12 +130,12 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 
 	const onDelete = useCallback(async (event: any) => {
 		const item: PluginItem = event.item;
-		const confirm = await bridge().showConfirmMessageBox(_('Delete plugin "%s"?', item.name));
+		const confirm = await bridge().showConfirmMessageBox(_('Delete plugin "%s"?', item.manifest.name));
 		if (!confirm) return;
 
 		const newSettings = produce(pluginSettings, (draft: PluginSettings) => {
-			if (!draft[item.id]) draft[item.id] = defaultPluginSetting();
-			draft[item.id].deleted = true;
+			if (!draft[item.manifest.id]) draft[item.manifest.id] = defaultPluginSetting();
+			draft[item.manifest.id].deleted = true;
 		});
 
 		props.onChange({ value: pluginService.serializePluginSettings(newSettings) });
@@ -149,8 +145,8 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 		const item: PluginItem = event.item;
 
 		const newSettings = produce(pluginSettings, (draft: PluginSettings) => {
-			if (!draft[item.id]) draft[item.id] = defaultPluginSetting();
-			draft[item.id].enabled = !draft[item.id].enabled;
+			if (!draft[item.manifest.id]) draft[item.manifest.id] = defaultPluginSetting();
+			draft[item.manifest.id].enabled = !draft[item.manifest.id].enabled;
 		});
 
 		props.onChange({ value: pluginService.serializePluginSettings(newSettings) });
@@ -213,8 +209,8 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 		for (const item of items) {
 			if (item.deleted) continue;
 
-			const isUpdating = updatingPluginsIds[item.id];
-			const onUpdateHandler = canBeUpdatedPluginIds[item.id] ? onUpdate : null;
+			const isUpdating = updatingPluginsIds[item.manifest.id];
+			const onUpdateHandler = canBeUpdatedPluginIds[item.manifest.id] ? onUpdate : null;
 
 			let updateState = UpdateState.Idle;
 			if (onUpdateHandler) updateState = UpdateState.CanUpdate;
@@ -222,10 +218,11 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 			if (item.hasBeenUpdated) updateState = UpdateState.HasBeenUpdated;
 
 			output.push(<PluginBox
-				key={item.id}
+				key={item.manifest.id}
 				item={item}
 				themeId={props.themeId}
 				updateState={updateState}
+				isCompatible={PluginService.instance().isCompatible(item.manifest.app_min_version)}
 				onDelete={onDelete}
 				onToggle={onToggle}
 				onUpdate={onUpdateHandler}
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/SearchPlugins.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/SearchPlugins.tsx
index 4698fb10d1..736b50557c 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/SearchPlugins.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/controls/plugins/SearchPlugins.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import RepositoryApi from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/RepositoryApi';
 import AsyncActionQueue from '@joplin/lib/AsyncActionQueue';
 import { PluginManifest } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/utils/types';
 import PluginBox, { InstallState } from './PluginBox';
-import { PluginSettings } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/PluginService';
+import PluginService, { PluginSettings } from '@joplin/lib/services/plugins/PluginService';
 import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 import useOnInstallHandler from './useOnInstallHandler';
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export default function(props: Props) {
 					key={manifest.id}
 					manifest={manifest}
 					themeId={props.themeId}
+					isCompatible={PluginService.instance().isCompatible(manifest.app_min_version)}
 					onInstall={onInstall}
 					installState={installState(manifest.id)}
 				/>);
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts b/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
index 9564630207..3a1a0698c0 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/plugins/PluginService.ts
@@ -334,8 +334,12 @@ export default class PluginService extends BaseService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public isCompatible(pluginVersion: string): boolean {
+		return compareVersions(this.appVersion_, pluginVersion) >= 0;
+	}
+
 	public async runPlugin(plugin: Plugin) {
-		if (compareVersions(this.appVersion_, plugin.manifest.app_min_version) < 0) {
+		if (!this.isCompatible(plugin.manifest.app_min_version)) {
 			throw new Error(`Plugin "${plugin.id}" was disabled because it requires Joplin version ${plugin.manifest.app_min_version} and current version is ${this.appVersion_}.`);
 		} else {
 			this.store_.dispatch({