diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs
index d583f6fe3..a5b71d538 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/plugin.rs
@@ -846,6 +846,15 @@ pub(crate) fn sync_prefs(s: &Session) {
     *last = Some((folder.to_string(), s.plugin_dir.clone(), load_folder(s, folder)));
 }
 
+/// The Additional Plug-ins Folder preference was cleared from `old`: when `old` is the folder last
+/// loaded, it is forgotten, so setting the preference to it again loads it again.
+pub(crate) fn forget_prefs_folder(old: &str) {
+    let mut last = FOLDER.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
+    if last.as_ref().is_some_and(|(f, _, _)| f == old.trim()) {
+        *last = None;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Turns Safe Mode on for `--safe-mode`, before the plug-in folder is attached: no plug-in loads or
 /// runs in this process from then on.
 pub fn start_in_safe_mode() {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/prefscmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/prefscmds.rs
index 783ce0e91..a92b4095a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/prefscmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/prefscmds.rs
@@ -697,6 +697,9 @@ impl Session {
         let history_changed = p.history_states != self.prefs.history_states;
         let tile_edge_changed = p.pattern_tile_edge_color != self.prefs.pattern_tile_edge_color;
         let fonts_folder_changed = p.fonts_folder != self.prefs.fonts_folder;
+        if p.plugins_folder.trim().is_empty() && !self.prefs.plugins_folder.trim().is_empty() {
+            super::plugin::forget_prefs_folder(&self.prefs.plugins_folder);
+        }
         let hyphen_exceptions_changed = p.hyphenation_exceptions != self.prefs.hyphenation_exceptions;
         let corner_radius_changed = p.corner_radius != self.prefs.corner_radius;
         let lock_guides_changed = p.lock_guides_by_default != self.prefs.lock_guides_by_default;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs
index 04e7b7784..3c647deb0 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/plugins.rs
@@ -1315,6 +1315,25 @@ fn plugin_management_commands() {
     std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
 }
 
+/// Clearing the Additional Plug-ins Folder forgets the folder: setting the same folder again
+/// installs what is in it, as setting any other folder does.
+#[test]
+fn plugins_folder_set_again_after_clearing_installs_its_plugins() {
+    let dir = crate::tests_links::Folder::new("plugin-folder-cleared");
+    let id = "test.engine.foldercleared";
+    let src = tpl::returning(&tpl::manifest(id, "filter", "{}"), r#"{"objects":[]}"#);
+    std::fs::write(dir.0.join("cleared.wasm"), wat::parse_str(src).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let mut s = session();
+    let folder = json!({"key": "pluginsFolder", "value": dir.0.display().to_string()});
+    run(&mut s, "prefs.set", folder.clone());
+    assert!(vectorcraft_plugins::registry::get(id).is_some(), "installed from the folder");
+    run(&mut s, "plugin.remove", json!({"id": id}));
+    run(&mut s, "prefs.set", json!({"key": "pluginsFolder", "value": ""}));
+    run(&mut s, "prefs.set", folder);
+    assert!(vectorcraft_plugins::registry::get(id).is_some(), "installed again when the folder is set again");
+    run(&mut s, "plugin.remove", json!({"id": id}));
+}
+
 /// #2541: a plug-in installed in a session with a plug-in store is installed again in the next
 /// session that attaches the store, and Remove Plug-in takes it out of the store.
 #[test]