diff --git a/src/gui/src/Plugin.cpp b/src/gui/src/Plugin.cpp
index d5ce909a49..4c1729fbb8 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/Plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/Plugin.cpp
@@ -42,14 +42,17 @@ static const char kLinuxPackagePlatformRpm64[] = "Linux-x86_64-rpm";
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 static const char kWinPluginExt[] = ".dll";
 static const char kInstallerPluginLocation[] = "C:/Program Files/Synergy/Plugins/"; //TODO: needs proper windows %X% notation
+static const char kUserPluginLocation[] = "C:/Users/speaker/AppData/Local/Synergy/Plugins";//TODO: needs proper windows %X% notation
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 static const char kMacPluginPrefix[] = "lib";
 static const char kMacPluginExt[] = ".dylib";
 static const char kInstallerPluginLocation[] = "/usr/lib/synergy/plugins";
+static const char kUserPluginLocation[] = "/home/speaker/.synergy/plugins";//TODO: needs proper unix  notation
 #else
 static const char kLinuxPluginPrefix[] = "lib";
 static const char kLinuxPluginExt[] = ".so";
 static const char kInstallerPluginLocation[] = "/usr/lib/synergy/plugins";
+static const char kUserPluginLocation[] = "/home/speaker/.synergy/plugins";//TODO: needs proper MacOS X notation
 #endif
 
 QString Plugin::getOsSpecificExt()
@@ -80,3 +83,8 @@ QString Plugin::getOsSpecificName(const QString& pluginName)
 QString Plugin::getOsSpecificInstallerLocation() {
 	return kInstallerPluginLocation;
 }
+
+QString Plugin::getOsSpecificUserLocation() {
+	return kUserPluginLocation;
+}
+