diff --git a/boot/boot.js b/boot/boot.js
index 2afc44d9d..25a72dc22 100644
--- a/boot/boot.js
+++ b/boot/boot.js
@@ -899,6 +899,11 @@ $tw.Wiki = function(options) {
 		}
 	};
 
+	// Get plugin info for a plugin
+	this.getPluginInfo = function(title) {
+		return pluginInfo[title];
+	};
+
 	// Register the plugin tiddlers of a particular type, optionally restricting registration to an array of tiddler titles. Return the array of titles affected
 	this.registerPluginTiddlers = function(pluginType,titles) {
 		var self = this,
diff --git a/core/modules/filters/plugintiddlers.js b/core/modules/filters/plugintiddlers.js
index 48f39ae22..31db287b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/filters/plugintiddlers.js
+++ b/core/modules/filters/plugintiddlers.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports.plugintiddlers = function(source,operator,options) {
 	switch(operator.operand) {
 		default:
 		 	pushShadows = function(title) {
-		 		var pluginInfo = options.wiki.pluginInfo[title];
+		 		var pluginInfo = options.wiki.getPluginInfo(title);
 		 		if(pluginInfo) {
 		 			$tw.utils.each(pluginInfo.tiddlers,function(fields,title) {
 		 				results.push(title);