diff --git a/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp b/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
index 2d81f06bb..db9d6a871 100644
--- a/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_provider_vs.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ VapourSynthAudioProvider::VapourSynthAudioProvider(agi::fs::path const& filename
 
 	VSCleanCache();
 
-	script = vs.GetScriptAPI()->createScript(nullptr);
+	VSCore *core = vs.GetAPI()->createCore(OPT_GET("Provider/VapourSynth/Autoload User Plugins")->GetBool() ? 0 : VSCoreCreationFlags::ccfDisableAutoLoading);
+	if (core == nullptr) {
+		throw VapourSynthError("Error creating core");
+	}
+	script = vs.GetScriptAPI()->createScript(core);
 	if (script == nullptr) {
 		throw VapourSynthError("Error creating script API");
 	}
diff --git a/src/libresrc/default_config.json b/src/libresrc/default_config.json
index a93416e41..f2451d7ea 100644
--- a/src/libresrc/default_config.json
+++ b/src/libresrc/default_config.json
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
 			"Log Level" : "quiet"
 		},
 		"VapourSynth" : {
+			"Autoload User Plugins": true,
 			"Cache" : {
 				"Files" : 500,
 				"Size" : 1000
diff --git a/src/libresrc/default_config_win.json b/src/libresrc/default_config_win.json
index 44b291343..5e3b68269 100644
--- a/src/libresrc/default_config_win.json
+++ b/src/libresrc/default_config_win.json
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 	"Audio" : {
 		"Player" : "DirectSound"
 	},
-	"Subtitle" : {
-		"Provider" : "CSRI/xy-vsfilter_aegisub"
+	"Provider" : {
+		"VapourSynth" : {
+			"Autoload User Plugins": false
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/libresrc/meson.build b/src/libresrc/meson.build
index 0b9414736..8d727b4c0 100644
--- a/src/libresrc/meson.build
+++ b/src/libresrc/meson.build
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ resrc = [
                   output: ['bitmap.cpp', 'bitmap.h'])
 ]
 
-conf_platform_json = configure_file(input: 'default_config_platform.json.in',
-                                    output: '@BASENAME@',
-                                    configuration: conf_platform)
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  conf_platform_json = configure_file(input: 'default_config_win.json',
+                                      output: 'default_config_platform.json',
+                                      copy: true)
+else
+  conf_platform_json = configure_file(input: 'default_config_platform.json.in',
+                                      output: '@BASENAME@',
+                                      configuration: conf_platform)
+endif
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     resmanifest = 'manifest_osx.respack'
diff --git a/src/libresrc/osx/default_config.json b/src/libresrc/osx/default_config.json
index 80b54b52e..8a43c5423 100644
--- a/src/libresrc/osx/default_config.json
+++ b/src/libresrc/osx/default_config.json
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
 			"Log Level" : "quiet"
 		},
 		"VapourSynth" : {
+			"Autoload User Plugins": true,
 			"Cache" : {
 				"Files" : 500,
 				"Size" : 1000
diff --git a/src/preferences.cpp b/src/preferences.cpp
index ff468f000..ac3aad97c 100644
--- a/src/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,9 @@ void VapourSynth(wxTreebook *book, Preferences *parent) {
 
 	const wxString log_levels[] = { "Quiet", "Fatal", "Critical", "Warning", "Information", "Debug" };
 	wxArrayString log_levels_choice(6, log_levels);
-	p->OptionChoice(general, _("Log Level"), log_levels_choice, "Provider/Video/VapourSynth/Log Level");
+	p->OptionChoice(general, _("Log level"), log_levels_choice, "Provider/Video/VapourSynth/Log Level");
+	p->CellSkip(general);
+	p->OptionAdd(general, _("Load user plugins"), "Provider/VapourSynth/Autoload User Plugins");
 
 	auto video = p->PageSizer(_("Default Video Script"));
 
diff --git a/src/video_provider_vs.cpp b/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
index da4a3d1a5..a59c583e1 100644
--- a/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
+++ b/src/video_provider_vs.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ VapourSynthVideoProvider::VapourSynthVideoProvider(agi::fs::path const& filename
 	VSCleanCache();
 
 	int err1, err2;
-	VSCore *core = vs.GetAPI()->createCore(0);
+	VSCore *core = vs.GetAPI()->createCore(OPT_GET("Provider/VapourSynth/Autoload User Plugins")->GetBool() ? 0 : VSCoreCreationFlags::ccfDisableAutoLoading);
 	if (core == nullptr) {
 		throw VapourSynthError("Error creating core");
 	}