diff --git a/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.cc b/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.cc
index 5e6fd92..2035bfc 100644
--- a/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.cc
+++ b/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 extern "C" {
 
-nix_err nixide_register_plugin(nix_c_context * context, char * plugin)
+nix_err nix_register_plugin(nix_c_context * context, char * plugin)
 {
     if (context)
         context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
diff --git a/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.h b/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.h
index 0962cf5..76046b9 100644
--- a/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.h
+++ b/nixide-sys/libnixide-c/nixide_api_main.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 // NOTE: all plugins should be registered BEFORE `nix_init_plugins` is run
-nix_err nixide_register_plugin(nix_c_context * context, char * plugin);
+nix_err nix_register_plugin(nix_c_context * context, char * plugin);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/nixide/src/plugins.rs b/nixide/src/plugins.rs
index 216235f..f9f7e8c 100644
--- a/nixide/src/plugins.rs
+++ b/nixide/src/plugins.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::NixideResult;
 use crate::errors::ErrorContext;
+use crate::stdext::AsCPtr as _;
 use crate::util::wrap;
 use crate::util::wrappers::AsInnerPtr as _;
 
@@ -8,3 +9,10 @@ pub fn load_plugins() -> NixideResult<()> {
         sys::nix_init_plugins(ctx.as_ptr());
     })
 }
+
+pub fn register_plugin<S: AsRef<str>>(path: S) -> NixideResult<()> {
+    let path_ptr = path.as_ref().into_c_ptr()?;
+    wrap::nix_fn!(|ctx: &ErrorContext| unsafe {
+        sys::nix_register_plugin(ctx.as_ptr(), path_ptr);
+    })
+}