diff --git a/Core/PluginLoader.cc b/Core/PluginLoader.cc
index 103b6038814ec8d13df2411d0ccf6a03b1ac28ce..91819278122dcb826025676c2bd36f2d71173598 100644
--- a/Core/PluginLoader.cc
+++ b/Core/PluginLoader.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #include "OpenFlipper/widgets/PluginDialog/PluginDialog.hh"
 
 #include <OpenFlipper/common/FileTypes.hh>
+#include <OpenFlipper/common/PluginStorage.hh>
 
 
 /**
@@ -804,6 +805,12 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
             printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
             info.description = basePlugin->description() + tr(" *Already loaded.*");
+
+            info.errors   = errors;
+            info.warnings = warnings;
+
+            PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
             return;
         }else{ //ask the user
           int ret = QMessageBox::question(coreWidget_,
@@ -819,6 +826,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
             printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
             info.description = basePlugin->description() + tr(" *Already loaded.*");
+
+            info.errors   = errors;
+            info.warnings = warnings;
+
+            PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
             return;
           }
         }
@@ -834,6 +846,12 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
       printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
       info.status = PluginInfo::BLOCKED;
+
+      info.errors   = errors;
+      info.warnings = warnings;
+
+      PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -859,6 +877,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
 
         info.description = basePlugin->description() + tr(" *Plugin access denied.*");
         // Abort here, as the plugin will not do anything else until correct authentication.
+
+        info.errors   = errors;
+        info.warnings = warnings;
+
+        PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
         return;
       }
     }
@@ -881,6 +904,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
 
         printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
+        info.errors   = errors;
+        info.warnings = warnings;
+
+        PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
         return;
       }
 
@@ -894,6 +922,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
 
       printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
+      info.errors   = errors;
+      info.warnings = warnings;
+
+      PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -902,6 +935,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
 
       printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
+      info.errors   = errors;
+      info.warnings = warnings;
+
+      PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -2086,6 +2124,11 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
 
         printPluginLoadLog(errors, warnings);
 
+        info.errors   = errors;
+        info.warnings = warnings;
+
+        PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
         return;
       }
 
@@ -2144,6 +2187,12 @@ void Core::loadPlugin(const QString& _filename,const bool _silent, QString& _lic
       if ( openGLCheck != "" ) {
         errors += tr("Error: Insufficient OpenGL capabilities in post processor Plugin ") + postProcessorNameString + " !" + "\n";
         errors += openGLCheck + "\n";
+
+        info.errors   = errors;
+        info.warnings = warnings;
+
+        PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().push_back(info);
+
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/common/PluginStorage.cc b/common/PluginStorage.cc
index 95cfc74fe66980a56845fefc60f27cb1008d5972..096666186acb27704201398089b77fce29cd2d14 100644
--- a/common/PluginStorage.cc
+++ b/common/PluginStorage.cc
@@ -72,11 +72,18 @@ namespace PluginStorage {
 /// reference to Core plugin list
 static std::vector<PluginInfo> plugins_;
 
+/// reference to failed plugin list
+static std::vector<PluginInfo> pluginsFailed_;
+
 
 std::vector<PluginInfo>& plugins() {
   return plugins_;
 }
 
+std::vector<PluginInfo>& pluginsFailed() {
+  return pluginsFailed_;
+}
+
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
diff --git a/common/PluginStorage.hh b/common/PluginStorage.hh
index 057a281c96b829923e3f8e8580e09702f47b9b8d..205ab5e569b2c42ecbf5e727a3c3975d3c750484 100644
--- a/common/PluginStorage.hh
+++ b/common/PluginStorage.hh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <OpenFlipper/common/GlobalDefines.hh>
 #include <OpenFlipper/Core/PluginInfo.hh>
 
 
@@ -72,8 +73,13 @@
 namespace PluginStorage {
 
   /// Get the vector of all PluginInfos
+  DLLEXPORT
   std::vector<PluginInfo>& plugins();
 
+  /// Get the vector of all PluginInfos for plugins that failed to load at startup
+  DLLEXPORT
+  std::vector<PluginInfo>& pluginsFailed();
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/widgets/coreWidget/About.cc b/widgets/coreWidget/About.cc
index 77cad931f2e43592aa8ca64c623c0e77dad29984..db326669126209b034d168b64759fe9ac9c20f73 100644
--- a/widgets/coreWidget/About.cc
+++ b/widgets/coreWidget/About.cc
@@ -777,6 +777,38 @@ void CoreWidget::showAboutWidget( ) {
 
   }
 
+  // =====================================================================================
+  // List failed Plugins
+  // =====================================================================================
+  aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setCurrentFont(boldFont);
+  aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append(tr("Failed Plugins:"));
+  aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setCurrentFont(standardFont);
+
+  for ( unsigned i = 0 ; i < PluginStorage::pluginsFailed().size() ; ++i ) {
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setCurrentFont(boldFont);
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t" + PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].name );
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setCurrentFont(standardFont);
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t\t Version: \t\t" + PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].version );
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t\t Description: \t" +  PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].description );
+    aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t\t Path \t\t" +  PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].path );
+
+    if ( !PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].warnings.isEmpty()  ) {
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setTextColor(Qt::darkYellow);
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t\t Warnings: \t\t" +  PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].warnings );
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setTextColor(Qt::black);
+    }
+
+    if ( !PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].errors.isEmpty()  ) {
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setTextColor(Qt::darkRed);
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->append( "\t\t Errors: \t\t" +  PluginStorage::pluginsFailed()[i].errors );
+      aboutWidget_->OpenFlipperAbout->setTextColor(Qt::black);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+
+
   // =====================================================================================
   // List of build-in resources
   // =====================================================================================