diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugin/__init__.py b/src/octoprint/plugin/__init__.py
index 4dde566f..ce7224b3 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugin/__init__.py
@@ -426,6 +426,17 @@ class PluginSettings(object):
 		filename += ".log"
 		return os.path.join(self.settings.getBaseFolder("logs"), filename)
 
+	def get_plugin_data_folder(self):
+		"""
+		Retrieves the path to a data folder specifically for the plugin.
+
+		Plugins may use this for storing additional data.
+		"""
+		path = os.path.join(self.settings.getBaseFolder("data"), self.plugin_key)
+		if not os.path.isdir(path):
+			os.makedirs(path)
+		return path
+
 	def __getattr__(self, item):
 		all_access_methods = self.access_methods.keys() + self.deprecated_access_methods.keys()
 		if item in all_access_methods:
diff --git a/src/octoprint/settings.py b/src/octoprint/settings.py
index f4b2cf09..15ca4df9 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/settings.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/settings.py
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ default_settings = {
 		"printerProfiles": None,
 		"scripts": None,
 		"translations": None,
-		"generated": None
+		"generated": None,
+		"data": None
 	},
 	"temperature": {
 		"profiles": [