diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7003239b3..5781f9313 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 1. [](#new)
     * Added `Medium::attribute()` to pass arbitrary attributes [#3065](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/pull/3065)
+    * Added `Plugins::getPlugins()` and `Plugins::getPlugin($name)` to make it easier to access plugin instances [#2277](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/pull/2277)
 1. [](#improved)
     * Added abstract `FlexObject`, `FlexCollection` and `FlexIndex` classes to `\Grav\Common\Flex` namespace (extend those instead of Framework or Generic classes)
     * Updated bundled `composer.phar` binary to latest version `2.0.9`
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Plugins.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Plugins.php
index 5c80dfb9c..f1d7b8e66 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Plugins.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Plugins.php
@@ -170,6 +170,33 @@ class Plugins extends Iterator
         return $array;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Plugin[] Index of all plugins by plugin name.
+     */
+    public static function getPlugins(): array
+    {
+        $grav = Grav::instance();
+        $plugins = $grav['plugins'];
+
+        $list = [];
+        foreach ($plugins as $instance) {
+            $list[$instance->name] = $instance;
+        }
+
+        return $list;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name Plugin name
+     * @return Plugin|null Plugin object or null if plugin cannot be found.
+     */
+    public static function getPlugin(string $name)
+    {
+        $list = static::getPlugins();
+
+        return $list[$name] ?? null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return list of all plugin data with their blueprints.
      *