diff --git a/ProfileManager.cpp b/ProfileManager.cpp
index 3467c0660..8158a73a6 100644
--- a/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ ProfileManager::~ProfileManager()
 
 }
 
+void ProfileManager::ApplyActiveProfilePluginData()
+{
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+    | The server only sends profile data to the clients     |
+    | connected at the time it loads, and plugins only      |
+    | exist in the GUI, so read it back here                |
+    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    if(!active_profile.empty() && ResourceManager::get()->IsLocalClient() && (ResourceManager::get()->GetLocalClient()->GetSupportsProfileManagerAPI()))
+    {
+        LOG_DEBUG("[%s] Reading active profile for plugin data: %s", PROFILEMANAGER, active_profile.c_str());
+
+        OnProfileLoaded(ResourceManager::get()->GetLocalClient()->ProfileManager_DownloadProfile(active_profile));
+    }
+}
+
 void ProfileManager::ClearActiveProfile()
 {
     /*-------------------------------------------------*\
diff --git a/ProfileManager.h b/ProfileManager.h
index b34e39d66..2888609d8 100644
--- a/ProfileManager.h
+++ b/ProfileManager.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
     ProfileManager(const filesystem::path& config_dir);
     ~ProfileManager();
 
+    void                        ApplyActiveProfilePluginData();
+
     void                        ClearActiveProfile();
 
     void                        DeleteProfile(std::string profile_name);
diff --git a/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp b/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
index 8ae25b520..c9cccfdf0 100644
--- a/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
+++ b/qt/OpenRGBDialog/OpenRGBDialog.cpp
@@ -1633,10 +1633,13 @@ void OpenRGBDialog::onDetectionEnded()
     | Load plugins after the first detection (ONLY the      |
     | first)                                                |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    bool plugins_just_loaded = false;
+
     if(!plugins_loaded)
     {
         plugin_manager->ScanAndLoadPlugins();
         plugins_loaded = true;
+        plugins_just_loaded = true;
         PluginsPage->RefreshList();
     }
 
@@ -1648,7 +1651,16 @@ void OpenRGBDialog::onDetectionEnded()
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Load the on open automatic profile                    |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-    ResourceManager::get()->GetProfileManager()->LoadAutoProfileOpen();
+    bool open_profile_loaded = ResourceManager::get()->GetProfileManager()->LoadAutoProfileOpen();
+
+    /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+    | With no profile to open, the plugins that were just   |
+    | loaded still need the active profile's plugin data    |
+    \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+    if(plugins_just_loaded && !open_profile_loaded)
+    {
+        ResourceManager::get()->GetProfileManager()->ApplyActiveProfilePluginData();
+    }
 }
 
 void OpenRGBDialog::MigrateLegacySettings()