diff --git a/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Setting.ts b/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Setting.ts
index 2dc073076..0aba31597 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Setting.ts
+++ b/packages/app-cli/tests/models_Setting.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Setting from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
+import Setting, { SettingSectionSource } from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
 
 const { setupDatabaseAndSynchronizer, switchClient, expectThrow, expectNotThrow } = require('./test-utils.js');
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('models_Setting', function() {
 	}));
 
 	it('should register new sections', (async () => {
-		await Setting.registerSection('mySection', {
+		await Setting.registerSection('mySection', SettingSectionSource.Default, {
 			label: 'My section',
 		});
 
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/Sidebar.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/Sidebar.tsx
index fbf3af4a1..b07f4661e 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/ConfigScreen/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import { SettingSectionSource } from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import Setting from '@joplin/lib/models/Setting';
+import { _ } from '@joplin/lib/locale';
 const styled = require('styled-components').default;
-const Setting = require('@joplin/lib/models/Setting').default;
 
 interface Props {
 	selection: string;
@@ -30,6 +33,21 @@ export const StyledListItem = styled.a`
 	}
 `;
 
+export const StyledDivider = styled.div`
+	box-sizing: border-box;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: row;
+	color: ${(props: any) => props.theme.color2};
+	padding: ${(props: any) => props.theme.mainPadding}px;
+	padding-top: ${(props: any) => props.theme.mainPadding * .8}px;
+	padding-bottom: ${(props: any) => props.theme.mainPadding * .8}px;
+	border-top: 1px solid ${(props: any) => props.theme.dividerColor};
+	border-bottom: 1px solid ${(props: any) => props.theme.dividerColor};
+	background-color: ${(props: any) => props.theme.selectedColor2};
+	font-size: ${(props: any) => Math.round(props.theme.fontSize)}px;
+	opacity: 0.5;
+`;
+
 export const StyledListItemLabel = styled.span`
 	font-size: ${(props: any) => Math.round(props.theme.fontSize * 1.2)}px;
 	font-weight: 500;
@@ -50,6 +68,20 @@ export const StyledListItemIcon = styled.i`
 export default function Sidebar(props: Props) {
 	const buttons: any[] = [];
 
+	const sortedSections = useMemo(() => {
+		const output = props.sections.slice();
+		output.sort((a: any, b: any) => {
+			const s1 = a.source || SettingSectionSource.Default;
+			const s2 = b.source || SettingSectionSource.Default;
+			if (s1 === SettingSectionSource.Default && s2 === SettingSectionSource.Default) return props.sections.indexOf(s1) - props.sections.indexOf(s2);
+			if (s1 === SettingSectionSource.Default && s2 === SettingSectionSource.Plugin) return -1;
+			if (s1 === SettingSectionSource.Plugin && s2 === SettingSectionSource.Default) return +1;
+			return 0;
+		});
+		console.info('SORTED', output);
+		return output;
+	}, [props.sections]);
+
 	function renderButton(section: any) {
 		const selected = props.selection === section.name;
 		return (
@@ -62,7 +94,22 @@ export default function Sidebar(props: Props) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	for (const section of props.sections) {
+	function renderDivider(key: string) {
+		return (
+			<StyledDivider key={key}>
+				{_('Plugins')}
+			</StyledDivider>
+		);
+	}
+
+	let pluginDividerAdded = false;
+
+	for (const section of sortedSections) {
+		if (section.source === SettingSectionSource.Plugin && !pluginDividerAdded) {
+			buttons.push(renderDivider('divider-plugins'));
+			pluginDividerAdded = true;
+		}
+
 		buttons.push(renderButton(section));
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/lib/models/Setting.ts b/packages/lib/models/Setting.ts
index 2227a4e4a..a89fa8516 100644
--- a/packages/lib/models/Setting.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/models/Setting.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,17 @@ interface CacheItem {
 	value: any;
 }
 
+export enum SettingSectionSource {
+	Default = 1,
+	Plugin = 2,
+}
+
 export interface SettingSection {
 	label: string;
 	iconName?: string;
 	description?: string;
 	name?: string;
+	source?: SettingSectionSource;
 }
 
 interface SettingSections {
@@ -1009,8 +1015,8 @@ class Setting extends BaseModel {
 		});
 	}
 
-	static async registerSection(name: string, section: SettingSection) {
-		this.customSections_[name] = { ...section, name: name };
+	static async registerSection(name: string, source: SettingSectionSource, section: SettingSection) {
+		this.customSections_[name] = { ...section, name: name, source: source };
 	}
 
 	static settingMetadata(key: string): SettingItem {
@@ -1512,6 +1518,11 @@ class Setting extends BaseModel {
 		throw new Error(`Invalid type ID: ${typeId}`);
 	}
 
+	private static sectionSource(sectionName: string): SettingSectionSource {
+		if (this.customSections_[sectionName]) return this.customSections_[sectionName].source || SettingSectionSource.Default;
+		return SettingSectionSource.Default;
+	}
+
 	static groupMetadatasBySections(metadatas: SettingItem[]) {
 		const sections = [];
 		const generalSection: any = { name: 'general', metadatas: [] };
@@ -1524,19 +1535,24 @@ class Setting extends BaseModel {
 				generalSection.metadatas.push(md);
 			} else {
 				if (!nameToSections[md.section]) {
-					nameToSections[md.section] = { name: md.section, metadatas: [] };
+					nameToSections[md.section] = {
+						name: md.section,
+						metadatas: [],
+						source: this.sectionSource(md.section),
+					};
 					sections.push(nameToSections[md.section]);
 				}
 				nameToSections[md.section].metadatas.push(md);
 			}
 		}
 
-		for (const name in this.customSections_) {
-			nameToSections[name] = {
-				name: name,
-				metadatas: [],
-			};
-		}
+		// for (const name in this.customSections_) {
+		// 	nameToSections[name] = {
+		// 		name: name,
+		// 		source: this.customSections_[name].source,
+		// 		metadatas: [],
+		// 	};
+		// }
 
 		return sections;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinSettings.ts b/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinSettings.ts
index 1e4ed5686..cb81ba68c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinSettings.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import eventManager from '../../../eventManager';
-import Setting, { SettingItem as InternalSettingItem } from '../../../models/Setting';
+import Setting, { SettingItem as InternalSettingItem, SettingSectionSource } from '../../../models/Setting';
 import Plugin from '../Plugin';
 import { SettingItem, SettingSection } from './types';
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class JoplinSettings {
 	 * Registers a new setting section. Like for registerSetting, it is dynamic and needs to be done every time the plugin starts.
 	 */
 	public async registerSection(name: string, section: SettingSection) {
-		return Setting.registerSection(this.namespacedKey(name), section);
+		return Setting.registerSection(this.namespacedKey(name), SettingSectionSource.Plugin, section);
 	}
 
 	/**