diff --git a/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index a9b2239c..18229d17 100644
--- a/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ elasticsearch_define_heap_size: False
 elasticsearch_heap_size: 2g
 elasticsearch_additional_java_opts: ''
 elasticsearch_max_open_files: 65535
+
+#elasticsearch_plugins:
+#  - { name: 'royrusso/elasticsearch-HQ', state: 'present' }
diff --git a/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/elasticsearch.yml b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/elasticsearch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06ff279e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+- name: Install the elasticsearch repo key
+  apt_key: url={{ elasticsearch_repo_key }} state=present
+  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+
+- name: Install the elasticsearch deb repository
+  apt_repository: repo='{{ elasticsearch_repo }}' state=present update_cache=yes
+  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+
+- name: Install the elasticsearch deb packages
+  apt: name='{{ item }}' state=present
+  with_items: '{{ elasticsearch_packages }}'
+  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+  
+- name: Install the elasticsearch startup default
+  template: src=elasticsearch-default.j2 dest=/etc/default/elasticsearch owner=root group=elasticsearch mode=0640
+  notify: Restart elasticsearch
+  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+
+- name: Install the elasticsearch configuration
+  template: src=elasticsearch.yml.j2 dest=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml owner=root group=elasticsearch mode=0640
+  notify: Restart elasticsearch
+  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+
diff --git a/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
index 05fbbdd6..45076283 100644
--- a/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
 ---
-- name: Install the elasticsearch repo key
-  apt_key: url={{ elasticsearch_repo_key }} state=present
-  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
-
-- name: Install the elasticsearch deb repository
-  apt_repository: repo='{{ elasticsearch_repo }}' state=present update_cache=yes
-  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
-
-- name: Install the elasticsearch deb packages
-  apt: name='{{ item }}' state=present
-  with_items: '{{ elasticsearch_packages }}'
-  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
-  
-- name: Install the elasticsearch startup default
-  template: src=elasticsearch-default.j2 dest=/etc/default/elasticsearch owner=root group=elasticsearch mode=0640
-  notify: Restart elasticsearch
-  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
-
-- name: Install the elasticsearch configuration
-  template: src=elasticsearch.yml.j2 dest=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml owner=root group=elasticsearch mode=0640
-  notify: Restart elasticsearch
-  tags: [ 'ELK', 'elasticsearch', 'elk' ]
+- include: elasticsearch.yml
+- include: plugins.yml
 
 - name: Ensure that elasticsearch is enabled and running
   service: name=elasticsearch state=started enabled=yes
diff --git a/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/plugins.yml b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/plugins.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b3f199e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ELK/elasticsearch/tasks/plugins.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- block:
+    - name: Manage a list of elasticsearch plugins
+      elasticsearch_plugin: name="{{ item.name }}" state={{ item.state }} url={{ item.url|default(omit) }} version={{ item.version|default(omit) }}
+      with_items: '{{ elasticsearch_plugins | default ([]) }}'
+
+  when: elasticsearch_plugins is defined
+  tags: [ 'elasticsearch', 'es_plugins' ]
+