diff --git a/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py b/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
index 6b5bba40e..1de3ffde8 100755
--- a/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
+++ b/contrib/plugins/helloworld.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def json_getmanifest(request):
     }
 
 
-def json_init(request, options):
+def json_init(request, options, configuration):
     """The main daemon is telling us the relevant cli options
     """
     global greeting
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.c b/lightningd/lightningd.c
index 9e9fcb972..ebcac22dc 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.c
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static struct lightningd *new_lightningd(const tal_t *ctx)
 	 *code. Here we initialize the context that will keep track and control
 	 *the plugins.
 	 */
-	ld->plugins = plugins_new(ld, ld->log_book, ld->jsonrpc);
+	ld->plugins = plugins_new(ld, ld->log_book, ld->jsonrpc, ld);
 
 	return ld;
 }
diff --git a/lightningd/plugin.c b/lightningd/plugin.c
index 121ddf42f..57bd60792 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin.c
+++ b/lightningd/plugin.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct plugins {
 	struct jsonrpc *rpc;
 
 	struct timers timers;
+	struct lightningd *ld;
 };
 
 /* Represents a pending JSON-RPC request that was forwarded to a
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ struct plugin_opt {
 };
 
 struct plugins *plugins_new(const tal_t *ctx, struct log_book *log_book,
-			    struct jsonrpc *rpc)
+			    struct jsonrpc *rpc, struct lightningd *ld)
 {
 	struct plugins *p;
 	p = tal(ctx, struct plugins);
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ struct plugins *plugins_new(const tal_t *ctx, struct log_book *log_book,
 	p->log = new_log(p, log_book, "plugin-manager");
 	p->rpc = rpc;
 	timers_init(&p->timers, time_mono());
+	p->ld = ld;
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -825,6 +827,7 @@ static void plugin_config(struct plugin *plugin)
 	struct plugin_opt *opt;
 	const char *name;
 	struct plugin_request *req;
+	struct lightningd *ld = plugin->plugins->ld;
 
 	/* No writer since we don't flush concurrently. */
 	req = plugin_request_new(plugin, "init", plugin_config_cb, plugin);
@@ -839,6 +842,12 @@ static void plugin_config(struct plugin *plugin)
 	}
 	json_object_end(req->stream); /* end of .params.options */
 
+	/* Add .params.configuration */
+	json_object_start(req->stream, "configuration");
+	json_add_string(req->stream, "lightning-dir", ld->config_dir);
+	json_add_string(req->stream, "rpc-file", ld->rpc_filename);
+	json_object_end(req->stream);
+
 	json_object_end(req->stream); /* end of .params */
 
 	plugin_request_queue(req);
diff --git a/lightningd/plugin.h b/lightningd/plugin.h
index 73317ec91..2e9582e7b 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin.h
+++ b/lightningd/plugin.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct plugins;
  * Create a new plugins context.
  */
 struct plugins *plugins_new(const tal_t *ctx, struct log_book *log_book,
-			    struct jsonrpc *rpc);
+			    struct jsonrpc *rpc, struct lightningd *ld);
 
 /**
  * Initialize the registered plugins.
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
index 31e160052..143f211cf 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-find_my_abspath.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void plugins_init(struct plugins *plugins UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "plugins_init called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for plugins_new */
 struct plugins *plugins_new(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, struct log_book *log_book UNNEEDED,
-			    struct jsonrpc *rpc UNNEEDED)
+			    struct jsonrpc *rpc UNNEEDED, struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "plugins_new called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for register_opts */
 void register_opts(struct lightningd *ld UNNEEDED)