diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 58af76e94..6128312e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,7 @@ Plugins::Plugins(QObject* parent)
     , m_speedDial(new SpeedDial(this))
 {
     loadSettings();
-
-    m_pythonPlugin = new QLibrary(QSL("PyFalkonPrivate"), this);
-    m_pythonPlugin->setLoadHints(QLibrary::ExportExternalSymbolsHint);
-    if (!m_pythonPlugin->load()) {
-        qDebug() << "Failed to load python support plugin" << m_pythonPlugin->errorString();
-        delete m_pythonPlugin;
-        m_pythonPlugin = nullptr;
-    }
+    loadPythonSupport();
 }
 
 QList<Plugins::Plugin> Plugins::getAvailablePlugins()
@@ -168,6 +161,9 @@ void Plugins::loadAvailablePlugins()
     for (const QString &dir : qAsConst(dirs)) {
         const auto files = QDir(dir).entryInfoList(QDir::Files);
         for (const QFileInfo &info : files) {
+            if (info.baseName() == QL1S("PyFalkon")) {
+                continue;
+            }
             Plugin plugin = loadSharedLibraryPlugin(info.absoluteFilePath());
             if (plugin.pluginSpec.name.isEmpty()) {
                 qWarning() << "Invalid plugin spec of" << info.absoluteFilePath() << "plugin";
@@ -209,6 +205,26 @@ void Plugins::refreshLoadedPlugins()
     }
 }
 
+void Plugins::loadPythonSupport()
+{
+    const QStringList dirs = DataPaths::allPaths(DataPaths::Plugins);
+    for (const QString &dir : dirs) {
+        const auto files = QDir(dir).entryInfoList({QSL("PyFalkon*")}, QDir::Files);
+        for (const QFileInfo &info : files) {
+            m_pythonPlugin = new QLibrary(info.absoluteFilePath(), this);
+            m_pythonPlugin->setLoadHints(QLibrary::ExportExternalSymbolsHint);
+            if (!m_pythonPlugin->load()) {
+                qWarning() << "Failed to load python support plugin" << m_pythonPlugin->errorString();
+                delete m_pythonPlugin;
+                m_pythonPlugin = nullptr;
+            } else {
+                std::cout << "Falkon: Python plugin support initialized" << std::endl;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 Plugins::Plugin Plugins::loadPlugin(const QString &id)
 {
     QString name;
diff --git a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
index 02a58fba4..bfd77b5f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void pluginUnloaded(PluginInterface* plugin);
 
 private:
+    void loadPythonSupport();
     Plugin loadPlugin(const QString &id);
     Plugin loadInternalPlugin(const QString &name);
     Plugin loadSharedLibraryPlugin(const QString &name);
diff --git a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
index 428f48301..d9f61d745 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/PyFalkon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
-set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
-
 # Enable policy to run automoc on generated files.
 if(POLICY CMP0071)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0071 NEW)
@@ -95,11 +92,10 @@ set( PyFalkon_SRCS
     ${GENERATED_SOURCES}
 )
 
-add_library(PyFalkonPrivate SHARED ${PyFalkon_SRCS})
-set_target_properties(PyFalkonPrivate PROPERTIES VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} SOVERSION "2")
-install(TARGETS PyFalkonPrivate ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} LIBRARY NAMELINK_SKIP)
+add_library(PyFalkon MODULE ${PyFalkon_SRCS})
+install(TARGETS PyFalkon DESTINATION ${FALKON_INSTALL_PLUGINDIR})
 
-target_include_directories(PyFalkonPrivate
+target_include_directories(PyFalkon
     PRIVATE
     ${SHIBOKEN_INCLUDE_DIR}
     ${SHIBOKEN_PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ target_include_directories(PyFalkonPrivate
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PyFalkon
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(PyFalkonPrivate
+target_link_libraries(PyFalkon
     PRIVATE
     FalkonPrivate
     ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}
@@ -119,4 +115,4 @@ target_link_libraries(PyFalkonPrivate
 )
 
 # Same as CONFIG += no_keywords to avoid syntax errors in object.h due to the usage of the word Slot
-target_compile_definitions(PyFalkonPrivate PRIVATE QT_NO_KEYWORDS)
+target_compile_definitions(PyFalkon PRIVATE QT_NO_KEYWORDS)