diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
index aaa7c36004..1907db96a9 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"plugin"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ func (l *Loader) loadPlugin(res *resource.Resource) (resmap.Configurable, error)
 
 func (l *Loader) loadExecOrGoPlugin(resId resid.ResId) (resmap.Configurable, error) {
 	// First try to load the plugin as an executable.
-	p := execplugin.NewExecPlugin(l.absolutePluginPath(resId))
+	path, _ := lookForExecutable(l.absolutePluginPath(resId))
+	p := execplugin.NewExecPlugin(path)
 	err := p.ErrIfNotExecutable()
 	if err == nil {
 		return p, nil
@@ -244,3 +246,21 @@ func copyPlugin(c resmap.Configurable) resmap.Configurable {
 	newNamed := newIndirect.Interface()
 	return newNamed.(resmap.Configurable)
 }
+
+func lookForExecutable(partialPath string) (fullPath string, err error) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		return partialPath, nil
+	}
+
+	possibleWindowsSuffixes := []string{"exe", "bat", "ps1"}
+
+	for _, possibleWindowsSuffix := range possibleWindowsSuffixes {
+		fullPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", partialPath, possibleWindowsSuffix)
+		_, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fullPath, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no possible excutable found, partial path: %v tried suffixes: %v", partialPath, possibleWindowsSuffixes)
+}