diff --git a/includes/admin.inc b/includes/admin.inc
index bfcf8b0..77f7c11 100644
--- a/includes/admin.inc
+++ b/includes/admin.inc
@@ -4686,7 +4686,7 @@ function views_ui_admin_settings_advanced() {
     ;
     $form['extenders']['views_display_extenders'] = array(
       '#title' => t('Display extenders'),
-      '#default_value' => variable_get('views_display_extenders', array()),
+      '#default_value' => views_get_enabled_display_extenders(),
       '#options' => $options,
       '#type' => 'checkboxes',
       '#description' => t('Select extensions of the views interface.')
diff --git a/includes/plugins.inc b/includes/plugins.inc
index e7144a5..872d9a1 100644
--- a/includes/plugins.inc
+++ b/includes/plugins.inc
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ function views_views_plugins() {
         'title' => t('Empty display extender'),
         'help' => t('Default settings for this view.'),
         'handler' => 'views_plugin_display_extender',
+        // You can force the plugin to be enabled
+        'enabled' => FALSE,
         'no ui' => TRUE,
       ),
     ),
@@ -538,3 +540,16 @@ class views_plugin extends views_object {
     return check_plain($this->definition['title']);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get enabled display extenders.
+ */
+function views_get_enabled_display_extenders() {
+  $enabled = array_filter(variable_get('views_display_extenders', array()));
+  $options = views_fetch_plugin_names('display_extender');
+  foreach ($options as $name => $plugin) {
+    $enabled[$name] = $name;
+  }
+
+  return $enabled;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc b/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
index ec4c22c..ac1be93 100644
--- a/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_plugin_display.inc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class views_plugin_display extends views_plugin {
   function construct() {
     // Load extenders as soon as possible
     $this->extender = array();
-    $extenders = array_filter(variable_get('views_display_extenders', array()));
+    $extenders = views_get_enabled_display_extenders();
     // If you update to the dev version the registry might not be loaded yet.
     if (!empty($extenders) && class_exists('views_plugin_display_extender')) {
       foreach ($extenders as $extender) {