diff --git a/kate/katepluginmanager.cpp b/kate/katepluginmanager.cpp
--- a/kate/katepluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/kate/katepluginmanager.cpp
@@ -66,11 +66,15 @@
      * activate some plugins per default
      */
     QSet<QString> defaultPlugins;
-    defaultPlugins.insert (QLatin1String("katefiletreeplugin"));
-    defaultPlugins.insert (QLatin1String("tabswitcherplugin"));
-    defaultPlugins.insert (QLatin1String("kateprojectplugin"));
-    defaultPlugins.insert (QLatin1String("katesearchplugin"));
-    defaultPlugins.insert (QLatin1String("textfilterplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("cuttlefishplugin")); // this comes with package plasma5-sdk but it won't hurt to list it here
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("katefilebrowserplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("katefiletreeplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("katekonsoleplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("kateprojectplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("katesearchplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("ktexteditorpreviewplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("tabswitcherplugin"));
+    defaultPlugins.insert(QLatin1String("textfilterplugin"));
     m_pluginList.clear();
     QVectorIterator<KPluginMetaData> i(plugins);
     QSet<QString> unique;