diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 49fed7a..5bda43d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ ENV DB_NAME ttrss
 ENV DB_USER ttrss
 ENV DB_PASS ttrss
 
+# expose plugins directory
+VOLUME ["/var/www/plugins"]
+
 # always re-configure database with current ENV when RUNning container, then monitor all services
 ADD configure-db.php /configure-db.php
 ADD supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf