diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
index d2b8a690ae..e316ba9804 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { WalkthroughService } from './walkthroughService'
 import { OffsetToLineColumnConverter, CompilerMetadata, CompilerArtefacts, FetchAndCompile, CompilerImports, EditorContextListener } from '@remix-project/core-plugin'
 
 import migrateFileSystem from './migrateFileSystem'
+import { Plugin } from '@remixproject/engine'
 
 const isElectron = require('is-electron')
 
@@ -49,8 +50,16 @@ const FilePanel = require('./app/panels/file-panel')
 const Editor = require('./app/editor/editor')
 const Terminal = require('./app/panels/terminal')
 
-class AppComponent {
+const profile = {
+  name: 'app',
+  displayName: 'App',
+  description: 'Application',
+  methods: []
+}
+
+class AppComponent extends Plugin {
   constructor (api = {}, events = {}, opts = {}) {
+    super(profile)
     const self = this
     self.appManager = new RemixAppManager({})
     self._components = {}
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
index e1b18a91ba..441337955a 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { PermissionHandler } from './app/ui/persmission-handler'
 const _paq = window._paq = window._paq || []
 
 const requiredModules = [ // services + layout views + system views
-  'manager', 'compilerArtefacts', 'compilerMetadata', 'contextualListener', 'editor', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter', 'network', 'theme',
+  'manager', 'app', 'compilerArtefacts', 'compilerMetadata', 'contextualListener', 'editor', 'offsetToLineColumnConverter', 'network', 'theme',
   'fileManager', 'contentImport', 'blockchain', 'web3Provider', 'scriptRunner', 'fetchAndCompile', 'mainPanel', 'hiddenPanel', 'sidePanel', 'menuicons',
   'filePanel', 'terminal', 'settings', 'pluginManager', 'tabs', 'udapp', 'dGitProvider', 'solidity-logic']