diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
index 97aefe4d2c..66f2b92bc3 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -71,11 +71,19 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends PluginManager {
   }
 
   async deactivatePlugin(name) {
+    const profile = await this.getProfile(name)
     const [to, from] = [
-      await this.getProfile(name),
+      profile,
       await this.getProfile(this.requestFrom)
     ]
     if (this.canDeactivatePlugin(from, to)) {
+      if (profile.methods.includes('deactivate')) {
+        try {
+          await this.call(name, 'deactivate')
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.log(e)
+        }
+      }
       await this.toggleActive(name)
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/walletconnect/src/services/RemixClient.ts b/apps/walletconnect/src/services/RemixClient.ts
index 0edd7dc691..9e88d5e6c2 100644
--- a/apps/walletconnect/src/services/RemixClient.ts
+++ b/apps/walletconnect/src/services/RemixClient.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class RemixClient extends PluginClient {
         super()
         createClient(this)
         this.internalEvents = new EventManager()
-        this.methods = ["sendAsync", "init"]
+        this.methods = ["sendAsync", "init", "deactivate"]
         this.onload()
     }
 
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ export class RemixClient extends PluginClient {
         console.log('initializing walletconnect plugin...')
     }
 
+    async deactivate(){
+        console.log('deactivating walletconnect plugin...')
+        return true
+    }
+
     async initClient () {
         try {
             this.chains = [arbitrum, arbitrumGoerli, mainnet, polygon, polygonMumbai, optimism, optimismGoerli, goerli, sepolia]