diff --git a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
index 80408dd4..4f6fc825 100644
--- a/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
+++ b/include/loot/metadata/plugin_metadata.h
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ public:
    */
   LOOT_API void SetGroup(const std::string& group);
 
+  /**
+   * Unsets the plugin's group.
+   */
+  LOOT_API void UnsetGroup();
+
   /**
    * Set the files that the plugin must load after.
    * @param after
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
index f29aa379..f820f1cf 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/api/metadata/plugin_metadata.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ void PluginMetadata::SetGroup(const std::string& group) {
   group_ = group;
 }
 
+void PluginMetadata::UnsetGroup() {
+  group_ = std::nullopt;
+}
+
 void PluginMetadata::SetLoadAfterFiles(const std::set<File>& l) {
   loadAfter_ = l;
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
index 488a27fd..91984506 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/api/internals/metadata/plugin_metadata_test.h
@@ -476,6 +476,17 @@ TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, simpleMessagesShouldReturnMessagesAsSimpleMessages) {
   EXPECT_EQ("content3", simpleMessages.back().text);
 }
 
+TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest, unsetGroupShouldLeaveNoGroupValueSet) {
+  PluginMetadata plugin;
+  EXPECT_FALSE(plugin.GetGroup().has_value());
+
+  plugin.SetGroup("test");
+  EXPECT_EQ("test", plugin.GetGroup().value());
+
+  plugin.UnsetGroup();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(plugin.GetGroup().has_value());
+}
+
 TEST_P(PluginMetadataTest,
        hasNameOnlyShouldBeTrueForADefaultConstructedPluginMetadataObject) {
   PluginMetadata plugin;