diff --git a/include/loot/game_interface.h b/include/loot/game_interface.h
index 9e41c83a..a2e39799 100644
--- a/include/loot/game_interface.h
+++ b/include/loot/game_interface.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
    *          is called, this GameInterface is destroyed, or until a plugin with
    *          a case-insensitively equal filename is loaded.
    */
-  virtual const PluginInterface* GetPlugin(
+  virtual std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface> GetPlugin(
       const std::string& pluginName) const = 0;
 
   /**
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ public:
    *          this GameInterface is destroyed, or until a plugin with a
    *          case-insensitively equal filename is loaded.
    */
-  virtual std::vector<const PluginInterface*> GetLoadedPlugins() const = 0;
+  virtual std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>> GetLoadedPlugins()
+      const = 0;
 
   /**
    *  @}
diff --git a/src/api/game/game.cpp b/src/api/game/game.cpp
index eeb8f922..7de857fc 100644
--- a/src/api/game/game.cpp
+++ b/src/api/game/game.cpp
@@ -311,12 +311,14 @@ void Game::LoadPlugins(const std::vector<std::filesystem::path>& pluginPaths,
 
 void Game::ClearLoadedPlugins() { cache_.ClearCachedPlugins(); }
 
-const PluginInterface* Game::GetPlugin(const std::string& pluginName) const {
+std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface> Game::GetPlugin(
+    const std::string& pluginName) const {
   return cache_.GetPlugin(pluginName);
 }
 
-std::vector<const PluginInterface*> Game::GetLoadedPlugins() const {
-  std::vector<const PluginInterface*> interfacePointers;
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>> Game::GetLoadedPlugins()
+    const {
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>> interfacePointers;
   for (const auto plugin : cache_.GetPlugins()) {
     interfacePointers.push_back(plugin);
   }
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> Game::SortPlugins(
                                   "\" has not been loaded.");
     }
 
-    plugins.push_back(plugin);
+    plugins.push_back(plugin.get());
   }
 
   auto pluginsSortingData = GetPluginsSortingData(database_, plugins);
diff --git a/src/api/game/game.h b/src/api/game/game.h
index 6e580325..cc60048c 100644
--- a/src/api/game/game.h
+++ b/src/api/game/game.h
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ public:
 
   void ClearLoadedPlugins() override;
 
-  const PluginInterface* GetPlugin(
+  std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface> GetPlugin(
       const std::string& pluginName) const override;
 
-  std::vector<const PluginInterface*> GetLoadedPlugins() const override;
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>> GetLoadedPlugins()
+      const override;
 
   std::vector<std::string> SortPlugins(
       const std::vector<std::string>& pluginFilenames) override;
diff --git a/src/api/game/game_cache.cpp b/src/api/game/game_cache.cpp
index c6b90bce..89f63074 100644
--- a/src/api/game/game_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/api/game/game_cache.cpp
@@ -27,19 +27,20 @@
 #include "api/helpers/text.h"
 
 namespace loot {
-std::vector<const Plugin*> GameCache::GetPlugins() const {
-  std::vector<const Plugin*> output(plugins_.size());
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const Plugin>> GameCache::GetPlugins() const {
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const Plugin>> output(plugins_.size());
   std::transform(
       begin(plugins_), end(plugins_), begin(output), [](const auto& pair) {
-        return pair.second.get();
+        return pair.second;
       });
   return output;
 }
 
-const Plugin* GameCache::GetPlugin(std::string_view pluginName) const {
+std::shared_ptr<const Plugin> GameCache::GetPlugin(
+    std::string_view pluginName) const {
   const auto it = plugins_.find(NormalizeFilename(pluginName));
   if (it != end(plugins_))
-    return it->second.get();
+    return it->second;
 
   return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/api/game/game_cache.h b/src/api/game/game_cache.h
index 9078d59f..f94775e7 100644
--- a/src/api/game/game_cache.h
+++ b/src/api/game/game_cache.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 namespace loot {
 class GameCache {
 public:
-  std::vector<const Plugin*> GetPlugins() const;
-  const Plugin* GetPlugin(std::string_view pluginName) const;
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const Plugin>> GetPlugins() const;
+  std::shared_ptr<const Plugin> GetPlugin(std::string_view pluginName) const;
   void AddPlugin(Plugin&& plugin);
 
   std::vector<const Plugin*> GetPluginsWithReplacements(
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.cpp b/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.cpp
index f933dedb..89cc8989 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void ConditionEvaluator::RefreshActivePluginsState(
 }
 
 void ConditionEvaluator::RefreshLoadedPluginsState(
-    const std::vector<const PluginInterface*>& plugins) {
+    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>>& plugins) {
   ClearConditionCache();
 
   std::vector<std::string> pluginNames;
diff --git a/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.h b/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.h
index 4024bbd4..acc25895 100644
--- a/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.h
+++ b/src/api/metadata/condition_evaluator.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
   void RefreshActivePluginsState(
       const std::vector<std::string>& activePluginNames);
   void RefreshLoadedPluginsState(
-      const std::vector<const PluginInterface*>& plugins);
+      const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const PluginInterface>>& plugins);
 
   void SetAdditionalDataPaths(
       const std::vector<std::filesystem::path>& dataPaths);
diff --git a/src/api/plugin.cpp b/src/api/plugin.cpp
index fae1f073..81059d8e 100644
--- a/src/api/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/api/plugin.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ std::string Plugin::GetDescription() const {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Vec_PluginMetadata, decltype(&esp_plugins_metadata_free)>
-Plugin::GetPluginsMetadata(const std::vector<const Plugin*>& plugins) {
+Plugin::GetPluginsMetadata(
+    const std::vector<const Plugin*>& plugins) {
   if (plugins.empty()) {
     return std::unique_ptr<Vec_PluginMetadata,
                            decltype(&esp_plugins_metadata_free)>(