diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Plugin.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Plugin.java
index e80cb9644f..9e90602c29 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Plugin.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Plugin.java
@@ -105,17 +105,28 @@ public abstract class Plugin implements Saveable {
      *
      * <p>
      * If a plugin wants to run an initialization step after all plugins and extension points
-     * are registered, a good place to do that is {@link ItemListener#onLoaded()}
+     * are registered, a good place to do that is {@link #postInitialize()}.
+     * If a plugin wants to run an initialization step after all the jobs are loaded,
+     * {@link ItemListener#onLoaded()} is a good place.
      *
      * @throws Exception
      *      any exception thrown by the plugin during the initialization will disable plugin.
      *
      * @since 1.42
      * @see ExtensionPoint
+     * @see #postInitialize()
      */
     public void start() throws Exception {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called after {@link #start()} is called for all the plugins.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     *      any exception thrown by the plugin during the initialization will disable plugin.
+     */
+    public void postInitialize() throws Exception {}
+
     /**
      * Called to orderly shut down Hudson.
      *
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
index 2a1e272569..5340b1d4a1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ public final class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
 
 		for (PluginWrapper p : activePlugins.toArray(new PluginWrapper[activePlugins.size()])) {
 			strategy.initializeComponents(p);
+            try {
+                p.getPlugin().postInitialize();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                failedPlugins.add(new FailedPlugin(p.getShortName(),e));
+                LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to post-initialize a plug-in " + p.getShortName(), e);
+                activePlugins.remove(p);
+                plugins.remove(p);
+            }
 		}
     }
 
@@ -440,9 +448,9 @@ public final class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
      */
     public static final class FailedPlugin {
         public final String name;
-        public final IOException cause;
+        public final Exception cause;
 
-        public FailedPlugin(String name, IOException cause) {
+        public FailedPlugin(String name, Exception cause) {
             this.name = name;
             this.cause = cause;
         }