diff --git a/starcluster/cluster.py b/starcluster/cluster.py
index bbbaa127c..be651083b 100644
--- a/starcluster/cluster.py
+++ b/starcluster/cluster.py
@@ -178,11 +178,13 @@ def add_node(self, cluster_name, alias=None, no_create=False,
 
     def add_nodes(self, cluster_name, num_nodes, aliases=None, no_create=False,
                   image_id=None, instance_type=None, zone=None,
-                  placement_group=None, spot_bid=None):
+                  placement_group=None, spot_bid=None, plugins=None):
         """
         Add one or more nodes to cluster
         """
         cl = self.get_cluster(cluster_name)
+        if plugins is not None:
+            cl.plugins = plugins
         return cl.add_nodes(num_nodes, aliases=aliases, image_id=image_id,
                             instance_type=instance_type, zone=zone,
                             placement_group=placement_group, spot_bid=spot_bid,
diff --git a/starcluster/commands/addnode.py b/starcluster/commands/addnode.py
index dd36ee52b..65388f960 100644
--- a/starcluster/commands/addnode.py
+++ b/starcluster/commands/addnode.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from starcluster import static
 from completers import ClusterCompleter
+from starcluster import completion
 
 
 class CmdAddNode(ClusterCompleter):
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ class CmdAddNode(ClusterCompleter):
     tag = None
 
     def addopts(self, parser):
+        templates = []
+        if self.cfg:
+            templates = self.cfg.clusters.keys()
         parser.add_option(
             "-a", "--alias", dest="alias", action="append", type="string",
             default=[], help="alias to give to the new node "
@@ -97,6 +101,15 @@ def addopts(self, parser):
             "-x", "--no-create", dest="no_create", action="store_true",
             default=False, help="do not launch new EC2 instances when "
             "adding nodes (use existing instances instead)")
+        parser.add_option(
+            "--reload-plugins", dest="reload_plugins", action="store_true",
+            default=False, help="reload_plugins from config")
+        opt = parser.add_option("-c", "--cluster-template", action="store",
+                                dest="cluster_template", choices=templates,
+                                default=None, help="cluster template to use "
+                                "from the config file")
+        if completion:
+            opt.completer = completion.ListCompleter(opt.choices)
 
     def execute(self, args):
         if len(args) != 1:
@@ -121,8 +134,15 @@ def execute(self, args):
         if not self.opts.alias and self.opts.no_create:
             self.parser.error("you must specify one or more node aliases via "
                               "the -a option when using -x")
+        if self.opts.reload_plugins:
+            template = (self.opts.cluster_template or
+                        self.cm.get_default_cluster_template())
+            plugins = self.cm.get_cluster_template(template, tag).plugins
+        else:
+            plugins = None
+
         self.cm.add_nodes(tag, num_nodes, aliases=aliases,
                           image_id=self.opts.image_id,
                           instance_type=self.opts.instance_type,
                           zone=self.opts.zone, spot_bid=self.opts.spot_bid,
-                          no_create=self.opts.no_create)
+                          no_create=self.opts.no_create, plugins=plugins)