diff --git a/cr-dump.c b/cr-dump.c
index 4ac3eed1e..cbf48e33b 100644
--- a/cr-dump.c
+++ b/cr-dump.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,9 @@ int cr_pre_dump_tasks(pid_t pid)
 	if (init_stats(DUMP_STATS))
 		goto err;
 
+	if (cr_plugin_init(CR_PLUGIN_STAGE__PRE_DUMP))
+		goto err;
+
 	if (kerndat_init())
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/include/criu-plugin.h b/include/criu-plugin.h
index 4be697b0c..b76f5f839 100644
--- a/include/criu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/criu-plugin.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ DECLARE_PLUGIN_HOOK_ARGS(CR_PLUGIN_HOOK__DUMP_EXT_LINK, int index, int type, cha
 
 enum {
 	CR_PLUGIN_STAGE__DUMP,
+	CR_PLUGIN_STAGE__PRE_DUMP,
 	CR_PLUGIN_STAGE__RESTORE,
 
 	CR_PLUGIN_STAGE_MAX