diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/BesuNode.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/BesuNode.java
index 157421531b..4e48be0401 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/BesuNode.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/BesuNode.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public class BesuNode implements NodeConfiguration, RunnableNode, AutoCloseable
   private boolean useWsForJsonRpc = false;
   private String token = null;
   private final List<String> plugins = new ArrayList<>();
+  private final List<String> requestedPlugins;
   private final List<String> extraCLIOptions;
   private final List<String> staticNodes;
   private boolean isDnsEnabled = false;
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ public class BesuNode implements NodeConfiguration, RunnableNode, AutoCloseable
       final boolean secp256k1Native,
       final boolean altbn128Native,
       final List<String> plugins,
+      final List<String> requestedPlugins,
       final List<String> extraCLIOptions,
       final List<String> staticNodes,
       final boolean isDnsEnabled,
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ public class BesuNode implements NodeConfiguration, RunnableNode, AutoCloseable
             LOG.error("Could not find plugin \"{}\" in resources", pluginName);
           }
         });
+    this.requestedPlugins = requestedPlugins;
     engineRpcConfiguration.ifPresent(
         config -> MergeConfigOptions.setMergeEnabled(config.isEnabled()));
     this.extraCLIOptions = extraCLIOptions;
@@ -738,6 +741,10 @@ public class BesuNode implements NodeConfiguration, RunnableNode, AutoCloseable
     return plugins;
   }
 
+  public List<String> getRequestedPlugins() {
+    return requestedPlugins;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<String> getExtraCLIOptions() {
     return extraCLIOptions;
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ProcessBesuNodeRunner.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ProcessBesuNodeRunner.java
index 6e00701ef2..62951a442d 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ProcessBesuNodeRunner.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ProcessBesuNodeRunner.java
@@ -451,6 +451,11 @@ public class ProcessBesuNodeRunner implements BesuNodeRunner {
       params.add("--logging=" + level);
     }
 
+    if (!node.getRequestedPlugins().isEmpty()) {
+      params.add(
+          "--plugins=" + node.getRequestedPlugins().stream().collect(Collectors.joining(",")));
+    }
+
     params.addAll(node.getRunCommand());
     return params;
   }
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ThreadBesuNodeRunner.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ThreadBesuNodeRunner.java
index 90de0b0e95..d4334fd93c 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ThreadBesuNodeRunner.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/ThreadBesuNodeRunner.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.chain.Blockchain;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.ImmutableMiningParameters;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.MiningParameters;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.plugins.PluginConfiguration;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.plugins.PluginInfo;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.EthProtocolConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.SynchronizerConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.BlobCacheModule;
@@ -302,6 +303,12 @@ public class ThreadBesuNodeRunner implements BesuNodeRunner {
       return toProvide.getExtraCLIOptions();
     }
 
+    @Provides
+    @Named("RequestedPlugins")
+    public List<String> provideRequestedPlugins() {
+      return toProvide.getRequestedPlugins();
+    }
+
     @Provides
     Path provideDataDir() {
       return toProvide.homeDirectory();
@@ -469,7 +476,8 @@ public class ThreadBesuNodeRunner implements BesuNodeRunner {
         final RpcEndpointServiceImpl rpcEndpointServiceImpl,
         final BesuConfiguration commonPluginConfiguration,
         final PermissioningServiceImpl permissioningService,
-        final @Named("ExtraCLIOptions") List<String> extraCLIOptions) {
+        final @Named("ExtraCLIOptions") List<String> extraCLIOptions,
+        final @Named("RequestedPlugins") List<String> requestedPlugins) {
       final CommandLine commandLine = new CommandLine(CommandSpec.create());
       final BesuPluginContextImpl besuPluginContext = new BesuPluginContextImpl();
       besuPluginContext.addService(StorageService.class, storageService);
@@ -504,7 +512,10 @@ public class ThreadBesuNodeRunner implements BesuNodeRunner {
       besuPluginContext.addService(PrivacyPluginService.class, new PrivacyPluginServiceImpl());
 
       besuPluginContext.initialize(
-          new PluginConfiguration.Builder().pluginsDir(pluginsPath).build());
+          new PluginConfiguration.Builder()
+              .pluginsDir(pluginsPath)
+              .requestedPlugins(requestedPlugins.stream().map(PluginInfo::new).toList())
+              .build());
       besuPluginContext.registerPlugins();
       commandLine.parseArgs(extraCLIOptions.toArray(new String[0]));
 
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfiguration.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfiguration.java
index c77a6c8ac7..ba69e4ddd7 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfiguration.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfiguration.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class BesuNodeConfiguration {
   private final boolean secp256k1Native;
   private final boolean altbn128Native;
   private final List<String> plugins;
+  private final List<String> requestedPlugins;
   private final List<String> extraCLIOptions;
   private final List<String> staticNodes;
   private final boolean isDnsEnabled;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public class BesuNodeConfiguration {
       final boolean secp256k1Native,
       final boolean altbn128Native,
       final List<String> plugins,
+      final List<String> requestedPlugins,
       final List<String> extraCLIOptions,
       final List<String> staticNodes,
       final boolean isDnsEnabled,
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ public class BesuNodeConfiguration {
     this.secp256k1Native = secp256k1Native;
     this.altbn128Native = altbn128Native;
     this.plugins = plugins;
+    this.requestedPlugins = requestedPlugins;
     this.extraCLIOptions = extraCLIOptions;
     this.staticNodes = staticNodes;
     this.isDnsEnabled = isDnsEnabled;
@@ -239,6 +242,10 @@ public class BesuNodeConfiguration {
     return plugins;
   }
 
+  public List<String> getRequestedPlugins() {
+    return requestedPlugins;
+  }
+
   public List<String> getExtraCLIOptions() {
     return extraCLIOptions;
   }
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder.java
index d8b5e0f904..ead01ce97d 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder {
   private boolean secp256K1Native = true;
   private boolean altbn128Native = true;
   private final List<String> plugins = new ArrayList<>();
+  private final List<String> requestedPlugins = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<String> extraCLIOptions = new ArrayList<>();
   private List<String> staticNodes = new ArrayList<>();
   private boolean isDnsEnabled = false;
@@ -448,6 +449,12 @@ public class BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
+  public BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder requestedPlugins(final List<String> requestedPlugins) {
+    this.requestedPlugins.clear();
+    this.requestedPlugins.addAll(requestedPlugins);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder extraCLIOptions(final List<String> extraCLIOptions) {
     this.extraCLIOptions.clear();
     this.extraCLIOptions.addAll(extraCLIOptions);
@@ -545,6 +552,7 @@ public class BesuNodeConfigurationBuilder {
         secp256K1Native,
         altbn128Native,
         plugins,
+        requestedPlugins,
         extraCLIOptions,
         staticNodes,
         isDnsEnabled,
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
index 0451d2a721..b39274c3d9 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/dsl/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/dsl/node/configuration/BesuNodeFactory.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public class BesuNodeFactory {
         config.isSecp256k1Native(),
         config.isAltbn128Native(),
         config.getPlugins(),
+        config.getRequestedPlugins(),
         config.getExtraCLIOptions(),
         config.getStaticNodes(),
         config.isDnsEnabled(),