diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/iplugin.h b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/iplugin.h
index ebca366a2..93f61629a 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/iplugin.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/iplugin.h
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "iplugin_manager.h"
 
+namespace NLMISC
+{
+	class INelContext;
+}
+
 namespace NLQT
 {
 
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void extensionsInitialized() = 0;
 	virtual void shutdown() { }
 
+	virtual void setNelContext(NLMISC::INelContext *nelContext) = 0;
+
 	virtual QString name() const = 0;
 	virtual QString version() const = 0;
 	virtual QString vendor() const = 0;
@@ -45,6 +52,6 @@ public:
 
 }; //namespace NLQT
 
-Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(NLQT::IPlugin, "com.ryzom.dev.ObjectViewerQt.IPlugin/0.7")
+Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(NLQT::IPlugin, "com.ryzom.dev.ObjectViewerQt.IPlugin/0.8")
 
 #endif // IPLUGIN_H
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
index 2f58d673d..d4a11f7d9 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/extension_system/plugin_spec.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <QtCore/QPluginLoader>
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 
+#include "nel/misc/app_context.h"
+
 #include "iplugin.h"
 #include "iplugin_manager.h"
 
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ bool CPluginSpec::loadLibrary()
 		return reportError(QCoreApplication::translate("CPluginSpec", "Plugin is not valid (does not derive from IPlugin)"));
 	}
 
+	pluginObject->setNelContext(&NLMISC::INelContext::getInstance());
+
 	_name = pluginObject->name();
 	_version = pluginObject->version();
 	_vendor = pluginObject->vendor();
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.cpp
index 3c71c77be..56c4b3d76 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "../../extension_system/plugin_spec.h"
 
+#include "nel/misc/debug.h"
+
 using namespace Plugin;
 
 bool MyPlugin::initialize(NLQT::IPluginManager *pluginManager, QString *errorString)
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ bool MyPlugin::initialize(NLQT::IPluginManager *pluginManager, QString *errorStr
 	QMessageBox msgBox;
 	msgBox.setText(str);
 	msgBox.exec();
+
+	nlinfo("test message");
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ void MyPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 	msgBox.exec();
 }
 
+void MyPlugin::setNelContext(NLMISC::INelContext *nelContext)
+{
+	nlassert(!NLMISC::INelContext::isContextInitialised());
+	_LibContext = static_cast<NLMISC::CLibraryContext *>(nelContext);
+}
+
 QString MyPlugin::name() const
 {
 	return "ExamplePlugin";
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.h b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.h
index 1e130d4f6..03436177e 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/plugins/example/plugin1.h
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 
 #include "../../extension_system/iplugin.h"
 
+#include "nel/misc/app_context.h"
+
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 
+namespace NLMISC
+{
+class CLibraryContext;
+}
 namespace Plugin 
 {
 
@@ -17,10 +23,16 @@ public:
 	bool initialize(NLQT::IPluginManager *pluginManager, QString *errorString);
 	void extensionsInitialized();
 
+	void setNelContext(NLMISC::INelContext *nelContext);
+
 	QString name() const;
 	QString version() const;
 	QString vendor() const;
 	QString description() const;
+
+protected:
+	NLMISC::CLibraryContext *_LibContext;
+
 private:
 	NLQT::IPluginManager *_plugMan;