diff --git a/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx b/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
index dbb51619..578c0e07 100644
--- a/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
@@ -18,19 +18,23 @@
 
 import Plugins from "plugins";
 
+import { showNotice } from "../../api/Notices";
 import { Settings, useSettings } from "../../api/settings";
-import { startPlugin, stopPlugin } from "../../plugins";
-import { Modals } from "../../utils";
+import { startDependenciesRecursive, startPlugin, stopPlugin } from "../../plugins";
+import { Logger, Modals } from "../../utils";
 import { ChangeList } from "../../utils/ChangeList";
 import { classes, lazyWebpack } from "../../utils/misc";
 import { Plugin } from "../../utils/types";
 import { filters } from "../../webpack";
 import { Alerts, Button, Forms, Margins, Parser, React, Switch, Text, TextInput, Toasts, Tooltip } from "../../webpack/common";
 import ErrorBoundary from "../ErrorBoundary";
+import { ErrorCard } from "../ErrorCard";
 import { Flex } from "../Flex";
 import PluginModal from "./PluginModal";
 import * as styles from "./styles";
 
+const logger = new Logger("PluginSettings", "#a6d189");
+
 const Select = lazyWebpack(filters.byCode("optionClassName", "popoutPosition", "autoFocus", "maxVisibleItems"));
 const InputStyles = lazyWebpack(filters.byProps(["inputDefault", "inputWrapper"]));
 
@@ -48,37 +52,91 @@ function showErrorToast(message: string) {
     });
 }
 
+interface ReloadRequiredCardProps extends React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement> {
+    plugins: string[];
+}
+
+function ReloadRequiredCard({ plugins, ...props }: ReloadRequiredCardProps) {
+    if (plugins.length === 0) return null;
+
+    const pluginPrefix = plugins.length === 1 ? "The plugin" : "The following plugins require a reload to apply changes:";
+    const pluginSuffix = plugins.length === 1 ? " requires a reload to apply changes." : ".";
+
+    return (
+        <ErrorCard {...props} style={{ padding: "1em", display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "1fr auto", gap: 8, ...props.style }}>
+            <span style={{ margin: "auto 0" }}>
+                {pluginPrefix} <code>{plugins.join(", ")}</code>{pluginSuffix}
+            </span>
+            <Button look={Button.Looks.INVERTED} onClick={() => location.reload()}>Reload</Button>
+        </ErrorCard>
+    );
+}
+
 interface PluginCardProps extends React.HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement> {
     plugin: Plugin;
     disabled: boolean;
-    onRestartNeeded(): void;
+    onRestartNeeded(name: string): void;
 }
 
 function PluginCard({ plugin, disabled, onRestartNeeded, onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave }: PluginCardProps) {
-    const settings = useSettings().plugins[plugin.name];
+    const settings = useSettings();
+    const pluginSettings = settings.plugins[plugin.name];
+
+    const [iconHover, setIconHover] = React.useState(false);
 
     function isEnabled() {
-        return settings?.enabled || plugin.started;
+        return pluginSettings?.enabled || plugin.started;
     }
 
     function openModal() {
         Modals.openModalLazy(async () => {
             return modalProps => {
-                return <PluginModal {...modalProps} plugin={plugin} onRestartNeeded={onRestartNeeded} />;
+                return <PluginModal {...modalProps} plugin={plugin} onRestartNeeded={() => onRestartNeeded(plugin.name)} />;
             };
         });
     }
 
     function toggleEnabled() {
-        const enabled = isEnabled();
-        const result = enabled ? stopPlugin(plugin) : startPlugin(plugin);
-        const action = enabled ? "stop" : "start";
+        const wasEnabled = isEnabled();
+
+        // If we're enabling a plugin, make sure all deps are enabled recursively.
+        if (!wasEnabled) {
+            const { restartNeeded, failures } = startDependenciesRecursive(plugin);
+            if (failures.length) {
+                logger.error(`Failed to start dependencies for ${plugin.name}: ${failures.join(", ")}`);
+                showNotice("Failed to start dependencies: " + failures.join(", "), "Close", () => null);
+                return;
+            } else if (restartNeeded) {
+                // If any dependencies have patches, don't start the plugin yet.
+                pluginSettings.enabled = true;
+                onRestartNeeded(plugin.name);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // if the plugin has patches, dont use stopPlugin/startPlugin. Wait for restart to apply changes.
+        if (plugin.patches) {
+            pluginSettings.enabled = !wasEnabled;
+            onRestartNeeded(plugin.name);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // If the plugin is enabled, but hasn't been started, then we can just toggle it off.
+        if (wasEnabled && !plugin.started) {
+            pluginSettings.enabled = !wasEnabled;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const result = wasEnabled ? stopPlugin(plugin) : startPlugin(plugin);
+        const action = wasEnabled ? "stop" : "start";
+
         if (!result) {
+            logger.error(`Failed to ${action} plugin ${plugin.name}`);
             showErrorToast(`Failed to ${action} plugin: ${plugin.name}`);
             return;
         }
-        settings.enabled = !settings.enabled;
-        if (plugin.patches) onRestartNeeded();
+
+        pluginSettings.enabled = !wasEnabled;
     }
 
     return (
@@ -93,7 +151,18 @@ function PluginCard({ plugin, disabled, onRestartNeeded, onMouseEnter, onMouseLe
                 <Flex style={{ marginTop: "auto", width: "100%", height: "100%", alignItems: "center" }}>
                     <Text variant="text-md/bold" style={{ flexGrow: "1" }}>{plugin.name}</Text>
                     <button role="switch" onClick={() => openModal()} style={styles.SettingsIcon} className="button-12Fmur">
-                        {plugin.options ? <CogWheel /> : <InfoIcon width="24" height="24" />}
+                        {plugin.options
+                            ? <CogWheel
+                                style={{ color: iconHover ? "" : "var(--text-muted)" }}
+                                onMouseEnter={() => setIconHover(true)}
+                                onMouseLeave={() => setIconHover(false)}
+                            />
+                            : <InfoIcon
+                                width="24" height="24"
+                                style={{ color: iconHover ? "" : "var(--text-muted)" }}
+                                onMouseEnter={() => setIconHover(true)}
+                                onMouseLeave={() => setIconHover(false)}
+                            />}
                     </button>
                 </Flex>
             </Switch>
@@ -170,6 +239,9 @@ export default ErrorBoundary.wrap(function Settings() {
             <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5" className={classes(Margins.marginTop20, Margins.marginBottom8)}>
                 Plugins
             </Forms.FormTitle>
+
+            <ReloadRequiredCard plugins={[...changes.getChanges()]} style={{ marginBottom: 16 }} />
+
             <div style={styles.FiltersBar}>
                 <TextInput value={searchValue.value} placeholder={"Search for a plugin..."} onChange={onSearch} style={{ marginBottom: 24 }} />
                 <div className={InputStyles.inputWrapper}>
@@ -195,9 +267,7 @@ export default ErrorBoundary.wrap(function Settings() {
                         const enabledDependants = depMap[plugin.name]?.filter(d => settings.plugins[d].enabled);
                         const dependency = enabledDependants?.length;
                         return <PluginCard
-                            onRestartNeeded={() => {
-                                changes.handleChange(plugin.name);
-                            }}
+                            onRestartNeeded={name => changes.add(name)}
                             disabled={plugin.required || !!dependency}
                             plugin={plugin}
                         />;
@@ -223,9 +293,7 @@ export default ErrorBoundary.wrap(function Settings() {
                                 <PluginCard
                                     onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
                                     onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
-                                    onRestartNeeded={() => {
-                                        changes.handleChange(plugin.name);
-                                    }}
+                                    onRestartNeeded={name => changes.add(name)}
                                     disabled={plugin.required || !!dependency}
                                     plugin={plugin}
                                 />
diff --git a/src/plugins/index.ts b/src/plugins/index.ts
index f15a7118..2ce9c0f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ export function startAllPlugins() {
     }
 }
 
+export function startDependenciesRecursive(p: Plugin) {
+    let restartNeeded = false;
+    const failures: string[] = [];
+    if (p.dependencies) for (const dep of p.dependencies) {
+        if (!Settings.plugins[dep].enabled) {
+            startDependenciesRecursive(Plugins[dep]);
+            // If the plugin has patches, don't start the plugin, just enable it.
+            if (Plugins[dep].patches) {
+                logger.warn(`Enabling dependency ${dep} requires restart.`);
+                Settings.plugins[dep].enabled = true;
+                restartNeeded = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            const result = startPlugin(Plugins[dep]);
+            if (!result) failures.push(dep);
+        }
+    }
+    return { restartNeeded, failures };
+}
+
 export function startPlugin(p: Plugin) {
     if (p.start) {
         logger.info("Starting plugin", p.name);
diff --git a/src/utils/ChangeList.ts b/src/utils/ChangeList.ts
index 4f6bbb88..cce37a35 100644
--- a/src/utils/ChangeList.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ChangeList.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export class ChangeList<T>{
             this.set.add(item);
     }
 
+    public add(item: T) {
+        return this.set.add(item);
+    }
+
+    public remove(item: T) {
+        return this.set.delete(item);
+    }
+
     public getChanges() {
         return this.set.values();
     }