diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index f1fe940e416..e6467638cc2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 
 		apiRoute.Get("/datasources/id/:name", Wrap(GetDataSourceIdByName), reqSignedIn)
 
-		apiRoute.Get("/plugins", Wrap(GetPluginList))
+		apiRoute.Get("/plugins", Wrap(hs.GetPluginList))
 		apiRoute.Get("/plugins/:pluginId/settings", Wrap(GetPluginSettingByID))
 		apiRoute.Get("/plugins/:pluginId/markdown/:name", Wrap(GetPluginMarkdown))
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
index 78a611c5eeb..edc9d96d1ac 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ type PluginSetting struct {
 	JsonData      map[string]interface{}      `json:"jsonData"`
 	DefaultNavUrl string                      `json:"defaultNavUrl"`
 
-	LatestVersion string `json:"latestVersion"`
-	HasUpdate     bool   `json:"hasUpdate"`
-	State         string `json:"state"`
+	LatestVersion string              `json:"latestVersion"`
+	HasUpdate     bool                `json:"hasUpdate"`
+	State         plugins.PluginState `json:"state"`
 }
 
 type PluginListItem struct {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type PluginListItem struct {
 	LatestVersion string              `json:"latestVersion"`
 	HasUpdate     bool                `json:"hasUpdate"`
 	DefaultNavUrl string              `json:"defaultNavUrl"`
-	State         string              `json:"state"`
+	State         plugins.PluginState `json:"state"`
 }
 
 type PluginList []PluginListItem
diff --git a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
index 1de65c7b2ce..65affe83e98 100644
--- a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFrontendSettingsMap(c *m.ReqContext) (map[string]interf
 
 	panels := map[string]interface{}{}
 	for _, panel := range enabledPlugins.Panels {
-		if panel.State == "alpha" && !hs.Cfg.EnableAlphaPanels {
+		if panel.State == plugins.PluginStateAlpha && !hs.Cfg.EnableAlphaPanels {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins.go b/pkg/api/plugins.go
index 4b44009ab8c..455420e4688 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
-func GetPluginList(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) GetPluginList(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 	typeFilter := c.Query("type")
 	enabledFilter := c.Query("enabled")
 	embeddedFilter := c.Query("embedded")
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func GetPluginList(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if pluginDef.State == plugins.PluginStateAlpha && !hs.Cfg.EnableAlphaPanels {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		listItem := dtos.PluginListItem{
 			Id:            pluginDef.Id,
 			Name:          pluginDef.Name,
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/models.go b/pkg/plugins/models.go
index 9677c21ef04..5ac436205c1 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/models.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/models.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ var (
 	PluginTypeDashboard  = "dashboard"
 )
 
+type PluginState string
+
+var (
+	PluginStateAlpha PluginState = "alpha"
+	PluginStateBeta  PluginState = "beta"
+)
+
 type PluginNotFoundError struct {
 	PluginId string
 }
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ type PluginBase struct {
 	Module       string             `json:"module"`
 	BaseUrl      string             `json:"baseUrl"`
 	HideFromList bool               `json:"hideFromList,omitempty"`
-	State        string             `json:"state,omitempty"`
+	State        PluginState        `json:"state,omitempty"`
 
 	IncludedInAppId string `json:"-"`
 	PluginDir       string `json:"-"`