diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/InMemoryTestingDatabaseModule.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/InMemoryTestingDatabaseModule.java
index de9a43d..e4b0eea 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/InMemoryTestingDatabaseModule.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/InMemoryTestingDatabaseModule.java
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.LifecycleListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.lifecycle.LifecycleModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.metrics.MetricMaker;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GlobalPluginConfigProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePath;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePaths;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.TrackingFooters;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
   @Override
   protected void configure() {
     bind(Config.class).annotatedWith(GerritServerConfig.class).toInstance(cfg);
+    bind(GlobalPluginConfigProvider.class).to(FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.class);
     bind(Path.class).annotatedWith(SitePath.class).toInstance(sitePath);
 
     if (repoManager != null) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098d2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.server.config;
+
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileBasedConfig;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS;
+
+@Singleton
+public class FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider implements GlobalPluginConfigProvider {
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+  private final SitePaths site;
+
+  @Inject
+  FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider(SitePaths site) {
+    this.site = site;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Config get(String pluginName) {
+    Path pluginConfigFile = site.etc_dir.resolve(pluginName + ".config");
+    FileBasedConfig cfg = new FileBasedConfig(pluginConfigFile.toFile(), FS.DETECTED);
+    if (!cfg.getFile().exists()) {
+      logger.atInfo().log("No %s; assuming defaults", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath());
+      return cfg;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      cfg.load();
+    } catch (ConfigInvalidException e) {
+      // This is an error in user input, don't spam logs with a stack trace.
+      logger.atWarning().log(
+          "Failed to load %s: %s", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath(), e.getMessage());
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to load %s", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath());
+    }
+    return cfg;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GerritServerConfigModule.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GerritServerConfigModule.java
index 27d1d58..da85834 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GerritServerConfigModule.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GerritServerConfigModule.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     bind(Config.class)
         .annotatedWith(GerritServerConfig.class)
         .toProvider(GerritServerConfigProvider.class);
+    bind(GlobalPluginConfigProvider.class).to(FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.class);
     bind(SecureStore.class).toProvider(SecureStoreProvider.class).in(SINGLETON);
     bind(Boolean.class)
         .annotatedWith(GerritIsReplica.class)
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GlobalPluginConfigProvider.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GlobalPluginConfigProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..847708a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/GlobalPluginConfigProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.google.gerrit.server.config;
+
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+
+public interface GlobalPluginConfigProvider {
+  Config get(String pluginName);
+}
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/PluginConfigFactory.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/PluginConfigFactory.java
index c49e928..bd4b661 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/PluginConfigFactory.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/config/PluginConfigFactory.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache.noSuchProject;
 
-import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.plugins.Plugin;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.plugins.ReloadPluginListener;
@@ -28,22 +27,15 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileBasedConfig;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS;
 
 @Singleton
 public class PluginConfigFactory implements ReloadPluginListener {
-  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
-
   private static final String EXTENSION = ".config";
 
-  private final SitePaths site;
+  private final GlobalPluginConfigProvider globalPluginConfigProvider;
   private final Provider<Config> cfgProvider;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final ProjectState.Factory projectStateFactory;
@@ -54,12 +46,12 @@
 
   @Inject
   PluginConfigFactory(
-      SitePaths site,
       @GerritServerConfig Provider<Config> cfgProvider,
+      GlobalPluginConfigProvider globalPluginConfigProvider,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       ProjectState.Factory projectStateFactory,
       SecureStore secureStore) {
-    this.site = site;
+    this.globalPluginConfigProvider = globalPluginConfigProvider;
     this.cfgProvider = cfgProvider;
     this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.projectStateFactory = projectStateFactory;
@@ -211,25 +203,9 @@
       return pluginConfigs.get(pluginName);
     }
 
-    Path pluginConfigFile = site.etc_dir.resolve(pluginName + ".config");
-    FileBasedConfig cfg = new FileBasedConfig(pluginConfigFile.toFile(), FS.DETECTED);
+    Config cfg = globalPluginConfigProvider.get(pluginName);
     GlobalPluginConfig pluginConfig = new GlobalPluginConfig(pluginName, cfg, secureStore);
     pluginConfigs.put(pluginName, pluginConfig);
-    if (!cfg.getFile().exists()) {
-      logger.atInfo().log("No %s; assuming defaults", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath());
-      return pluginConfig;
-    }
-
-    try {
-      cfg.load();
-    } catch (ConfigInvalidException e) {
-      // This is an error in user input, don't spam logs with a stack trace.
-      logger.atWarning().log(
-          "Failed to load %s: %s", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath(), e.getMessage());
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      logger.atWarning().withCause(e).log("Failed to load %s", pluginConfigFile.toAbsolutePath());
-    }
-
     return pluginConfig;
   }
 
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/InMemoryModule.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/InMemoryModule.java
index f28f60f..06d9453 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/InMemoryModule.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/InMemoryModule.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.CanonicalWebUrlModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.CanonicalWebUrlProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.DefaultUrlFormatter;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritGlobalModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritInstanceIdModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritInstanceNameModule;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GerritServerIdProvider;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GlobalPluginConfigProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SendEmailExecutor;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePath;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.TrackingFooters;
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@
     bind(Path.class).annotatedWith(SitePath.class).toInstance(Paths.get("."));
     bind(Config.class).annotatedWith(GerritServerConfig.class).toInstance(cfg);
     bind(GerritOptions.class).toInstance(new GerritOptions(false, false));
+    bind(GlobalPluginConfigProvider.class).to(FileBasedGlobalPluginConfigProvider.class);
 
     bind(GitRepositoryManager.class).to(InMemoryRepositoryManager.class);
     bind(InMemoryRepositoryManager.class).in(SINGLETON);