1diff --git a/apps/rebar/src/rebar_plugins.erl b/apps/rebar/src/rebar_plugins.erl
2index 469be42e..3a901cbe 100644
3--- a/apps/rebar/src/rebar_plugins.erl
4+++ b/apps/rebar/src/rebar_plugins.erl
5@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ project_plugins_install(State) ->
6 top_level_install(State) ->
7 Profiles = rebar_state:current_profiles(State),
8 lists:foldl(fun(Profile, StateAcc) ->
9- Plugins = rebar_state:get(State, {plugins, Profile}, []),
10+ Plugins = rebar_state:get(State, {plugins, Profile}, [])
11+ ++ [list_to_atom(P) || P <- string:lexemes(os:getenv("REBAR_GLOBAL_PLUGINS", ""), " ")],
12 handle_plugins(Profile, Plugins, StateAcc)
13 end, State, Profiles).
14