diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext-vscode/src/node/scanner-vscode.ts b/packages/plugin-ext-vscode/src/node/scanner-vscode.ts
index a71ffafe33a65..06edb22316391 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext-vscode/src/node/scanner-vscode.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext-vscode/src/node/scanner-vscode.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ export class VsCodePluginScanner extends TheiaPluginScanner implements PluginSca
             },
             entryPoint: {
                 backend: plugin.main
-            }
+            },
+            iconUrl: plugin.icon && PluginPackage.toPluginUrl(plugin, plugin.icon),
+            readmeUrl: PluginPackage.toPluginUrl(plugin, './README.md'),
+            licenseUrl: PluginPackage.toPluginUrl(plugin, './LICENSE')
         };
         return result;
     }
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ export class VsCodePluginScanner extends TheiaPluginScanner implements PluginSca
             }
         }
         // Return the map of dependencies if present, else `undefined`.
-        return dependencies.size > 0 ? dependencies : undefined ;
+        return dependencies.size > 0 ? dependencies : undefined;
     }
 
     getLifecycle(plugin: PluginPackage): PluginLifecycle {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-protocol.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-protocol.ts
index 079474a52f18d..a43af8403a4e4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/common/plugin-protocol.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export interface PluginPackage {
     activationEvents?: string[];
     extensionDependencies?: string[];
     extensionPack?: string[];
+    icon?: string;
 }
 export namespace PluginPackage {
     export function toPluginUrl(pck: PluginPackage, relativePath: string): string {
@@ -442,6 +443,9 @@ export interface PluginModel {
     };
     entryPoint: PluginEntryPoint;
     packagePath: string;
+    iconUrl?: string;
+    readmeUrl?: string;
+    licenseUrl?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PluginEntryPoint {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/hosted/browser/hosted-plugin.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/hosted/browser/hosted-plugin.ts
index 645340e7fecbf..900e501c250fe 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/hosted/browser/hosted-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/hosted/browser/hosted-plugin.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ export class HostedPluginSupport {
         return plugins;
     }
 
+    getPlugin(id: string): DeployedPlugin | undefined {
+        const contributions = this.contributions.get(id);
+        return contributions && contributions.plugin;
+    }
+
     /** do not call it, except from the plugin frontend contribution */
     onStart(container: interfaces.Container): void {
         this.container = container;