diff --git a/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfig.kt b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfig.kt
index ae94ca4d60..97c1026969 100644
--- a/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfig.kt
+++ b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfig.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import kotlin.jvm.JvmStatic
  * Object that encapsulates the configuration parameters for an [Application].
  * This includes properties such as the shape of the cursor, the color of the cursor
  * and if the cursor should blink or not.
+ *
+ * Typically you'll want to construct this using [AppConfigBuilder], not AppConfig's constructor.
  */
 @Suppress("ArrayInDataClass")
 data class AppConfig(
@@ -114,14 +116,33 @@ data class AppConfig(
      * If set [iconPath] will contain the path of the resource that points
      * to an icon image that will be used in the application window.
      */
-    val iconPath: String? = null
+    val iconPath: String? = null,
+    /**
+     * If set, contains custom properties that plugin authors can set and access.
+     */
+    internal val customProperties: Map<AppConfigKey<*>, Any> = emptyMap()
 ) {
 
     /**
      * Tells whether bounds check should be performed or not.
      * This depends on the various debug mode configurations.
      */
-    fun shouldCheckBounds() = debugMode.not() || (debugMode && debugConfig.relaxBoundsCheck.not())
+    fun shouldCheckBounds() = !debugMode || !debugConfig.relaxBoundsCheck
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a custom property set earlier using [AppConfigBuilder.withProperty]. If this property was
+     * never set, returns `null`.
+     *
+     * ### End Developers
+     *
+     * You probably don't need to call this API.
+     */
+    fun <T : Any> getProperty(key: AppConfigKey<T>): T? {
+        val value: Any? = customProperties[key]
+        // This is actually a safe cast because of the way `withProperty` is defined.
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        return value as T?
+    }
 
     companion object {
 
diff --git a/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigKey.kt b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigKey.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..160bb023a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigKey.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.hexworks.zircon.api.application
+
+/**
+ * This simple interface is used to set and retrieve custom properties on [AppConfig]
+ * in a typesafe way.
+ */
+interface AppConfigKey<T>
diff --git a/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/builder/application/AppConfigBuilder.kt b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/builder/application/AppConfigBuilder.kt
index 7af9b79791..7a36f8c16a 100644
--- a/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/builder/application/AppConfigBuilder.kt
+++ b/zircon.core/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/builder/application/AppConfigBuilder.kt
@@ -191,6 +191,25 @@ data class AppConfigBuilder(
         )
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a custom property into the AppConfig object. This can later be retrieved using [AppConfig.getProperty].
+     *
+     * ### End Developers
+     *
+     * You probably don't need to call this API.
+     *
+     * ### Plugin Developers
+     *
+     * Write extension methods off of [AppConfigBuilder] that call this API in order to enable end developers
+     * to pass configuration in through AppConfig that your plugin can later use. It's recommended that [key]
+     * be an `object` with minimal visibility (e.g. `internal`).
+     */
+    fun <T : Any> withProperty(key: AppConfigKey<T>, value: T): AppConfigBuilder = also {
+        config = config.copy(
+            customProperties = config.customProperties + (key to value)
+        )
+    }
+
     @Deprecated("This will be removed in the next version, as the behavior is inconsistent.")
     fun withFullScreen(screenWidth: Int, screenHeight: Int) = also {
         throw UnsupportedOperationException("Unstable api, use withFullScreen(true) instead")
diff --git a/zircon.core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigTest.kt b/zircon.core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigTest.kt
index dbb99e7d01..ca99ac5bc3 100644
--- a/zircon.core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigTest.kt
+++ b/zircon.core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/org/hexworks/zircon/api/application/AppConfigTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import org.hexworks.zircon.api.builder.application.AppConfigBuilder
 import org.hexworks.zircon.api.color.ANSITileColor
 import org.junit.Test
 
+private object TestAppConfigKey : AppConfigKey<String>
+private object TestAppConfigKey2 : AppConfigKey<String>
+
 class AppConfigTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -29,6 +32,44 @@ class AppConfigTest {
                 .isEqualTo(HAS_CLIPBOARD)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun propertyUnset() {
+        val appConfig = AppConfigBuilder.newBuilder().build()
+        assertThat(appConfig.getProperty(TestAppConfigKey))
+            .isNull()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun propertySet() {
+        val appConfig = AppConfigBuilder.newBuilder()
+            .withProperty(TestAppConfigKey, "foo")
+            .build()
+        assertThat(appConfig.getProperty(TestAppConfigKey))
+            .isEqualTo("foo")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun propertyOverwrite() {
+        val appConfig = AppConfigBuilder.newBuilder()
+            .withProperty(TestAppConfigKey, "foo")
+            .withProperty(TestAppConfigKey, "bar")
+            .build()
+        assertThat(appConfig.getProperty(TestAppConfigKey))
+            .isEqualTo("bar")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun propertyMultiple() {
+        val appConfig = AppConfigBuilder.newBuilder()
+            .withProperty(TestAppConfigKey, "foo")
+            .withProperty(TestAppConfigKey2, "bar")
+            .build()
+        assertThat(appConfig.getProperty(TestAppConfigKey))
+            .isEqualTo("foo")
+        assertThat(appConfig.getProperty(TestAppConfigKey2))
+            .isEqualTo("bar")
+    }
+
     companion object {
         val BLINK_TIME = 5L
         val CURSOR_STYLE = CursorStyle.UNDER_BAR