diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Opts.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Opts.scala
index ba0466d30..0ac9eb357 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Opts.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Opts.scala
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ object DefaultOptions {
     if (plugin && snapshot) Seq(Classpaths.typesafeSnapshots, Classpaths.sbtPluginSnapshots) else Nil
   }
   def addResolvers: Setting[_] = Keys.resolvers ++= { resolvers(Keys.isSnapshot.value) }
+  def addPluginResolvers: Setting[_] = Keys.resolvers ++= pluginResolvers(Keys.sbtPlugin.value, Keys.isSnapshot.value)
 
   @deprecated("Use `credentials(State)` instead to make use of configuration path dynamically configured via `Keys.globalSettingsDirectory`; relying on ~/.ivy2 is not recommended anymore.", "0.12.0")
   def credentials: Credentials = Credentials(userHome / ".ivy2" / ".credentials")