diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/__tests__/test-utils.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/__tests__/test-utils.node.tsx
index d301e8aae..2efc5fea1 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/__tests__/test-utils.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/__tests__/test-utils.node.tsx
@@ -346,3 +346,46 @@ test('plugins can create pastes', async () => {
   plugin.instance.doIt();
   expect(plugin.flipperLib.createPaste).toBeCalledWith('test');
 });
+
+test('plugins support all methods by default', async () => {
+  type Methods = {
+    doit(): Promise<boolean>;
+  };
+  const plugin = TestUtils.startPlugin({
+    plugin(client: PluginClient<{}, Methods>) {
+      return {
+        async checkEnabled() {
+          return client.supportsMethod('doit');
+        },
+      };
+    },
+    Component() {
+      return null;
+    },
+  });
+  expect(await plugin.instance.checkEnabled()).toBeTruthy();
+});
+
+test('available methods can be overridden', async () => {
+  type Methods = {
+    doit(): Promise<boolean>;
+  };
+  const plugin = TestUtils.startPlugin(
+    {
+      plugin(client: PluginClient<{}, Methods>) {
+        return {
+          async checkEnabled() {
+            return client.supportsMethod('doit');
+          },
+        };
+      },
+      Component() {
+        return null;
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      unsupportedMethods: ['doit'],
+    },
+  );
+  expect(await plugin.instance.checkEnabled()).toBeFalsy();
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
index b7c38e640..ea194d0a6 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ export interface PluginClient<
     method: Method,
     params: Parameters<Methods[Method]>[0],
   ): ReturnType<Methods[Method]>;
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a method is available on the client implementation
+   */
+  supportsMethod(method: keyof Methods): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ export interface RealFlipperClient {
     fromPlugin: boolean,
     params?: Object,
   ): Promise<Object>;
+  supportsMethod(api: string, method: string): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 export type PluginFactory<
@@ -125,6 +131,13 @@ export class SandyPluginInstance extends BasePluginInstance {
       onMessage: (event, callback) => {
         this.events.on('event-' + event, callback);
       },
+      supportsMethod: async (method) => {
+        this.assertConnected();
+        return await realClient.supportsMethod(
+          this.definition.id,
+          method as any,
+        );
+      },
     };
     this.initializePlugin(() =>
       definition.asPluginModule().plugin(this.client),
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
index a55cd9e8c..58f7deb4d 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/test-utils/test-utils.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ interface StartPluginOptions {
   initialState?: Record<string, any>;
   isArchived?: boolean;
   isBackgroundPlugin?: boolean;
+  /** Provide a set of unsupported methods to simulate older clients that don't support certain methods yet */
+  unsupportedMethods?: string[];
 }
 
 type ExtractClientType<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>> = Parameters<
@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ export function startPlugin<Module extends FlipperPluginModule<any>>(
     ): Promise<Object> {
       return sendStub(method, params);
     },
+    async supportsMethod(_api: string, method: string) {
+      return !options?.unsupportedMethods?.includes(method);
+    },
   };
 
   const pluginInstance = new SandyPluginInstance(