diff --git a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic.cpp b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic.cpp
index e56b7e27791392..71cc70b668d294 100644
--- a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic.cpp
+++ b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,19 @@ static void SetSafeModuleNames()
 #endif
 }
 
+static void SetDefaultModuleNames()
+{
+#ifndef SAFE_MODULES
+	return;
+#else
+	string module;
+	stringstream modules(SAFE_MODULES);
+
+	while (getline(modules, module, '|'))
+		obs_add_default_module(module.c_str());
+#endif
+}
+
 extern void setupDockAction(QDockWidget *dock);
 
 OBSBasic::OBSBasic(QWidget *parent) : OBSMainWindow(parent), undo_s(ui), ui(new Ui::OBSBasic)
@@ -952,6 +965,9 @@ void OBSBasic::OBSInit()
 #endif
 	struct obs_module_failure_info mfi;
 
+	if (!portable_mode)
+		SetDefaultModuleNames();
+
 	/* Safe Mode disables third-party plugins so we don't need to add earch
 	 * paths outside the OBS bundle/installation. */
 	if (safe_mode || disable_3p_plugins) {
diff --git a/libobs/obs-cocoa.m b/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
index 08b64ef1b0aa01..d0b718fd3c8003 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
+++ b/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void add_default_module_paths(void)
     NSString *pluginModulePath = [[pluginURL path] stringByAppendingString:@"/%module%.plugin/Contents/MacOS/"];
     NSString *pluginDataPath = [[pluginURL path] stringByAppendingString:@"/%module%.plugin/Contents/Resources/"];
 
-    obs_add_module_path(pluginModulePath.UTF8String, pluginDataPath.UTF8String);
+    obs_add_default_module_path(pluginModulePath.UTF8String, pluginDataPath.UTF8String);
 }
 
 char *find_libobs_data_file(const char *file)
diff --git a/libobs/obs-internal.h b/libobs/obs-internal.h
index 26d67d24e41cea..603c0d15672eec 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-internal.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-internal.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ extern void free_module(struct obs_module *mod);
 struct obs_module_path {
 	char *bin;
 	char *data;
+	bool is_default;
 };
 
 static inline void free_module_path(struct obs_module_path *omp)
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ struct obs_core {
 	struct obs_module *first_module;
 	DARRAY(struct obs_module_path) module_paths;
 	DARRAY(char *) safe_modules;
+	DARRAY(char *) default_modules;
 
 	obs_source_info_array_t source_types;
 	obs_source_info_array_t input_types;
diff --git a/libobs/obs-module.c b/libobs/obs-module.c
index 5fe3b8a8f1ad4f..64d2088e41eb3d 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-module.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-module.c
@@ -264,6 +264,20 @@ void obs_add_module_path(const char *bin, const char *data)
 
 	omp.bin = bstrdup(bin);
 	omp.data = bstrdup(data);
+	omp.is_default = false;
+	da_push_back(obs->module_paths, &omp);
+}
+
+void obs_add_default_module_path(const char *bin, const char *data)
+{
+	struct obs_module_path omp;
+
+	if (!obs || !bin || !data)
+		return;
+
+	omp.bin = bstrdup(bin);
+	omp.data = bstrdup(data);
+	omp.is_default = true;
 	da_push_back(obs->module_paths, &omp);
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +290,15 @@ void obs_add_safe_module(const char *name)
 	da_push_back(obs->safe_modules, &item);
 }
 
+void obs_add_default_module(const char *name)
+{
+	if (!obs || !name)
+		return;
+
+	char *item = bstrdup(name);
+	da_push_back(obs->default_modules, &item);
+}
+
 extern void get_plugin_info(const char *path, bool *is_obs_plugin, bool *can_load);
 
 struct fail_info {
@@ -296,6 +319,30 @@ static bool is_safe_module(const char *name)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static bool is_default_module(const char *name)
+{
+	if (!obs->default_modules.num)
+		return true;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < obs->default_modules.num; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(name, obs->default_modules.array[i]) == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static bool is_default_path(const char *name)
+{
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < obs->module_paths.num; i++) {
+		if (strstr(name, obs->module_paths.array[i].bin) != NULL &&
+		    obs->module_paths.array[i].is_default == true)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void load_all_callback(void *param, const struct obs_module_info2 *info)
 {
 	struct fail_info *fail_info = param;
@@ -311,6 +358,11 @@ static void load_all_callback(void *param, const struct obs_module_info2 *info)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (is_default_path(info->bin_path) && !is_default_module(info->name)) {
+		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Skipping module '%s', not a default plugin in the default directory", info->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!is_safe_module(info->name)) {
 		blog(LOG_WARNING, "Skipping module '%s', not on safe list", info->name);
 		return;
diff --git a/libobs/obs-nix.c b/libobs/obs-nix.c
index d28269687ff241..6a492c1a7239dc 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-nix.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-nix.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void add_default_module_paths(void)
 	bfree(module_data_path);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < module_patterns_size; i++) {
-		obs_add_module_path(module_bin[i], module_data[i]);
+		obs_add_default_module_path(module_bin[i], module_data[i]);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libobs/obs-windows.c b/libobs/obs-windows.c
index 90fb343052eea2..eb46631ba5cd9c 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-windows.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-windows.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const int module_patterns_size = sizeof(module_bin) / sizeof(module_bin[0
 void add_default_module_paths(void)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < module_patterns_size; i++)
-		obs_add_module_path(module_bin[i], module_data[i]);
+		obs_add_default_module_path(module_bin[i], module_data[i]);
 }
 
 /* on windows, points to [base directory]/data/libobs */
diff --git a/libobs/obs.c b/libobs/obs.c
index 51fa5dc4c01016..6496f385be077b 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.c
+++ b/libobs/obs.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,10 @@ void obs_shutdown(void)
 		bfree(obs->safe_modules.array[i]);
 	da_free(obs->safe_modules);
 
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < obs->default_modules.num; i++)
+		bfree(obs->default_modules.array[i]);
+	da_free(obs->default_modules);
+
 	if (obs->name_store_owned)
 		profiler_name_store_free(obs->name_store);
 
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index ca49835d46711a..e6f46036675a40 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -525,6 +525,14 @@ EXPORT const char *obs_get_module_data_path(obs_module_t *module);
  */
 EXPORT void obs_add_module_path(const char *bin, const char *data);
 
+/**
+ * Adds a search path for default modules.
+ *
+ * @param  bin   Specifies the default module's binary directory search path.
+ * @param  data  Specifies the default module's data directory search path.
+ */
+EXPORT void obs_add_default_module_path(const char *bin, const char *data);
+
 /**
  * Adds a module to the list of modules allowed to load in Safe Mode.
  * If the list is empty, all modules are allowed.
@@ -533,6 +541,13 @@ EXPORT void obs_add_module_path(const char *bin, const char *data);
  */
 EXPORT void obs_add_safe_module(const char *name);
 
+/**
+ * Adds a module to the list of default modules
+ *
+ * @param  name  Specifies the module's name (filename sans extension).
+ */
+EXPORT void obs_add_default_module(const char *name);
+
 /** Automatically loads all modules from module paths (convenience function) */
 EXPORT void obs_load_all_modules(void);