diff --git a/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-gateway.driver.ts b/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-gateway.driver.ts
index 3460cd056..d7e1ba627 100644
--- a/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-gateway.driver.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-gateway.driver.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { loadPackage } from '@nestjs/common/utils/load-package.util';
+import { ModulesContainer } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { extend } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { ApolloGatewayDriverConfig } from '../interfaces';
+import { PluginsExplorerService } from '../services/plugins-explorer.service';
 import { ApolloBaseDriver } from './apollo-base.driver';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ApolloGatewayDriver extends ApolloBaseDriver<ApolloGatewayDriverConfig> {
+  private readonly pluginsExplorerService: PluginsExplorerService;
+
+  constructor(modulesContainer: ModulesContainer) {
+    super();
+    this.pluginsExplorerService = new PluginsExplorerService(modulesContainer);
+  }
+
   public async start(options: ApolloGatewayDriverConfig): Promise<void> {
+    options.server.plugins = extend(
+      options.server.plugins || [],
+      this.pluginsExplorerService.explore(options),
+    );
+
     const { ApolloGateway } = loadPackage(
       '@apollo/gateway',
       'ApolloGateway',