diff --git a/src/server/project.ts b/src/server/project.ts
index 0e4f937552ea8..a593466c780c8 100644
--- a/src/server/project.ts
+++ b/src/server/project.ts
@@ -1550,6 +1550,10 @@ namespace ts.server {
 
         protected enablePlugin(pluginConfigEntry: PluginImport, searchPaths: string[], pluginConfigOverrides: Map<any> | undefined) {
             this.projectService.logger.info(`Enabling plugin ${pluginConfigEntry.name} from candidate paths: ${searchPaths.join(",")}`);
+            if (parsePackageName(pluginConfigEntry.name).rest) {
+                this.projectService.logger.info(`kipped loading plugin ${pluginConfigEntry.name} because only package name is allowed plugin name`);
+                return;
+            }
 
             const log = (message: string) => this.projectService.logger.info(message);
             let errorLogs: string[] | undefined;
diff --git a/src/testRunner/tsconfig.json b/src/testRunner/tsconfig.json
index 7c07d226c077e..c468f56423cb2 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/testRunner/tsconfig.json
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
         "unittests/tsserver/openFile.ts",
         "unittests/tsserver/packageJsonInfo.ts",
         "unittests/tsserver/partialSemanticServer.ts",
+        "unittests/tsserver/plugins.ts",
         "unittests/tsserver/projectErrors.ts",
         "unittests/tsserver/projectReferenceCompileOnSave.ts",
         "unittests/tsserver/projectReferenceErrors.ts",
diff --git a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/plugins.ts b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/plugins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4cd692f0576d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/plugins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+namespace ts.projectSystem {
+    describe("unittests:: tsserver:: plugins loading", () => {
+        function createHostWithPlugin(files: readonly File[]) {
+            const host = createServerHost(files);
+            const pluginsLoaded: string[] = [];
+            host.require = (_initialPath, moduleName) => {
+                pluginsLoaded.push(moduleName);
+                return {
+                    module: () => ({
+                        create(info: server.PluginCreateInfo) {
+                            return Harness.LanguageService.makeDefaultProxy(info);
+                        }
+                    }),
+                    error: undefined
+                };
+            };
+            return { host, pluginsLoaded };
+        }
+
+        it("With local plugins", () => {
+            const expectedToLoad = ["@myscoped/plugin", "unscopedPlugin"];
+            const notToLoad = ["../myPlugin", "myPlugin/../malicious"];
+            const aTs: File = { path: "/a.ts", content: `class c { prop = "hello"; foo() { return this.prop; } }` };
+            const tsconfig: File = {
+                path: "/tsconfig.json",
+                content: JSON.stringify({
+                    compilerOptions: { plugins: [...expectedToLoad, ...notToLoad].map(name => ({ name })) }
+                })
+            };
+            const { host, pluginsLoaded } = createHostWithPlugin([aTs, tsconfig, libFile]);
+            const service = createProjectService(host);
+            service.openClientFile(aTs.path);
+            assert.deepEqual(pluginsLoaded, expectedToLoad);
+        });
+
+        it("With global plugins", () => {
+            const expectedToLoad = ["@myscoped/plugin", "unscopedPlugin"];
+            const notToLoad = ["../myPlugin", "myPlugin/../malicious"];
+            const aTs: File = { path: "/a.ts", content: `class c { prop = "hello"; foo() { return this.prop; } }` };
+            const tsconfig: File = {
+                path: "/tsconfig.json",
+                content: "{}"
+            };
+            const { host, pluginsLoaded } = createHostWithPlugin([aTs, tsconfig, libFile]);
+            const service = createProjectService(host, /*parameters*/ undefined, { globalPlugins: [...expectedToLoad, ...notToLoad] });
+            service.openClientFile(aTs.path);
+            assert.deepEqual(pluginsLoaded, expectedToLoad);
+        });
+    });
+}
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