diff --git a/lib/hexo/load_plugins.js b/lib/hexo/load_plugins.js
index 62eb69394e..537dac4796 100644
--- a/lib/hexo/load_plugins.js
+++ b/lib/hexo/load_plugins.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function loadModuleList(ctx) {
     // Read package.json and find dependencies
     return fs.readFile(packagePath).then(function(content) {
       var json = JSON.parse(content);
-      var deps = json.dependencies || {};
+      var deps = json.dependencies || json.devDependencies || {};
 
       return Object.keys(deps);
     });
diff --git a/test/scripts/hexo/load_plugins.js b/test/scripts/hexo/load_plugins.js
index 4d5f695274..443eba2bd5 100644
--- a/test/scripts/hexo/load_plugins.js
+++ b/test/scripts/hexo/load_plugins.js
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ describe('Load plugins', () => {
     return fs.writeFile(pathFn.join(hexo.base_dir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(pkg, null, '  '));
   }
 
+  function createPackageFileWithDevDeps(...args) {
+    var pkg = {
+      name: 'hexo-site',
+      version: '0.0.0',
+      private: true,
+      devDependencies: {}
+    };
+
+    for (var i = 0, len = args.length; i < len; i++) {
+      pkg.devDependencies[args[i]] = '*';
+    }
+
+    return fs.writeFile(pathFn.join(hexo.base_dir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(pkg, null, '  '));
+  }
+
   hexo.env.init = true;
   hexo.theme_script_dir = pathFn.join(hexo.base_dir, 'themes', 'test', 'scripts');
 
@@ -76,6 +91,19 @@ describe('Load plugins', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('load devDep plugins', () => {
+    var name = 'hexo-plugin-test';
+    var path = pathFn.join(hexo.plugin_dir, name, 'index.js');
+
+    return Promise.all([
+      createPackageFileWithDevDeps(name),
+      fs.writeFile(path, script)
+    ]).then(() => loadPlugins(hexo)).then(() => {
+      validate(path);
+      return fs.unlink(path);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('specify plugin list in config', () => {
     var names = ['hexo-plugin-test', 'another-plugin'];
     var paths = names.map(name => pathFn.join(hexo.plugin_dir, name, 'index.js'));