diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10feda3fa502..8c24fa29d7e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ module OpenProject::RepositoryAuthentication
 
     register 'openproject-repository_authentication',
              :author_url => 'http://finn.de',
-             :requires_openproject => '>= 3.0.0pre6'
+             :requires_openproject => '>= 3.0.0pre6' do
+      menu :project_menu,
+           :repo_auth,
+           {:controller => '/repo_auth_controller', :action => :index},
+           :caption => "Repo Auth!"
+    end
 
     patches [:SysController]
   end
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a6d88877279..ae2523de2f68 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.md for more details.
 
 # Changelog
 
+* Allows plugin register to receive a block so plugins don't have to register with this plugin AND Redmine::Plugin
+
 ## 1.0.5
 
 * Readme: Add note about db:create and db:migrate in same rake process
diff --git a/lib/open_project/plugins/acts_as_op_engine.rb b/lib/open_project/plugins/acts_as_op_engine.rb
index ea4a9d6edda3..b2f34124127e 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/plugins/acts_as_op_engine.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/plugins/acts_as_op_engine.rb
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ def self.included(base)
       # options:       An options Hash, at least :requires_openproject is recommended to
       #                define the minimal version of OpenProject the plugin is compatible with
       #                Another common option is :author_url.
-      base.send(:define_method, :register) do |gem_name, options|
+      # block:         Pass a block to the plugin (for defining permissions, menu items and the like)
+      base.send(:define_method, :register) do |gem_name, options, &block|
         base.initializer "#{engine_name}.register_plugin" do
           spec = Bundler.environment.specs[gem_name][0]
 
-          Redmine::Plugin.register engine_name.to_sym do
+          p = Redmine::Plugin.register engine_name.to_sym do
             name spec.summary
             author spec.authors.kind_of?(Array) ? spec.authors[0] : spec.authors
             description spec.description
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ def self.included(base)
               send(name, value)
             end
           end
+          p.instance_eval(&block) if (p && block)
         end
 
         # Workaround to ensure settings are available after unloading in development mode