diff --git a/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/index.js b/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/index.js
index ad1242e4f9..af2d81639e 100644
--- a/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/index.js
+++ b/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/index.js
@@ -1347,6 +1347,8 @@ function StatusDescription(plugin) {
       return "This plugin is still loading.";
     case "Error":
       return "This plugin is blocked until its error is fixed.";
+    case "RuntimeError":
+      return "This plugin is loaded but a capability reported an error.";
     case "Inactive":
     default:
       return "This plugin is inactive. Activate it to install or load it.";
diff --git a/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/styles.css b/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/styles.css
index 3d8c18be9e..9eef78760d 100644
--- a/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/styles.css
+++ b/resources/web/dialog/PluginsDialog/styles.css
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ body.pane-resizing {
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
+.status-cell.status-runtimeerror {
+  color: var(--plugin-status-warn);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
 .status-cell.status-loading {
   color: var(--plugin-status-warn);
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -680,6 +685,11 @@ body.pane-resizing {
   color: var(--plugin-status-danger);
 }
 
+.detail-status-chip.status-runtimeerror {
+  background: var(--plugin-status-warn-bg);
+  color: var(--plugin-status-warn);
+}
+
 .detail-status-chip.status-loading {
   background: var(--plugin-status-warn-bg);
   color: var(--plugin-status-warn);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginStatus.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginStatus.hpp
index 477e9d99fe..635e35f98a 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginStatus.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginStatus.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Slic3r
             // IMPORTANT: ordinal order is the Plugins dialog Status sort priority.
             Activated,
             Error,
+            RuntimeError,
             Inactive,
             Loading
         };
@@ -21,11 +22,28 @@ namespace Slic3r
             {
             case PluginStatus::Activated: return "Activated";
             case PluginStatus::Error: return "Error";
+            case PluginStatus::RuntimeError: return "RuntimeError";
             case PluginStatus::Inactive: return "Inactive";
             case PluginStatus::Loading: return "Loading";
             }
 
             return "Inactive";
         }
+
+        // why: a plugin whose module is live but whose catalog carries an error is a
+        //   RUNTIME fault (e.g. a capability rejected at register time) - it stays
+        //   loaded/checked and is only flagged, distinct from a load-time Error where
+        //   the module never came up. Loading wins over both so an in-flight reload
+        //   never flashes an error.
+        inline PluginStatus resolve_plugin_status(bool loading, bool has_error, bool is_loaded)
+        {
+            if (loading)
+                return PluginStatus::Loading;
+            if (has_error)
+                return is_loaded ? PluginStatus::RuntimeError : PluginStatus::Error;
+            if (is_loaded)
+                return PluginStatus::Activated;
+            return PluginStatus::Inactive;
+        }
     }
 } // namespace Slic3r::GUI
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginsDialog.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginsDialog.cpp
index a39fcbc535..a997bbba3c 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PluginsDialog.cpp
@@ -380,14 +380,7 @@ PluginDialogItem build_plugin_dialog_item(const PluginDescriptor& descriptor)
     item.sharing_token = descriptor.sharing_token;
     item.thumbnail_url = descriptor.thumbnail_url;
 
-    if (item.loading)
-        item.status = PluginStatus::Loading;
-    else if (item.has_error)
-        item.status = PluginStatus::Error;
-    else if (item.is_loaded)
-        item.status = PluginStatus::Activated;
-    else
-        item.status = PluginStatus::Inactive;
+    item.status = resolve_plugin_status(item.loading, item.has_error, item.is_loaded);
 
     item.available_actions        = evaluate_action_policy(item);
     const bool has_enabled_script = std::any_of(item.capabilities.begin(), item.capabilities.end(),
@@ -663,6 +656,9 @@ void PluginsDialog::toggle_plugin(const std::string& plugin_key, bool enabled)
         }
 
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Plugin unloaded from Plugins dialog: " << plugin_key;
+        // A user-disabled plugin has no meaningful error state.
+        if (!manager.clear_plugin_error(plugin_key))
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(warning) << "Failed to clear plugin error for " << plugin_key << " (failed to find)";
         // A prior activation of this plugin is moot now; drop it so no stale "Activated" arrives later.
         if (m_activating_plugin_key == plugin_key)
             m_activating_plugin_key.clear();