diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index e35aa46e..f17d3907 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { EditorState, Plugin } from 'prosemirror-state'
 import { EditorView} from 'prosemirror-view'
 import { Schema, DOMParser, DOMSerializer } from 'prosemirror-model'
-import { undoInputRule } from 'prosemirror-inputrules'
-import { keymap } from 'prosemirror-keymap'
-import { baseKeymap } from 'prosemirror-commands'
-import { dropCursor } from 'prosemirror-dropcursor'
-import { gapCursor } from 'prosemirror-gapcursor'
+
 import magicMethods from './utils/magicMethods'
 import elementFromString from './utils/elementFromString'
 import getAllMethodNames from './utils/getAllMethodNames'
@@ -21,6 +17,7 @@ import Node from './Node'
 import Mark from './Mark'
 import EventEmitter from './EventEmitter'
 import ComponentRenderer from './ComponentRenderer'
+import defaultPlugins from './plugins'
 
 // commands
 import clearContent from './commands/clearContent'
@@ -38,9 +35,6 @@ import toggleMark from './commands/toggleMark'
 import toggleNode from './commands/toggleNode'
 import updateMark from './commands/updateMark'
 
-// plugins
-import focusPlugin from './plugins/focus'
-
 export type Command = (next: Function, editor: Editor) => (...args: any) => any
 
 export interface CommandSpec {
@@ -181,11 +175,7 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
   private get plugins() {
     return [
       ...this.extensionManager.plugins,
-      keymap({ Backspace: undoInputRule }),
-      keymap(baseKeymap),
-      dropCursor(),
-      gapCursor(),
-      focusPlugin(this.proxy),
+      ...defaultPlugins.map(plugin => plugin(this.proxy)),
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugins/editable.ts b/packages/core/src/plugins/editable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee2f3798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugins/editable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Plugin, PluginKey } from 'prosemirror-state'
+import Editor from '../..'
+
+export default (editor: Editor) => new Plugin({
+  key: new PluginKey('editable'),
+  props: {
+    editable: () => editor.isEditable,
+  },
+})
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diff --git a/packages/core/src/plugins/index.ts b/packages/core/src/plugins/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94fc6a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { undoInputRule } from 'prosemirror-inputrules'
+import { keymap } from 'prosemirror-keymap'
+import { baseKeymap } from 'prosemirror-commands'
+import { dropCursor } from 'prosemirror-dropcursor'
+import { gapCursor } from 'prosemirror-gapcursor'
+import editable from './editable'
+import focus from './focus'
+
+export default [
+  () => dropCursor(),
+  () => gapCursor(),
+  () => keymap({ Backspace: undoInputRule }),
+  () => keymap(baseKeymap),
+  editable,
+  focus,
+]
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