diff --git a/src/question/mod.rs b/src/question/mod.rs
index b2b1d65..206f413 100644
--- a/src/question/mod.rs
+++ b/src/question/mod.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub use choice::Choice;
 use choice::{get_sep_str, ChoiceList};
 use options::Options;
 pub use plugin::Plugin;
+use plugin::PluginInteral;
 use ui::{backend::Backend, error, events::KeyEvent};
 
 use std::fmt;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct Question<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Question<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(opts: Options<'a>, kind: QuestionKind<'a>) -> Self {
+    fn new(opts: Options<'a>, kind: QuestionKind<'a>) -> Self {
         Self { kind, opts }
     }
 }
@@ -85,17 +86,18 @@ impl Question<'static> {
         EditorBuilder::new(name.into())
     }
 
-    pub fn plugin<'a, N, P>(name: N, plugin: P) -> PluginBuilder<'a>
+    pub fn plugin<'a, N, P, I>(name: N, plugin: I) -> PluginBuilder<'a>
     where
         N: Into<String>,
-        P: Into<Box<dyn Plugin + 'a>>,
+        P: Plugin + 'a,
+        I: Into<P>,
     {
-        PluginBuilder::new(name.into(), plugin.into())
+        PluginBuilder::new(name.into(), Box::new(Some(plugin.into())))
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum QuestionKind<'a> {
+enum QuestionKind<'a> {
     Input(input::Input<'a>),
     Int(number::Int<'a>),
     Float(number::Float<'a>),
@@ -106,8 +108,7 @@ pub(crate) enum QuestionKind<'a> {
     Checkbox(checkbox::Checkbox<'a>),
     Password(password::Password<'a>),
     Editor(editor::Editor<'a>),
-    // random lifetime so that it doesn't have to be static
-    Plugin(Box<dyn Plugin + 'a>),
+    Plugin(Box<dyn PluginInteral + 'a>),
 }
 
 impl Question<'_> {
diff --git a/src/question/plugin.rs b/src/question/plugin.rs
index c2c0e22..704c168 100644
--- a/src/question/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/question/plugin.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ use super::{Options, Question, QuestionKind};
 use crate::{Answer, Answers};
 
 pub trait Plugin: std::fmt::Debug {
+    fn ask(
+        self,
+        message: String,
+        answers: &Answers,
+        stdout: &mut dyn Backend,
+        events: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = error::Result<events::KeyEvent>>,
+    ) -> error::Result<Answer>;
+}
+
+/// The same trait as `Plugin`, except it take `&mut self` instead of `self`.
+///
+/// This is required since traits with functions that take `self` are not object safe, and so
+/// implementors of the trait would have to use &mut self even though it will only be called once.
+///
+/// Now instead of QuestionKind::Plugin having a `dyn Plugin`, it has a `dyn PluginInteral`, which
+/// is an `Option<T: Plugin>`.
+pub(super) trait PluginInteral: std::fmt::Debug {
     fn ask(
         &mut self,
         message: String,
@@ -13,19 +30,33 @@ pub trait Plugin: std::fmt::Debug {
     ) -> error::Result<Answer>;
 }
 
-pub struct PluginBuilder<'a> {
-    opts: Options<'a>,
-    plugin: Box<dyn Plugin + 'a>,
+impl<T: Plugin> PluginInteral for Option<T> {
+    fn ask(
+        &mut self,
+        message: String,
+        answers: &Answers,
+        stdout: &mut dyn Backend,
+        events: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = error::Result<events::KeyEvent>>,
+    ) -> error::Result<Answer> {
+        self.take()
+            .expect("Plugin::ask called twice")
+            .ask(message, answers, stdout, events)
+    }
 }
 
-impl<'a, P: Plugin + 'a> From<P> for Box<dyn Plugin + 'a> {
+pub struct PluginBuilder<'a> {
+    opts: Options<'a>,
+    plugin: Box<dyn PluginInteral + 'a>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, P: PluginInteral + 'a> From<P> for Box<dyn PluginInteral + 'a> {
     fn from(plugin: P) -> Self {
         Box::new(plugin)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> PluginBuilder<'a> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(name: String, plugin: Box<dyn Plugin + 'a>) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(name: String, plugin: Box<dyn PluginInteral + 'a>) -> Self {
         Self {
             opts: Options::new(name),
             plugin,