diff --git a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
index f783d8aad..f2f415126 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ function filter_configure_sync($verbose = false)
     }
 
     $aliases = filter_generate_aliases($cnfint);
+    $aliases .= "\n# Plugins tables\n";
+    $aliases .= $fw->tablesToText();
 
     if ($verbose) {
         echo '.';
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Plugin.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Plugin.php
index a852349ea..d66a44c41 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Firewall/Plugin.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Plugin
     private $interfaceMapping = array();
     private $gatewayMapping = array();
     private $systemDefaults = array();
+    private $tables = array();
 
     /**
      * init firewall plugin component
@@ -232,4 +233,35 @@ class Plugin
         }
         return $output;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * register a pf table
+     * @param string $name table name
+     * @param boolean $persist persistent
+     * @param string $file get table from file
+     */
+    public function registerTable($name, $persist = false, $file = null)
+    {
+        $this->tables[] = array('name' => $name, 'persist' => $persist, 'file' => $file);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * fetch tables as text (pf tables part)
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function tablesToText()
+    {
+        $result = "";
+        foreach ($this->tables as $table) {
+            $result .= "table <{$table['name']}>";
+            if ($table['persist']) {
+                $result .= " persist";
+            }
+            if (!empty($table['file'])) {
+                $result .= " file \"{$table['file']}\"";
+            }
+            $result .= "\n";
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
 }