diff --git a/flake8/main/cli.py b/flake8/main/cli.py
index ef9b328..e9eedb7 100644
--- a/flake8/main/cli.py
+++ b/flake8/main/cli.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def register_default_options(option_manager):
     - ``--disable-noqa``
     - ``--show-source``
     - ``--statistics``
-    - ``--enabled-extensions``
+    - ``--enable-extensions``
     - ``--exit-zero``
     - ``-j``/``--jobs``
     - ``--output-file``
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def register_default_options(option_manager):
 
     # Flake8 options
     add_option(
-        '--enabled-extensions', default='', parse_from_config=True,
+        '--enable-extensions', default='', parse_from_config=True,
         comma_separated_list=True, type='string',
         help='Enable plugins and extensions that are otherwise disabled '
              'by default',
diff --git a/flake8/options/manager.py b/flake8/options/manager.py
index bf144c9..439cba2 100644
--- a/flake8/options/manager.py
+++ b/flake8/options/manager.py
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ class OptionManager(object):
             self.config_options_dict[option.config_name] = option
         LOG.debug('Registered option "%s".', option)
 
+    def remove_from_default_ignore(self, error_codes):
+        """Remove specified error codes from the default ignore list.
+
+        :param list error_codes:
+            List of strings that are the error/warning codes to attempt to
+            remove from the extended default ignore list.
+        """
+        LOG.debug('Removing %r from the default ignore list', error_codes)
+        for error_code in error_codes:
+            try:
+                self.extend_default_ignore.remove(error_code)
+            except ValueError:
+                LOG.debug('Attempted to remove %s from default ignore'
+                          ' but it was not a member of the list.', error_code)
+
     def extend_default_ignore(self, error_codes):
         """Extend the default ignore list with the error codes provided.
 
diff --git a/flake8/plugins/manager.py b/flake8/plugins/manager.py
index fe51391..dffc2f6 100644
--- a/flake8/plugins/manager.py
+++ b/flake8/plugins/manager.py
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ class Plugin(object):
                 LOG.critical(str(failed_to_load))
                 raise failed_to_load
 
+    def enable(self, optmanager):
+        """Remove plugin name from the default ignore list."""
+        optmanager.remove_from_default_ignore([self.name])
+
+    def disable(self, optmanager):
+        """Add the plugin name to the default ignore list."""
+        optmanager.extend_default_ignore([self.name])
+
     def provide_options(self, optmanager, options, extra_args):
         """Pass the parsed options and extra arguments to the plugin."""
         parse_options = getattr(self.plugin, 'parse_options', None)
@@ -168,6 +176,9 @@ class Plugin(object):
             except TypeError:
                 parse_options(options)
 
+        if self.name in options.enable_extensions:
+            self.enable(optmanager)
+
     def register_options(self, optmanager):
         """Register the plugin's command-line options on the OptionManager.
 
@@ -187,7 +198,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
             add_options(optmanager)
 
         if self.off_by_default:
-            optmanager.extend_default_ignore([self.name])
+            self.disable(optmanager)
 
 
 class PluginManager(object):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_plugin.py b/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
index e995c7b..d3d1185 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for flake8.plugins.manager.Plugin."""
+import optparse
+
 from flake8 import exceptions
 from flake8.plugins import manager
 
@@ -138,14 +140,15 @@ def test_provide_options():
     entry_point = mock.Mock(spec=['require', 'resolve', 'load'])
     plugin_obj = mock.Mock(spec_set=['name', 'version', 'add_options',
                                      'parse_options'])
+    option_values = optparse.Values({'enable_extensions': []})
     option_manager = mock.Mock()
     plugin = manager.Plugin('T000', entry_point)
     plugin._plugin = plugin_obj
 
     # Call the method we're testing.
-    plugin.provide_options(option_manager, 'options', None)
+    plugin.provide_options(option_manager, option_values, None)
 
     # Assert that we call add_options
     plugin_obj.parse_options.assert_called_once_with(
-        option_manager, 'options', None
+        option_manager, option_values, None
     )