diff --git a/flaschengeist/controller/pluginController.py b/flaschengeist/controller/pluginController.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dbe678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flaschengeist/controller/pluginController.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Controller for Plugin logic
+
+Used by plugins for setting and notification functionality.
+"""
+
+import sqlalchemy
+from ..database import db
+from ..models.setting import _PluginSetting
+from ..models.notification import Notification
+
+
+def get_setting(plugin_id: str, name: str, **kwargs):
+    """Get plugin setting from database
+
+    Args:
+        plugin_id: ID of the plugin
+        name: string identifying the setting
+        default: Default value
+    Returns:
+        Value stored in database (native python)
+    Raises:
+        `KeyError` if no such setting exists in the database
+    """
+    try:
+        setting = (
+            _PluginSetting.query.filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == plugin_id).filter(_PluginSetting.name == name).one()
+        )
+        return setting.value
+    except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
+        if "default" in kwargs:
+            return kwargs["default"]
+        else:
+            raise KeyError
+
+
+def set_setting(plugin_id: str, name: str, value):
+    """Save setting in database
+
+    Args:
+        plugin_id: ID of the plugin
+        name: String identifying the setting
+        value: Value to be stored
+    """
+    setting = (
+        _PluginSetting.query.filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == plugin_id)
+        .filter(_PluginSetting.name == name)
+        .one_or_none()
+    )
+    if setting is not None:
+        if value is None:
+            db.session.delete(setting)
+        else:
+            setting.value = value
+    else:
+        db.session.add(_PluginSetting(plugin=plugin_id, name=name, value=value))
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
+def notify(plugin_id: str, user, text: str, data=None):
+    """Create a new notification for an user
+
+    Args:
+        plugin_id: ID of the plugin
+        user: `flaschengeist.models.user.User` to notify
+        text: Visibile notification text
+        data: Optional data passed to the notificaton
+    Returns:
+        ID of the created `flaschengeist.models.notification.Notification`
+
+    Hint: use the data for frontend actions.
+    """
+    if not user.deleted:
+        n = Notification(text=text, data=data, plugin=plugin_id, user_=user)
+        db.session.add(n)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return n.id
diff --git a/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
index bcd96b3..2db90c5 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import sqlalchemy
 import pkg_resources
 from werkzeug.datastructures import FileStorage
 from werkzeug.exceptions import MethodNotAllowed, NotFound
-from flaschengeist.controller import imageController
-
-from flaschengeist.database import db
-from flaschengeist.models.notification import Notification
 from flaschengeist.models.user import _Avatar, User
-from flaschengeist.models.setting import _PluginSetting
 from flaschengeist.utils.hook import HookBefore, HookAfter
 
 plugins_installed = HookAfter("plugins.installed")
@@ -95,18 +89,9 @@ class Plugin:
         Raises:
             `KeyError` if no such setting exists in the database
         """
-        try:
-            setting = (
-                _PluginSetting.query.filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == self.name)
-                .filter(_PluginSetting.name == name)
-                .one()
-            )
-            return setting.value
-        except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
-            if "default" in kwargs:
-                return kwargs["default"]
-            else:
-                raise KeyError
+        from ..controller import pluginController
+
+        return pluginController.get_setting(self.id)
 
     def set_setting(self, name: str, value):
         """Save setting in database
@@ -115,19 +100,9 @@ class Plugin:
             name: String identifying the setting
             value: Value to be stored
         """
-        setting = (
-            _PluginSetting.query.filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == self.name)
-            .filter(_PluginSetting.name == name)
-            .one_or_none()
-        )
-        if setting is not None:
-            if value is None:
-                db.session.delete(setting)
-            else:
-                setting.value = value
-        else:
-            db.session.add(_PluginSetting(plugin=self.name, name=name, value=value))
-        db.session.commit()
+        from ..controller import pluginController
+
+        return pluginController.set_setting(self.id, name, value)
 
     def notify(self, user, text: str, data=None):
         """Create a new notification for an user
@@ -141,11 +116,9 @@ class Plugin:
 
         Hint: use the data for frontend actions.
         """
-        if not user.deleted:
-            n = Notification(text=text, data=data, plugin=self.id, user_=user)
-            db.session.add(n)
-            db.session.commit()
-            return n.id
+        from ..controller import pluginController
+
+        return pluginController.notify(self.id, user, text, data)
 
     def serialize(self):
         """Serialize a plugin into a dict
@@ -245,6 +218,10 @@ class AuthPlugin(Plugin):
             MethodNotAllowed: If not supported by Backend
             Any valid HTTP exception
         """
+        # By default save the image to the avatar,
+        # deleting would happen by unsetting it
+        from ..controller import imageController
+
         user.avatar_ = imageController.upload_image(file)
 
     def delete_avatar(self, user: User):