diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 67054d240..35da2e74b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Changes between 2.2.4 and 2.2.5.dev
 -----------------------------------
 
+- always report installed 3rd party plugins
 - fix issue160: a failing setup of an xfail-marked tests should
   be reported as xfail (not xpass)
 - fix issue128: show captured output when capsys/capfd are used
diff --git a/_pytest/terminal.py b/_pytest/terminal.py
index 6446ac706..28d4fd99e 100644
--- a/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -263,6 +263,17 @@ class TerminalReporter:
         for line in flatten(lines):
             self.write_line(line)
 
+    def pytest_report_header(self, config):
+        plugininfo = config.pluginmanager._plugin_distinfo
+        if plugininfo:
+            l = []
+            for dist, plugin in plugininfo:
+                name = dist.project_name
+                if name.startswith("pytest-"):
+                    name = name[7:]
+                l.append(name)
+            return "plugins: %s" % ", ".join(l)
+
     def pytest_collection_finish(self, session):
         if self.config.option.collectonly:
             self._printcollecteditems(session.items)
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 1c006e62c..06532fe53 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ class TestTerminalFunctional:
             "*test_header_trailer_info.py .",
             "=* 1 passed in *.[0-9][0-9] seconds *=",
         ])
+        if pytest.config.pluginmanager._plugin_distinfo:
+            result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+                "plugins: *",
+            ])
 
     def test_showlocals(self, testdir):
         p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""