diff --git a/command/plugin/disable.go b/command/plugin/disable.go
index 9089a3cf68..5399e61f1b 100644
--- a/command/plugin/disable.go
+++ b/command/plugin/disable.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/reference"
@@ -11,19 +12,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 func newDisableCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
+	var force bool
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "disable PLUGIN",
 		Short: "Disable a plugin",
 		Args:  cli.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return runDisable(dockerCli, args[0])
+			return runDisable(dockerCli, args[0], force)
 		},
 	}
 
+	flags := cmd.Flags()
+	flags.BoolVarP(&force, "force", "f", false, "Force the disable of an active plugin")
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func runDisable(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, name string) error {
+func runDisable(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, name string, force bool) error {
 	named, err := reference.ParseNamed(name) // FIXME: validate
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ func runDisable(dockerCli *command.DockerCli, name string) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid name: %s", named.String())
 	}
-	if err := dockerCli.Client().PluginDisable(context.Background(), ref.String()); err != nil {
+	if err := dockerCli.Client().PluginDisable(context.Background(), ref.String(), types.PluginDisableOptions{Force: force}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(dockerCli.Out(), name)