diff --git a/plugins/libplugin.c b/plugins/libplugin.c
index 363b1ae94..d47f18ef7 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ static u64 next_outreq_id;
  * struct json_command as it's good practice to have those const. */
 static STRMAP(const char *) usagemap;
 
+bool deprecated_apis;
+
 struct plugin_conn {
 	int fd;
 	MEMBUF(char) mb;
@@ -472,6 +474,12 @@ static struct command_result *handle_init(struct command *init_cmd,
 			   rpctok->end - rpctok->start, buf + rpctok->start,
 			   strerror(errno));
 
+	deprecated_apis = streq(rpc_delve(tmpctx, "listconfigs",
+					  "'config': 'allow-deprecated-apis'",
+					  init_cmd->rpc,
+					  ".allow-deprecated-apis"),
+				"true");
+
 	if (init)
 		init(init_cmd->rpc);
 
diff --git a/plugins/libplugin.h b/plugins/libplugin.h
index b38c7aa1f..036e18ca7 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/libplugin.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 struct command;
 struct plugin_conn;
 
+extern bool deprecated_apis;
+
 /* Create an array of these, one for each command you support. */
 struct plugin_command {
 	const char *name;