diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index 1fbab67..dd4ebfd 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ function Spec:add(plugin, results, is_dep)
     self.plugins[plugin.name] = plugin
     return results and table.insert(results, plugin.name)
   else
+    plugin._.kind = "disabled"
     self.disabled[plugin.name] = plugin
     self.plugins[plugin.name] = nil
   end
diff --git a/lua/lazy/help.lua b/lua/lazy/help.lua
index 2239b9a..599e2b4 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/help.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/help.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ function M.index(plugin)
 end
 
 function M.update()
-  vim.cmd.helptags(Config.plugins["lazy.nvim"].dir .. "/doc")
+  if Config.plugins["lazy.nvim"] then
+    vim.cmd.helptags(Config.plugins["lazy.nvim"].dir .. "/doc")
+  end
   local docs = Config.options.readme.root .. "/doc"
   vim.fn.mkdir(docs, "p")
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/types.lua b/lua/lazy/types.lua
index 3c5c5d1..c461c4c 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/types.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/types.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
----@alias LazyPluginKind "normal"|"clean"
+---@alias LazyPluginKind "normal"|"clean"|"disabled"
 
 ---@class LazyPluginState
 ---@field loaded? {[string]:string}|{time:number}
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index 0784ff5..f5ce860 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function M:update()
 
   self.plugins = vim.tbl_values(Config.plugins)
   vim.list_extend(self.plugins, vim.tbl_values(Config.to_clean))
+  vim.list_extend(self.plugins, vim.tbl_values(Config.spec.disabled))
   table.sort(self.plugins, function(a, b)
     return a.name < b.name
   end)
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ function M:get_plugin(row)
             return plugin
           end
         end
+      elseif loc.kind == "disabled" then
+        return Config.spec.disabled[loc.name]
       else
         return Config.plugins[loc.name]
       end
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/sections.lua b/lua/lazy/view/sections.lua
index d23cefd..8325332 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/sections.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/sections.lua
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ return {
   },
   {
     filter = function(plugin)
-      return not plugin._.installed
+      return not plugin._.installed and plugin._.kind ~= "disabled"
     end,
     title = "Not Installed",
   },
@@ -99,4 +99,10 @@ return {
     end,
     title = "Not Loaded",
   },
+  {
+    filter = function(plugin)
+      return plugin._.kind == "disabled"
+    end,
+    title = "Disabled",
+  },
 }