diff --git a/atom/browser/atom_resource_dispatcher_host_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/atom_resource_dispatcher_host_delegate.cc
index abd2fb53f1e2..d54021859703 100644
--- a/atom/browser/atom_resource_dispatcher_host_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/atom_resource_dispatcher_host_delegate.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "atom/browser/login_handler.h"
 #include "atom/browser/web_contents_permission_helper.h"
+#include "atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h"
 #include "atom/common/atom_constants.h"
 #include "atom/common/platform_util.h"
 #include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"
@@ -124,7 +125,9 @@ bool AtomResourceDispatcherHostDelegate::ShouldInterceptResourceAsStream(
     std::string* payload) {
   const content::ResourceRequestInfo* info =
       content::ResourceRequestInfo::ForRequest(request);
-  if (mime_type == "application/pdf" && info->IsMainFrame()) {
+  content::WebContents* web_contents = info->GetWebContentsGetterForRequest().Run();
+  if (mime_type == "application/pdf" && info->IsMainFrame() && 
+      WebContentsPreferences::IsPluginsEnabled(web_contents)) {
     *origin = GURL(kPdfViewerUIOrigin);
     content::BrowserThread::PostTask(
         BrowserThread::UI, FROM_HERE,
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
index 2bd0900311a8..7d99dd7ed5fb 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,21 @@ bool WebContentsPreferences::UsesNativeWindowOpen(
   return use;
 }
 
+bool WebContentsPreferences::IsPluginsEnabled(content::WebContents* web_contents) {
+  WebContentsPreferences* self;
+  if (!web_contents)
+    return false;
+
+  self = FromWebContents(web_contents);
+  if (!self)
+    return false;
+
+  base::DictionaryValue& web_preferences = self->web_preferences_;
+  bool plugins = false;
+  web_preferences.GetBoolean("plugins", &plugins);
+  return plugins;
+}
+
 // static
 void WebContentsPreferences::OverrideWebkitPrefs(
     content::WebContents* web_contents, content::WebPreferences* prefs) {
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h
index f046cdfc99ac..aa3dc36287b7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h
+++ b/atom/browser/web_contents_preferences.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class WebContentsPreferences
 
   static bool IsSandboxed(content::WebContents* web_contents);
   static bool UsesNativeWindowOpen(content::WebContents* web_contents);
+  static bool IsPluginsEnabled(content::WebContents* web_contents);
 
   // Modify the WebPreferences according to |web_contents|'s preferences.
   static void OverrideWebkitPrefs(