diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
index 4d7e6ed1201..f7b3fa21399 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ export {
   PluginSignatureType,
   PluginErrorCode,
   PluginIncludeType,
+  PluginLoadingStrategy,
   GrafanaPlugin,
   type PluginError,
   type AngularMeta,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/plugin.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/plugin.ts
index c5632e5d69b..56ec6168d0b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/plugin.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ export interface AngularMeta {
   hideDeprecation: boolean;
 }
 
+// Signals to SystemJS how to load frontend js assets.
+export enum PluginLoadingStrategy {
+  fetch = 'fetch',
+  script = 'script',
+}
+
 export interface PluginMeta<T extends KeyValue = {}> {
   id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ export interface PluginMeta<T extends KeyValue = {}> {
   live?: boolean;
   angular?: AngularMeta;
   angularDetected?: boolean;
+  loadingStrategy?: PluginLoadingStrategy;
 }
 
 interface PluginDependencyInfo {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
index f92f4023bf0..8c1c1c93d73 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   SystemDateFormatSettings,
   getThemeById,
   AngularMeta,
+  PluginLoadingStrategy,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 
 export interface AzureSettings {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export type AppPluginConfig = {
   version: string;
   preload: boolean;
   angular: AngularMeta;
+  loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy;
 };
 
 export type PreinstalledPlugin = {
diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
index 7d768e059e4..0d882bce28f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/plugins.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type PluginSetting struct {
 	SignatureType   plugins.SignatureType   `json:"signatureType"`
 	SignatureOrg    string                  `json:"signatureOrg"`
 	AngularDetected bool                    `json:"angularDetected"`
+	LoadingStrategy plugins.LoadingStrategy `json:"loadingStrategy"`
 }
 
 type PluginListItem struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
index 677e8fa98aa..7d50bd47140 100644
--- a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFrontendSettings(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) (*dtos.Fro
 
 	apps := make(map[string]*plugins.AppDTO, 0)
 	for _, ap := range availablePlugins[plugins.TypeApp] {
-		apps[ap.Plugin.ID] = newAppDTO(
+		apps[ap.Plugin.ID] = hs.newAppDTO(
+			c.Req.Context(),
 			ap.Plugin,
 			ap.Settings,
 		)
@@ -140,18 +141,19 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFrontendSettings(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) (*dtos.Fro
 		}
 
 		panels[panel.ID] = plugins.PanelDTO{
-			ID:            panel.ID,
-			Name:          panel.Name,
-			AliasIDs:      panel.AliasIDs,
-			Info:          panel.Info,
-			Module:        panel.Module,
-			BaseURL:       panel.BaseURL,
-			SkipDataQuery: panel.SkipDataQuery,
-			HideFromList:  panel.HideFromList,
-			ReleaseState:  string(panel.State),
-			Signature:     string(panel.Signature),
-			Sort:          getPanelSort(panel.ID),
-			Angular:       panel.Angular,
+			ID:              panel.ID,
+			Name:            panel.Name,
+			AliasIDs:        panel.AliasIDs,
+			Info:            panel.Info,
+			Module:          panel.Module,
+			BaseURL:         panel.BaseURL,
+			SkipDataQuery:   panel.SkipDataQuery,
+			HideFromList:    panel.HideFromList,
+			ReleaseState:    string(panel.State),
+			Signature:       string(panel.Signature),
+			Sort:            getPanelSort(panel.ID),
+			Angular:         panel.Angular,
+			LoadingStrategy: hs.pluginAssets.LoadingStrategy(c.Req.Context(), panel),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -455,6 +457,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFSDataSources(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, availablePlug
 			BaseURL:                   plugin.BaseURL,
 			Angular:                   plugin.Angular,
 			MultiValueFilterOperators: plugin.MultiValueFilterOperators,
+			LoadingStrategy:           hs.pluginAssets.LoadingStrategy(c.Req.Context(), plugin),
 		}
 
 		if ds.JsonData == nil {
@@ -551,13 +554,14 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFSDataSources(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, availablePlug
 	return dataSources, nil
 }
 
-func newAppDTO(plugin pluginstore.Plugin, settings pluginsettings.InfoDTO) *plugins.AppDTO {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) newAppDTO(ctx context.Context, plugin pluginstore.Plugin, settings pluginsettings.InfoDTO) *plugins.AppDTO {
 	app := &plugins.AppDTO{
-		ID:      plugin.ID,
-		Version: plugin.Info.Version,
-		Path:    plugin.Module,
-		Preload: false,
-		Angular: plugin.Angular,
+		ID:              plugin.ID,
+		Version:         plugin.Info.Version,
+		Path:            plugin.Module,
+		Preload:         false,
+		Angular:         plugin.Angular,
+		LoadingStrategy: hs.pluginAssets.LoadingStrategy(ctx, plugin),
 	}
 
 	if settings.Enabled {
diff --git a/pkg/api/frontendsettings_test.go b/pkg/api/frontendsettings_test.go
index ad5a753d7a7..6d7139e28db 100644
--- a/pkg/api/frontendsettings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/frontendsettings_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/licensing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/managedplugins"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsettings"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/rendering"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
 )
 
-func setupTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, pstore pluginstore.Store, psettings pluginsettings.Service) (*web.Mux, *HTTPServer) {
+func setupTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, pstore pluginstore.Store, psettings pluginsettings.Service, passets *pluginassets.Service) (*web.Mux, *HTTPServer) {
 	t.Helper()
 	db.InitTestDB(t)
 	// nolint:staticcheck
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ func setupTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.F
 		})
 	}
 
+	pluginsCDN := pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{
+		PluginsCDNURLTemplate: cfg.PluginsCDNURLTemplate,
+		PluginSettings:        cfg.PluginSettings,
+	})
+
 	var pluginStore = pstore
 	if pluginStore == nil {
 		pluginStore = &pluginstore.FakePluginStore{}
@@ -60,6 +66,11 @@ func setupTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.F
 		pluginsSettings = &pluginsettings.FakePluginSettings{}
 	}
 
+	var pluginsAssets = passets
+	if pluginsAssets == nil {
+		pluginsAssets = pluginassets.ProvideService(cfg, pluginsCDN)
+	}
+
 	hs := &HTTPServer{
 		authnService: &authntest.FakeService{},
 		Cfg:          cfg,
@@ -69,16 +80,14 @@ func setupTestEnvironment(t *testing.T, cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.F
 			Cfg:                   cfg,
 			RendererPluginManager: &fakeRendererPluginManager{},
 		},
-		SQLStore:             db.InitTestDB(t),
-		SettingsProvider:     setting.ProvideProvider(cfg),
-		pluginStore:          pluginStore,
-		grafanaUpdateChecker: &updatechecker.GrafanaService{},
-		AccessControl:        accesscontrolmock.New(),
-		PluginSettings:       pluginsSettings,
-		pluginsCDNService: pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{
-			PluginsCDNURLTemplate: cfg.PluginsCDNURLTemplate,
-			PluginSettings:        cfg.PluginSettings,
-		}),
+		SQLStore:              db.InitTestDB(t),
+		SettingsProvider:      setting.ProvideProvider(cfg),
+		pluginStore:           pluginStore,
+		grafanaUpdateChecker:  &updatechecker.GrafanaService{},
+		AccessControl:         accesscontrolmock.New(),
+		PluginSettings:        pluginsSettings,
+		pluginsCDNService:     pluginsCDN,
+		pluginAssets:          pluginsAssets,
 		namespacer:            request.GetNamespaceMapper(cfg),
 		SocialService:         socialimpl.ProvideService(cfg, features, &usagestats.UsageStatsMock{}, supportbundlestest.NewFakeBundleService(), remotecache.NewFakeCacheStorage(), nil, &ssosettingstests.MockService{}),
 		managedPluginsService: managedplugins.NewNoop(),
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_hideVersionAnonymous(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.BuildVersion = "7.8.9"
 	cfg.BuildCommit = "01234567"
 
-	m, hs := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil)
+	m, hs := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil, nil)
 
 	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/frontend/settings", nil)
 
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_pluginsCDNBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.mutateCfg != nil {
 				test.mutateCfg(cfg)
 			}
-			m, _ := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil)
+			m, _ := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil, nil)
 			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/frontend/settings", nil)
 
 			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -221,6 +230,7 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_apps(t *testing.T) {
 		desc           string
 		pluginStore    func() pluginstore.Store
 		pluginSettings func() pluginsettings.Service
+		pluginAssets   func() *pluginassets.Service
 		expected       settings
 	}{
 		{
@@ -245,13 +255,17 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_apps(t *testing.T) {
 					Plugins: newAppSettings("test-app", false),
 				}
 			},
+			pluginAssets: func() *pluginassets.Service {
+				return pluginassets.ProvideService(setting.NewCfg(), pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{}))
+			},
 			expected: settings{
 				Apps: map[string]*plugins.AppDTO{
 					"test-app": {
-						ID:      "test-app",
-						Preload: false,
-						Path:    "/test-app/module.js",
-						Version: "0.5.0",
+						ID:              "test-app",
+						Preload:         false,
+						Path:            "/test-app/module.js",
+						Version:         "0.5.0",
+						LoadingStrategy: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -278,13 +292,17 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_apps(t *testing.T) {
 					Plugins: newAppSettings("test-app", true),
 				}
 			},
+			pluginAssets: func() *pluginassets.Service {
+				return pluginassets.ProvideService(setting.NewCfg(), pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{}))
+			},
 			expected: settings{
 				Apps: map[string]*plugins.AppDTO{
 					"test-app": {
-						ID:      "test-app",
-						Preload: true,
-						Path:    "/test-app/module.js",
-						Version: "0.5.0",
+						ID:              "test-app",
+						Preload:         true,
+						Path:            "/test-app/module.js",
+						Version:         "0.5.0",
+						LoadingStrategy: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -312,14 +330,99 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_apps(t *testing.T) {
 					Plugins: newAppSettings("test-app", true),
 				}
 			},
+			pluginAssets: func() *pluginassets.Service {
+				return pluginassets.ProvideService(setting.NewCfg(), pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{}))
+			},
+			expected: settings{
+				Apps: map[string]*plugins.AppDTO{
+					"test-app": {
+						ID:              "test-app",
+						Preload:         true,
+						Path:            "/test-app/module.js",
+						Version:         "0.5.0",
+						Angular:         plugins.AngularMeta{Detected: true},
+						LoadingStrategy: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "app plugin with create plugin version compatible with script loading strategy",
+			pluginStore: func() pluginstore.Store {
+				return &pluginstore.FakePluginStore{
+					PluginList: []pluginstore.Plugin{
+						{
+							Module: fmt.Sprintf("/%s/module.js", "test-app"),
+							JSONData: plugins.JSONData{
+								ID:      "test-app",
+								Info:    plugins.Info{Version: "0.5.0"},
+								Type:    plugins.TypeApp,
+								Preload: true,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			pluginSettings: func() pluginsettings.Service {
+				return &pluginsettings.FakePluginSettings{
+					Plugins: newAppSettings("test-app", true),
+				}
+			},
+			pluginAssets: func() *pluginassets.Service {
+				return pluginassets.ProvideService(&setting.Cfg{
+					PluginSettings: map[string]map[string]string{
+						"test-app": {
+							pluginassets.CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: pluginassets.CreatePluginVersionScriptSupportEnabled,
+						},
+					},
+				}, pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{}))
+			},
+			expected: settings{
+				Apps: map[string]*plugins.AppDTO{
+					"test-app": {
+						ID:              "test-app",
+						Preload:         true,
+						Path:            "/test-app/module.js",
+						Version:         "0.5.0",
+						LoadingStrategy: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "app plugin with CDN class",
+			pluginStore: func() pluginstore.Store {
+				return &pluginstore.FakePluginStore{
+					PluginList: []pluginstore.Plugin{
+						{
+							Class:  plugins.ClassCDN,
+							Module: fmt.Sprintf("/%s/module.js", "test-app"),
+							JSONData: plugins.JSONData{
+								ID:      "test-app",
+								Info:    plugins.Info{Version: "0.5.0"},
+								Type:    plugins.TypeApp,
+								Preload: true,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			pluginSettings: func() pluginsettings.Service {
+				return &pluginsettings.FakePluginSettings{
+					Plugins: newAppSettings("test-app", true),
+				}
+			},
+			pluginAssets: func() *pluginassets.Service {
+				return pluginassets.ProvideService(setting.NewCfg(), pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{}))
+			},
 			expected: settings{
 				Apps: map[string]*plugins.AppDTO{
 					"test-app": {
-						ID:      "test-app",
-						Preload: true,
-						Path:    "/test-app/module.js",
-						Version: "0.5.0",
-						Angular: plugins.AngularMeta{Detected: true},
+						ID:              "test-app",
+						Preload:         true,
+						Path:            "/test-app/module.js",
+						Version:         "0.5.0",
+						LoadingStrategy: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -329,7 +432,7 @@ func TestHTTPServer_GetFrontendSettings_apps(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := setting.NewCfg()
-			m, _ := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), test.pluginStore(), test.pluginSettings())
+			m, _ := setupTestEnvironment(t, cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), test.pluginStore(), test.pluginSettings(), test.pluginAssets())
 			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/frontend/settings", nil)
 
 			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index 6f1295aa48f..fa13e721a94 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/playlist"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/plugindashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/managedplugins"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugincontext"
 	pluginSettings "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsettings"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ type HTTPServer struct {
 	pluginDashboardService       plugindashboards.Service
 	pluginStaticRouteResolver    plugins.StaticRouteResolver
 	pluginErrorResolver          plugins.ErrorResolver
+	pluginAssets                 *pluginassets.Service
 	SearchService                search.Service
 	ShortURLService              shorturls.Service
 	QueryHistoryService          queryhistory.Service
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ func ProvideHTTPServer(opts ServerOptions, cfg *setting.Cfg, routeRegister routi
 	encryptionService encryption.Internal, grafanaUpdateChecker *updatechecker.GrafanaService,
 	pluginsUpdateChecker *updatechecker.PluginsService, searchUsersService searchusers.Service,
 	dataSourcesService datasources.DataSourceService, queryDataService query.Service, pluginFileStore plugins.FileStore,
-	serviceaccountsService serviceaccounts.Service,
+	serviceaccountsService serviceaccounts.Service, pluginAssets *pluginassets.Service,
 	authInfoService login.AuthInfoService, storageService store.StorageService,
 	notificationService notifications.Service, dashboardService dashboards.DashboardService,
 	dashboardProvisioningService dashboards.DashboardProvisioningService, folderService folder.Service,
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ func ProvideHTTPServer(opts ServerOptions, cfg *setting.Cfg, routeRegister routi
 		pluginStore:                  pluginStore,
 		pluginStaticRouteResolver:    pluginStaticRouteResolver,
 		pluginDashboardService:       pluginDashboardService,
+		pluginAssets:                 pluginAssets,
 		pluginErrorResolver:          pluginErrorResolver,
 		pluginFileStore:              pluginFileStore,
 		grafanaUpdateChecker:         grafanaUpdateChecker,
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins.go b/pkg/api/plugins.go
index d1793e727e8..256c50d5f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins.go
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) GetPluginSettingByID(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) response.
 		SignatureOrg:     plugin.SignatureOrg,
 		SecureJsonFields: map[string]bool{},
 		AngularDetected:  plugin.Angular.Detected,
+		LoadingStrategy:  hs.pluginAssets.LoadingStrategy(c.Req.Context(), plugin),
 	}
 
 	if plugin.IsApp() {
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins_test.go b/pkg/api/plugins_test.go
index fd1ad0df80f..b517c964f84 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/org/orgtest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/managedplugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginaccesscontrol"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginerrs"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsettings"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
@@ -817,6 +818,7 @@ func Test_PluginsSettings(t *testing.T) {
 					Version: "1.0.0",
 				},
 				SecureJsonFields: map[string]bool{},
+				LoadingStrategy:  plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -841,6 +843,8 @@ func Test_PluginsSettings(t *testing.T) {
 						ErrorCode: tc.errCode,
 					})
 				}
+				pluginCDN := pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{})
+				hs.pluginAssets = pluginassets.ProvideService(hs.Cfg, pluginCDN)
 				hs.pluginErrorResolver = pluginerrs.ProvideStore(errTracker)
 				var err error
 				hs.pluginsUpdateChecker, err = updatechecker.ProvidePluginsService(hs.Cfg, nil, tracing.InitializeTracerForTest())
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath.go
index e26ce3bae1d..873e21feb60 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath.go
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ func (s *Service) Base(n PluginInfo) (string, error) {
 		return s.cdn.AssetURL(n.pluginJSON.ID, n.pluginJSON.Info.Version, "")
 	}
 	if n.parent != nil {
+		relPath, err := n.parent.fs.Rel(n.fs.Base())
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 		if s.cdn.PluginSupported(n.parent.pluginJSON.ID) {
-			relPath, err := n.parent.fs.Rel(n.fs.Base())
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
-			}
 			return s.cdn.AssetURL(n.parent.pluginJSON.ID, n.parent.pluginJSON.Info.Version, relPath)
 		}
+		return path.Join("public/plugins", n.parent.pluginJSON.ID, relPath), nil
 	}
 
 	return path.Join("public/plugins", n.pluginJSON.ID), nil
@@ -87,13 +88,14 @@ func (s *Service) Module(n PluginInfo) (string, error) {
 		return s.cdn.AssetURL(n.pluginJSON.ID, n.pluginJSON.Info.Version, "module.js")
 	}
 	if n.parent != nil {
+		relPath, err := n.parent.fs.Rel(n.fs.Base())
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 		if s.cdn.PluginSupported(n.parent.pluginJSON.ID) {
-			relPath, err := n.parent.fs.Rel(n.fs.Base())
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
-			}
 			return s.cdn.AssetURL(n.parent.pluginJSON.ID, n.parent.pluginJSON.Info.Version, path.Join(relPath, "module.js"))
 		}
+		return path.Join("public/plugins", n.parent.pluginJSON.ID, relPath, "module.js"), nil
 	}
 
 	return path.Join("public/plugins", n.pluginJSON.ID, "module.js"), nil
@@ -117,10 +119,6 @@ func (s *Service) RelativeURL(n PluginInfo, pathStr string) (string, error) {
 			return s.cdn.AssetURL(n.parent.pluginJSON.ID, n.parent.pluginJSON.Info.Version, path.Join(relPath, pathStr))
 		}
 	}
-
-	if s.cdn.PluginSupported(n.pluginJSON.ID) {
-		return s.cdn.NewCDNURLConstructor(n.pluginJSON.ID, n.pluginJSON.Info.Version).StringPath(pathStr)
-	}
 	// Local
 	u, err := url.Parse(pathStr)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath_test.go
index be8ce730b95..04c22b1a478 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/assetpath/assetpath_test.go
@@ -187,3 +187,153 @@ func TestService(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestService_ChildPlugins(t *testing.T) {
+	type expected struct {
+		module  string
+		baseURL string
+		relURL  string
+	}
+
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name       string
+		cfg        *config.PluginManagementCfg
+		pluginInfo func() PluginInfo
+		expected   expected
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Local FS external plugin",
+			cfg:  &config.PluginManagementCfg{},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				return NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent"), nil)
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "public/plugins/parent/module.js",
+				baseURL: "public/plugins/parent",
+				relURL:  "public/plugins/parent/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Local FS external plugin with child",
+			cfg:  &config.PluginManagementCfg{},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				parentInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent"), nil)
+				childInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "child", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent/child"), &parentInfo)
+				return childInfo
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "public/plugins/parent/child/module.js",
+				baseURL: "public/plugins/parent/child",
+				relURL:  "public/plugins/parent/child/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Local FS core plugin",
+			cfg:  &config.PluginManagementCfg{},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				return NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassCore, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent"), nil)
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "core:plugin/parent",
+				baseURL: "public/app/plugins/parent",
+				relURL:  "public/app/plugins/parent/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Externally-built Local FS core plugin",
+			cfg:  &config.PluginManagementCfg{},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				return NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassCore, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent/dist"), nil)
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "public/plugins/parent/module.js",
+				baseURL: "public/app/plugins/parent",
+				relURL:  "public/app/plugins/parent/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CDN Class plugin",
+			cfg: &config.PluginManagementCfg{
+				PluginsCDNURLTemplate: "https://cdn.example.com",
+			},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				return NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassCDN, pluginFS("https://cdn.example.com/plugins/parent"), nil)
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "https://cdn.example.com/plugins/parent/module.js",
+				baseURL: "https://cdn.example.com/plugins/parent",
+				relURL:  "https://cdn.example.com/plugins/parent/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CDN Class plugin with child",
+			cfg: &config.PluginManagementCfg{
+				PluginsCDNURLTemplate: "https://cdn.example.com",
+			},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				// Note: fake plugin FS is the most convenient way to mock the plugin FS for CDN plugins
+				parentInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassCDN, pluginFS("https://cdn.example.com/parent"), nil)
+				childInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "child", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassCDN, pluginFS("https://cdn.example.com/parent/some/other/dir/child"), &parentInfo)
+				return childInfo
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/some/other/dir/child/module.js",
+				baseURL: "https://cdn.example.com/parent/some/other/dir/child",
+				relURL:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/some/other/dir/child/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CDN supported plugin",
+			cfg: &config.PluginManagementCfg{
+				PluginsCDNURLTemplate: "https://cdn.example.com",
+				PluginSettings: map[string]map[string]string{
+					"parent": {"cdn": "true"},
+				},
+			},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				return NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent"), nil)
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent/module.js",
+				baseURL: "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent",
+				relURL:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "CDN supported plugin with child",
+			cfg: &config.PluginManagementCfg{
+				PluginsCDNURLTemplate: "https://cdn.example.com",
+				PluginSettings: map[string]map[string]string{
+					"parent": {"cdn": "true"},
+				},
+			},
+			pluginInfo: func() PluginInfo {
+				parentInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "parent", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent"), nil)
+				childInfo := NewPluginInfo(plugins.JSONData{ID: "child", Info: plugins.Info{Version: "1.0.0"}}, plugins.ClassExternal, plugins.NewLocalFS("/plugins/parent/child"), &parentInfo)
+				return childInfo
+			},
+			expected: expected{
+				module:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent/child/module.js",
+				baseURL: "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent/child",
+				relURL:  "https://cdn.example.com/parent/1.0.0/public/plugins/parent/child/path/to/file.txt",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			svc := ProvideService(tc.cfg, pluginscdn.ProvideService(tc.cfg))
+
+			module, err := svc.Module(tc.pluginInfo())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected.module, module)
+
+			baseURL, err := svc.Base(tc.pluginInfo())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected.baseURL, baseURL)
+
+			relURL, err := svc.RelativeURL(tc.pluginInfo(), "path/to/file.txt")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expected.relURL, relURL)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/models.go b/pkg/plugins/models.go
index f08b192062c..af96b578da4 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/models.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/models.go
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ type PluginMetaDTO struct {
 	BaseURL                   string          `json:"baseUrl"`
 	Angular                   AngularMeta     `json:"angular"`
 	MultiValueFilterOperators bool            `json:"multiValueFilterOperators"`
+	LoadingStrategy           LoadingStrategy `json:"loadingStrategy"`
 }
 
 type DataSourceDTO struct {
@@ -211,28 +212,28 @@ type DataSourceDTO struct {
 }
 
 type PanelDTO struct {
-	ID            string   `json:"id"`
-	Name          string   `json:"name"`
-	AliasIDs      []string `json:"aliasIds,omitempty"`
-	Info          Info     `json:"info"`
-	HideFromList  bool     `json:"hideFromList"`
-	Sort          int      `json:"sort"`
-	SkipDataQuery bool     `json:"skipDataQuery"`
-	ReleaseState  string   `json:"state"`
-	BaseURL       string   `json:"baseUrl"`
-	Signature     string   `json:"signature"`
-	Module        string   `json:"module"`
-
-	Angular AngularMeta `json:"angular"`
+	ID              string          `json:"id"`
+	Name            string          `json:"name"`
+	AliasIDs        []string        `json:"aliasIds,omitempty"`
+	Info            Info            `json:"info"`
+	HideFromList    bool            `json:"hideFromList"`
+	Sort            int             `json:"sort"`
+	SkipDataQuery   bool            `json:"skipDataQuery"`
+	ReleaseState    string          `json:"state"`
+	BaseURL         string          `json:"baseUrl"`
+	Signature       string          `json:"signature"`
+	Module          string          `json:"module"`
+	Angular         AngularMeta     `json:"angular"`
+	LoadingStrategy LoadingStrategy `json:"loadingStrategy"`
 }
 
 type AppDTO struct {
-	ID      string `json:"id"`
-	Path    string `json:"path"`
-	Version string `json:"version"`
-	Preload bool   `json:"preload"`
-
-	Angular AngularMeta `json:"angular"`
+	ID              string          `json:"id"`
+	Path            string          `json:"path"`
+	Version         string          `json:"version"`
+	Preload         bool            `json:"preload"`
+	Angular         AngularMeta     `json:"angular"`
+	LoadingStrategy LoadingStrategy `json:"loadingStrategy"`
 }
 
 const (
@@ -252,6 +253,13 @@ type Error struct {
 	message         string          `json:"-"`
 }
 
+type LoadingStrategy string
+
+const (
+	LoadingStrategyFetch  LoadingStrategy = "fetch"
+	LoadingStrategyScript LoadingStrategy = "script"
+)
+
 func (e Error) Error() string {
 	if e.message != "" {
 		return e.message
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/loader/loader_test.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/loader/loader_test.go
index 411825ff306..2fed29e25a4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/loader/loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/loader/loader_test.go
@@ -1243,8 +1243,8 @@ func TestLoader_Load_NestedPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 				Plugins:        []plugins.Dependency{},
 			},
 		},
-		Module:        "public/plugins/test-panel/module.js",
-		BaseURL:       "public/plugins/test-panel",
+		Module:        "public/plugins/test-datasource/nested/module.js",
+		BaseURL:       "public/plugins/test-datasource/nested",
 		FS:            mustNewStaticFSForTests(t, filepath.Join(testDataDir(t), "nested-plugins/parent/nested")),
 		Signature:     plugins.SignatureStatusValid,
 		SignatureType: plugins.SignatureTypeGrafana,
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ func TestLoader_Load_NestedPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 						{Name: "License", URL: "https://github.com/grafana/grafana-starter-panel/blob/master/LICENSE"},
 					},
 					Logos: plugins.Logos{
-						Small: "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-panel/img/logo.svg",
-						Large: "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-panel/img/logo.svg",
+						Small: "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-app/child/img/logo.svg",
+						Large: "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-app/child/img/logo.svg",
 					},
 					Screenshots: []plugins.Screenshots{},
 					Description: "Grafana Panel Plugin Template",
@@ -1423,8 +1423,8 @@ func TestLoader_Load_NestedPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 					Plugins:           []plugins.Dependency{},
 				},
 			},
-			Module:          "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-panel/module.js",
-			BaseURL:         "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-panel",
+			Module:          "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-app/child/module.js",
+			BaseURL:         "public/plugins/myorgid-simple-app/child",
 			FS:              mustNewStaticFSForTests(t, filepath.Join(testDataDir(t), "app-with-child/dist/child")),
 			IncludedInAppID: parent.ID,
 			Signature:       plugins.SignatureStatusValid,
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a92aabecb6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package pluginassets
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/pluginscdn"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+)
+
+const (
+	CreatePluginVersionCfgKey               = "create_plugin_version"
+	CreatePluginVersionScriptSupportEnabled = "4.15.0"
+)
+
+var (
+	scriptLoadingMinSupportedVersion = semver.MustParse(CreatePluginVersionScriptSupportEnabled)
+)
+
+func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, cdn *pluginscdn.Service) *Service {
+	return &Service{
+		cfg: cfg,
+		cdn: cdn,
+		log: log.New("pluginassets"),
+	}
+}
+
+type Service struct {
+	cfg *setting.Cfg
+	cdn *pluginscdn.Service
+	log log.Logger
+}
+
+// LoadingStrategy calculates the loading strategy for a plugin.
+// If a plugin has plugin setting `create_plugin_version` >= 4.15.0, set loadingStrategy to "script".
+// If a plugin is not loaded via the CDN and is not Angular, set loadingStrategy to "script".
+// Otherwise, set loadingStrategy to "fetch".
+func (s *Service) LoadingStrategy(_ context.Context, p pluginstore.Plugin) plugins.LoadingStrategy {
+	if pCfg, ok := s.cfg.PluginSettings[p.ID]; ok {
+		if s.compatibleCreatePluginVersion(pCfg) {
+			return plugins.LoadingStrategyScript
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If the plugin has a parent, check the parent's create_plugin_version setting
+	if p.Parent != nil {
+		if pCfg, ok := s.cfg.PluginSettings[p.Parent.ID]; ok {
+			if s.compatibleCreatePluginVersion(pCfg) {
+				return plugins.LoadingStrategyScript
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !s.cndEnabled(p) && !p.Angular.Detected {
+		return plugins.LoadingStrategyScript
+	}
+
+	return plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch
+}
+
+func (s *Service) compatibleCreatePluginVersion(ps map[string]string) bool {
+	if cpv, ok := ps[CreatePluginVersionCfgKey]; ok {
+		createPluginVer, err := semver.NewVersion(cpv)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.log.Warn("Failed to parse create plugin version setting as semver", "version", cpv, "error", err)
+		} else {
+			if !createPluginVer.LessThan(scriptLoadingMinSupportedVersion) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (s *Service) cndEnabled(p pluginstore.Plugin) bool {
+	return s.cdn.PluginSupported(p.ID) || p.Class == plugins.ClassCDN
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets_test.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ca9c4bbccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package pluginassets
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/pluginscdn"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+)
+
+func TestService_Calculate(t *testing.T) {
+	const pluginID = "grafana-test-datasource"
+
+	const (
+		incompatVersion = "4.14.0"
+		compatVersion   = CreatePluginVersionScriptSupportEnabled
+		futureVersion   = "5.0.0"
+	)
+
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name           string
+		pluginSettings setting.PluginSettings
+		plugin         pluginstore.Plugin
+		expected       plugins.LoadingStrategy
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when create-plugin version is compatible and plugin is not angular",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: compatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, false),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when parent create-plugin version is compatible and plugin is not angular",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings("parent-datasource", map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: compatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin: newPlugin(pluginID, false, func(p pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin {
+				p.Parent = &pluginstore.ParentPlugin{ID: "parent-datasource"}
+				return p
+			}),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when create-plugin version is future compatible and plugin is not angular",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: futureVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, false),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when create-plugin version is not provided, plugin is not angular and is not configured as CDN enabled",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				// NOTE: cdn key is not set
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, false),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when create-plugin version is not compatible, plugin is not angular, is not configured as CDN enabled and does not have the CDN class",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: incompatVersion,
+				// NOTE: cdn key is not set
+			}),
+			plugin: newPlugin(pluginID, false, func(p pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin {
+				p.Class = plugins.ClassExternal
+				return p
+			}),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyFetch when create-plugin version is not compatible, plugin is not angular, is configured as CDN enabled and does not have the CDN class",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				"cdn":                     "true",
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: incompatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin: newPlugin(pluginID, false, func(p pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin {
+				p.Class = plugins.ClassExternal
+				return p
+			}),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyFetch when create-plugin version is not compatible and plugin is angular",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: incompatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, true),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyFetch when create-plugin version is not compatible, plugin is not angular and plugin is configured as CDN enabled",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				"cdn":                     "true",
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: incompatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, false),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyFetch when create-plugin version is not compatible, plugin is not angular and has the CDN class",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: incompatVersion,
+			}),
+			plugin: newPlugin(pluginID, false, func(p pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin {
+				p.Class = plugins.ClassCDN
+				return p
+			}),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyFetch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Expected LoadingStrategyScript when plugin setting create-plugin version is badly formatted, plugin is not configured as CDN enabled and does not have the CDN class",
+			pluginSettings: newPluginSettings(pluginID, map[string]string{
+				CreatePluginVersionCfgKey: "invalidSemver",
+			}),
+			plugin:   newPlugin(pluginID, false),
+			expected: plugins.LoadingStrategyScript,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s := &Service{
+				cfg: newCfg(tc.pluginSettings),
+				cdn: pluginscdn.ProvideService(&config.PluginManagementCfg{
+					PluginsCDNURLTemplate: "http://cdn.example.com", // required for cdn.PluginSupported check
+					PluginSettings:        tc.pluginSettings,
+				}),
+				log: log.NewNopLogger(),
+			}
+
+			got := s.LoadingStrategy(context.Background(), tc.plugin)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, got, "unexpected loading strategy")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func newPlugin(pluginID string, angular bool, cbs ...func(p pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin) pluginstore.Plugin {
+	p := pluginstore.Plugin{
+		JSONData: plugins.JSONData{
+			ID: pluginID,
+		},
+		Angular: plugins.AngularMeta{Detected: angular},
+	}
+	for _, cb := range cbs {
+		p = cb(p)
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+func newCfg(ps setting.PluginSettings) *setting.Cfg {
+	return &setting.Cfg{
+		PluginSettings: ps,
+	}
+}
+
+func newPluginSettings(pluginID string, kv map[string]string) setting.PluginSettings {
+	return setting.PluginSettings{
+		pluginID: kv,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
index cc1ec4c80cf..a699982efd8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/loader"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/managedplugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pipeline"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginconfig"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugincontext"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginerrs"
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ var WireSet = wire.NewSet(
 	plugincontext.ProvideBaseService,
 	wire.Bind(new(plugincontext.BasePluginContextProvider), new(*plugincontext.BaseProvider)),
 	plugininstaller.ProvideService,
+	pluginassets.ProvideService,
 )
 
 // WireExtensionSet provides a wire.ProviderSet of plugin providers that can be
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore/plugins.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore/plugins.go
index 194ba92ade4..f041c77c5e5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore/plugins.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Plugin struct {
 	Class plugins.Class
 
 	// App fields
+	Parent          *ParentPlugin
 	IncludedInAppID string
 	DefaultNavURL   string
 	Pinned          bool
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func ToGrafanaDTO(p *plugins.Plugin) Plugin {
 		supportsStreaming = true
 	}
 
-	return Plugin{
+	dto := Plugin{
 		fs:                p.FS,
 		supportsStreaming: supportsStreaming,
 		Class:             p.Class,
@@ -76,4 +77,14 @@ func ToGrafanaDTO(p *plugins.Plugin) Plugin {
 		ExternalService:   p.ExternalService,
 		Angular:           p.Angular,
 	}
+
+	if p.Parent != nil {
+		dto.Parent = &ParentPlugin{ID: p.Parent.ID}
+	}
+
+	return dto
+}
+
+type ParentPlugin struct {
+	ID string
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/plugins.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/plugins.ts
index 93f28c903b2..60f641dc089 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/plugins.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/plugins.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw';
 
-import { PluginMeta } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PluginLoadingStrategy, PluginMeta } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { plugins } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/testSetup/plugins';
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const getPluginsHandler = (pluginsArray: PluginMeta[] = plugins) => {
       preload: true,
       version: info.version,
       angular: angular ?? { detected: false, hideDeprecation: false },
+      loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script,
     };
   });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/rules.test.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/rules.test.ts
index e6ce13414cc..59d77e3b3d3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/rules.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/utils/rules.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { PluginLoadingStrategy } from '@grafana/data';
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { RuleGroupIdentifier } from 'app/types/unified-alerting';
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ describe('getRuleOrigin', () => {
         path: '',
         preload: true,
         angular: { detected: false, hideDeprecation: false },
+        loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script,
       },
     };
     const rule = mockCombinedRule({
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/importPanelPlugin.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/importPanelPlugin.ts
index 62dbcb8c4be..81819a8745f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/importPanelPlugin.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/importPanelPlugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 
-import { PanelPlugin, PanelPluginMeta, PanelProps } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PanelPlugin, PanelPluginMeta, PanelProps, PluginLoadingStrategy } from '@grafana/data';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 
 import { getPanelPluginLoadError } from '../panel/components/PanelPluginError';
@@ -56,10 +56,12 @@ export function syncGetPanelPlugin(id: string): PanelPlugin | undefined {
 }
 
 function getPanelPlugin(meta: PanelPluginMeta): Promise<PanelPlugin> {
+  const fallbackLoadingStrategy = meta.loadingStrategy ?? PluginLoadingStrategy.fetch;
   return importPluginModule({
     path: meta.module,
     version: meta.info?.version,
     isAngular: meta.angular?.detected,
+    loadingStrategy: fallbackLoadingStrategy,
     pluginId: meta.id,
   })
     .then((pluginExports) => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.test.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.test.ts
index 531cadbe583..39fa44576be 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { registerPluginInCache, invalidatePluginInCache, resolveWithCache, getPluginFromCache } from './cache';
+import { PluginLoadingStrategy } from '@grafana/data';
+
+import {
+  registerPluginInCache,
+  invalidatePluginInCache,
+  resolveWithCache,
+  getPluginFromCache,
+  extractCacheKeyFromPath,
+} from './cache';
 
 jest.mock('./constants', () => ({
   CACHE_INITIALISED_AT: 123456,
@@ -7,28 +15,28 @@ jest.mock('./constants', () => ({
 describe('Cache Functions', () => {
   describe('registerPluginInCache', () => {
     it('should register a plugin in the cache', () => {
-      const plugin = { pluginId: 'plugin1', version: '1.0.0', isAngular: false };
-      registerPluginInCache(plugin);
+      const plugin = { version: '1.0.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
+      registerPluginInCache({ path: 'public/plugins/plugin1/module.js', ...plugin });
       expect(getPluginFromCache('plugin1')).toEqual(plugin);
     });
 
     it('should not register a plugin if it already exists in the cache', () => {
-      const pluginId = 'plugin2';
-      const plugin = { pluginId, version: '2.0.0' };
+      const path = 'public/plugins/plugin2/module.js';
+      const plugin = { path, version: '2.0.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
       registerPluginInCache(plugin);
-      const plugin2 = { pluginId, version: '2.5.0' };
+      const plugin2 = { path, version: '2.5.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
       registerPluginInCache(plugin2);
-      expect(getPluginFromCache(pluginId)?.version).toBe('2.0.0');
+      expect(getPluginFromCache(path)?.version).toBe('2.0.0');
     });
   });
 
   describe('invalidatePluginInCache', () => {
     it('should invalidate a plugin in the cache', () => {
-      const pluginId = 'plugin3';
-      const plugin = { pluginId, version: '3.0.0' };
+      const path = 'public/plugins/plugin2/module.js';
+      const plugin = { path, version: '3.0.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
       registerPluginInCache(plugin);
-      invalidatePluginInCache(pluginId);
-      expect(getPluginFromCache(pluginId)).toBeUndefined();
+      invalidatePluginInCache('plugin2');
+      expect(getPluginFromCache('plugin2')).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('should not throw an error if the plugin does not exist in the cache', () => {
@@ -43,17 +51,43 @@ describe('Cache Functions', () => {
     });
 
     it('should resolve URL with plugin version as cache bust parameter if available', () => {
-      const plugin = { pluginId: 'plugin5', version: '5.0.0' };
-      registerPluginInCache(plugin);
       const url = 'http://localhost:3000/public/plugins/plugin5/module.js';
+      const plugin = { path: url, version: '5.0.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
+      registerPluginInCache(plugin);
       expect(resolveWithCache(url)).toContain('_cache=5.0.0');
     });
   });
 
+  describe('extractCacheKeyFromPath', () => {
+    it('should extract plugin ID from a path', () => {
+      expect(extractCacheKeyFromPath('public/plugins/plugin6/module.js')).toBe('plugin6');
+    });
+
+    it('should extract plugin ID from a path', () => {
+      expect(extractCacheKeyFromPath('public/plugins/plugin6/datasource/module.js')).toBe('plugin6');
+    });
+
+    it('should extract plugin ID from a url', () => {
+      expect(extractCacheKeyFromPath('https://my-url.com/plugin6/1.0.0/public/plugins/plugin6/module.js')).toBe(
+        'plugin6'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should extract plugin ID from a nested plugin url', () => {
+      expect(
+        extractCacheKeyFromPath('https://my-url.com/plugin6/1.0.0/public/plugins/plugin6/datasource/module.js')
+      ).toBe('plugin6');
+    });
+
+    it('should return null if the path does not match the pattern', () => {
+      expect(extractCacheKeyFromPath('public/plugins/plugin7')).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getPluginFromCache', () => {
     it('should return plugin from cache if exists', () => {
-      const plugin = { pluginId: 'plugin6', version: '6.0.0' };
-      registerPluginInCache(plugin);
+      const plugin = { version: '6.0.0', loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy.script };
+      registerPluginInCache({ path: 'public/plugins/plugin6/module.js', ...plugin });
       expect(getPluginFromCache('plugin6')).toEqual(plugin);
     });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.ts
index 4b3fa40d031..00e77489efd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/loader/cache.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
+import { PluginLoadingStrategy } from '@grafana/data';
+
 import { clearPluginSettingsCache } from '../pluginSettings';
 
 import { CACHE_INITIALISED_AT } from './constants';
 
-const cache: Record<string, CacheablePlugin> = {};
+const cache: Record<string, CachedPlugin> = {};
 
 type CacheablePlugin = {
-  pluginId: string;
+  path: string;
   version: string;
-  isAngular?: boolean;
+  loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy;
 };
 
-export function registerPluginInCache({ pluginId, version, isAngular }: CacheablePlugin): void {
-  const key = pluginId;
+type CachedPlugin = Omit<CacheablePlugin, 'path'>;
+
+export function registerPluginInCache({ path, version, loadingStrategy }: CacheablePlugin): void {
+  const key = extractCacheKeyFromPath(path);
+
   if (key && !cache[key]) {
     cache[key] = {
       version: encodeURI(version),
-      isAngular,
-      pluginId,
+      loadingStrategy,
     };
   }
 }
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ export function resolveWithCache(url: string, defaultBust = CACHE_INITIALISED_AT
   return `${url}?_cache=${bust}`;
 }
 
-export function getPluginFromCache(path: string): CacheablePlugin | undefined {
+export function getPluginFromCache(path: string): CachedPlugin | undefined {
   const key = getCacheKey(path);
   if (!key) {
     return;
@@ -47,6 +51,12 @@ export function getPluginFromCache(path: string): CacheablePlugin | undefined {
   return cache[key];
 }
 
+export function extractCacheKeyFromPath(path: string) {
+  const regex = /\/?public\/plugins\/([^\/]+)\//;
+  const match = path.match(regex);
+  return match ? match[1] : null;
+}
+
 function getCacheKey(address: string): string | undefined {
   const key = Object.keys(cache).find((key) => address.includes(key));
   if (!key) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/pluginPreloader.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/pluginPreloader.ts
index 024d743a652..378ad0ba257 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/pluginPreloader.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/pluginPreloader.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { startMeasure, stopMeasure } from 'app/core/utils/metrics';
 import { getPluginSettings } from 'app/features/plugins/pluginSettings';
 
 import { PluginExtensionRegistries } from './extensions/registry/types';
-import * as pluginLoader from './plugin_loader';
+import { importPluginModule } from './plugin_loader';
 
 export type PluginPreloadResult = {
   pluginId: string;
@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ export async function preloadPlugins(
 }
 
 async function preload(config: AppPluginConfig): Promise<PluginPreloadResult> {
-  const { path, version, id: pluginId } = config;
+  const { path, version, id: pluginId, loadingStrategy } = config;
   try {
     startMeasure(`frontend_plugin_preload_${pluginId}`);
-    const { plugin } = await pluginLoader.importPluginModule({
+    const { plugin } = await importPluginModule({
       path,
       version,
       isAngular: config.angular.detected,
       pluginId,
+      loadingStrategy,
     });
     const { exposedComponentConfigs = [], addedComponentConfigs = [], addedLinkConfigs = [] } = plugin;
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
index 588e938484b..e9f7866761b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/plugin_loader.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   DataSourceJsonData,
   DataSourcePlugin,
   DataSourcePluginMeta,
+  PluginLoadingStrategy,
   PluginMeta,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import { SystemJS } from './loader/systemjs';
 import { sharedDependenciesMap } from './loader/sharedDependencies';
 import { decorateSystemJSFetch, decorateSystemJSResolve, decorateSystemJsOnload } from './loader/systemjsHooks';
 import { SystemJSWithLoaderHooks } from './loader/types';
-import { buildImportMap, isHostedOnCDN, resolveModulePath } from './loader/utils';
+import { buildImportMap, resolveModulePath } from './loader/utils';
 import { importPluginModuleInSandbox } from './sandbox/sandbox_plugin_loader';
 import { isFrontendSandboxSupported } from './sandbox/utils';
 
@@ -29,13 +30,17 @@ SystemJS.addImportMap({ imports });
 const systemJSPrototype: SystemJSWithLoaderHooks = SystemJS.constructor.prototype;
 
 // This instructs SystemJS to load plugin assets using fetch and eval if it returns a truthy value, otherwise
-// it will load the plugin using a script tag. We only want to fetch and eval files that are
-// hosted on a CDN, are related to Angular plugins or are not js files.
+// it will load the plugin using a script tag. The logic that sets loadingStrategy comes from the backend.
+// See: pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets/pluginassets.go
 systemJSPrototype.shouldFetch = function (url) {
   const pluginInfo = getPluginFromCache(url);
   const jsTypeRegEx = /^[^#?]+\.(js)([?#].*)?$/;
 
-  return isHostedOnCDN(url) || Boolean(pluginInfo?.isAngular) || !jsTypeRegEx.test(url);
+  if (!jsTypeRegEx.test(url)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return Boolean(pluginInfo?.loadingStrategy !== PluginLoadingStrategy.script);
 };
 
 const originalImport = systemJSPrototype.import;
@@ -64,17 +69,19 @@ systemJSPrototype.onload = decorateSystemJsOnload;
 
 export async function importPluginModule({
   path,
+  pluginId,
+  loadingStrategy,
   version,
   isAngular,
-  pluginId,
 }: {
   path: string;
   pluginId: string;
+  loadingStrategy: PluginLoadingStrategy;
   version?: string;
   isAngular?: boolean;
 }): Promise<System.Module> {
   if (version) {
-    registerPluginInCache({ pluginId, version, isAngular });
+    registerPluginInCache({ path, version, loadingStrategy });
   }
 
   const builtIn = builtInPlugins[path];
@@ -99,10 +106,12 @@ export async function importPluginModule({
 
 export function importDataSourcePlugin(meta: DataSourcePluginMeta): Promise<GenericDataSourcePlugin> {
   const isAngular = meta.angular?.detected ?? meta.angularDetected;
+  const fallbackLoadingStrategy = meta.loadingStrategy ?? PluginLoadingStrategy.fetch;
   return importPluginModule({
     path: meta.module,
     version: meta.info?.version,
     isAngular,
+    loadingStrategy: fallbackLoadingStrategy,
     pluginId: meta.id,
   }).then((pluginExports) => {
     if (pluginExports.plugin) {
@@ -128,10 +137,12 @@ export function importDataSourcePlugin(meta: DataSourcePluginMeta): Promise<Gene
 
 export function importAppPlugin(meta: PluginMeta): Promise<AppPlugin> {
   const isAngular = meta.angular?.detected ?? meta.angularDetected;
+  const fallbackLoadingStrategy = meta.loadingStrategy ?? PluginLoadingStrategy.fetch;
   return importPluginModule({
     path: meta.module,
     version: meta.info?.version,
     isAngular,
+    loadingStrategy: fallbackLoadingStrategy,
     pluginId: meta.id,
   }).then((pluginExports) => {
     const plugin: AppPlugin = pluginExports.plugin ? pluginExports.plugin : new AppPlugin();