diff --git a/src/chart.js b/src/chart.js
index 58061c2ab..90b9c77ee 100644
--- a/src/chart.js
+++ b/src/chart.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ require('./core/core.animation')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.controller')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.datasetController')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.layoutService')(Chart);
-require('./core/core.legend')(Chart);
+require('./core/core.scaleService')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.plugin.js')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.scale')(Chart);
-require('./core/core.scaleService')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.title')(Chart);
+require('./core/core.legend')(Chart);
 require('./core/core.tooltip')(Chart);
 
 require('./elements/element.arc')(Chart);
diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index 36edf9e7a..a8a9ed58f 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			this.ensureScalesHaveIDs();
 			this.buildOrUpdateControllers();
 			this.buildScales();
-			this.buildSurroundingItems();
 			this.updateLayout();
 			this.resetElements();
 			this.initToolTip();
@@ -166,28 +165,6 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			Chart.scaleService.addScalesToLayout(this);
 		},
 
-		buildSurroundingItems: function() {
-			if (this.options.title) {
-				this.titleBlock = new Chart.Title({
-					ctx: this.chart.ctx,
-					options: this.options.title,
-					chart: this
-				});
-
-				Chart.layoutService.addBox(this, this.titleBlock);
-			}
-
-			if (this.options.legend) {
-				this.legend = new Chart.Legend({
-					ctx: this.chart.ctx,
-					options: this.options.legend,
-					chart: this
-				});
-
-				Chart.layoutService.addBox(this, this.legend);
-			}
-		},
-
 		updateLayout: function() {
 			Chart.layoutService.update(this, this.chart.width, this.chart.height);
 		},
diff --git a/src/core/core.legend.js b/src/core/core.legend.js
index b8ae19eb1..f625bb881 100644
--- a/src/core/core.legend.js
+++ b/src/core/core.legend.js
@@ -347,4 +347,21 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 		}
 	});
 
+	// Register the legend plugin
+	Chart.pluginService.register({
+		beforeInit: function(chartInstance) {
+			var opts = chartInstance.options;
+			var legendOpts = opts.legend;
+
+			if (legendOpts) {
+				chartInstance.legend = new Chart.Legend({
+					ctx: chartInstance.chart.ctx,
+					options: legendOpts,
+					chart: chartInstance
+				});
+
+				Chart.layoutService.addBox(chartInstance, chartInstance.legend);
+			}
+		}
+	});
 };
diff --git a/src/core/core.title.js b/src/core/core.title.js
index b6d82c07e..ab969d461 100644
--- a/src/core/core.title.js
+++ b/src/core/core.title.js
@@ -177,4 +177,22 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			}
 		}
 	});
+
+	// Register the title plugin
+	Chart.pluginService.register({
+		beforeInit: function(chartInstance) {
+			var opts = chartInstance.options;
+			var titleOpts = opts.title;
+
+			if (titleOpts) {
+				chartInstance.titleBlock = new Chart.Title({
+					ctx: chartInstance.chart.ctx,
+					options: titleOpts,
+					chart: chartInstance
+				});
+
+				Chart.layoutService.addBox(chartInstance, chartInstance.titleBlock);
+			}
+		}
+	});
 };
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diff --git a/test/core.plugin.tests.js b/test/core.plugin.tests.js
index 5a6891071..520305e39 100644
--- a/test/core.plugin.tests.js
+++ b/test/core.plugin.tests.js
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 // Plugin tests
 describe('Test the plugin system', function() {
+	var oldPlugins;
+
+	beforeAll(function() {
+		oldPlugins = Chart.plugins;
+	});
+	afterAll(function() {
+		Chart.plugins = oldPlugins;
+	});
+
 	beforeEach(function() {
 		Chart.plugins = [];
 	});