diff --git a/installers/plugin_helper.sh b/installers/plugin_helper.sh
index c980040b..3151256f 100755
--- a/installers/plugin_helper.sh
+++ b/installers/plugin_helper.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ case "$action" in
     echo "OK"
     ;;
 
+  "deb")
+    [ $# -lt 1 ] && { echo "Usage: $0 deb <deb_file>"; exit 1; }
+    deb_file="$1"
+
+    if [ ! -f "$deb_file" ]; then
+        echo "Error: File not found: $deb_file"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Installing .deb package: $deb_file"
+    dpkg -i "$deb_file"
+
+    echo "OK"
+    ;;
+
   "user")
     [ $# -lt 2 ] && { echo "Usage: $0 user <username> <password>."; exit 1; }
 
diff --git a/src/RaspAP/Plugins/PluginInstaller.php b/src/RaspAP/Plugins/PluginInstaller.php
index e6043c8e..c8ad8a6f 100644
--- a/src/RaspAP/Plugins/PluginInstaller.php
+++ b/src/RaspAP/Plugins/PluginInstaller.php
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class PluginInstaller
                     $this->installDependencies($manifest['dependencies']);
                     $rollbackStack[] = 'uninstallDependencies';
                 }
+                if (!empty($manifest['dpkgs'])) {
+                    $this->installDebianPackages($manifest['dpkgs'], $pluginDir);
+                    $rollbackStack[] = 'uninstallDebianPackages';
+                }
                 if (!empty($manifest['user_nonprivileged'])) {
                     $this->createUser($manifest['user_nonprivileged']);
                     $rollbackStack[] = 'deleteUser';
@@ -285,6 +289,54 @@ class PluginInstaller
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Installs a Debian package (.deb) for the current architecture
+     *
+     * @param array $dpkgs
+     * @param string $pluginDir
+     * @return void
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    private function installDebianPackages(array $dpkgs, string $pluginDir): void
+    {
+        $arch = trim(shell_exec('dpkg --print-architecture'));
+        if (empty($arch)) {
+            throw new \Exception('Unable to detect system architecture');
+        }
+
+        // match .deb file for current arch
+        $debFile = null;
+        foreach ($dpkgs as $pkg) {
+            if (strpos($pkg, $arch) !== false) {
+                $debFile = $pkg;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!$debFile) {
+            throw new \Exception("No matching .deb package found for architecture: $arch");
+        }
+
+        $debPath = realpath(rtrim($pluginDir, '/') . '/dpkgs/' . $debFile);
+        if ($debPath === false || !is_file($debPath)) {
+            throw new \Exception("Debian package not found: $debFile");
+        }
+
+        // invoke the plugin-helper
+        $cmd = sprintf(
+            'sudo %s deb %s 2>&1',
+            escapeshellcmd($this->helperScriptPath), escapeshellarg($debPath)
+        );
+        $return = shell_exec($cmd);
+
+        // check for success
+        if (stripos($return, 'ok') === false) {
+            throw new \Exception("Plugin helper failed to install .deb package: $debFile\nOutput: $return");
+        }
+
+        error_log("Installed Debian package: $debFile for arch $arch");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a non-priviledged Linux user
      *
@@ -317,7 +369,7 @@ class PluginInstaller
             $source = escapeshellarg($pluginDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config['source']);
             $destination = $config['destination'];
 
-            if (!str_starts_with($destination, '/')) {
+            if (strncmp($destination, '/', 1) !== 0) {
                 $destination = $this->rootPath . '/' . ltrim($destination, '/');
             }
             $destination = escapeshellarg($destination);