diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index a547f10e8..5fde7c1df 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
       viewAllComments,
       auth: {loggedIn, user},
       removeTag,
-      pluginConfig,
+      reduxState,
       editName
     } = this.props;
     const {keepCommentBox} = this.state;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                 <Slot fill="streamFilter" />
               </div>
               <TabBar activeTab={activeStreamTab} onTabClick={setActiveStreamTab} sub>
-                {getSlotComponents('streamTabs', pluginConfig, streamTabProps).map((PluginComponent) => (
+                {getSlotComponents('streamTabs', reduxState, streamTabProps).map((PluginComponent) => (
                   <Tab tabId={PluginComponent.talkPluginName} key={PluginComponent.talkPluginName}>
                     <PluginComponent
                       {...streamTabProps}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
                 </Tab>
               </TabBar>
               <TabContent activeTab={activeStreamTab} sub>
-                {getSlotComponents('streamTabPanes', pluginConfig, streamTabProps).map((PluginComponent) => (
+                {getSlotComponents('streamTabPanes', reduxState, streamTabProps).map((PluginComponent) => (
                   <TabPane tabId={PluginComponent.talkPluginName} key={PluginComponent.talkPluginName}>
                     <PluginComponent
                       {...streamTabProps}
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
index 4b4a0e105..15ba2a614 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/containers/Stream.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   insertFetchedCommentsIntoEmbedQuery,
   nest,
 } from '../graphql/utils';
+import omit from 'lodash/omit';
 
 const {showSignInDialog} = authActions;
 const {addNotification} = notificationActions;
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
   previousStreamTab: state.stream.previousTab,
   commentClassNames: state.stream.commentClassNames,
   pluginConfig: state.config.plugin_config,
+  reduxState: omit(state, 'apollo'),
 });
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsEmpty.js b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsEmpty.js
index b4dacf1eb..424a59bc7 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsEmpty.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsEmpty.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {isSlotEmpty} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import omit from 'lodash/omit';
 
-function IfSlotIsEmpty({slot, className, pluginConfig, component: Component = 'div', children, ...rest}) {
+function IfSlotIsEmpty({slot, className, reduxState, component: Component = 'div', children, ...rest}) {
   return (
     <Component className={className}>
-      {isSlotEmpty(slot, pluginConfig, rest) ? children : null}
+      {isSlotEmpty(slot, reduxState, rest) ? children : null}
     </Component>
   );
 }
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ IfSlotIsEmpty.propTypes = {
   className: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({pluginConfig: state.config.plugin_config});
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  reduxState: omit(state, 'apollo'),
+});
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, null)(IfSlotIsEmpty);
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
index 820a528fe..3a41fffbd 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/IfSlotIsNotEmpty.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {isSlotEmpty} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import omit from 'lodash/omit';
 
-function IfSlotIsNotEmpty({slot, className, pluginConfig, component: Component = 'div', children, ...rest}) {
+function IfSlotIsNotEmpty({slot, className, reduxState, component: Component = 'div', children, ...rest}) {
   return (
     <Component className={className}>
-      {!isSlotEmpty(slot, pluginConfig, rest) ? children : null}
+      {!isSlotEmpty(slot, reduxState, rest) ? children : null}
     </Component>
   );
 }
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ IfSlotIsNotEmpty.propTypes = {
   className: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({pluginConfig: state.config.plugin_config});
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  reduxState: omit(state, 'apollo'),
+});
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, null)(IfSlotIsNotEmpty);
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js b/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
index 2861a451c..b1df6647a 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/components/Slot.js
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import cn from 'classnames';
 import styles from './Slot.css';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {getSlotElements} from 'coral-framework/helpers/plugins';
+import omit from 'lodash/omit';
 
-function Slot ({fill, inline = false, className, pluginConfig = {}, defaultComponent: DefaultComponent, ...rest}) {
-  let children = getSlotElements(fill, pluginConfig, rest);
+function Slot ({fill, inline = false, className, reduxState, defaultComponent: DefaultComponent, ...rest}) {
+  let children = getSlotElements(fill, reduxState, rest);
+  const pluginConfig = reduxState.config.pluginConfig || {};
   if (children.length === 0 && DefaultComponent) {
     children = <DefaultComponent {...rest} />;
   }
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ Slot.propTypes = {
   fill: React.PropTypes.string
 };
 
-const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({pluginConfig: state.config.plugin_config});
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  reduxState: omit(state, 'apollo'),
+});
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, null)(Slot);
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
index 55fdaf6c5..2ec377050 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/helpers/plugins.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {loadTranslations} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import {injectReducers} from 'coral-framework/services/store';
 import camelize from './camelize';
 
-export function getSlotComponents(slot, pluginConfig, props = {}) {
+export function getSlotComponents(slot, reduxState, props = {}) {
+  const pluginConfig = reduxState.config.pluginConfig || {};
   return flatten(plugins
 
       // Filter out components that have slots and have been disabled in `plugin_config`
@@ -19,18 +20,28 @@ export function getSlotComponents(slot, pluginConfig, props = {}) {
       .filter((o) => o.module.slots[slot])
       .map((o) => o.module.slots[slot])
   )
-    .filter((component) => !component.isExcluded || !component.isExcluded({...props, config: pluginConfig}));
+    .filter((component) => {
+      if(!component.isExcluded) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      let resolvedProps = {...props, config: pluginConfig};
+      if (component.mapStateToProps) {
+        resolvedProps = {...resolvedProps, ...component.mapStateToProps(reduxState)};
+      }
+      return !component.isExcluded(resolvedProps);
+    });
 }
 
-export function isSlotEmpty(slot, pluginConfig, props) {
-  return getSlotComponents(slot, pluginConfig, props).length === 0;
+export function isSlotEmpty(slot, reduxState, props) {
+  return getSlotComponents(slot, reduxState, props).length === 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns React Elements for given slot.
  */
-export function getSlotElements(slot, pluginConfig, props = {}) {
-  return getSlotComponents(slot, pluginConfig, props)
+export function getSlotElements(slot, reduxState, props = {}) {
+  const pluginConfig = reduxState.config.pluginConfig || {};
+  return getSlotComponents(slot, reduxState, props)
     .map((component, i) => React.createElement(component, {key: i, ...props, config: pluginConfig}));
 }
 
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/hocs/connect.js b/client/coral-framework/hocs/connect.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c49fe8380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-framework/hocs/connect.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+
+export default (mapStateToProps, ...rest) => (BaseComponent) => {
+  BaseComponent.mapStateToProps = mapStateToProps;
+  return connect(mapStateToProps, ...rest)(BaseComponent);
+};
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-featured/client/containers/Tab.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-featured/client/containers/Tab.js
index f5d5678e6..2ca0ac4a2 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-featured/client/containers/Tab.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-featured/client/containers/Tab.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import {compose, gql} from 'react-apollo';
 import withFragments from 'coral-framework/hocs/withFragments';
 import excludeIf from 'coral-framework/hocs/excludeIf';
+import connect from 'coral-framework/hocs/connect';
 import Tab from '../components/Tab';
 
 // TODO: This is just example code, and needs to replaced by an actual implementation.
 const enhance = compose(
+  connect((state) => ({
+    stream: state.stream,
+  })),
   withFragments({
     asset: gql`
       fragment TalkFeatured_Tab_asset on Asset {
@@ -13,7 +17,9 @@ const enhance = compose(
         }
       }`,
   }),
-  excludeIf((props) => props.asset.recentComments.length === 0)
+  excludeIf((props) => {
+    return props.asset.recentComments.length === 0;
+  })
 );
 
 export default enhance(Tab);