diff --git a/pkg/invoke/find.go b/pkg/invoke/find.go
index 3b037907..e815404c 100644
--- a/pkg/invoke/find.go
+++ b/pkg/invoke/find.go
@@ -30,18 +30,14 @@ func FindInPath(plugin string, paths []string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("no paths provided")
 	}
 
-	var fullpath string
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		full := filepath.Join(path, plugin)
-		if fi, err := os.Stat(full); err == nil && fi.Mode().IsRegular() {
-			fullpath = full
-			break
+		for _, fe := range ExecutableFileExtensions {
+			fullpath := filepath.Join(path, plugin) + fe
+			if fi, err := os.Stat(fullpath); err == nil && fi.Mode().IsRegular() {
+				return fullpath, nil
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if fullpath == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to find plugin %q in path %s", plugin, paths)
-	}
-
-	return fullpath, nil
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to find plugin %q in path %s", plugin, paths)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/invoke/find_test.go b/pkg/invoke/find_test.go
index be4cc2dd..58543131 100644
--- a/pkg/invoke/find_test.go
+++ b/pkg/invoke/find_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ package invoke_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/pkg/invoke"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -26,10 +28,12 @@ import (
 
 var _ = Describe("FindInPath", func() {
 	var (
-		multiplePaths  []string
-		pluginName     string
-		pluginDir      string
-		anotherTempDir string
+		multiplePaths         []string
+		pluginName            string
+		plugin2NameWithExt    string
+		plugin2NameWithoutExt string
+		pluginDir             string
+		anotherTempDir        string
 	)
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -37,11 +41,24 @@ var _ = Describe("FindInPath", func() {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		plugin, err := ioutil.TempFile(tempDir, "a-cni-plugin")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		plugin2Name := "a-plugin-with-extension" + invoke.ExecutableFileExtensions[0]
+		plugin2, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(tempDir, plugin2Name))
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		anotherTempDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "nothing-here")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		multiplePaths = []string{anotherTempDir, tempDir}
 		pluginDir, pluginName = filepath.Split(plugin.Name())
+		_, plugin2NameWithExt = filepath.Split(plugin2.Name())
+		plugin2NameWithoutExt = strings.Split(plugin2NameWithExt, ".")[0]
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		os.RemoveAll(pluginDir)
+		os.RemoveAll(anotherTempDir)
 	})
 
 	Context("when multiple paths are provided", func() {
@@ -52,6 +69,14 @@ var _ = Describe("FindInPath", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	Context("when a plugin name without its file name extension is provided", func() {
+		It("returns the path to the plugin, including its extension", func() {
+			pluginPath, err := invoke.FindInPath(plugin2NameWithoutExt, multiplePaths)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pluginPath).To(Equal(filepath.Join(pluginDir, plugin2NameWithExt)))
+		})
+	})
+
 	Context("when an error occurs", func() {
 		Context("when no paths are provided", func() {
 			It("returns an error noting no paths were provided", func() {
diff --git a/pkg/invoke/os_unix.go b/pkg/invoke/os_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bab5737a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/invoke/os_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2016 CNI authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd opensbd solaris
+
+package invoke
+
+// Valid file extensions for plugin executables.
+var ExecutableFileExtensions = []string{""}
diff --git a/pkg/invoke/os_windows.go b/pkg/invoke/os_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7665125b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/invoke/os_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2016 CNI authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package invoke
+
+// Valid file extensions for plugin executables.
+var ExecutableFileExtensions = []string{".exe", ""}