diff --git a/beetsplug/plexupdate.py b/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
index 480007d66..02ed2324c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
+++ b/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function,
 
 import requests
 from urlparse import urljoin
+from urllib import urlencode
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from beets import config
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def append_token(url, token):
     """Appends the Plex Home token to the api call if required.
     """
     if token:
-        url += '?X-Plex-Token={0}'.format(token)
+        url += '?' + urlencode({'X-Plex-Token': token})
     return url
 
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index daf9210df..4f24cc37e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Fixes:
 * Fix a bug, where the autotagger still considers matches that are specifically
   listed under the config's ignored section. :bug:`1487`
 * Fix a bug with unicode strings when generating thumbnails. :bug:`1485`
+* :doc:`/plugins/plexupdate`: Fixed library updates not working when in a Plex
+  Home by allowing a token with requests.
 
 
 1.3.13 (April 24, 2015)
diff --git a/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst b/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
index 09ff940de..2e589f6a5 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ which looks like this::
     plex:
         host: localhost
         port: 32400
+        token: token
+
+Use the token configuration option only when in a Plex Home (see `Plex Token`_)
 
 To use the ``plexupdate`` plugin you need to install the `requests`_ library with:
 
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ server every time you change your beets library.
 
 .. _Plex: http://plex.tv/
 .. _requests: http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/
+.. _Plex Token: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/204059436-Finding-your-account-token-X-Plex-Token
 
 Configuration
 -------------
@@ -33,3 +37,5 @@ The available options under the ``plex:`` section are:
   Default: ``localhost``.
 - **port**: The Plex server port.
   Default: 32400.
+- **token**: The Plex Home token.
+  Default: Empty.