@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 	 *         env_var_name?: non-empty-string
 	 *     },
 	 *     plugin?: array{
-	 *         file: non-empty-string
+	 *         file: non-empty-string,
+	 *         is_active?: callable(): bool
 	 *     }
 	 * }
 	 */
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ final class WP_Connector_Registry {
 		 *
 		 *         @type string $file The plugin's main file path relative to the plugins
 		 *                           directory (e.g. 'akismet/akismet.php' or 'hello.php').
+		 *         @type callable $is_active Optional callback to determine whether the plugin
+		 *                                   is active. Receives no arguments and must return bool.
 		 *     }
 		 * }
 		 * @return array|null The registered connector data on success, null on failure.
@@ -233,6 +236,20 @@ public function register( string $id, array $args ): ?array {
 
 			if ( ! empty( $args['plugin'] ) && is_array( $args['plugin'] ) && ! empty( $args['plugin']['file'] ) ) {
 				$connector['plugin'] = array( 'file' => $args['plugin']['file'] );
+
+				if ( isset( $args['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
+					if ( ! is_callable( $args['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
+						_doing_it_wrong(
+							__METHOD__,
+							/* translators: %s: Connector ID. */
+							sprintf( __( 'Connector "%s" plugin is_active must be callable.' ), esc_html( $id ) ),
+							'7.0.0'
+						);
+						return null;
+					}
+
+					$connector['plugin']['is_active'] = $args['plugin']['is_active'];
+				}
 			}
 
 			$this->registered_connectors[ $id ] = $connector;
 
@@ -525,8 +525,22 @@ function _gutenberg_get_connector_script_module_data( array $data ): array {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $connector_data['plugin']['file'] ) ) {
 			$file         = $connector_data['plugin']['file'];
-			$is_installed = file_exists( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $file );
-			$is_activated = $is_installed && is_plugin_active( $file );
+			$is_installed = false;
+			$is_activated = false;
+
+			if ( ! empty( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) && is_callable( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] ) ) {
+				$is_activated = (bool) call_user_func( $connector_data['plugin']['is_active'] );
+			}
+
+			if ( ! $is_activated ) {
+				$is_activated = is_plugin_active( $file );
+			}
+
+			if ( $is_activated ) {
+				$is_installed = true;
+			} else {
+				$is_installed = file_exists( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $file );
+			}
 
 			$connector_out['plugin'] = array(
 				'file'        => $file,