diff --git a/detect_secrets/core/usage.py b/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
index 7851ba75..1b31ff6f 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/core/usage.py
@@ -490,6 +490,12 @@ class PluginOptions(object):
             disable_help_text='Disable scanning for Box API credentials',
             is_default=True,
         ),
+        PluginDescriptor(
+            classname='CloudantDetector',
+            disable_flag_text='--no-cloudant-scan',
+            disable_help_text='Disable scanning for Cloudant credentials',
+            is_default=True,
+        ),
     ]
 
     default_plugins_list = [
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/common/initialize.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/initialize.py
index f17536a1..b2cfc18e 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/common/initialize.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/initialize.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from ..base import BasePlugin
 from ..basic_auth import BasicAuthDetector                  # noqa: F401
 from ..box import BoxDetector                               # noqa: F401
+from ..cloudant import CloudantDetector                     # noqa: F401
 from ..common.util import get_mapping_from_secret_type_to_class_name
 from ..db2 import DB2Detector                               # noqa: F401
 from ..gh import GHDetector                                 # noqa: F401
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/common/util.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/util.py
index ab588509..3f796360 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/common/util.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from ..base import BasePlugin
 from ..basic_auth import BasicAuthDetector                  # noqa: F401
 from ..box import BoxDetector                               # noqa: F401
+from ..cloudant import CloudantDetector                     # noqa: F401
 from ..db2 import DB2Detector                               # noqa: F401
 from ..high_entropy_strings import Base64HighEntropyString  # noqa: F401
 from ..high_entropy_strings import HexHighEntropyString     # noqa: F401
diff --git a/tests/core/usage_test.py b/tests/core/usage_test.py
index c65f3653..784fa315 100644
--- a/tests/core/usage_test.py
+++ b/tests/core/usage_test.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def test_consolidates_output_basic(self):
             'PrivateKeyDetector': {},
             'AWSKeyDetector': {},
             'BoxDetector': {},
+            'CloudantDetector': {},
             'IBMCloudIAMDetector': {},
             'IBMCosHmacDetector': {},
             'SlackDetector': {},
diff --git a/tests/main_test.py b/tests/main_test.py
index a972a909..7fb86873 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/tests/main_test.py
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def test_scan_string_basic(
                 Base64HighEntropyString: {}
                 BasicAuthDetector      : False
                 BoxDetector            : False
+                CloudantDetector       : False
                 DB2Detector            : False
                 GHDetector             : False
                 HexHighEntropyString   : {}
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ def test_scan_string_basic_default(
                 ArtifactoryDetector: False
                 BasicAuthDetector  : False
                 BoxDetector        : False
+                CloudantDetector   : False
                 DB2Detector        : False
                 GHDetector         : False
                 IBMCloudIAMDetector: False
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ def test_scan_string_cli_overrides_stdin(self):
                 Base64HighEntropyString: False (2.585)
                 BasicAuthDetector      : False
                 BoxDetector            : False
+                CloudantDetector       : False
                 DB2Detector            : False
                 GHDetector             : False
                 HexHighEntropyString   : False (2.121)
@@ -386,6 +389,9 @@ def test_old_baseline_ignored_with_update_flag(
                     {
                         'name': 'BoxDetector',
                     },
+                    {
+                        'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+                    },
                     {
                         'name': 'DB2Detector',
                     },
@@ -441,6 +447,9 @@ def test_old_baseline_ignored_with_update_flag(
                     {
                         'name': 'BoxDetector',
                     },
+                    {
+                        'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+                    },
                     {
                         'name': 'DB2Detector',
                     },
@@ -553,6 +562,9 @@ def test_old_baseline_ignored_with_update_flag(
                     {
                         'name': 'BoxDetector',
                     },
+                    {
+                        'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+                    },
                     {
                         'name': 'DB2Detector',
                     },
@@ -607,6 +619,9 @@ def test_old_baseline_ignored_with_update_flag(
                     {
                         'name': 'BoxDetector',
                     },
+                    {
+                        'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+                    },
                     {
                         'name': 'DB2Detector',
                     },
@@ -761,6 +776,9 @@ def test_scan_with_default_plugin(self):
             {
                 'name': 'BoxDetector',
             },
+            {
+                'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+            },
             {
                 'name': 'DB2Detector',
             },
diff --git a/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py b/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
index c92f15ad..cfc9aabf 100644
--- a/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
+++ b/tests/pre_commit_hook_test.py
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ def test_baseline_gets_updated(
                 {
                     'name': 'BoxDetector',
                 },
+                {
+                    'name': 'CloudantDetector',
+                },
                 {
                     'name': 'DB2Detector',
                 },