diff --git a/beetsplug/plexupdate.py b/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
index 02ed2324cc..340bcdf4d4 100644
--- a/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
+++ b/beetsplug/plexupdate.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 
 
-def get_music_section(host, port, token):
+def get_music_section(host, port, token, library_name):
     """Getting the section key for the music library in Plex.
     """
     api_endpoint = append_token('library/sections', token)
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ def get_music_section(host, port, token):
     # Parse xml tree and extract music section key.
     tree = ET.fromstring(r.text)
     for child in tree.findall('Directory'):
-        if child.get('title') == 'Music':
+        if child.get('title') == library_name:
             return child.get('key')
 
 
-def update_plex(host, port, token):
+def update_plex(host, port, token, library_name):
     """Sends request to the Plex api to start a library refresh.
     """
     # Getting section key and build url.
-    section_key = get_music_section(host, port, token)
+    section_key = get_music_section(host, port, token, library_name)
     api_endpoint = 'library/sections/{0}/refresh'.format(section_key)
     api_endpoint = append_token(api_endpoint, token)
     url = urljoin('http://{0}:{1}'.format(host, port), api_endpoint)
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         config['plex'].add({
             u'host': u'localhost',
             u'port': 32400,
-            u'token': u''})
+            u'token': u'',
+            u'library_name': u'Music'})
 
         self.register_listener('database_change', self.listen_for_db_change)
 
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ def update(self, lib):
             update_plex(
                 config['plex']['host'].get(),
                 config['plex']['port'].get(),
-                config['plex']['token'].get())
+                config['plex']['token'].get(),
+                config['plex']['library_name'].get())
             self._log.info('... started.')
 
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index bb090a20ee..dec5bc28a9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ The new features:
   :bug:`1591` :bug:`733`
 * :doc:`/plugins/play`: You can now configure the number of tracks that
   trigger a "lots of music" warning. :bug:`1577`
+* :doc:`/plugins/plexupdate`: A new ``library_name`` option allows you to select
+  which Plex library to update. :bug:`1572` :bug:`1595`
 
 Fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst b/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
index f99e6de66d..4ac0476608 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/plexupdate.rst
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ The available options under the ``plex:`` section are:
   Default: 32400.
 - **token**: The Plex Home token.
   Default: Empty.
+- **library_name**: The name of the Plex library to update.
+  Default: ``Music``
diff --git a/test/test_plexupdate.py b/test/test_plexupdate.py
index 9949be933f..942d9185b4 100644
--- a/test/test_plexupdate.py
+++ b/test/test_plexupdate.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ def test_get_music_section(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_music_section(
             self.config['plex']['host'],
             self.config['plex']['port'],
-            self.config['plex']['token']), '2')
+            self.config['plex']['token'],
+            self.config['plex']['library_name'].get()), '2')
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_update_plex(self):
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ def test_update_plex(self):
         self.assertEqual(update_plex(
             self.config['plex']['host'],
             self.config['plex']['port'],
-            self.config['plex']['token']).status_code, 200)
+            self.config['plex']['token'],
+            self.config['plex']['library_name'].get()).status_code, 200)
 
 
 def suite():