diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/RichTextEditorSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/RichTextEditorSettings.cs
index fce3b36373..e48e90c0e6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/RichTextEditorSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Models/RichTextEditorSettings.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ public class RichTextEditorSettings
     [DefaultValue(StaticInvalidElements)]
     public string InvalidElements { get; set; } = StaticInvalidElements;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Cloud API Key for TinyMCE. This is required to use TinyMCE premium plugins.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? CloudApiKey { get; set; }
+
     public class RichTextEditorCommand
     {
         [Required]
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentEditing/RichTextEditorConfiguration.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentEditing/RichTextEditorConfiguration.cs
index c621aa8c59..b0e858136b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentEditing/RichTextEditorConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentEditing/RichTextEditorConfiguration.cs
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ public class RichTextEditorConfiguration
 
     [DataMember(Name = "customConfig")]
     public IDictionary<string, string>? CustomConfig { get; set; }
+
+    [DataMember(Name = "cloudApiKey")]
+    public string? CloudApiKey { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/PropertyEditors/RichTextPreValueController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/PropertyEditors/RichTextPreValueController.cs
index 602914fe43..f075199882 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/PropertyEditors/RichTextPreValueController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/PropertyEditors/RichTextPreValueController.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public class RichTextPreValueController : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
                     new RichTextEditorCommand { Alias = x.Alias, Mode = x.Mode, Name = x.Name }),
             ValidElements = settings.ValidElements,
             InvalidElements = settings.InvalidElements,
-            CustomConfig = settings.CustomConfig
+            CustomConfig = settings.CustomConfig,
+            CloudApiKey = settings.CloudApiKey,
         };
 
         return config;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
index ad30a030a1..16fbf7611f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         "ng-file-upload": "12.2.13",
         "nouislider": "15.7.1",
         "spectrum-colorpicker2": "2.0.10",
-        "tinymce": "6.7.3",
+        "tinymce": "6.8.1",
         "typeahead.js": "0.11.1",
         "underscore": "1.13.6",
         "wicg-inert": "3.1.2"
@@ -16606,9 +16606,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-NB6Dk1A9xgQPMoGqC5CVXn123gWyte215ONT5Pp5a0yt4nlEoO1ZWeCwpncaekPHXO60i47ihFnZPiRPjRMq4Q=="
     },
     "node_modules/tinymce": {
-      "version": "6.7.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tinymce/-/tinymce-6.7.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J7WmYIi/gt1RvZ6Ap2oQiUjzAoiS9pfV+d4GnKuZuPu8agmlAEAInNmMvMjfCNBzHv4JnZXY7qlHUAI0IuYQVA=="
+      "version": "6.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tinymce/-/tinymce-6.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WYPvMXIjBrXM/oBiqGCbT2a8ptiO3TWXm/xxPWDCl8SxRKMW7Rfp0Lk190E9fXmX6uh9lJMRCnmKHzvryz0ftA=="
     },
     "node_modules/to-absolute-glob": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
index 3d3dc9da15..f23a0ab750 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "ng-file-upload": "12.2.13",
     "nouislider": "15.7.1",
     "spectrum-colorpicker2": "2.0.10",
-    "tinymce": "6.7.3",
+    "tinymce": "6.8.1",
     "typeahead.js": "0.11.1",
     "underscore": "1.13.6",
     "wicg-inert": "3.1.2"
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/tinymce.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/tinymce.service.js
index 7767e3c17b..e7c86c0303 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/tinymce.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/tinymce.service.js
@@ -387,8 +387,10 @@ function tinyMceService($rootScope, $q, imageHelper, $locale, $http, $timeout, s
 
         //create a baseline Config to extend upon
         var config = {
+          cloudApiKey: tinyMceConfig.cloudApiKey,
+          promotion: false,
           inline: modeInline,
-          plugins: plugins,
+          plugins: [...new Set(plugins)],
           custom_elements: 'umb-rte-block,~umb-rte-block-inline',
           valid_elements: tinyMceConfig.validElements,
           invalid_elements: tinyMceConfig.inValidElements,
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/rte.component.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/rte.component.js
index 4fe1beeb85..2bb5b6c3a0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/rte.component.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/rte/rte.component.js
@@ -177,24 +177,40 @@
           vm.containerHeight = "auto";
           vm.containerOverflow = "inherit";
 
-          var promises = [blockModelObjectLoading];
+          const assetPromises = [blockModelObjectLoading];
 
           //queue file loading
           tinyMceAssets.forEach(function (tinyJsAsset) {
-              promises.push(assetsService.loadJs(tinyJsAsset, $scope));
+              assetPromises.push(assetsService.loadJs(tinyJsAsset, $scope));
           });
 
-          promises.push(tinyMceService.getTinyMceEditorConfig({
+          const tinyMceConfigDeferred = $q.defer();
+
+          //wait for assets to load before proceeding
+          $q.all(assetPromises).then(function () {
+
+            tinyMceService.getTinyMceEditorConfig({
               htmlId: vm.textAreaHtmlId,
               stylesheets: editorConfig.stylesheets,
               toolbar: editorConfig.toolbar,
               mode: editorConfig.mode
-          }));
+            })
+              .then(function (tinyMceConfig) {
+                // Load the plugins.min.js file from the TinyMCE Cloud if a Cloud Api Key is specified
+                if (tinyMceConfig.cloudApiKey) {
+                  return assetsService.loadJs(`https://cdn.tiny.cloud/1/${tinyMceConfig.cloudApiKey}/tinymce/${tinymce.majorVersion}.${tinymce.minorVersion}/plugins.min.js`)
+                    .then(() => tinyMceConfig);
+                }
 
-          //wait for queue to end
-          $q.all(promises).then(function (result) {
+                return tinyMceConfig;
+              })
+              .then(function (tinyMceConfig) {
+                tinyMceConfigDeferred.resolve(tinyMceConfig);
+              });
+          });
 
-              var standardConfig = result[promises.length - 1];
+          //wait for config to be ready after assets have loaded
+          tinyMceConfigDeferred.promise.then(function (standardConfig) {
 
               if (height !== null) {
                   standardConfig.plugins.splice(standardConfig.plugins.indexOf("autoresize"), 1);