diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
index eccc54e2d..eb1cc88ef 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 
 func newPluginListCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list",
+		Use:   "list",		
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 		Short: "list installed Helm plugins",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			debug("pluginDirs: %s", settings.PluginsDirectory)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
index b632ab396..0879bd65e 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func newPluginRemoveCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &pluginRemoveOptions{}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "remove <plugin>...",
+		Aliases: []string{"rm"},
 		Short: "remove one or more Helm plugins",
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return o.complete(args)