diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
index eb4e5c815..6c3926a9d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func compListPlugins(toComplete string, ignoredPluginNames []string) []string {
 		filteredPlugins := filterPlugins(plugins, ignoredPluginNames)
 		for _, p := range filteredPlugins {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(p.Metadata.Name, toComplete) {
-				pNames = append(pNames, p.Metadata.Name)
+				pNames = append(pNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s", p.Metadata.Name, p.Metadata.Usage))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
index e33b6ce52..833efc5e9 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_list_comp.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-args
-echo
-env
-exitwith
-fullenv
+args	echo args
+echo	echo stuff
+env	env stuff
+exitwith	exitwith code
+fullenv	show env vars
 :4
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diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
index 9e2ee56ab..3fa05f0b3 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin_repeat_comp.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-echo
-env
-exitwith
-fullenv
+echo	echo stuff
+env	env stuff
+exitwith	exitwith code
+fullenv	show env vars
 :4
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