diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index e27fa7d19..00c243142 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ below.
 3. Discussion
     - issues that are labeled as `feature` or `bug` should be connected to the PR that resolves it.
     - Whoever is working on a `feature` or `bug` issue (whether a maintainer or someone from the
-      community), should either assign the issue to themself or make a comment in the issue saying
+      community), should either assign the issue to themselves or make a comment in the issue saying
       that they are taking it.
     - `proposal` and `support/question` issues should stay open until resolved or if they have not
       been active for more than 30 days. This will help keep the issue queue to a manageable size
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
index 49a454963..8bbc11855 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gosuri/uitable"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli/output"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/plugin"
 )
 
 func newPluginListCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	var outfmt output.Format
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "list",
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
@@ -38,18 +39,35 @@ func newPluginListCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			table := uitable.New()
-			table.AddRow("NAME", "VERSION", "DESCRIPTION")
-			for _, p := range plugins {
-				table.AddRow(p.Metadata.Name, p.Metadata.Version, p.Metadata.Description)
-			}
-			fmt.Fprintln(out, table)
-			return nil
+			return outfmt.Write(out, &pluginListWriter{plugins})
 		},
 	}
+	bindOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmt)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
+type pluginListWriter struct {
+	plugins []*plugin.Plugin
+}
+
+func (p *pluginListWriter) WriteTable(out io.Writer) error {
+	table := uitable.New()
+	table.AddRow("NAME", "VERSION", "DESCRIPTION")
+	for _, p := range p.plugins {
+		table.AddRow(p.Metadata.Name, p.Metadata.Version, p.Metadata.Description)
+	}
+	return output.EncodeTable(out, table)
+}
+
+func (p *pluginListWriter) WriteJSON(out io.Writer) error {
+	return output.EncodeJSON(out, p.plugins)
+}
+
+func (p *pluginListWriter) WriteYAML(out io.Writer) error {
+	return output.EncodeYAML(out, p.plugins)
+}
+
 // Provide dynamic auto-completion for plugin names
 func compListPlugins(toComplete string) []string {
 	var pNames []string
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_list_test.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_list_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf7e1153f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_list_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Helm Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPluginListCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []cmdTestCase{{
+		name:   "List plugins",
+		cmd:    "plugin list",
+		golden: "output/plugin-list.txt",
+	}, {
+		name:   "List plugins with JSON",
+		cmd:    "plugin list -o json",
+		golden: "output/plugin-list-json.txt",
+	}, {
+		name:   "List plugins with YAML",
+		cmd:    "plugin list -o yaml",
+		golden: "output/plugin-list-yaml.txt",
+	}}
+	runTestCmd(t, tests)
+}
+
+func TestPluginListOutputCompletion(t *testing.T) {
+	outputFlagCompletionTest(t, "plugin list")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-json.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-json.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe51488c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-json.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-yaml.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-yaml.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe51488c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list-yaml.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffed9ea71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/plugin-list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NAME	VERSION	DESCRIPTION