diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
index eccc54e2d..2f37a8028 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_list.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 
 func newPluginListCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list",
-		Short: "list installed Helm plugins",
+		Use:     "list",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Short:   "list installed Helm plugins",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			debug("pluginDirs: %s", settings.PluginsDirectory)
 			plugins, err := findPlugins(settings.PluginsDirectory)
diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
index b632ab396..6d517c15b 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_remove.go
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ type pluginRemoveOptions struct {
 func newPluginRemoveCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &pluginRemoveOptions{}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "remove <plugin>...",
-		Short: "remove one or more Helm plugins",
+		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)
 		},