diff --git a/clean_files.txt b/clean_files.txt
index 8c4e5926..e6ecbce9 100644
--- a/clean_files.txt
+++ b/clean_files.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ completion/available/cargo.completion.bash
 completion/available/knife.completion.bash
 completion/available/pipx.completion.bash
 completion/available/rustup.completion.bash
+
+# plugins
+#
+plugins/available/pip.plugin.bash
diff --git a/plugins/available/pip.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/pip.plugin.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a1783a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/available/pip.plugin.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+cite about-plugin
+about-plugin 'pip helper functions'
+
+pip-upgrade-all() {
+	about 'upgrades all system- and user-installed pip packages to user home'
+	group 'pip'
+
+	local outdated_packages="$(pip list --outdated --format=freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1)"
+	if [ -z "$outdated_packages" ]; then
+		echo "pip: everything is up to date."
+	else
+		for package in $outdated_packages; do
+			pip install --user -U "$package"
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+pip-uninstall-all() {
+	about 'uninstalls all user-installed pip packages'
+	group 'pip'
+
+	local installed_packages="$(pip list --user --format=freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1)"
+	if [ -z "$installed_packages" ]; then
+		echo "pip: nothing has been installed."
+	else
+		for package in $installed_packages; do
+			pip uninstall -y "$package"
+		done
+	fi
+}