diff --git a/clean_files.txt b/clean_files.txt
index da5034d93b..6325d8a76c 100644
--- a/clean_files.txt
+++ b/clean_files.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ lint_clean_files.sh
 themes/90210
 themes/powerline
 
+# plugins
+#
+plugins/available/basher.plugin.bash
+
 # completions
 #
 completion/available/cargo.completion.bash
diff --git a/plugins/available/basher.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/basher.plugin.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d226ffcbfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/available/basher.plugin.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cite about-plugin
+about-plugin 'initializes basher, the shell package manager'
+
+# https://github.com/basherpm/basher
+
+if ! _command_exists basher; then
+	if [[ -x "$HOME/.basher/bin/basher" ]]; then
+		pathmunge "$HOME/.basher/bin"
+	else
+		_log_warning 'basher not found'
+		return 0
+	fi
+fi
+
+eval "$(basher init - bash)"