diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/api.py b/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
index a1d07252f4..4c05303ff6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ JSON API for the plugin app
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import generics
@@ -56,11 +56,22 @@ class PluginDetail(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     serializer_class = PluginSerializers.PluginConfigSerializer
 
 
+class PluginInstall(generics.CreateAPIView):
+    """
+    Endpoint for installing a new plugin
+    """
+    queryset = PluginConfig.objects.none()
+    serializer_class = PluginSerializers.PluginConfigInstallSerializer
+
+
 plugin_api_urls = [
     # Detail views for a single PluginConfig item
     url(r'^(?P<pk>\d+)/', include([
         url(r'^.*$', PluginDetail.as_view(), name='api-plugin-detail'),
     ])),
+
+    url(r'^install/', PluginInstall.as_view(), name='api-plugin-install'),
+
     # Anything else
     url(r'^.*$', PluginList.as_view(), name='api-plugin-list'),
 ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
index b55828001c..545e2375d6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ JSON serializers for Stock app
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
@@ -28,3 +33,73 @@ class PluginConfigSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'meta',
             'mixins',
         ]
+
+
+class PluginConfigInstallSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    """
+    Serializer for installing a new plugin
+    """
+
+    url = serializers.CharField(required=False)
+    packagename = serializers.CharField(required=False)
+    confirm = serializers.BooleanField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        fields = [
+            'url',
+            'packagename',
+            'confirm',
+        ]
+
+    def validate(self, data):
+        super().validate(data)
+
+        # check the base requirements are met
+        if not data.get('confirm'):
+            raise ValidationError({'confirm': _('Installation not confirmed')})
+        if (not data.get('url')) and (not data.get('packagename')):
+            msg = _('Either packagenmae of url must be provided')
+            raise ValidationError({'url': msg, 'packagename': msg})
+
+        return data
+
+    def save(self):
+        data = self.validated_data
+
+        packagename = data.get('packagename', '')
+        url = data.get('url', '')
+
+        # build up the command
+        command = 'python -m pip install'.split()
+
+        if url:
+            # use custom registration / VCS
+            if True in [identifier in url for identifier in ['git+https', 'hg+https', 'svn+svn', '']]:
+                # using a VCS provider
+                if packagename:
+                    command.append(f'{packagename}@{url}')
+                else:
+                    command.append(url)
+            else:
+                # using a custom package repositories
+                command.append('-i')
+                command.append(url)
+                command.append(packagename)
+
+        elif packagename:
+            # use pypi
+            command.append(packagename)
+
+        ret = {'command': command}
+        # execute pypi
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.check_output(command, cwd=os.path.dirname(settings.BASE_DIR))
+            ret['result'] = str(result, 'utf-8')
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
+            ret['result'] = str(error.output, 'utf-8')
+            ret['error'] = True
+
+        # register plugins
+        # TODO
+
+        return ret