diff --git a/docs/plugins/create.md b/docs/plugins/create.md
index 4c61577b6..b900622d1 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/create.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/create.md
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ See also the related hooks:
 - `post_asdf_plugin_add`
 - `post_asdf_plugin_add_${plugin_name}`
 
+#### bin/post-plugin-update
+
+This can be used to run any post-plugin-update actions after asdf has downloaded the updated plugin
+
+The script has access to the path the plugin was installed (`${ASDF_PLUGIN_PATH}`), previous git-ref (`${ASDF_PLUGIN_PREV_REF}`), and updated git-ref (`${ASDF_PLUGIN_POST_REF}`).
+
+See also the related hooks:
+
+- `pre_asdf_plugin_updated`
+- `pre_asdf_plugin_updated_${plugin_name}`
+- `post_asdf_plugin_updated`
+- `post_asdf_plugin_updated_${plugin_name}`
+
 #### bin/pre-plugin-remove
 
 This can be used to run any pre-removal actions before the plugin will be removed from asdf.
diff --git a/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash b/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
index acabb9256..8819bc9f8 100644
--- a/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
+++ b/lib/commands/command-plugin-update.bash
@@ -32,10 +32,32 @@ update_plugin() {
   plugin_remote_default_branch=$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" ls-remote --symref origin HEAD | awk '{ sub(/refs\/heads\//, ""); print $2; exit }')
   local gitref=${3:-${plugin_remote_default_branch}}
   logfile=$(mktemp)
+
+  local common_git_options=(--git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path")
+  local prev_ref=
+  local post_ref=
   {
+    asdf_run_hook "pre_asdf_plugin_update" "$plugin_name"
+    asdf_run_hook "pre_asdf_plugin_update_${plugin_name}"
+
     printf "Updating %s to %s\\n" "$plugin_name" "$gitref"
-    git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" fetch --prune --update-head-ok origin "$gitref:$gitref"
-    git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout --force "$gitref"
+
+    git "${common_git_options[@]}" fetch --prune --update-head-ok origin "$gitref:$gitref"
+    prev_ref=$(git "${common_git_options[@]}" rev-parse --short HEAD)
+    post_ref=$(git "${common_git_options[@]}" rev-parse --short "${gitref}")
+    git "${common_git_options[@]}" -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout --force "$gitref"
+
+    if [ -f "${plugin_path}/bin/post-plugin-update" ]; then
+      (
+        export ASDF_PLUGIN_PATH=$plugin_path
+        export ASDF_PLUGIN_PREV_REF=$prev_ref
+        export ASDF_PLUGIN_POST_REF=$post_ref
+        "${plugin_path}/bin/post-plugin-update"
+      )
+    fi
+
+    asdf_run_hook "post_asdf_plugin_update" "$plugin_name"
+    asdf_run_hook "post_asdf_plugin_update_${plugin_name}"
   } >"$logfile" 2>&1
   cat "$logfile"
   rm "$logfile"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/dummy_plugin/bin/post-plugin-update b/test/fixtures/dummy_plugin/bin/post-plugin-update
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d0e216c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/dummy_plugin/bin/post-plugin-update
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "plugin updated path=${ASDF_PLUGIN_PATH} old git-ref=${ASDF_PLUGIN_PREV_REF} new git-ref=${ASDF_PLUGIN_POST_REF}"
diff --git a/test/plugin_update_command.bats b/test/plugin_update_command.bats
index 3769c70f9..cb6e0aaec 100644
--- a/test/plugin_update_command.bats
+++ b/test/plugin_update_command.bats
@@ -119,3 +119,105 @@ teardown() {
   run bash -c "${command} >/dev/null && ps -o 'ppid,args' | awk '{if(\$1==1 && \$0 ~ /${command}/ ) print}' | wc -l"
   [[ 0 -eq "$output" ]]
 }
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes post-plugin update script" {
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}"
+  [[ "$output" = *"${expected_output}" ]]
+}
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes post-plugin update script if git-ref updated" {
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  # setup mock plugin remote
+  install_mock_plugin_repo "dummy-remote"
+  remote_dir="$BASE_DIR/repo-dummy-remote"
+  # set HEAD to refs/head/main in dummy-remote
+  git -C "${remote_dir}" checkout -b main
+  # track & fetch remote repo (dummy-remote) in plugin (dummy)
+  git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" remote remove origin
+  git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" remote add origin "$remote_dir"
+  git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" fetch origin
+
+  # update plugin to the default branch
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}"
+  [[ "$output" = *"${expected_output}" ]]
+}
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes configured pre hook (generic)" {
+  cat >$HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
+pre_asdf_plugin_update = echo UPDATE ${@}
+EOM
+
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}"
+  [[ "$output" = "UPDATE dummy"*"${expected_output}" ]]
+}
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes configured pre hook (specific)" {
+  cat >$HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
+pre_asdf_plugin_update_dummy = echo UPDATE
+EOM
+
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}"
+  [[ "$output" = "UPDATE"*"${expected_output}" ]]
+}
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes configured post hook (generic)" {
+  cat >$HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
+post_asdf_plugin_update = echo UPDATE ${@}
+EOM
+
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}
+UPDATE dummy"
+  [[ "$output" = *"${expected_output}" ]]
+}
+
+@test "asdf plugin-update executes configured post hook (specific)" {
+  cat >$HOME/.asdfrc <<-'EOM'
+post_asdf_plugin_update_dummy = echo UPDATE
+EOM
+
+  local plugin_path
+  plugin_path="$(get_plugin_path dummy)"
+
+  old_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  run asdf plugin-update dummy
+  new_ref="$(git --git-dir "$plugin_path/.git" --work-tree "$plugin_path" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
+  local expected_output="plugin updated path=${plugin_path} old git-ref=${old_ref} new git-ref=${new_ref}
+UPDATE"
+  [[ "$output" = *"${expected_output}" ]]
+}