diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
index 1db3b0b2f8..3b9bb5b57e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { buildSelfEndpoints } from "./self"
 import { buildViewEndpoints } from "./views"
 import { buildLicensingEndpoints } from "./licensing"
 import { buildGroupsEndpoints } from "./groups"
+import { buildPluginEndpoints } from "./plugins"
 
 const defaultAPIClientConfig = {
   /**
@@ -243,5 +244,6 @@ export const createAPIClient = config => {
     ...buildSelfEndpoints(API),
     ...buildLicensingEndpoints(API),
     ...buildGroupsEndpoints(API),
+    ...buildPluginEndpoints(API),
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/plugins.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/plugins.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14b764d453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/plugins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+export const buildPluginEndpoints = API => ({
+  /**
+   * Uploads a plugin tarball bundle
+   * @param data the plugin tarball bundle to upload
+   */
+  uploadPlugin: async data => {
+    return await API.post({
+      url: "/api/plugin/upload",
+      body: data,
+      json: false,
+    })
+  },
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin.ts
index d2e2cf1507..f742c7f10c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/plugin.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export async function upload(ctx: any) {
       : [ctx.request.files.file]
   const db = getGlobalDB()
   try {
+    let docs = []
     // can do single or multiple plugins
     for (let plugin of plugins) {
       const { metadata, directory } = await extractPluginTarball(plugin)
@@ -42,15 +43,24 @@ export async function upload(ctx: any) {
           `Plugin already exists: name: ${name}, version: ${version}`
         )
       }
-      await db.put({
+      const doc = {
         _id: pluginId,
         name,
         version,
         description,
         ...metadata,
         jsUrl: `${bucketPath}${jsFileName}`,
+      }
+      const response = await db.put(doc)
+      docs.push({
+        ...doc,
+        _rev: response.rev,
       })
     }
+    ctx.body = {
+      message: "Plugin(s) uploaded successfully",
+      plugins: docs,
+    }
   } catch (err: any) {
     const errMsg = err?.message ? err?.message : err
     ctx.throw(400, `Failed to import plugin: ${errMsg}`)