diff --git a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
index 2de7fe41f..de9e055dc 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,13 @@ async function installPlugin (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   const fromDisk = !!body.path
   const toInstall = body.npmName || body.path
+
+  const pluginVersion = body.pluginVersion && body.npmName
+    ? body.pluginVersion
+    : undefined
+
   try {
-    const plugin = await PluginManager.Instance.install(toInstall, undefined, fromDisk)
+    const plugin = await PluginManager.Instance.install(toInstall, pluginVersion, fromDisk)
 
     return res.json(plugin.toFormattedJSON())
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
index 21171af23..c1e9ebefb 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ const installOrUpdatePluginValidator = [
   body('npmName')
     .optional()
     .custom(isNpmPluginNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid npm name'),
+  body('pluginVersion')
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isPluginVersionValid).withMessage('Should have a valid plugin version'),
   body('path')
     .optional()
     .custom(isSafePath).withMessage('Should have a valid safe path'),
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ const installOrUpdatePluginValidator = [
     if (!body.path && !body.npmName) {
       return res.fail({ message: 'Should have either a npmName or a path' })
     }
+    if (body.pluginVersion && !body.npmName) {
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Should have a npmName when specifying a pluginVersion' })
+    }
 
     return next()
   }
diff --git a/server/tests/cli/peertube.ts b/server/tests/cli/peertube.ts
index f2a984962..3ac440f84 100644
--- a/server/tests/cli/peertube.ts
+++ b/server/tests/cli/peertube.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,25 @@ describe('Test CLI wrapper', function () {
 
       expect(res).to.not.contain('peertube-plugin-hello-world')
     })
+
+    it('Should install a plugin in requested version', async function () {
+      this.timeout(60000)
+
+      await cliCommand.execWithEnv(`${cmd} plugins install --npm-name peertube-plugin-hello-world --plugin-version 0.0.17`)
+    })
+
+    it('Should list installed plugins, in correct version', async function () {
+      const res = await cliCommand.execWithEnv(`${cmd} plugins list`)
+
+      expect(res).to.contain('peertube-plugin-hello-world')
+      expect(res).to.contain('0.0.17')
+    })
+
+    it('Should uninstall the plugin again', async function () {
+      const res = await cliCommand.execWithEnv(`${cmd} plugins uninstall --npm-name peertube-plugin-hello-world`)
+
+      expect(res).to.not.contain('peertube-plugin-hello-world')
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Manage video redundancies', function () {
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts b/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
index ae625114d..9dd3f08c9 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ program
   .option('-p, --password <token>', 'Password')
   .option('-P --path <path>', 'Install from a path')
   .option('-n, --npm-name <npmName>', 'Install from npm')
+  .option('--plugin-version <pluginVersion>', 'Specify the plugin version to install (only available when installing from npm)')
   .action((options, command) => installPluginCLI(command, options))
 
 program
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ async function installPluginCLI (command: Command, options: OptionValues) {
   await assignToken(server, username, password)
 
   try {
-    await server.plugins.install({ npmName: options.npmName, path: options.path })
+    await server.plugins.install({ npmName: options.npmName, path: options.path, pluginVersion: options.pluginVersion })
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Cannot install plugin.', err)
     process.exit(-1)
diff --git a/shared/extra-utils/server/plugins-command.ts b/shared/extra-utils/server/plugins-command.ts
index b944475a2..9bf24afff 100644
--- a/shared/extra-utils/server/plugins-command.ts
+++ b/shared/extra-utils/server/plugins-command.ts
@@ -158,15 +158,16 @@ export class PluginsCommand extends AbstractCommand {
   install (options: OverrideCommandOptions & {
     path?: string
     npmName?: string
+    pluginVersion?: string
   }) {
-    const { npmName, path } = options
+    const { npmName, path, pluginVersion } = options
     const apiPath = '/api/v1/plugins/install'
 
     return this.postBodyRequest({
       ...options,
 
       path: apiPath,
-      fields: { npmName, path },
+      fields: { npmName, path, pluginVersion },
       implicitToken: true,
       defaultExpectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
     })
diff --git a/shared/models/plugins/server/api/install-plugin.model.ts b/shared/models/plugins/server/api/install-plugin.model.ts
index 5a268ebe1..a1d009a00 100644
--- a/shared/models/plugins/server/api/install-plugin.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/plugins/server/api/install-plugin.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export interface InstallOrUpdatePlugin {
   npmName?: string
+  pluginVersion?: string
   path?: string
 }