diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a8ae7e9..cfbc0ec7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ TEST_PYTHON_BUILD_DOCKER_TARGETS = $(foreach bash,$(TEST_BASH_VERSIONS),$(addsuf
 TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX = test-binary-docker
 TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_TARGETS = $(foreach bash,$(TEST_BASH_VERSIONS),$(addsuffix -$(bash),$(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX)) $(addsuffix -gnu-$(bash),$(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX)))
 
+TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX = test-link-docker
+TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS = $(foreach bash,$(TEST_BASH_VERSIONS),$(addsuffix -$(bash),$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX)) $(addsuffix -gnu-$(bash),$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX)))
+
 TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX = test-pyenv-docker-image
 TEST_BATS_IMAGE_TARGETS = $(foreach bash,$(TEST_BASH_VERSIONS),$(addsuffix -$(bash),$(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX)) $(addsuffix -gnu-$(bash),$(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX)))
 
 .PHONY: test-docker
-test-docker: $(TEST_UNIT_DOCKER_PREFIX) $(TEST_PYTHON_BUILD_DOCKER_PREFIX) $(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX)
+test-docker: $(TEST_UNIT_DOCKER_PREFIX) $(TEST_PYTHON_BUILD_DOCKER_PREFIX) $(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX) $(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX)
 
 .PHONY: $(TEST_UNIT_DOCKER_PREFIX)
 $(TEST_UNIT_DOCKER_PREFIX): $(TEST_UNIT_DOCKER_TARGETS)
@@ -88,6 +91,29 @@ $(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_TARGETS): $(TEST_BINARY_DOCKER_PREFIX)-% : $(TEST_BATS_IMAG
 		bats $${CI:+-F "/code/test/libexec/bats-format-tap-suite"} \
 		$${BATS_TEST_FILTER:+--filter "$${BATS_TEST_FILTER}"} plugins/pyenv-binary/test/$${BATS_FILE_FILTER}
 
+.PHONY: $(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX): $(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS)
+
+.PHONY: $(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): DOCKER_IMAGE = $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): GNU = $(if $(findstring -gnu-,$@),True,False)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): BASH = $(filter $(TEST_BASH_VERSIONS),$(subst -, ,$@))
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): DOCKER_TAG = bash-$(BASH)-gnu-$(GNU)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): INTERACTIVE = $(if $(findstring true,$(CI)),,-ti)
+$(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_TARGETS): $(TEST_LINK_DOCKER_PREFIX)-% : $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX)-%
+	$(info Running test with docker image '$(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG)')
+	docker run \
+		--init \
+		-v $(PWD):/code:ro \
+		-v /etc/passwd:/etc/passwd:ro \
+		-v /etc/group:/etc/group:ro \
+		-u "$$(id -u $$(whoami)):$$(id -g $$(whoami))" \
+		$${CI+-e CI="$${CI}"} \
+		$(INTERACTIVE) \
+		$(DOCKER_IMAGE):$(DOCKER_TAG) \
+		bats $${CI:+-F "/code/test/libexec/bats-format-tap-suite"} \
+		$${BATS_TEST_FILTER:+--filter "$${BATS_TEST_FILTER}"} plugins/pyenv-link/test/$${BATS_FILE_FILTER}
+
 # Build all images needed for bats under docker
 .PHONY: $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX)
 $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_PREFIX): $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_TARGETS)
@@ -110,13 +136,13 @@ $(TEST_BATS_IMAGE_TARGETS):
 		./ ; \
 	fi
 
-.PHONY: test test-unit test-python-build test-binary
+.PHONY: test test-unit test-python-build test-binary test-link
 
 # Do not pass in user flags to build tests.
 unexport PYTHON_CFLAGS
 unexport PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS
 
-test: test-unit test-python-build test-binary
+test: test-unit test-python-build test-binary test-link
 
 test-unit: bats
 	PATH="./bats/bin:$$PATH" test/run
@@ -129,6 +155,10 @@ test-binary: bats
 	cd plugins/pyenv-binary && $(PWD)/bats/bin/bats $${CI:+-F "$(PWD)/test/libexec/bats-format-tap-suite"} \
 		$${BATS_TEST_FILTER:+--filter "$${BATS_TEST_FILTER}"} test/$${BATS_FILE_FILTER}
 
+test-link: bats
+	cd plugins/pyenv-link && $(PWD)/bats/bin/bats $${CI:+-F "$(PWD)/test/libexec/bats-format-tap-suite"} \
+		$${BATS_TEST_FILTER:+--filter "$${BATS_TEST_FILTER}"} test/$${BATS_FILE_FILTER}
+
 .SECONDARY: bats-$(TEST_BATS_VERSION)
 bats-$(TEST_BATS_VERSION):
 	git clone --depth 1 --branch $(TEST_BATS_VERSION) https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git bats-$(TEST_BATS_VERSION)
diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-init b/libexec/pyenv-init
index b45181fa..34f1173e 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-init
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-init
@@ -473,12 +473,12 @@ function pyenv {
   }
 
   if ( ("${commands[*]}" -split ' ') -contains \$command ) {
-    \$shell_cmds = (& (get-command -commandtype application pyenv) sh-\$command \$args)
+    \$shell_cmds = (& (get-command -commandtype application pyenv -totalcount 1) sh-\$command \$args)
     if ( \$shell_cmds.Count -gt 0 ) {
       iex (\$shell_cmds -join "\`n")
     }
   } else {
-    & (get-command -commandtype application pyenv) \$command \$args
+    & (get-command -commandtype application pyenv -totalcount 1) \$command \$args
   }
 }
 EOS
diff --git a/plugins/.gitignore b/plugins/.gitignore
index 2a5caf55..40bac1a7 100644
--- a/plugins/.gitignore
+++ b/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 !/version-ext-compat
 !/python-build
 !/pyenv-binary
+!/pyenv-link
 /python-build/test/build
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/LICENSE b/plugins/pyenv-link/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b32e7f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 yfprojects
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/README.md b/plugins/pyenv-link/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e4cd294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# pyenv-link
+A [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) plugin for linking Python installations and virtual environments into your pyenv root.
+
+This plugin recommends the [pyenv-virtualenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv/) plugin.
+
+## Usage
+
+Make an arbitrary virtualenv available through pyenv. This automatically guesses a fitting name from the prompt, the directory name or the location of the venv.
+
+```console
+$ pyenv link version .venv
+Linked new version named myproject
+```
+
+You can also specify a name to use for the venv.
+
+```console
+$ pyenv link version .venv myname
+Linked new version named myname
+```
+
+The same command can give a platform-specific binary installation a shorter name:
+
+```console
+$ pyenv link version "$(pyenv root)/versions/3.13.14-linux-x86_64" 3.13.14
+Linked new version named 3.13.14
+```
+
+Now you can make pyenv activate/use the venv automatically:
+
+```console
+$ pyenv local myproject
+```
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link b/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..85b008e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Summary: Link a Python environment as a pyenv version
+#
+# Usage: pyenv link version [--dry] [--quiet] <path> [<name>]
+#
+# Link a virtual python environment to pyenvs version directory
+# so that the venv can be used like one created with *pyenv-virtualenv*.
+#
+# <path> should be a path to a Python installation or virtual environment.
+
+set -e
+[ -n "$PYENV_DEBUG" ] && set -x
+
+# Provide pyenv completions
+case "$1" in
+--complete)
+    if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+        echo version
+    else
+        shift 2
+        pyenv-link-version --complete "$@"
+    fi
+    ;;
+version)
+    shift
+    pyenv-link-version "$@"
+    exit $?
+    ;;
+*)
+    pyenv-help --usage link >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link-version b/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link-version
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7df1d16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/bin/pyenv-link-version
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Summary: Link a Python environment as a pyenv version
+#
+# Usage: pyenv link version [--dry] [--quiet] <path> [<name>]
+#
+# Link a virtual python environment to pyenvs version directory
+# so that the venv can be used like one created with *pyenv-virtualenv*.
+#
+# <path> should be a path to a Python installation or virtual environment.
+# <name> should be string used as a version name it may not be present
+#        in the pyenv version directory yet.
+#        If not specified a matching name is guessed from pyvenv.cfg
+#        or directory name of the venv.
+set -e
+[ -n "$PYENV_DEBUG" ] && set -x
+
+# functions
+
+if ! {
+    enable -f "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"/../../../libexec/pyenv-realpath.dylib realpath ||
+        type realpath # realpath available?
+} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # realpath requires GNU coreutils to be installed. That's why its bundled with pyenv
+    echo realpath not available >&2
+
+    # work-around when realpath is unavailable
+    realpath() {
+        (cd "$1" && pwd)
+    }
+fi
+
+guess_name() {
+    local venv_dir=$1
+    local name
+
+    # guess venv name from pyvenv.cfg
+    local pyvenv_cfg_path=$venv_dir/pyvenv.cfg
+    if [ -f "$pyvenv_cfg_path" ]; then
+        # if `prompt` key wasn't found the var remains empty
+        name=$(cut -b 1-1024 "$pyvenv_cfg_path" | sed -n '/^ *prompt *= */s///p')
+        case "$name" in
+        \"*\" | \'*\')
+            name=${name:1:${#name}-2}
+            ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
+    # guess venv name from name of venv directory
+    local venv_dir_name=${venv_dir##*/}
+    if [ -z "$name" ]; then
+        case "$venv_dir_name" in
+        venv | env | .venv | .env | ENV | VENV) ;;
+        *) name=$venv_dir_name ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+
+    # guess venv name from name of the parent directory of the venv directory
+    local venv_dir_parent=${venv_dir%/*}
+    local venv_dir_parent_name=${venv_dir_parent##*/}
+    if [ -z "$name" ]; then
+        name=$venv_dir_parent_name
+    fi
+
+    echo "$name"
+}
+
+# process args
+POSARGS=()
+# Provide pyenv completions
+if [ "$1" = "--complete" ]; then
+    echo --dry
+    echo --quiet
+    exit
+fi
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case $arg in
+    --dry)
+        dry=true # any value
+        ;;
+    --quiet)
+        quiet=true # any value
+        ;;
+    -*)
+        pyenv-help --usage link-version >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    *)
+        POSARGS+=("$arg")
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ ! ${#POSARGS[@]} -le 2 ] || [ ! ${#POSARGS[@]} -ge 1 ]; then
+    pyenv-help --usage link-version >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+venv_dir=${POSARGS[0]%/}
+venv_name=${POSARGS[1]}
+
+# Check venv exists
+if [ ! -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
+    echo "The virtual env you specified doesn't exist"
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# make venv dir absolute
+venv_dir=$(realpath "$venv_dir")
+
+# determine venv name
+if [ -z "$venv_name" ]; then
+    venv_name=$(guess_name "$venv_dir")
+fi
+
+case "$venv_name" in
+"" | */* | . | .. | *:* | system | *[[:cntrl:]]* )
+    echo "pyenv-link: invalid version name \`${venv_name}'" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+versions_dir="$PYENV_ROOT/versions"
+pyenv_prefix_path="$versions_dir/$venv_name"
+
+if [ -e "$pyenv_prefix_path" ] || [ -L "$pyenv_prefix_path" ]; then
+    echo Version "$venv_name" already exists >&2
+    exit 3
+fi
+
+case "$venv_dir" in
+"$versions_dir"/*)
+    link_target=${venv_dir#"$versions_dir"/}
+    ;;
+*)
+    link_target=$venv_dir
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# link to pyenv version directory
+if [ -z "$dry" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$versions_dir"
+    ln -s "$link_target" "$pyenv_prefix_path"
+fi
+
+# output
+if [ -z "$quiet" ]; then
+    echo "Linked new version named $venv_name"
+fi
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/test/link.bats b/plugins/pyenv-link/test/link.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0612943d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/test/link.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+@test "link completions use the dispatcher" {
+  run pyenv completions link
+  assert_success
+  assert_output <<OUT
+--help
+version
+OUT
+  run pyenv completions link version
+  assert_success
+  assert_output <<OUT
+--help
+--dry
+--quiet
+OUT
+}
+
+@test "link requires a version path" {
+  run pyenv-link version
+  assert_failure "Usage: pyenv link version [--dry] [--quiet] <path> [<name>]"
+}
+
+@test "links an installed binary under its plain version name" {
+  create_alt_executable_in_version "3.13.14-linux-x86_64" python 'echo linked-python'
+  run pyenv-link version "$PYENV_ROOT/versions/3.13.14-linux-x86_64" 3.13.14
+  assert_success "Linked new version named 3.13.14"
+  assert_equal "3.13.14-linux-x86_64" "$(readlink "$PYENV_ROOT/versions/3.13.14")"
+  PYENV_VERSION=3.13.14 run pyenv exec python
+  assert_success "linked-python"
+}
+
+@test "links external paths containing spaces into a fresh root" {
+  mkdir -p "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/external env/bin"
+  run pyenv-link version "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/external env" custom
+  assert_success "Linked new version named custom"
+  assert_equal "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/external env" "$(readlink "$PYENV_ROOT/versions/custom")"
+}
+
+@test "refuses a dangling destination link" {
+  mkdir -p "$PYENV_ROOT/versions" "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source"
+  ln -s missing "$PYENV_ROOT/versions/dangling"
+  run pyenv-link version "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source" dangling
+  assert_failure "Version dangling already exists"
+  assert_equal missing "$(readlink "$PYENV_ROOT/versions/dangling")"
+}
+
+@test "rejects invalid version names" {
+  mkdir -p "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source"
+  for name in ../outside . .. 'foo/bar' 'foo:bar' system; do
+    run pyenv-link version "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source" "$name"
+    assert_failure "pyenv-link: invalid version name \`$name'"
+    assert [ ! -e "$PYENV_ROOT/outside" ]
+  done
+  echo "prompt = '../outside'" > "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source/pyvenv.cfg"
+  run pyenv-link version "$PYENV_TEST_DIR/source"
+  assert_failure "pyenv-link: invalid version name \`../outside'"
+  assert [ ! -e "$PYENV_ROOT/outside" ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv-link/test/test_helper.bash b/plugins/pyenv-link/test/test_helper.bash
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..f6bb7c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/pyenv-link/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../test/test_helper.bash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index ee0a698e..2015907f 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ unset PYENV_VERSION
 unset PYENV_DIR
 
 setup() {
-  export _PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME%/*}"
   export PS4='+(${BASH_SOURCE}:${LINENO}): ${FUNCNAME[0]:+${FUNCNAME[0]}(): }'
+
+  export _PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME%/*}"
+  local PLUGIN_PREFIX
+  if [[ $_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX =~ /plugins/[^/]+$ ]]; then
+    PLUGIN_PREFIX="$_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX"
+    _PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX="${_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX::${#_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX}-${#BASH_REMATCH[0]}}"
+  fi
   if ! enable -f "${_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX}"/libexec/pyenv-realpath.dylib realpath 2>/dev/null; then
     if [ -n "$PYENV_NATIVE_EXT" ]; then
       echo "pyenv: failed to load \`realpath' builtin" >&2
@@ -27,6 +33,9 @@ setup() {
   PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
   PATH="${PYENV_TEST_DIR}/bin:$PATH"
   PATH="${_PYENV_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libexec:$PATH"
+  if [[ -n $PLUGIN_PREFIX ]]; then
+    PATH="${PLUGIN_PREFIX}/libexec:${PLUGIN_PREFIX}/bin:$PATH"
+  fi
   PATH="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/libexec:$PATH"
   PATH="${PYENV_ROOT}/shims:$PATH"
   PATH="${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}/stubs:$PATH"
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@ setup() {
   # even if its output is redirected, breaking the comparison logic
   export NO_COLOR=1
 
+
   # If test specific setup exist, run it
   if [[ $(type -t _setup) == function ]];then
     _setup