diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_fetch/src/main.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_fetch/src/main.rs
index 830043dfe..6192b18bd 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_fetch/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_fetch/src/main.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ impl Plugin for Fetch {
     }
 
     fn begin_filter(&mut self, callinfo: CallInfo) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
-        Ok(vec![self.setup(callinfo)])
+        self.setup(callinfo)?;
+        Ok(vec![])
     }
 
     fn filter(&mut self, value: Value) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
@@ -72,9 +73,18 @@ fn main() {
     serve_plugin(&mut Fetch::new());
 }
 
-async fn fetch_helper(path: &Value, has_raw: bool, _row: Value) -> ReturnValue {
+async fn fetch_helper(path: &Value, has_raw: bool, row: Value) -> ReturnValue {
     let path_buf = path.as_path()?;
     let path_str = path_buf.display().to_string();
+
+    //FIXME: this is a workaround because plugins don't yet support per-item iteration
+    let path_str = if path_str == "$it" {
+        let path_buf = row.as_path()?;
+        path_buf.display().to_string()
+    } else {
+        path_str
+    };
+
     let path_span = path.tag.span;
 
     let result = fetch(&path_str, path_span).await;
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_post/src/main.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_post/src/main.rs
index ebb0bf17c..4b379db0d 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_post/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_post/src/main.rs
@@ -12,15 +12,67 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use surf::mime;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum HeaderKind {
     ContentType(String),
     ContentLength(String),
 }
 
-struct Post;
+struct Post {
+    path: Option<Value>,
+    has_raw: bool,
+    body: Option<Value>,
+    user: Option<String>,
+    password: Option<String>,
+    headers: Vec<HeaderKind>,
+}
+
 impl Post {
     fn new() -> Post {
-        Post
+        Post {
+            path: None,
+            has_raw: false,
+            body: None,
+            user: None,
+            password: None,
+            headers: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn setup(&mut self, call_info: CallInfo) -> ReturnValue {
+        self.path = Some(
+            match call_info.args.nth(0).ok_or_else(|| {
+                ShellError::labeled_error(
+                    "No file or directory specified",
+                    "for command",
+                    &call_info.name_tag,
+                )
+            })? {
+                file => file.clone(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        self.has_raw = call_info.args.has("raw");
+
+        self.body = match call_info.args.nth(1).ok_or_else(|| {
+            ShellError::labeled_error("No body specified", "for command", &call_info.name_tag)
+        })? {
+            file => Some(file.clone()),
+        };
+
+        self.user = call_info
+            .args
+            .get("user")
+            .map(|x| x.as_string().unwrap().to_string());
+
+        self.password = call_info
+            .args
+            .get("password")
+            .map(|x| x.as_string().unwrap().to_string());
+
+        self.headers = get_headers(&call_info)?;
+
+        ReturnSuccess::value(UntaggedValue::nothing().into_untagged_value())
     }
 }
 
@@ -50,12 +102,21 @@ impl Plugin for Post {
             .filter())
     }
 
-    fn begin_filter(&mut self, callinfo: CallInfo) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
-        Ok(vec![block_on(post_helper(callinfo))])
+    fn begin_filter(&mut self, call_info: CallInfo) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
+        self.setup(call_info)?;
+        Ok(vec![])
     }
 
-    fn filter(&mut self, _: Value) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
-        Ok(vec![])
+    fn filter(&mut self, row: Value) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
+        Ok(vec![block_on(post_helper(
+            &self.path.clone().unwrap(),
+            self.has_raw,
+            &self.body.clone().unwrap(),
+            self.user.clone(),
+            self.password.clone(),
+            &self.headers.clone(),
+            row,
+        ))])
     }
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +124,16 @@ fn main() {
     serve_plugin(&mut Post::new());
 }
 
-async fn post_helper(call_info: CallInfo) -> ReturnValue {
+async fn post_helper(
+    path: &Value,
+    has_raw: bool,
+    body: &Value,
+    user: Option<String>,
+    password: Option<String>,
+    headers: &[HeaderKind],
+    row: Value,
+) -> ReturnValue {
+    /*
     let path = match call_info.args.nth(0).ok_or_else(|| {
         ShellError::labeled_error(
             "No file or directory specified",
@@ -80,6 +150,7 @@ async fn post_helper(call_info: CallInfo) -> ReturnValue {
         file => file.clone(),
     };
     let path_str = path.as_string()?.to_string();
+
     let has_raw = call_info.args.has("raw");
     let user = call_info
         .args
@@ -91,6 +162,28 @@ async fn post_helper(call_info: CallInfo) -> ReturnValue {
         .map(|x| x.as_string().unwrap().to_string());
 
     let headers = get_headers(&call_info)?;
+    */
+    let path_tag = path.tag.clone();
+    let path_str = path.as_string()?.to_string();
+
+    //FIXME: this is a workaround because plugins don't yet support per-item iteration
+    let path_str = if path_str == "$it" {
+        let path_buf = row.as_path()?;
+        path_buf.display().to_string()
+    } else {
+        path_str
+    };
+
+    //FIXME: this is a workaround because plugins don't yet support per-item iteration
+    let body = if let Ok(x) = body.as_string() {
+        if x == "$it" {
+            &row
+        } else {
+            body
+        }
+    } else {
+        body
+    };
 
     let (file_extension, contents, contents_tag) =
         post(&path_str, &body, user, password, &headers, path_tag.clone())
diff --git a/src/commands/command.rs b/src/commands/command.rs
index 691a90bf1..ef5443a3e 100644
--- a/src/commands/command.rs
+++ b/src/commands/command.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,26 @@ impl CommandArgs {
         ))
     }
 
+    pub fn evaluate_once_with_scope(
+        self,
+        registry: &CommandRegistry,
+        scope: &Scope,
+    ) -> Result<EvaluatedWholeStreamCommandArgs, ShellError> {
+        let host = self.host.clone();
+        let ctrl_c = self.ctrl_c.clone();
+        let shell_manager = self.shell_manager.clone();
+        let input = self.input;
+        let call_info = self.call_info.evaluate(registry, scope)?;
+
+        Ok(EvaluatedWholeStreamCommandArgs::new(
+            host,
+            ctrl_c,
+            shell_manager,
+            call_info,
+            input,
+        ))
+    }
+
     pub fn source(&self) -> Text {
         self.call_info.source.clone()
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/plugin.rs b/src/commands/plugin.rs
index c0051731f..9bb693bd0 100644
--- a/src/commands/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/commands/plugin.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use derive_new::new;
 use log::trace;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ReturnSuccess, ReturnValue, Signature, UntaggedValue, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ReturnSuccess, ReturnValue, Scope, Signature, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use serde::{self, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::io::BufReader;
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ pub fn filter_plugin(
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     trace!("filter_plugin :: {}", path);
 
-    let args = args.evaluate_once(registry)?;
+    let args = args.evaluate_once_with_scope(
+        registry,
+        &Scope::it_value(UntaggedValue::string("$it").into_untagged_value()),
+    )?;
 
     let mut child = std::process::Command::new(path)
         .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped())