Abstract: Presented in three different aspects is a bag stand for supporting limp plastic bags with or without handles in an upright position. The bag stand is formed by two identical metal frames connected together by connectors to produce a frame having a generally square top shape over which the open mouth of a gusseted plastic bag having handles can be cuffed, with the handles or the cuffed perimeter of the bag hooked in open slots on the connectors, to thus support the normally limp plastic bag in an upright open-mouth condition for the reception of refuse or articles of merchandise. Lateral adjustment can be made to the frame to compensate for variance in size of gusseted plastic bags.