diff --git a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Plugin.js b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Plugin.js
index 157ef06098..0114716757 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Plugin.js
+++ b/scm-ui-components/packages/ui-types/src/Plugin.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type Plugin = {
   author: string,
   category: string,
   avatarUrl: string,
+  pending: boolean,
   dependencies: string[],
   _links: Links
 };
diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/de/admin.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/de/admin.json
index 19e8a07751..20a1e0a004 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/de/admin.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/de/admin.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       "installedNavLink": "Installiert",
       "availableNavLink": "Verfügbar"
     },
+    "installPending": "Austehende Plugins installieren",
     "noPlugins": "Keine Plugins gefunden.",
     "modal": {
       "title": "{{name}} Plugin installieren",
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
       "dependencies": "Abhängigkeiten",
       "successNotification": "Das Plugin wurde erfolgreich installiert. Um Änderungen an der UI zu sehen, muss die Seite neu geladen werden:",
       "reload": "jetzt new laden",
-      "restartNotification": "Der SCM-Manager Kontext sollte nur neu gestartet werden, wenn aktuell niemand damit arbeitet."
+      "restartNotification": "Der SCM-Manager Kontext sollte nur neu gestartet werden, wenn aktuell niemand damit arbeitet.",
+      "installPending": "Die folgenden Plugins werden installiert und anschließend wir der SCM-Manager Kontext neu gestartet."
     }
   },
   "repositoryRole": {
diff --git a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/admin.json b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/admin.json
index afdc75585a..2c9304ac85 100644
--- a/scm-ui/public/locales/en/admin.json
+++ b/scm-ui/public/locales/en/admin.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       "installedNavLink": "Installed",
       "availableNavLink": "Available"
     },
+    "installPending": "Install pending plugins",
     "noPlugins": "No plugins found.",
     "modal": {
       "title": "Install {{name}} Plugin",
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
       "dependencies": "Dependencies",
       "successNotification": "Successful installed plugin. You have to reload the page, to see ui changes:",
       "reload": "reload now",
-      "restartNotification": "Restarting the scm-manager context, should only be done if no one else is currently working with it."
+      "restartNotification": "Restarting the scm-manager context, should only be done if no one else is currently working with it.",
+      "installPending": "The following plugins will be installed and after installation the scm-manager context will be restarted."
     }
   },
   "repositoryRole": {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingAction.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingAction.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b46b3fba53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingAction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import { Button, ButtonGroup, Modal } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import type { PluginCollection } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import InstallPendingModal from "./InstallPendingModal";
+
+type Props = {
+  collection: PluginCollection,
+
+  // context props
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+type State = {
+  showModal: boolean
+};
+
+class InstallPendingAction extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      showModal: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  openModal = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      showModal: true
+    });
+  };
+
+  closeModal = () => {
+    this.setState({
+      showModal: false
+    });
+  };
+
+  renderModal = () => {
+    const { showModal } = this.state;
+    const { collection } = this.props;
+    if (showModal) {
+      return (
+        <InstallPendingModal
+          collection={collection}
+          onClose={this.closeModal}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <>
+        {this.renderModal()}
+        <Button
+          color="primary"
+          label={t("plugins.installPending")}
+          action={this.openModal}
+        />
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate("admin")(InstallPendingAction);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0094d8d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import {
+  apiClient,
+  Button,
+  ButtonGroup,
+  ErrorNotification,
+  Modal,
+  Notification
+} from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+import type { PluginCollection } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+
+type Props = {
+  onClose: () => void,
+  collection: PluginCollection,
+
+  // context props
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+type State = {
+  loading: boolean,
+  success: boolean,
+  error?: Error
+};
+
+class InstallPendingModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {
+      loading: false,
+      success: false
+    };
+  }
+
+  renderNotifications = () => {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    const { error, success } = this.state;
+    if (error) {
+      return <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
+    } else if (success) {
+      return (
+        <Notification type="success">
+          {t("plugins.modal.successNotification")}{" "}
+          <a onClick={e => window.location.reload()}>
+            {t("plugins.modal.reload")}
+          </a>
+        </Notification>
+      );
+    } else {
+      return (
+        <Notification type="warning">
+          {t("plugins.modal.restartNotification")}
+        </Notification>
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  installAndRestart = () => {
+    const { collection } = this.props;
+    this.setState({
+      loading: true
+    });
+
+    apiClient
+      .post(collection._links.installPending.href)
+      .then(() => {
+        this.setState({
+          success: true,
+          loading: false,
+          error: undefined
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(error => {
+        this.setState({
+          success: false,
+          loading: false,
+          error: error
+        });
+      });
+  };
+
+  renderBody = () => {
+    const { collection, t } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div className="media">
+          <div className="content">
+            <p>{t("plugins.modal.installPending")}</p>
+            <ul>
+              {collection._embedded.plugins
+                .filter(plugin => plugin.pending)
+                .map(plugin => (
+                  <li key={plugin.name} className="has-text-weight-bold">{plugin.name}</li>
+                ))}
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="media">{this.renderNotifications()}</div>
+      </>
+    );
+  };
+
+  renderFooter = () => {
+    const { onClose, t } = this.props;
+    const { loading, error, success } = this.state;
+    return (
+      <ButtonGroup>
+        <Button
+          color="warning"
+          label={t("plugins.modal.installAndRestart")}
+          loading={loading}
+          action={this.installAndRestart}
+          disabled={error || success}
+        />
+        <Button label={t("plugins.modal.abort")} action={onClose} />
+      </ButtonGroup>
+    );
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { onClose, t } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        title={t("plugins.modal.installAndRestart")}
+        closeFunction={onClose}
+        body={this.renderBody()}
+        footer={this.renderFooter()}
+        active={true}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate("admin")(InstallPendingModal);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginBottomActions.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginBottomActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..668fc0d285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginBottomActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// @flow
+import * as React from "react";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+import injectSheet from "react-jss";
+
+const styles = {
+  container: {
+    border: "2px solid #e9f7fd",
+    padding: "1em 1em",
+    marginTop: "2em",
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "center"
+  }
+};
+
+type Props = {
+  children?: React.Node,
+
+  // context props
+  classes: any
+};
+
+class PluginBottomActions extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { children, classes } = this.props;
+    return <div className={classNames(classes.container)}>{children}</div>;
+  }
+}
+
+export default injectSheet(styles)(PluginBottomActions);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginEntry.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginEntry.js
index fa62786fc2..c7624a02ef 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginEntry.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginEntry.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { Plugin } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import { CardColumn } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import PluginAvatar from "./PluginAvatar";
 import PluginModal from "./PluginModal";
+import classNames from "classnames";
 
 type Props = {
   plugin: Plugin,
@@ -43,34 +44,48 @@ class PluginEntry extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     }));
   };
 
-  createContentRight = (plugin: Plugin) => {
-    const { classes } = this.props;
-    if (plugin._links && plugin._links.install && plugin._links.install.href) {
-      return (
-        <div className={classes.link} onClick={this.toggleModal}>
-          <i className="fas fa-download fa-2x has-text-info" />
-        </div>
-      );
-    }
-  };
-
-  createFooterLeft = (plugin: Plugin) => {
+  createFooterRight = (plugin: Plugin) => {
     return <small className="level-item">{plugin.author}</small>;
   };
 
-  createFooterRight = (plugin: Plugin) => {
-    return <p className="level-item">{plugin.version}</p>;
+  createFooterLeft = (plugin: Plugin) => {
+    const { classes } = this.props;
+    if (plugin.pending) {
+      return (
+        <span className="level-item">
+          <i className="fas fa-spinner fa-spin has-text-info" />
+        </span>
+      );
+    } else if (
+      plugin._links &&
+      plugin._links.install &&
+      plugin._links.install.href
+    ) {
+      return (
+        <span
+          className={classNames(classes.link, "level-item")}
+          onClick={this.toggleModal}
+        >
+          <i className="fas fa-download has-text-info" />
+        </span>
+      );
+    }
   };
 
   render() {
     const { plugin } = this.props;
     const { showModal } = this.state;
     const avatar = this.createAvatar(plugin);
-    const contentRight = this.createContentRight(plugin);
     const footerLeft = this.createFooterLeft(plugin);
     const footerRight = this.createFooterRight(plugin);
 
-    const modal = showModal ? <PluginModal plugin={plugin} onSubmit={this.toggleModal} onClose={this.toggleModal} /> : null;
+    const modal = showModal ? (
+      <PluginModal
+        plugin={plugin}
+        onSubmit={this.toggleModal}
+        onClose={this.toggleModal}
+      />
+    ) : null;
 
     // TODO: Add link to plugin page below
     return (
@@ -80,7 +95,6 @@ class PluginEntry extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           avatar={avatar}
           title={plugin.displayName ? plugin.displayName : plugin.name}
           description={plugin.description}
-          contentRight={contentRight}
           footerLeft={footerLeft}
           footerRight={footerRight}
         />
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginsList.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginList.js
similarity index 100%
rename from scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginsList.js
rename to scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginList.js
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginTopActions.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginTopActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d30c755eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginTopActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// @flow
+import * as React from "react";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+import injectSheet from "react-jss";
+
+const styles = {
+  container: {
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "flex-end",
+    alignItems: "center"
+  }
+};
+
+type Props = {
+  children?: React.Node,
+
+  // context props
+  classes: any
+};
+
+class PluginTopActions extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { children, classes } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <div className={classNames(classes.container, "column", "is-one-fifths", "is-mobile-action-spacing")}>
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default injectSheet(styles)(PluginTopActions);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/containers/PluginsOverview.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/containers/PluginsOverview.js
index 5a8a46f884..375e2ebd6c 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/containers/PluginsOverview.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/containers/PluginsOverview.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @flow
-import React from "react";
+import * as React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import { compose } from "redux";
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   Title,
   Subtitle,
   Notification,
-  ErrorNotification
+  ErrorNotification,
+  Button
 } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import {
   fetchPluginsByLink,
@@ -17,11 +18,14 @@ import {
   getPluginCollection,
   isFetchPluginsPending
 } from "../modules/plugins";
-import PluginsList from "../components/PluginsList";
+import PluginsList from "../components/PluginList";
 import {
   getAvailablePluginsLink,
   getInstalledPluginsLink
 } from "../../../modules/indexResource";
+import PluginTopActions from "../components/PluginTopActions";
+import PluginBottomActions from "../components/PluginBottomActions";
+import InstallPendingAction from '../components/InstallPendingAction';
 
 type Props = {
   loading: boolean,
@@ -64,8 +68,44 @@ class PluginsOverview extends React.Component<Props> {
     }
   }
 
+  renderHeader = (actions: React.Node) => {
+    const { installed, t } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <div className="columns">
+        <div className="column">
+          <Title title={t("plugins.title")} />
+          <Subtitle
+            subtitle={
+              installed
+                ? t("plugins.installedSubtitle")
+                : t("plugins.availableSubtitle")
+            }
+          />
+        </div>
+        <PluginTopActions>{actions}</PluginTopActions>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
+  renderFooter = (actions: React.Node) => {
+    if (actions) {
+      return <PluginBottomActions>{actions}</PluginBottomActions>;
+    }
+    return null;
+  };
+
+  createActions = () => {
+    const { collection } = this.props;
+    if (collection._links.installPending) {
+      return (
+        <InstallPendingAction collection={collection} />
+      );
+    }
+    return null;
+  };
+
   render() {
-    const { loading, error, collection, installed, t } = this.props;
+    const { loading, error, collection } = this.props;
 
     if (error) {
       return <ErrorNotification error={error} />;
@@ -75,17 +115,13 @@ class PluginsOverview extends React.Component<Props> {
       return <Loading />;
     }
 
+    const actions = this.createActions();
     return (
       <>
-        <Title title={t("plugins.title")} />
-        <Subtitle
-          subtitle={
-            installed
-              ? t("plugins.installedSubtitle")
-              : t("plugins.availableSubtitle")
-          }
-        />
+        {this.renderHeader(actions)}
+        <hr className="header-with-actions" />
         {this.renderPluginsList()}
+        {this.renderFooter(actions)}
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResource.java
index e54c6cf85e..fa06740945 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResource.java
@@ -95,4 +95,16 @@ public class AvailablePluginResource {
     pluginManager.install(name, restartAfterInstallation);
     return Response.ok().build();
   }
+
+  @POST
+  @Path("/install-pending")
+  @StatusCodes({
+    @ResponseCode(code = 200, condition = "success"),
+    @ResponseCode(code = 500, condition = "internal server error")
+  })
+  public Response installPending() {
+    PluginPermissions.manage().check();
+    pluginManager.installPendingAndRestart();
+    return Response.ok().build();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
index bcfbce3f04..d04f34ce4a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/PluginDtoCollectionMapper.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package sonia.scm.api.v2.resources;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.Embedded;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.HalRepresentation;
+import de.otto.edison.hal.Link;
 import de.otto.edison.hal.Links;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.AvailablePlugin;
 import sonia.scm.plugin.InstalledPlugin;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.PluginPermissions;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ public class PluginDtoCollectionMapper {
 
   public HalRepresentation mapAvailable(List<AvailablePlugin> plugins) {
     List<PluginDto> dtos = plugins.stream().map(mapper::mapAvailable).collect(toList());
-    return new HalRepresentation(createAvailablePluginsLinks(), embedDtos(dtos));
+    return new HalRepresentation(createAvailablePluginsLinks(plugins), embedDtos(dtos));
   }
 
   private Links createInstalledPluginsLinks() {
@@ -42,14 +44,25 @@ public class PluginDtoCollectionMapper {
     return linksBuilder.build();
   }
 
-  private Links createAvailablePluginsLinks() {
+  private Links createAvailablePluginsLinks(List<AvailablePlugin> plugins) {
     String baseUrl = resourceLinks.availablePluginCollection().self();
 
     Links.Builder linksBuilder = linkingTo()
       .with(Links.linkingTo().self(baseUrl).build());
+
+    if (PluginPermissions.manage().isPermitted()) {
+      if (containsPending(plugins)) {
+        linksBuilder.single(Link.link("installPending", resourceLinks.availablePluginCollection().installPending()));
+      }
+    }
+
     return linksBuilder.build();
   }
 
+  private boolean containsPending(List<AvailablePlugin> plugins) {
+    return plugins.stream().anyMatch(AvailablePlugin::isPending);
+  }
+
   private Embedded embedDtos(List<PluginDto> dtos) {
     return embeddedBuilder()
       .with("plugins", dtos)
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
index 6d49ca1fb6..bf92c567cd 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/ResourceLinks.java
@@ -715,6 +715,10 @@ class ResourceLinks {
       availablePluginCollectionLinkBuilder = new LinkBuilder(pathInfo, PluginRootResource.class, AvailablePluginResource.class);
     }
 
+    String installPending() {
+      return availablePluginCollectionLinkBuilder.method("availablePlugins").parameters().method("installPending").parameters().href();
+    }
+
     String self() {
       return availablePluginCollectionLinkBuilder.method("availablePlugins").parameters().method("getAvailablePlugins").parameters().href();
     }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResourceTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResourceTest.java
index 8023bee4dd..c108d4ee7a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/AvailablePluginResourceTest.java
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ class AvailablePluginResourceTest {
       verify(pluginManager).install("pluginName", false);
       assertThat(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK).isEqualTo(response.getStatus());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void installPendingPlugin() throws URISyntaxException {
+      MockHttpRequest request = MockHttpRequest.post("/v2/plugins/available/install-pending");
+      MockHttpResponse response = new MockHttpResponse();
+
+      dispatcher.invoke(request, response);
+
+      verify(pluginManager).installPendingAndRestart();
+      assertThat(HttpServletResponse.SC_OK).isEqualTo(response.getStatus());
+    }
   }
 
   private AvailablePlugin createPlugin() {