diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js
index c0094d8d4f..e79d815b3d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallPendingModal.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import type { PluginCollection } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import waitForRestart from "./waitForRestart";
+import InstallSuccessNotification from "./InstallSuccessNotification";
 
 type Props = {
   onClose: () => void,
@@ -40,14 +42,7 @@ class InstallPendingModal extends React.Component<Props, 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>
-      );
+      return <InstallSuccessNotification />;
     } else {
       return (
         <Notification type="warning">
@@ -65,6 +60,7 @@ class InstallPendingModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     apiClient
       .post(collection._links.installPending.href)
+      .then(waitForRestart)
       .then(() => {
         this.setState({
           success: true,
@@ -92,7 +88,9 @@ class InstallPendingModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
               {collection._embedded.plugins
                 .filter(plugin => plugin.pending)
                 .map(plugin => (
-                  <li key={plugin.name} className="has-text-weight-bold">{plugin.name}</li>
+                  <li key={plugin.name} className="has-text-weight-bold">
+                    {plugin.name}
+                  </li>
                 ))}
             </ul>
           </div>
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallSuccessNotification.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallSuccessNotification.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daebb8a8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/InstallSuccessNotification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// @flow
+import React from "react";
+import { translate } from "react-i18next";
+import { Notification } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+
+type Props = {
+  // context props
+  t: string => string
+};
+
+class InstallSuccessNotification extends React.Component<Props> {
+  render() {
+    const { t } = this.props;
+    return (
+      <Notification type="success">
+        {t("plugins.modal.successNotification")}{" "}
+        <a onClick={e => window.location.reload(true)}>
+          {t("plugins.modal.reload")}
+        </a>
+      </Notification>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default translate("admin")(InstallSuccessNotification);
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginModal.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginModal.js
index 8f65ba9349..4440bf0ef3 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginModal.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/PluginModal.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   Notification
 } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
 import classNames from "classnames";
+import waitForRestart from "./waitForRestart";
+import InstallSuccessNotification from "./InstallSuccessNotification";
 
 type Props = {
   plugin: Plugin,
@@ -63,10 +65,20 @@ class PluginModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     };
 
     if (restart) {
-      this.setState({
-        ...newState,
-        success: true
-      });
+      waitForRestart()
+        .then(() => {
+          this.setState({
+            ...newState,
+            success: true
+          });
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          this.setState({
+            loading: false,
+            success: false,
+            error
+          });
+        });
     } else {
       this.setState(newState, () => {
         refresh();
@@ -150,12 +162,7 @@ class PluginModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     } else if (success) {
       return (
         <div className="media">
-          <Notification type="success">
-            {t("plugins.modal.successNotification")}{" "}
-            <a onClick={e => window.location.reload()}>
-              {t("plugins.modal.reload")}
-            </a>
-          </Notification>
+          <InstallSuccessNotification />
         </div>
       );
     } else if (restart) {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/waitForRestart.js b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/waitForRestart.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93b7b17855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/src/admin/plugins/components/waitForRestart.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// @flow
+import { apiClient } from "@scm-manager/ui-components";
+
+const waitForRestart = () => {
+  const endTime = Number(new Date()) + 10000;
+  let started = false;
+
+  const executor = (resolve, reject) => {
+    // we need some initial delay
+    if (!started) {
+      started = true;
+      setTimeout(executor, 100, resolve, reject);
+    } else {
+      apiClient
+        .get("")
+        .then(resolve)
+        .catch(() => {
+          if (Number(new Date()) < endTime) {
+            setTimeout(executor, 500, resolve, reject);
+          } else {
+            reject(new Error("timeout reached"));
+          }
+        });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return new Promise<void>(executor);
+};
+
+export default waitForRestart;