diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 9d22acfe9..67ba4971e 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -713,6 +713,16 @@ class InfoRemoteShow extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         GlobalCommandRunner.disconnectRemote(remoteId);
     }
 
+    @boundMethod
+    installRemote(remoteId : string) {
+        GlobalCommandRunner.installRemote(remoteId);
+    }
+
+    @boundMethod
+    cancelInstall(remoteId : string) {
+        GlobalCommandRunner.installCancelRemote(remoteId);
+    }
+
     renderConnectButton(remote : RemoteType) : any {
         if (remote.status == "connected" || remote.status == "connecting") {
             return <div onClick={() => this.disconnectRemote(remote.remoteid)} className="text-button disconnect-button">[disconnect remote]</div>
@@ -722,6 +732,43 @@ class InfoRemoteShow extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         }
     }
 
+    renderInstallButton(remote : RemoteType) : any {
+        if (remote.status == "connected" || remote.status == "connecting") {
+            return "(must disconnect to install)";
+        }
+        if (remote.installstatus == "disconnected" || remote.installstatus == "error") {
+            return <div onClick={() => this.installRemote(remote.remoteid)} className="text-button connect-button">[run install]</div>
+        }
+        if (remote.installstatus == "connecting") {
+            return <div onClick={() => this.cancelInstall(remote.remoteid)} className="text-button disconnect-button">[cancel install]</div>
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    renderInstallStatus(remote : RemoteType) : any {
+        let statusStr : string = null;
+        if (remote.installstatus == "disconnected") {
+            if (remote.needsmshellupgrade) {
+                statusStr = "needs upgrade"
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            statusStr = remote.installstatus;
+        }
+        if (statusStr == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        let installButton = this.renderInstallButton(remote);
+        return (
+            <div className="remote-field">
+                <div className="remote-field-def"> install-status</div>
+                <div className="remote-field-val">
+                    {statusStr}<If condition={installButton != null}> | {this.renderInstallButton(remote)}</If>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+
     @boundMethod
     clickTermBlock(e : any) {
         let inputModel = GlobalModel.inputModel;
@@ -750,47 +797,54 @@ class InfoRemoteShow extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         }
         return (
             <>
-                <div className="info-remote">
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> remoteid</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.remoteid}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> type</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{this.getRemoteTypeStr(remote)}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> alias</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{isBlank(remote.remotealias) ? "-" : remote.remotealias}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> canonicalname</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.remotecanonicalname}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> connectmode</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.connectmode}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="remote-field">
-                        <div className="remote-field-def"> status</div>
-                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.status} | {this.renderConnectButton(remote)}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    <If condition={!isBlank(remote.errorstr)}>
-                        <div className="remote-field">
-                            <div className="remote-field-def"> error</div>
-                            <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.errorstr}</div>
-                        </div>
-                    </If>
+            <div className="info-remote">
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> remoteid</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.remoteid}</div>
                 </div>
-                <div key="term" className={cn("terminal-wrapper", {"focus": isTermFocused}, (remote != null ? "status-" + remote.status : null))} style={{overflowY: "hidden", display: (ptyRemoteId == null ? "none" : "block"), width: CellWidthPx*RemotePtyCols+15}}>
-                    <If condition={!isTermFocused}>
-                        <div key="termblock" className="term-block" onClick={this.clickTermBlock}></div>
-                    </If>
-                    <If condition={inputModel.showNoInputMsg.get()}>
-                        <div key="termtag" className="term-tag">input is only allowed while status is 'connecting'</div>
-                    </If>
-                    <div key="terminal" className="terminal" id="term-remote" data-remoteid={ptyRemoteId} style={{height: CellHeightPx*RemotePtyRows}}></div>
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> type</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val">{this.getRemoteTypeStr(remote)}</div>
                 </div>
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> alias</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val">{isBlank(remote.remotealias) ? "-" : remote.remotealias}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> canonicalname</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.remotecanonicalname}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> connectmode</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.connectmode}</div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="remote-field">
+                    <div className="remote-field-def"> status</div>
+                    <div className="remote-field-val"><RemoteStatusLight status={remote.status}/>{remote.status} | {this.renderConnectButton(remote)}</div>
+                </div>
+                <If condition={!isBlank(remote.errorstr)}>
+                    <div className="remote-field">
+                        <div className="remote-field-def"> error</div>
+                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.errorstr}</div>
+                    </div>
+                </If>
+                {this.renderInstallStatus(remote)}
+                <If condition={!isBlank(remote.installerrorstr)}>
+                    <div className="remote-field">
+                        <div className="remote-field-def"> install error</div>
+                        <div className="remote-field-val">{remote.installerrorstr}</div>
+                    </div>
+                </If>
+            </div>
+            <div key="term" className={cn("terminal-wrapper", {"focus": isTermFocused}, (remote != null ? "status-" + remote.status : null))} style={{overflowY: "hidden", display: (ptyRemoteId == null ? "none" : "block"), width: CellWidthPx*RemotePtyCols+15}}>
+                <If condition={!isTermFocused}>
+                    <div key="termblock" className="term-block" onClick={this.clickTermBlock}></div>
+                </If>
+                <If condition={inputModel.showNoInputMsg.get()}>
+                    <div key="termtag" className="term-tag">input is only allowed while status is 'connecting'</div>
+                </If>
+                <div key="terminal" className="terminal" id="term-remote" data-remoteid={ptyRemoteId} style={{height: CellHeightPx*RemotePtyRows}}></div>
+            </div>
             </>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index d1d18e942..97ecfb65b 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ class InputModel {
         if (remote == null) {
             return;
         }
-        if (remote.status != "connecting") {
+        if (remote.status != "connecting" && remote.installstatus != "connecting") {
             this.setShowNoInputMsg(true);
             return;
         }
@@ -1865,11 +1865,19 @@ class CommandRunner {
     }
 
     connectRemote(remoteid : string) {
-        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "connect", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, false);
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "connect", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, true);
     }
 
     disconnectRemote(remoteid : string) {
-        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "disconnect", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, false);
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "disconnect", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, true);
+    }
+
+    installRemote(remoteid : string) {
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "install", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, true);
+    }
+
+    installCancelRemote(remoteid : string) {
+        GlobalModel.submitCommand("remote", "installcancel", null, {"nohist": "1", "remote": remoteid}, true);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sh2.less b/src/sh2.less
index cf57557cb..95d642c7f 100644
--- a/src/sh2.less
+++ b/src/sh2.less
@@ -1134,6 +1134,10 @@ body .xterm .xterm-viewport {
     }
 }
 
+.remote-field .remote-status {
+    top: 4px;
+}
+
 .menu-list .remote-status .status-connecting {
     position: relative;
     top: 0px;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index db188c3ba..f45746bbb 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ type RemoteType = {
     remotevars : Record<string, string>,
     status : string,
     errorstr : string,
+    installstatus : string,
+    installerrorstr : string,
     defaultstate : RemoteStateType,
     connectmode : string,
     autoinstall : boolean,