diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 42b6f37..1063bf1 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ warehouse_sources = [
   'gtk/error_toast.py',
   'gtk/sidebar_button.py',
   'gtk/loading_status.py',
-  'main_window/window.py',
   'gtk/app_row.py',
+  'main_window/window.py',
+  'package_install_worker.py',
   'packages_page/uninstall_dialog.py',
   'packages_page/packages_page.py',
   'packages_page/filters_page.py',
diff --git a/src/package_install_worker.py b/src/package_install_worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f66eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/package_install_worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from gi.repository import Adw, Gtk, GLib, Gio
+
+class PackageInstallWorker:
+	process = None
+	
+	@classmethod
+	def update_status(this, loading_status, ratio, complete=None, total=None):
+		GLib.idle_add(lambda *_: loading_status.progress_bar.set_fraction(ratio))
+		if (not complete is None) and (not total is None):
+			GLib.idle_add(lambda *_: loading_status.progress_label.set_label(f'{int(ratio + complete / total)} / {total}'))
+		elif loading_status.progress_label.get_visible():
+			GLib.idle_add(lambda *_: loading_status.progress_label.set_visible(False))
+			
+	@classmethod
+	def install_thread(this, loading_status, remote, installation, names, on_error):
+		this.process = subprocess.Popen(
+			['flatpak-spawn', '--host', 'flatpak', 'install', f'--installation={installation}', names],
+			stdout=subprocess.PIPE, 
+			stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+		)
+		percent_pattern = r'\d{1,3}%'
+		amount_pattern = r'(\d+)/(\d+)'
+		for line in this.process.stdout:
+			line = line.strip()
+			
+			percent_match = re.search(percent_pattern, line)
+			if percent_match:
+				ratio = int(percent_match.group()[0:-1]) / 100.0
+				
+				amount_match = re.search(amount_pattern, line)
+				if amount_match:
+					amount = amount_match.group().split('/')
+					complete = int(amount[0]) - 1
+					total = int(amount[1])
+					this.update_status(loading_status, ratio, complete, total)
+				else:
+					this.update_status(loading_status, ratio)
+					
+		this.process = None
+		
+	@classmethod
+	def install(this, loading_status, remote, installation, names, callback=None, on_error=None):
+		if not this.process is None:
+			return "error, already installing something"
+			
+		Gio.Task.new(None, None, callback).run_in_thread(this.install_thread, loading_status, remote, installation, names, on_error)
+		return ""