diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/compose/composable/DownloadListItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/compose/composable/DownloadListItem.kt
index cedf13fb0..203e08af2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/compose/composable/DownloadListItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/compose/composable/DownloadListItem.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fun DownloadListItem(modifier: Modifier = Modifier, download: Download, onClick:
             )
         },
         trailing = when (download.status) {
-            DownloadStatus.COMPLETED -> {
+            DownloadStatus.COMPLETED, DownloadStatus.INSTALLED -> {
                 {
                     Icon(
                         painter = painterResource(R.drawable.ic_check),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/helper/DownloadHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/helper/DownloadHelper.kt
index 44f8ade6e..b948a4e25 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/helper/DownloadHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/helper/DownloadHelper.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.work.WorkRequest
 import com.aurora.extensions.TAG
 import com.aurora.gplayapi.data.models.App
 import com.aurora.store.AuroraApp
+import com.aurora.store.data.event.InstallerEvent
 import com.aurora.store.data.installer.AppInstaller
 import com.aurora.store.data.model.DownloadStatus
 import com.aurora.store.data.room.download.Download
@@ -75,9 +76,42 @@ class DownloadHelper @Inject constructor(
             cancelFailedDownloads(downloadDao.downloads().firstOrNull() ?: emptyList())
         }.invokeOnCompletion {
             observeDownloads()
+            observeInstalls()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Advances a download row through the installer phase so its history reflects whether the
+     * app actually installed, not just that the bytes finished downloading:
+     * - [InstallerEvent.Installing] moves a [DownloadStatus.COMPLETED] row to
+     *   [DownloadStatus.INSTALLING];
+     * - [InstallerEvent.Installed] marks it [DownloadStatus.INSTALLED] (kept so the user can
+     *   still export the APK);
+     * - [InstallerEvent.Failed] reverts an in-progress install back to
+     *   [DownloadStatus.COMPLETED] so the downloaded files can be re-installed without
+     *   re-downloading.
+     */
+    private fun observeInstalls() {
+        AuroraApp.events.installerEvent.onEach { event ->
+            val existing = getDownload(event.packageName) ?: return@onEach
+            when (event) {
+                is InstallerEvent.Installing -> if (existing.status == DownloadStatus.COMPLETED) {
+                    downloadDao.updateStatus(event.packageName, DownloadStatus.INSTALLING)
+                }
+
+                is InstallerEvent.Installed -> if (existing.status != DownloadStatus.INSTALLED) {
+                    downloadDao.updateStatus(event.packageName, DownloadStatus.INSTALLED)
+                }
+
+                is InstallerEvent.Failed -> if (existing.status == DownloadStatus.INSTALLING) {
+                    downloadDao.updateStatus(event.packageName, DownloadStatus.COMPLETED)
+                }
+
+                else -> {}
+            }
+        }.launchIn(AuroraApp.scope)
+    }
+
     private fun observeDownloads() {
         downloadDao.downloads().onEach { list ->
             try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/model/DownloadStatus.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/model/DownloadStatus.kt
index 36b34c089..e703d221c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/model/DownloadStatus.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/data/model/DownloadStatus.kt
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ enum class DownloadStatus(@StringRes val localized: Int) {
     QUEUED(R.string.status_queued),
     UNAVAILABLE(R.string.status_unavailable),
     VERIFYING(R.string.status_verifying),
-    PURCHASING(R.string.preparing_to_install);
+    PURCHASING(R.string.preparing_to_install),
+    INSTALLING(R.string.status_installing),
+    INSTALLED(R.string.status_installed);
 
     companion object {
-        val finished = listOf(FAILED, CANCELLED, COMPLETED)
+        val finished = listOf(FAILED, CANCELLED, COMPLETED, INSTALLED)
         val running = listOf(QUEUED, PURCHASING, DOWNLOADING)
 
         /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/details/AppDetailsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/details/AppDetailsViewModel.kt
index b9b7aad0a..1ac90d4a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/details/AppDetailsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/details/AppDetailsViewModel.kt
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ class AppDetailsViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
         DownloadStatus.VERIFYING -> AppState.Verifying
 
-        DownloadStatus.COMPLETED -> if (isInstalled) defaultAppState else AppState.Installing(0F)
+        DownloadStatus.COMPLETED,
+        DownloadStatus.INSTALLING -> if (isInstalled) defaultAppState else AppState.Installing(0F)
 
         else -> defaultAppState
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/onboarding/MicroGViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/onboarding/MicroGViewModel.kt
index fd4eb2ea8..fca1bcec4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/onboarding/MicroGViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aurora/store/viewmodel/onboarding/MicroGViewModel.kt
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ class MicroGViewModel @Inject constructor(
             download == null -> InstallStatus.PENDING
             download.status == DownloadStatus.FAILED -> InstallStatus.FAILED
             download.status == DownloadStatus.CANCELLED -> InstallStatus.PENDING
-            download.status == DownloadStatus.COMPLETED -> InstallStatus.INSTALLING
+            download.status == DownloadStatus.INSTALLED -> InstallStatus.INSTALLED
+            download.status == DownloadStatus.COMPLETED ||
+                download.status == DownloadStatus.INSTALLING -> InstallStatus.INSTALLING
             else -> InstallStatus.DOWNLOADING
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a4e2f87ae..c95c36e05 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@
     <string name="status_queued">Queued</string>
     <string name="status_unavailable">Unavailable</string>
     <string name="status_verifying">Verifying</string>
+    <string name="status_installing">Installing</string>
+    <string name="status_installed">Installed</string>
 
     <!-- UnarchivePackageReceiver -->
     <string name="authentication_required_title">Authentication required</string>