diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
index 34be2ceedf3..bc69e66913e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
@@ -397,15 +397,19 @@ static bool copyPluginFile(const FilePath &src, const FilePath &dest)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool PluginInstallWizard::exec()
+bool PluginInstallWizard::exec(const FilePath &archive)
 {
     Wizard wizard(ICore::dialogParent());
     wizard.setWindowTitle(Tr::tr("Install Plugin"));
 
     Data data;
 
-    auto filePage = new SourcePage(&data, &wizard);
-    wizard.addPage(filePage);
+    if (archive.isEmpty()) {
+        auto filePage = new SourcePage(&data, &wizard);
+        wizard.addPage(filePage);
+    } else {
+        data.sourcePath = archive;
+    }
 
     auto checkArchivePage = new CheckArchivePage(&data, &wizard);
     wizard.addPage(checkArchivePage);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.h
index 6f9b80af8a5..076661b83cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <utils/filepath.h>
+
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class PluginInstallWizard
 {
 public:
-    static bool exec();
+    static bool exec(const Utils::FilePath &archive = {});
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal