diff --git a/internal/action/command.go b/internal/action/command.go
index e60d60ad6c..5638092147 100644
--- a/internal/action/command.go
+++ b/internal/action/command.go
@@ -110,6 +110,29 @@ func (h *BufPane) PluginCmd(args []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	switch args[0] {
+	case "install":
+		InfoBar.Message("Downloading plugin, please wait...")
+	case "remove":
+	case "update":
+		InfoBar.Message("Updating plugins, please wait...")
+	case "available":
+		InfoBar.Message("Fetching plugins, please wait...")
+	case "list":
+	case "search":
+		InfoBar.Message("Fetching plugins, please wait...")
+	default:
+		InfoBar.Error("Invalid plugin command:", args[0])
+	}
+
+	// NOTE: Display the message in info bar immediately before we get hang in PluginCommand()
+	// 		 Ideally we should lock it but it seems like main func in micro.go is constantly locking it
+	// 		 Locking it here will cause a deadlock
+	// screen.Lock()
+	InfoBar.Display()
+	screen.Show()
+	// screen.Unlock()
+
 	if h.Buf.Type != buffer.BTLog {
 		h.OpenLogBuf()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/plugin_installer.go b/internal/config/plugin_installer.go
index d892cde910..cd8e62fdf2 100644
--- a/internal/config/plugin_installer.go
+++ b/internal/config/plugin_installer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/micro-editor/json5"
@@ -129,7 +130,10 @@ func (pc PluginChannels) Fetch(out io.Writer) PluginPackages {
 
 // Fetch retrieves all available PluginPackages from the given channel
 func (pc PluginChannel) Fetch(out io.Writer) PluginPackages {
-	resp, err := http.Get(string(pc))
+	client := http.Client{
+		Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Get(string(pc))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Failed to query plugin channel:\n", err)
 		return nil
@@ -149,7 +153,10 @@ func (pc PluginChannel) Fetch(out io.Writer) PluginPackages {
 
 // Fetch retrieves all available PluginPackages from the given repository
 func (pr PluginRepository) Fetch(out io.Writer) PluginPackages {
-	resp, err := http.Get(string(pr))
+	client := http.Client{
+		Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Get(string(pr))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Failed to query plugin repository:\n", err)
 		return nil
@@ -405,7 +412,10 @@ func GetInstalledPluginVersion(name string) string {
 // DownloadAndInstall downloads and installs the given plugin and version
 func (pv *PluginVersion) DownloadAndInstall(out io.Writer) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Downloading %q (%s) from %q\n", pv.pack.Name, pv.Version, pv.Url)
-	resp, err := http.Get(pv.Url)
+	client := http.Client{
+		Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Get(pv.Url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -654,6 +664,7 @@ func UpdatePlugins(out io.Writer, plugins []string) {
 func PluginCommand(out io.Writer, cmd string, args []string) {
 	switch cmd {
 	case "install":
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Downloading plugin, please wait...")
 		installedVersions := GetInstalledVersions(false)
 		for _, plugin := range args {
 			pp := GetAllPluginPackages(out).Get(plugin)
@@ -702,6 +713,7 @@ func PluginCommand(out io.Writer, cmd string, args []string) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(out, "No plugins removed")
 		}
 	case "update":
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Updating plugins, please wait...")
 		UpdatePlugins(out, args)
 	case "list":
 		plugins := GetInstalledVersions(false)
@@ -716,6 +728,7 @@ func PluginCommand(out io.Writer, cmd string, args []string) {
 			}
 		}
 	case "search":
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Fetching plugins, please wait...")
 		plugins := SearchPlugin(out, args)
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, len(plugins), "plugins found")
 		for _, p := range plugins {
@@ -724,6 +737,7 @@ func PluginCommand(out io.Writer, cmd string, args []string) {
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, "----------------")
 	case "available":
+		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Fetching plugins, please wait...")
 		packages := GetAllPluginPackages(out)
 		fmt.Fprintln(out, "Available Plugins:")
 		for _, pkg := range packages {
diff --git a/internal/screen/screen.go b/internal/screen/screen.go
index 4b2c564249..51bdb3da92 100644
--- a/internal/screen/screen.go
+++ b/internal/screen/screen.go
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ func UnregisterRawSeq(r string) {
 	if Screen != nil {
 		Screen.UnregisterRawSeq(r)
 	}
+
+func Show() {
+	Screen.Show()
 }
 
 // TempFini shuts the screen down temporarily