diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-action-toast.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-action-toast.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de52b9c859e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-action-toast.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Why: sonner's 4s default hides Try it / Switch back before users reach them; hover still pauses.
+export const PLUGIN_ACTION_TOAST_DURATION_MS = 10_000
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.test.ts
index e1088c60a4c..472e86afd65 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ it('fills both slots from a light and dark pair, plus icon and terminal themes',
   })
   expect(settings.terminalPluginPalettes).toHaveLength(2)
   expect(toast.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Now using Ember', {
+    duration: 10_000,
     action: { label: 'Switch back', onClick: expect.any(Function) }
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.ts
index 776d1e96ce1..f0f3cb2943b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/plugin-theme-apply.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { resolveDocumentTheme } from '@/lib/document-theme'
 import { pluginAppThemeSlotUpdate } from '../../../../../shared/plugin-theme-settings'
 import { withTerminalPluginPalettes } from '@/lib/terminal-plugin-palettes'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
+import { PLUGIN_ACTION_TOAST_DURATION_MS } from './plugin-action-toast'
 import { usePluginIconThemeStore } from '@/store/plugin-icon-themes'
 import { usePluginThemeStore, usePluginTerminalThemeStore } from '@/store/plugin-themes'
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export async function applyPluginThemesNow(pluginKey: string): Promise<boolean>
             value0: label
           }),
     {
+      duration: PLUGIN_ACTION_TOAST_DURATION_MS,
       action: {
         label: translate('auto.components.settings.pluginThemeApply.switchBack', 'Switch back'),
         onClick: () => void useAppStore.getState().updateSettings(previous)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.test.tsx
index e5769a628c3..d16e5fe8346 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.test.tsx
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ describe('usePluginInstallAction', () => {
     expect(toast.success).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('keeps the Try it toast up long enough to click', async () => {
+    const { hook } = setup()
+    await act(async () => hook.current?.install(listing))
+    expect(toast.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        duration: 10_000,
+        action: expect.objectContaining({ label: 'Try it' })
+      })
+    )
+  })
+
   it('approves exactly the fingerprint the page showed for a plugin that runs code', async () => {
     const { hook } = setup()
     const codeListing = {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.ts
index 53e028f45de..ac3ae958237 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/state/use-plugin-install-action.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
 import { pluginExecutionProfile } from '../../../../../shared/plugins/contributions/plugin-execution-profile'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { pluginInstallErrorMessage } from '../presentation/plugin-error-presentation'
+import { PLUGIN_ACTION_TOAST_DURATION_MS } from './plugin-action-toast'
 import { applyPluginThemesNow } from './plugin-theme-apply'
 import type { PluginPagePreview } from './use-plugin-catalog'
 import { previewMatchesListing } from './use-plugin-page-model'
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ export function usePluginInstallAction({
               { value0: preview.manifest.name }
             ),
             {
+              duration: PLUGIN_ACTION_TOAST_DURATION_MS,
               action: {
                 label: translate('auto.components.settings.pluginInstallAction.tryIt', 'Try it'),
                 onClick: () => onTryPlugin(pluginKey)