diff --git a/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp b/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
index 4a08da9021..9a14db7d79 100644
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER(
     std::for_each( m_installed.begin(), m_installed.end(),
                    [&]( std::pair<const wxString, PCM_INSTALLATION_ENTRY>& entry )
                    {
-                       preparePackage( entry.second.package );
+                       PreparePackage( entry.second.package );
                    } );
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ const bool PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryI
 
                 for( size_t i = 0; i < saved_repo.package_list.size(); i++ )
                 {
-                    preparePackage( saved_repo.package_list[i] );
+                    PreparePackage( saved_repo.package_list[i] );
                     saved_repo.package_map[saved_repo.package_list[i].identifier] = i;
                 }
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ const bool PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::CacheRepository( const wxString& aRepositoryI
 
         for( size_t i = 0; i < current_repo.package_list.size(); i++ )
         {
-            preparePackage( current_repo.package_list[i] );
+            PreparePackage( current_repo.package_list[i] );
             current_repo.package_map[current_repo.package_list[i].identifier] = i;
         }
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ void PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::updateInstalledPackagesMetadata( const wxString& aR
 }
 
 
-void PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::preparePackage( PCM_PACKAGE& aPackage )
+void PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::PreparePackage( PCM_PACKAGE& aPackage )
 {
     // Parse package version strings
     for( PACKAGE_VERSION& ver : aPackage.versions )
diff --git a/kicad/pcm/pcm.h b/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
index 85e452b8e7..d0ec87afdb 100644
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm.h
@@ -341,6 +341,16 @@ public:
      */
     void ReadEnvVar();
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Parses version strings and calculates compatibility
+     *
+     * This should be called after loading package metadata from repository or from
+     * installation entries
+     *
+     * @param aPackage package metadata object
+     */
+    static void PreparePackage( PCM_PACKAGE& aPackage );
+
 private:
     ///< Default download limit of 10 Mb to not use too much memory
     static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_MEM_LIMIT = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
@@ -377,16 +387,6 @@ private:
      */
     void updateInstalledPackagesMetadata( const wxString& aRepositoryId );
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Parses version strings and calculates compatibility
-     *
-     * This should be called after loading package metadata from repository or from
-     * installation entries
-     *
-     * @param aPackage package metadata object
-     */
-    static void preparePackage( PCM_PACKAGE& aPackage );
-
     ///< Returns current UTC timestamp
     time_t getCurrentTimestamp() const;
 
diff --git a/kicad/pcm/pcm_task_manager.cpp b/kicad/pcm/pcm_task_manager.cpp
index 8b9b789e1e..b97e3c9f6d 100644
--- a/kicad/pcm/pcm_task_manager.cpp
+++ b/kicad/pcm/pcm_task_manager.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ void PCM_TASK_MANAGER::InstallFromFile( wxWindow* aParent, const wxString& aFile
     }
 
     PCM_PACKAGE package = metadata.get<PCM_PACKAGE>();
+    PLUGIN_CONTENT_MANAGER::PreparePackage( package );
 
     if( package.versions.size() != 1 )
     {
@@ -378,6 +379,15 @@ void PCM_TASK_MANAGER::InstallFromFile( wxWindow* aParent, const wxString& aFile
         return;
     }
 
+    if( !package.versions[0].compatible
+        && wxMessageBox( _( "This package version is incompatible with your kicad version or "
+                            "platform. Are you sure you want to install it anyway?" ),
+                         _( "Install package" ), wxICON_EXCLAMATION | wxYES_NO, aParent )
+                   == wxNO )
+    {
+        return PCM_TASK_MANAGER::STATUS::FAILED;
+    }
+
     bool isUpdate = false;
     // wxRegEx is not CopyConstructible hence the weird choice of forward_list
     std::forward_list<wxRegEx>                keep_on_update;