diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit.c.13	2023-04-25 17:12:24.676551145 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit.c	2023-04-25 17:13:54.026626204 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 	priv->task = pk_task_new ();
 	pk_client_set_background (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), FALSE);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 }
 
 void
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ gs_plugin_add_sources_related (GsPlugin
 					 PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_COLLECTIONS,
 					 -1);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_get_packages (PK_CLIENT(priv->task),
 					   filter,
 					   cancellable,
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ gs_plugin_add_sources (GsPlugin *plugin,
 					 PK_FILTER_ENUM_NOT_SUPPORTED,
 					 -1);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_get_repo_list (PK_CLIENT(priv->task),
 					   filter,
 					   cancellable,
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ gs_plugin_app_origin_repo_enable (GsPlug
 	/* do sync call */
 	gs_plugin_status_update (plugin, app, GS_PLUGIN_STATUS_WAITING);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_repo_enable (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 	                                 repo_id,
 	                                 TRUE,
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ gs_plugin_repo_enable (GsPlugin *plugin,
 	gs_app_set_state (app, AS_APP_STATE_INSTALLING);
 	gs_packagekit_helper_add_app (helper, app);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_repo_enable (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 					 gs_app_get_id (app),
 					 TRUE,
@@ -462,6 +467,7 @@ gs_plugin_repo_disable (GsPlugin *plugin
 	gs_app_set_state (app, AS_APP_STATE_REMOVING);
 	gs_packagekit_helper_add_app (helper, app);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_repo_enable (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 					 gs_app_get_id (app),
 					 FALSE,
@@ -594,6 +600,7 @@ gs_plugin_add_updates (GsPlugin *plugin,
 	/* do sync call */
 	gs_plugin_status_update (plugin, NULL, GS_PLUGIN_STATUS_WAITING);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_get_updates (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 					 pk_bitfield_value (PK_FILTER_ENUM_NONE),
 					 cancellable,
@@ -632,6 +639,7 @@ gs_plugin_add_search_files (GsPlugin *pl
 					 PK_FILTER_ENUM_ARCH,
 					 -1);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_search_files (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 	                                  filter,
 	                                  search,
@@ -664,6 +672,7 @@ gs_plugin_add_search_what_provides (GsPl
 					 PK_FILTER_ENUM_ARCH,
 					 -1);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_what_provides (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 	                                   filter,
 	                                   search,
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-local.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-local.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-local.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.876380400 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-local.c	2023-04-25 17:12:24.756551212 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 	g_mutex_init (&priv->task_mutex);
 	priv->task = pk_task_new ();
 	pk_client_set_background (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), FALSE);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 }
 
 void
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ gs_plugin_file_to_app (GsPlugin *plugin,
 	files = g_strsplit (filename, "\t", -1);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_get_details_local (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 					       files,
 					       cancellable,
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.877380400 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine.c	2023-04-25 17:12:24.756551212 +0200
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 			  G_CALLBACK (gs_plugin_packagekit_repo_list_changed_cb), plugin);
 	pk_client_set_background (priv->client, FALSE);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (priv->client, G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 
 	/* need pkgname and ID */
 	gs_plugin_add_rule (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_RULE_RUN_AFTER, "appstream");
@@ -587,6 +588,7 @@ gs_plugin_packagekit_refine_distro_upgra
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->client_mutex);
 	cache_age_save = pk_client_get_cache_age (priv->client);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (priv->client, 60 * 60 * 24 * 7); /* once per week */
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_upgrade_system (priv->client,
 					    pk_bitfield_from_enums (PK_TRANSACTION_FLAG_ENUM_SIMULATE, -1),
 					    gs_app_get_version (app),
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine-repos.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine-repos.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine-repos.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.877380400 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refine-repos.c	2023-04-25 17:12:24.756551212 +0200
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 	priv->client = pk_client_new ();
 	pk_client_set_background (priv->client, FALSE);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (priv->client, G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 
 	/* need repos::repo-filename */
 	gs_plugin_add_rule (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_RULE_RUN_AFTER, "repos");
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ gs_plugin_packagekit_refine_repo_from_fi
 	to_array[0] = filename;
 	gs_packagekit_helper_add_app (helper, app);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->client_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_search_files (priv->client,
 	                                  pk_bitfield_from_enums (PK_FILTER_ENUM_INSTALLED, -1),
 	                                  (gchar **) to_array,
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refresh.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refresh.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refresh.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.877380400 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-refresh.c	2023-04-25 17:12:24.756551212 +0200
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 	priv->task = pk_task_new ();
 	pk_task_set_only_download (priv->task, TRUE);
 	pk_client_set_background (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), TRUE);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 
 	/* we can return better results than dpkg directly */
 	gs_plugin_add_rule (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_RULE_CONFLICTS, "dpkg");
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ _download_only (GsPlugin *plugin, GsAppL
 	 * we end up downloading a different set of packages than what was
 	 * shown to the user */
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_get_updates (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
 					 pk_bitfield_value (PK_FILTER_ENUM_NONE),
 					 cancellable,
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ gs_plugin_refresh (GsPlugin *plugin,
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
 	/* cache age of 1 is user-initiated */
 	pk_client_set_background (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), cache_age > 1);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), cache_age);
 	/* refresh the metadata */
 	results = pk_client_refresh_cache (PK_CLIENT (priv->task),
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-upgrade.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-upgrade.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-upgrade.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.877380400 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-upgrade.c	2023-04-25 17:14:16.586645156 +0200
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 	pk_task_set_only_download (priv->task, TRUE);
 	pk_client_set_background (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), TRUE);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), 60 * 60 * 24);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 }
 
 void
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ gs_plugin_app_upgrade_download (GsPlugin
 	gs_app_set_state (app, AS_APP_STATE_INSTALLING);
 	gs_packagekit_helper_set_progress_app (helper, app);
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->task_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (PK_CLIENT (priv->task), gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_task_upgrade_system_sync (priv->task,
 					       gs_app_get_version (app),
 					       PK_UPGRADE_KIND_ENUM_COMPLETE,
diff -up gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-url-to-app.c.13 gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-url-to-app.c
--- gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-url-to-app.c.13	2020-05-22 16:51:19.878380300 +0200
+++ gnome-software-3.36.1/plugins/packagekit/gs-plugin-packagekit-url-to-app.c	2023-04-25 17:12:24.756551212 +0200
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ gs_plugin_initialize (GsPlugin *plugin)
 
 	pk_client_set_background (priv->client, FALSE);
 	pk_client_set_cache_age (priv->client, G_MAXUINT);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 }
 
 void
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ gs_plugin_url_to_app (GsPlugin *plugin,
 	package_ids[0] = g_strdup (path);
 
 	g_mutex_lock (&priv->client_mutex);
+	pk_client_set_interactive (priv->client, gs_plugin_has_flags (plugin, GS_PLUGIN_FLAGS_INTERACTIVE));
 	results = pk_client_resolve (priv->client,
 				     pk_bitfield_from_enums (PK_FILTER_ENUM_NEWEST, PK_FILTER_ENUM_ARCH, -1),
 				     package_ids,