diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index 1f6d7aa9d8..e3016258cd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -3619,16 +3619,20 @@ function wp_ajax_install_plugin() {
 	}
 
 	$install_status = install_plugin_install_status( $api );
+	$pagenow = isset( $_POST['pagenow'] ) ? sanitize_key( $_POST['pagenow'] ) : '';
+
+	// If install request is coming from import page, do not return network activation link.
+	$plugins_url = ( 'import' === $pagenow ) ? admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) : network_admin_url( 'plugins.php' );
 
 	if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) && is_plugin_inactive( $install_status['file'] ) ) {
 		$status['activateUrl'] = add_query_arg( array(
 			'_wpnonce' => wp_create_nonce( 'activate-plugin_' . $install_status['file'] ),
 			'action'   => 'activate',
 			'plugin'   => $install_status['file'],
-		), network_admin_url( 'plugins.php' ) );
+		), $plugins_url );
 	}
 
-	if ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) ) {
+	if ( is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'manage_network_plugins' ) && 'import' !== $pagenow ) {
 		$status['activateUrl'] = add_query_arg( array( 'networkwide' => 1 ), $status['activateUrl'] );
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js b/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
index 6c5907dfac..200241b853 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
+++ b/src/wp-admin/js/updates.js
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@
 
 			wp.updates.installPlugin( {
 				slug:    $button.data( 'slug' ),
+				pagenow: pagenow,
 				success: wp.updates.installImporterSuccess,
 				error:   wp.updates.installImporterError
 			} );