diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 2439c8e8195..9fa631b8b7e 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ SET(QGIS_APP_SRCS
   qgssourcefieldsproperties.cpp
   qgsattributesformproperties.cpp
   qgsidentifyresultsdialog.cpp
-  qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
   qgsfeatureaction.cpp
   qgslayercapabilitiesmodel.cpp
   qgslayertreeviewindicatorprovider.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index c30aca3b64d..e0600218900 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ SET(QGIS_GUI_SRCS
   qgshistogramwidget.cpp
   qgshelp.cpp
   qgsidentifymenu.cpp
+  qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
   qgskeyvaluewidget.cpp
   qgslistwidget.cpp
   qgslegendfilterbutton.cpp
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ SET(QGIS_GUI_HDRS
   qgshighlightablecombobox.h
   qgshistogramwidget.h
   qgsidentifymenu.h
+  qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
   qgskeyvaluewidget.h
   qgslegendfilterbutton.h
   qgslimitedrandomcolorrampdialog.h
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.cpp
index 533f8d0ab5f..343b50cb27e 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qgsguiutils.h"
 #include "qgsgui.h"
 #include "qgshelp.h"
+#include "qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h"
 
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QPushButton>
@@ -40,8 +41,10 @@ QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::QgsCoordinateOperationWidget( QWidget *parent )
 
   mLabelSrcDescription->setTextInteractionFlags( Qt::TextBrowserInteraction );
   mLabelSrcDescription->setOpenExternalLinks( true );
+  mInstallGridButton->hide();
 
 #if PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR>=6
+  connect( mInstallGridButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::installGrid );
   mCoordinateOperationTableWidget->setColumnCount( 3 );
 #else
   mCoordinateOperationTableWidget->setColumnCount( 2 );
@@ -201,10 +204,17 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::loadAvailableOperations()
     if ( !transform.isAvailable )
     {
       QStringList gridMessages;
+      QStringList missingGrids;
+      QStringList missingGridPackages;
+      QStringList missingGridUrls;
+
       for ( const QgsDatumTransform::GridDetails &grid : transform.grids )
       {
         if ( !grid.isAvailable )
         {
+          missingGrids << grid.shortName;
+          missingGridPackages << grid.packageName;
+          missingGridUrls << grid.url;
           QString m = tr( "This transformation requires the grid file “%1”, which is not available for use on the system." ).arg( grid.shortName );
           if ( !grid.url.isEmpty() )
           {
@@ -221,6 +231,10 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::loadAvailableOperations()
         }
       }
 
+      item->setData( MissingGridsRole, missingGrids );
+      item->setData( MissingGridPackageNamesRole, missingGridPackages );
+      item->setData( MissingGridUrlsRole, missingGridUrls );
+
       if ( gridMessages.count() > 1 )
       {
         for ( int k = 0; k < gridMessages.count(); ++k )
@@ -702,6 +716,7 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::tableCurrentItemChanged( QTableWidgetItem *,
     mLabelDstDescription->clear();
 #if PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR>=6
     mAreaCanvas->hide();
+    mInstallGridButton->hide();
 #endif
   }
   else
@@ -721,6 +736,13 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::tableCurrentItemChanged( QTableWidgetItem *,
       mAreaCanvas->setPreviewRect( rect );
 #if PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR>=6
       mAreaCanvas->show();
+
+      const QStringList missingGrids = srcItem->data( MissingGridsRole ).toStringList();
+      mInstallGridButton->setVisible( !missingGrids.empty() );
+      if ( !missingGrids.empty() )
+      {
+        mInstallGridButton->setText( tr( "Install “%1” Grid…" ).arg( missingGrids.at( 0 ) ) );
+      }
 #endif
     }
     else
@@ -728,6 +750,7 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::tableCurrentItemChanged( QTableWidgetItem *,
       mAreaCanvas->setPreviewRect( QgsRectangle() );
 #if PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR>=6
       mAreaCanvas->hide();
+      mInstallGridButton->hide();
 #endif
     }
     QTableWidgetItem *destItem = mCoordinateOperationTableWidget->item( row, 1 );
@@ -782,3 +805,42 @@ void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::showSupersededToggled( bool )
 #endif
   loadAvailableOperations();
 }
+
+void QgsCoordinateOperationWidget::installGrid()
+{
+#if PROJ_VERSION_MAJOR>=6
+  int row = mCoordinateOperationTableWidget->currentRow();
+  QTableWidgetItem *srcItem = mCoordinateOperationTableWidget->item( row, 0 );
+  if ( !srcItem )
+    return;
+
+  const QStringList missingGrids = srcItem->data( MissingGridsRole ).toStringList();
+  if ( missingGrids.empty() )
+    return;
+
+  const QStringList missingGridPackagesNames = srcItem->data( MissingGridPackageNamesRole ).toStringList();
+  const QString packageName = missingGridPackagesNames.value( 0 );
+  const QStringList missingGridUrls = srcItem->data( MissingGridUrlsRole ).toStringList();
+  const QString gridUrl = missingGridUrls.value( 0 );
+
+  QString downloadMessage;
+  if ( !packageName.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    downloadMessage = tr( "This grid is part of the “<i>%1</i>” package, available for download from <a href=\"%2\">%2</a>." ).arg( packageName, gridUrl );
+  }
+  else if ( !gridUrl.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    downloadMessage = tr( "This grid is available for download from <a href=\"%1\">%1</a>." ).arg( gridUrl );
+  }
+
+  const QString longMessage = tr( "<p>This transformation requires the grid file “%1”, which is not available for use on the system.</p>" ).arg( missingGrids.at( 0 ) );
+
+  QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog *dlg = new QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog( missingGrids.at( 0 ), this );
+  dlg->setAttribute( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose );
+  dlg->setWindowTitle( tr( "Install Grid File" ) );
+  dlg->setDescription( longMessage );
+  dlg->setDownloadMessage( downloadMessage );
+  dlg->exec();
+
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.h b/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.h
index 0bdb855b7a0..ec2fc57cf54 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgscoordinateoperationwidget.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCoordinateOperationWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsC
 
     void showSupersededToggled( bool toggled );
 
+    void installGrid();
+
   private:
 
     enum Roles
@@ -166,7 +168,10 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCoordinateOperationWidget : public QWidget, private Ui::QgsC
       TransformIdRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
       ProjRole,
       AvailableRole,
-      BoundsRole
+      BoundsRole,
+      MissingGridsRole,
+      MissingGridPackageNamesRole,
+      MissingGridUrlsRole
     };
 
     bool gridShiftTransformation( const QString &itemText ) const;
diff --git a/src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp b/src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
rename to src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
index 1910fdb357a..8e161d79e62 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
+///@cond PRIVATE
+
 QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog::QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog( const QString &gridName, QWidget *parent )
   : QDialog( parent )
   , mGridName( gridName )
@@ -75,3 +77,5 @@ void QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog::installFromFile()
     QMessageBox::critical( this, tr( "Install Grid File" ), tr( "Could not copy %1 to %2. Please check folder permissions and retry." ).arg( mGridName, destPath ) );
   }
 }
+
+///@endcond
diff --git a/src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h b/src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
similarity index 89%
rename from src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
rename to src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
index 1c5bcaead19..11bb1f37359 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 
 #include "ui_qgsinstallgridshiftdialog.h"
 #include <QDialog>
-#include "qgis_app.h"
+#include "qgis_gui.h"
 
-class QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog: public QDialog, private Ui::QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialogBase
+#define SIP_NO_FILE
+
+///@cond PRIVATE
+class GUI_EXPORT QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog: public QDialog, private Ui::QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialogBase
 {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
@@ -39,5 +42,6 @@ class QgsInstallGridShiftFileDialog: public QDialog, private Ui::QgsInstallGridS
     QString mGridName;
 
 };
+///@endcond
 
 #endif // QGSINSTALLGRIDSHIFTDIALOG_H
diff --git a/src/ui/qgscoordinateoperationwidgetbase.ui b/src/ui/qgscoordinateoperationwidgetbase.ui
index b92a8708861..68adb4b2267 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgscoordinateoperationwidgetbase.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgscoordinateoperationwidgetbase.ui
@@ -29,23 +29,50 @@
    <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2" stretch="1,1,0">
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="mLabelSrcDescription">
-       <property name="cursor">
-        <cursorShape>IBeamCursor</cursorShape>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string notr="true">Description</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="alignment">
-        <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
-       </property>
-       <property name="wordWrap">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-        <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="mInstallGridButton">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Install Grid…</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="mLabelSrcDescription">
+         <property name="cursor">
+          <cursorShape>IBeamCursor</cursorShape>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string notr="true">Description</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop</set>
+         </property>
+         <property name="wordWrap">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="textInteractionFlags">
+          <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="mLabelDstDescription">