diff --git a/update_attempter.cc b/update_attempter.cc
index f47a63e..7bb44cc 100644
--- a/update_attempter.cc
+++ b/update_attempter.cc
@@ -1049,6 +1049,13 @@
     system_state_->payload_state()->SetStagingWaitPeriod(TimeDelta());
     prefs_->Delete(kPrefsUpdateFirstSeenAt);
 
+    if (is_install_) {
+      LOG(INFO) << "DLC successfully installed, no reboot needed.";
+      SetStatusAndNotify(UpdateStatus::IDLE);
+      ScheduleUpdates();
+      return;
+    }
+
     SetStatusAndNotify(UpdateStatus::UPDATED_NEED_REBOOT);
     ScheduleUpdates();
     LOG(INFO) << "Update successfully applied, waiting to reboot.";
diff --git a/update_attempter.h b/update_attempter.h
index 07a66b9..876d0fe 100644
--- a/update_attempter.h
+++ b/update_attempter.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, CreatePendingErrorEventResumedTest);
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, DisableDeltaUpdateIfNeededTest);
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, DownloadProgressAccumulationTest);
+  FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, InstallSetsStatusIdle);
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, MarkDeltaUpdateFailureTest);
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, PingOmahaTest);
   FRIEND_TEST(UpdateAttempterTest, ReportDailyMetrics);
diff --git a/update_attempter_unittest.cc b/update_attempter_unittest.cc
index a395e1b..877396e 100644
--- a/update_attempter_unittest.cc
+++ b/update_attempter_unittest.cc
@@ -1216,6 +1216,17 @@
   EXPECT_EQ("", attempter_.forced_omaha_url());
 }
 
+TEST_F(UpdateAttempterTest, InstallSetsStatusIdle) {
+  attempter_.CheckForInstall({}, "http://foo.bar");
+  attempter_.status_ = UpdateStatus::DOWNLOADING;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(attempter_.is_install_);
+  attempter_.ProcessingDone(nullptr, ErrorCode::kSuccess);
+  UpdateEngineStatus status;
+  attempter_.GetStatus(&status);
+  // Should set status to idle after an install operation.
+  EXPECT_EQ(UpdateStatus::IDLE, status.status);
+}
+
 TEST_F(UpdateAttempterTest, TargetVersionPrefixSetAndReset) {
   attempter_.CalculateUpdateParams("", "", "", "1234", false, false, false);
   EXPECT_EQ("1234",