diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Analysis/RoslynAnalysis.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Analysis/RoslynAnalysis.cs
index d6febd3..e887ee7 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Analysis/RoslynAnalysis.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Application/Features/Analysis/RoslynAnalysis.cs
@@ -108,12 +108,15 @@ public class RoslynAnalysis(ILogger<RoslynAnalysis> logger, BuildService buildSe
 
 			_msBuildProjectLoader = new CustomMsBuildProjectLoader(_workspace);
 		}
+
+		using (var ___ = SharpIdeOtel.Source.StartActivity("RestoreSolution"))
+		{
+			// MsBuildProjectLoader doesn't do a restore which is absolutely required for resolving PackageReferences, if they have changed. I am guessing it just reads from project.assets.json
+			await _buildService.MsBuildAsync(_sharpIdeSolutionModel.FilePath, BuildType.Restore, cancellationToken);
+		}
 		using (var ___ = SharpIdeOtel.Source.StartActivity("OpenSolution"))
 		{
 			//_msBuildProjectLoader!.LoadMetadataForReferencedProjects = true;
-
-			// MsBuildProjectLoader doesn't do a restore which is absolutely required for resolving PackageReferences, if they have changed. I am guessing it just reads from project.assets.json
-			await _buildService.MsBuildAsync(_sharpIdeSolutionModel.FilePath, BuildType.Restore, cancellationToken);
 			var (solutionInfo, projectFileInfos) = await _msBuildProjectLoader!.LoadSolutionInfoAsync(_sharpIdeSolutionModel.FilePath, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
 			_projectFileInfoMap = projectFileInfos;
 			_workspace.ClearSolution();
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.cs
index c603d69..f9813a8 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.cs
@@ -9,16 +9,19 @@ public partial class RunningTasksDisplay : HBoxContainer
 {
     [Inject] private readonly ActivityMonitor _activityMonitor = null!;
     
+    private bool _isSolutionRestoring;
     private bool _isSolutionLoading;
     private bool _isSolutionDiagnosticsBeingRetrieved;
 
+    private Label _solutionRestoringLabel = null!;
     private Label _solutionLoadingLabel = null!;
     private Label _solutionDiagnosticsLabel = null!;
     
     public override void _Ready()
     {
-        _solutionLoadingLabel = GetNode<Label>("SolutionLoadingLabel");
-        _solutionDiagnosticsLabel = GetNode<Label>("SolutionDiagnosticsLabel");
+        _solutionRestoringLabel = GetNode<Label>("%SolutionRestoringLabel");
+        _solutionLoadingLabel = GetNode<Label>("%SolutionLoadingLabel");
+        _solutionDiagnosticsLabel = GetNode<Label>("%SolutionDiagnosticsLabel");
         Visible = false;
         _activityMonitor.ActivityStarted.Subscribe(OnActivityStarted);
         _activityMonitor.ActivityStopped.Subscribe(OnActivityStopped);
@@ -41,16 +44,21 @@ public partial class RunningTasksDisplay : HBoxContainer
         {
             _isSolutionLoading = isOccurring;
         }
+        else if (activity.DisplayName == "RestoreSolution")
+        {
+            _isSolutionRestoring = isOccurring;
+        }
         else
         {
             return;
         }
         
-        var visible = _isSolutionDiagnosticsBeingRetrieved || _isSolutionLoading;
+        var visible = _isSolutionDiagnosticsBeingRetrieved || _isSolutionLoading || _isSolutionRestoring;
         await this.InvokeAsync(() =>
         {
             _solutionLoadingLabel.Visible = _isSolutionLoading;
             _solutionDiagnosticsLabel.Visible = _isSolutionDiagnosticsBeingRetrieved;
+            _solutionRestoringLabel.Visible = _isSolutionRestoring;
             Visible = visible;
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.tscn b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.tscn
index 621cc51..cecbcc3 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.tscn
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/BottomBar/RunningTasksDisplay.tscn
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 14
 text = "Updating Solution Diagnostics"
 vertical_alignment = 1
 
+[node name="SolutionRestoringLabel" type="Label" parent="."]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+visible = false
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.67058825, 0.67058825, 0.67058825, 1)
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 14
+text = "Restoring Solution"
+vertical_alignment = 1
+
 [node name="ProgressBar" type="ProgressBar" parent="."]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(150, 9)
 layout_mode = 2