diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/plugins.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/plugins.kak
index 04c87659..1ab75320 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/plugins.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/plugins.kak
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# install bundle if not already installed
+
+evaluate-commands %sh{
+    if [ ! -d "$kak_config/bundle" || ! -f "$kak_config/bundle/kak-bundle/rc/kak-bundle.kak" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$kak_config/bundle" &>/dev/null
+    git clone https://codeberg.org/jdugan6240/kak-bundle "$kak_config/bundle/kak-bundle" &>/dev/null
+    echo "bundle-install"
+    fi
+}
 
 # init bundle
 source "%val{config}/bundle/kak-bundle/rc/kak-bundle.kak"