diff --git a/src/common/localize.ts b/src/common/localize.ts
index ab39e50e..f9864f7c 100644
--- a/src/common/localize.ts
+++ b/src/common/localize.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export namespace PackageManagement {
     export const selectPackagesToUninstall = l10n.t('Select packages to uninstall');
     export const enterPackagesPlaceHolder = l10n.t('Enter package names separated by space');
     export const editArguments = l10n.t('Edit arguments');
+    export const skipPackageInstallation = l10n.t('Skip package installation');
 }
 
 export namespace Pickers {
diff --git a/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts b/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
index 9a4fa943..259e5ceb 100644
--- a/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
+++ b/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { PythonEnvironmentApi, PythonProject } from '../../api';
 import { findFiles } from '../../common/workspace.apis';
 import { EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../../common/constants';
 import { Installable, selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall, selectFromInstallableToInstall } from '../common/pickers';
+import { traceInfo } from '../../common/logging';
 
 async function tomlParse(fsPath: string, log?: LogOutputChannel): Promise<tomljs.JsonMap> {
     try {
@@ -75,47 +76,56 @@ async function selectWorkspaceOrCommon(
     installable: Installable[],
     common: Installable[],
 ): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
-    if (installable.length > 0) {
-        const selected = await showQuickPickWithButtons(
-            [
-                {
-                    label: PackageManagement.workspaceDependencies,
-                    description: PackageManagement.workspaceDependenciesDescription,
-                },
-                {
-                    label: PackageManagement.commonPackages,
-                    description: PackageManagement.commonPackagesDescription,
-                },
-            ],
-            {
-                placeHolder: Pickers.Packages.selectOption,
-                ignoreFocusOut: true,
-                showBackButton: true,
-                matchOnDescription: false,
-                matchOnDetail: false,
-            },
-        );
-        if (selected && !Array.isArray(selected)) {
-            try {
-                if (selected.label === PackageManagement.workspaceDependencies) {
-                    return await selectFromInstallableToInstall(installable);
-                } else if (selected.label === PackageManagement.commonPackages) {
-                    return await selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common);
-                }
-                // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-            } catch (ex: any) {
-                if (ex === QuickInputButtons.Back) {
-                    return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installable, common);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    if (installable.length === 0 && common.length === 0) {
         return undefined;
     }
 
+    const items = [];
+    if (installable.length > 0) {
+        items.push({
+            label: PackageManagement.workspaceDependencies,
+            description: PackageManagement.workspaceDependenciesDescription,
+        });
+    }
+
     if (common.length > 0) {
-        return selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common);
+        items.push({
+            label: PackageManagement.commonPackages,
+            description: PackageManagement.commonPackagesDescription,
+        });
     }
 
+    if (items.length > 0) {
+        items.push({ label: PackageManagement.skipPackageInstallation });
+    } else {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const selected = await showQuickPickWithButtons(items, {
+        placeHolder: Pickers.Packages.selectOption,
+        ignoreFocusOut: true,
+        showBackButton: true,
+        matchOnDescription: false,
+        matchOnDetail: false,
+    });
+
+    if (selected && !Array.isArray(selected)) {
+        try {
+            if (selected.label === PackageManagement.workspaceDependencies) {
+                return await selectFromInstallableToInstall(installable);
+            } else if (selected.label === PackageManagement.commonPackages) {
+                return await selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common);
+            } else {
+                traceInfo('Package Installer: user selected skip package installation');
+                return undefined;
+            }
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        } catch (ex: any) {
+            if (ex === QuickInputButtons.Back) {
+                return selectWorkspaceOrCommon(installable, common);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     return undefined;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/managers/conda/condaUtils.ts b/src/managers/conda/condaUtils.ts
index cd8dd4cf..a0bd2971 100644
--- a/src/managers/conda/condaUtils.ts
+++ b/src/managers/conda/condaUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ import {
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
-import { CancellationError, CancellationToken, l10n, LogOutputChannel, ProgressLocation, Uri } from 'vscode';
+import {
+    CancellationError,
+    CancellationToken,
+    l10n,
+    LogOutputChannel,
+    ProgressLocation,
+    QuickInputButtons,
+    Uri,
+} from 'vscode';
 import { ENVS_EXTENSION_ID, EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR } from '../../common/constants';
 import { createDeferred } from '../../common/utils/deferred';
 import {
@@ -29,9 +37,9 @@ import { getGlobalPersistentState, getWorkspacePersistentState } from '../../com
 import which from 'which';
 import { isWindows, shortVersion, sortEnvironments, untildify } from '../common/utils';
 import { pickProject } from '../../common/pickers/projects';
-import { CondaStrings } from '../../common/localize';
+import { CondaStrings, PackageManagement, Pickers } from '../../common/localize';
 import { showErrorMessage } from '../../common/errors/utils';
-import { showInputBox, showQuickPick, withProgress } from '../../common/window.apis';
+import { showInputBox, showQuickPick, showQuickPickWithButtons, withProgress } from '../../common/window.apis';
 import { Installable, selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall } from '../common/pickers';
 import { quoteArgs } from '../../features/execution/execUtils';
 import { traceInfo } from '../../common/logging';
@@ -758,11 +766,53 @@ async function getCommonPackages(): Promise<Installable[]> {
     }
 }
 
-export async function getCommonCondaPackagesToInstall(): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
-    const common = await getCommonPackages();
+async function selectCommonPackagesOrSkip(common: Installable[]): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
     if (common.length === 0) {
         return undefined;
     }
-    const selected = await selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common);
+
+    const items = [];
+    if (common.length > 0) {
+        items.push({
+            label: PackageManagement.commonPackages,
+            description: PackageManagement.commonPackagesDescription,
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (items.length > 0) {
+        items.push({ label: PackageManagement.skipPackageInstallation });
+    } else {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const selected = await showQuickPickWithButtons(items, {
+        placeHolder: Pickers.Packages.selectOption,
+        ignoreFocusOut: true,
+        showBackButton: true,
+        matchOnDescription: false,
+        matchOnDetail: false,
+    });
+
+    if (selected && !Array.isArray(selected)) {
+        try {
+            if (selected.label === PackageManagement.commonPackages) {
+                return await selectFromCommonPackagesToInstall(common);
+            } else {
+                traceInfo('Package Installer: user selected skip package installation');
+                return undefined;
+            }
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        } catch (ex: any) {
+            if (ex === QuickInputButtons.Back) {
+                return selectCommonPackagesOrSkip(common);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+}
+
+export async function getCommonCondaPackagesToInstall(): Promise<string[] | undefined> {
+    const common = await getCommonPackages();
+    const selected = await selectCommonPackagesOrSkip(common);
     return selected;
 }