4 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
index 0e8cf21d69..76191d5a56 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
@@ -1855,6 +1855,12 @@ return {
     func='ex_packadd',
   },
   {
+    command='packloadall',
+    flags=bit.bor(BANG, TRLBAR, SBOXOK, CMDWIN),
+    addr_type=ADDR_LINES,
+    func='ex_packloadall',
+  },
+  {
     command='pclose',
     flags=bit.bor(BANG, TRLBAR),
     addr_type=ADDR_LINES,
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c b/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
index 3f211d7ab8..17125ec798 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -2496,11 +2496,17 @@ theend:
   xfree(ffname);
 }
 
+static bool did_source_packages = false;
+
+// ":packloadall"
 // Find plugins in the package directories and source them.
-void source_packages(void)
+void ex_packloadall(exarg_T *eap)
 {
-  do_in_path(p_pp, (char_u *)"pack/*/start/*", DIP_ALL + DIP_DIR,
-             add_pack_plugin, p_pp);
+  if (!did_source_packages || (eap != NULL && eap->forceit)) {
+    did_source_packages = true;
+    do_in_path(p_pp, (char_u *)"pack/*/start/*", DIP_ALL + DIP_DIR,
+               add_pack_plugin, p_pp);
+  }
 }
 
 /// ":packadd[!] {name}"
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index dcfd9b0fdf..787a99802b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static void load_plugins(void)
     source_runtime((char_u *)"plugin/**/*.vim", TRUE);
     TIME_MSG("loading plugins");
 
-    source_packages();
+    ex_packloadall(NULL);
     TIME_MSG("loading packages");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index 9fcc811f7a..97cd65700f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
   // 1553,
   // 1552,
   // 1551,
-  // 1550,
+  1550,
   // 1549,
   // 1548,
   // 1547,