diff --git a/crates/forge/src/args.rs b/crates/forge/src/args.rs
index f7a6d39d646e1..6e7f44017ddb3 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/args.rs
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ pub fn run_command(args: Forge) -> Result<()> {
         },
         ForgeSubcommand::Create(cmd) => global.block_on(cmd.run()),
         ForgeSubcommand::Update(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        ForgeSubcommand::Install(cmd) => cmd.run(),
+        ForgeSubcommand::Install(cmd) => global.block_on(cmd.run()),
         ForgeSubcommand::Remove(cmd) => cmd.run(),
         ForgeSubcommand::Remappings(cmd) => cmd.run(),
-        ForgeSubcommand::Init(cmd) => cmd.run(),
+        ForgeSubcommand::Init(cmd) => global.block_on(cmd.run()),
         ForgeSubcommand::Completions { shell } => {
             generate(shell, &mut Forge::command(), "forge", &mut std::io::stdout());
             Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/cmd/clone.rs b/crates/forge/src/cmd/clone.rs
index 7c5002128b648..6cf3db9ff7ae9 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/cmd/clone.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/cmd/clone.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl CloneArgs {
         let meta = Self::collect_metadata_from_client(address, &client).await?;
 
         // step 2. initialize an empty project
-        Self::init_an_empty_project(&root, install)?;
+        Self::init_an_empty_project(&root, install).await?;
         // canonicalize the root path
         // note that at this point, the root directory must have been created
         let root = dunce::canonicalize(&root)?;
@@ -160,11 +160,14 @@ impl CloneArgs {
     /// * `root` - the root directory of the project.
     /// * `enable_git` - whether to enable git for the project.
     /// * `quiet` - whether to print messages.
-    pub(crate) fn init_an_empty_project(root: &Path, install: DependencyInstallOpts) -> Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn init_an_empty_project(
+        root: &Path,
+        install: DependencyInstallOpts,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         // Initialize the project with empty set to true to avoid creating example contracts
         let init_args =
             InitArgs { root: root.to_path_buf(), install, empty: true, ..Default::default() };
-        init_args.run().map_err(|e| eyre::eyre!("Project init error: {:?}", e))?;
+        init_args.run().await.map_err(|e| eyre::eyre!("Project init error: {:?}", e))?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -717,7 +720,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut project_root = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap().path().to_path_buf();
         let client = mock_etherscan(address);
         let meta = CloneArgs::collect_metadata_from_client(address, &client).await.unwrap();
-        CloneArgs::init_an_empty_project(&project_root, DependencyInstallOpts::default()).unwrap();
+        CloneArgs::init_an_empty_project(&project_root, DependencyInstallOpts::default())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         project_root = dunce::canonicalize(&project_root).unwrap();
         CloneArgs::parse_metadata(&meta, Chain::mainnet(), &project_root, false, false)
             .await
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/cmd/init.rs b/crates/forge/src/cmd/init.rs
index ad550cbc7209c..8cea85496c58d 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/cmd/init.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct InitArgs {
 }
 
 impl InitArgs {
-    pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
         let Self {
             root,
             template,
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ impl InitArgs {
             if !offline {
                 if root.join("lib/forge-std").exists() {
                     sh_warn!("\"lib/forge-std\" already exists, skipping install...")?;
-                    self.install.install(&mut config, vec![])?;
+                    self.install.install(&mut config, vec![]).await?;
                 } else {
                     let dep = "https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std".parse()?;
-                    self.install.install(&mut config, vec![dep])?;
+                    self.install.install(&mut config, vec![dep]).await?;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/cmd/install.rs b/crates/forge/src/cmd/install.rs
index 4501a4aff8607..1f7a7a2510917 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/cmd/install.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/cmd/install.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use foundry_common::fs;
 use foundry_config::{Config, impl_figment_convert_basic};
 use regex::Regex;
 use semver::Version;
+use soldeer_commands::{Command, Verbosity, commands::install::Install};
 use std::{
     io::IsTerminal,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ pub struct InstallArgs {
 impl_figment_convert_basic!(InstallArgs);
 
 impl InstallArgs {
-    pub fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn run(self) -> Result<()> {
         let mut config = self.load_config()?;
-        self.opts.install(&mut config, self.dependencies)
+        self.opts.install(&mut config, self.dependencies).await
     }
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +98,10 @@ impl DependencyInstallOpts {
         if self.git(config).has_missing_dependencies(Some(lib)).unwrap_or(false) {
             // The extra newline is needed, otherwise the compiler output will overwrite the message
             let _ = sh_println!("Missing dependencies found. Installing now...\n");
-            if self.install(config, Vec::new()).is_err() {
+
+            // Create a runtime to handle async install
+            let rt = tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().unwrap();
+            if rt.block_on(self.install(config, Vec::new())).is_err() {
                 let _ =
                     sh_warn!("Your project has missing dependencies that could not be installed.");
             }
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ impl DependencyInstallOpts {
     }
 
     /// Installs all dependencies
-    pub fn install(self, config: &mut Config, dependencies: Vec<Dependency>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub async fn install(self, config: &mut Config, dependencies: Vec<Dependency>) -> Result<()> {
         let Self { no_git, commit, .. } = self;
 
         let git = self.git(config);
@@ -256,6 +260,11 @@ impl DependencyInstallOpts {
                 }
             }
             sh_println!("{msg}")?;
+
+            // Check if the dependency has soldeer.lock and install soldeer dependencies
+            if let Err(e) = install_soldeer_deps_if_needed(&path).await {
+                sh_warn!("Failed to install soldeer dependencies for {}: {e}", dep.name)?;
+            }
         }
 
         // update `libs` in config if not included yet
@@ -272,6 +281,36 @@ pub fn install_missing_dependencies(config: &mut Config) -> bool {
     DependencyInstallOpts::default().install_missing_dependencies(config)
 }
 
+/// Checks if a dependency has soldeer.lock and installs soldeer dependencies if needed.
+async fn install_soldeer_deps_if_needed(dep_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let soldeer_lock = dep_path.join("soldeer.lock");
+
+    if soldeer_lock.exists() {
+        sh_println!("    Found soldeer.lock, installing soldeer dependencies...")?;
+
+        // Change to the dependency directory and run soldeer install
+        let original_dir = std::env::current_dir()?;
+        std::env::set_current_dir(dep_path)?;
+
+        let result = soldeer_commands::run(
+            Command::Install(Install::default()),
+            Verbosity::new(
+                foundry_common::shell::verbosity(),
+                if foundry_common::shell::is_quiet() { 1 } else { 0 },
+            ),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        // Change back to original directory
+        std::env::set_current_dir(original_dir)?;
+
+        result.map_err(|e| eyre::eyre!("Failed to run soldeer install: {e}"))?;
+        sh_println!("    Soldeer dependencies installed successfully")?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 struct Installer<'a> {
     git: Git<'a>,