diff --git a/app/modules/zotero-word-for-mac-integration b/app/modules/zotero-word-for-mac-integration
index de8ab22db7..31f5d8d145 160000
--- a/app/modules/zotero-word-for-mac-integration
+++ b/app/modules/zotero-word-for-mac-integration
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit de8ab22db748bef42f3730c20b9da1c0563de6c2
+Subproject commit 31f5d8d145a231713cfb27e3477e774c29942c81
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
index 17c59252d6..a338244f3f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
@@ -6125,6 +6125,43 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 		}
 	};
 
+	/**
+	 * Shows a Mac Word plugin installation warning (intended to be used with Sequoia and up)
+	 * before the installer displays the "scary" OS prompt to access other application data.
+	 * @returns {Promise<Object>} Object with either install, dismiss or remindLater set to true.
+	 */
+	this.showMacWordPluginInstallWarning = function () {
+		return new Promise((resolve) => {
+			const panel = document.querySelector('#mac-word-plugin-install-warning');
+			const action = panel.querySelector('.link');
+			const close = panel.querySelector('.close-link');
+			const remind = panel.querySelector('.remind-later-link');
+			const dontAskAgain = panel.querySelector('.dont-ask-again-link');
+			
+			panel.removeAttribute('collapsed');
+			action.onclick = () => {
+				this.hideMacWordPluginInstallWarning();
+				resolve({ install: true });
+			};
+			close.onclick = () => {
+				this.hideMacWordPluginInstallWarning();
+				resolve({ dismiss: true });
+			};
+			remind.onclick = () => {
+				this.hideMacWordPluginInstallWarning();
+				resolve({ remindLater: true });
+			};
+			dontAskAgain.onclick = () => {
+				this.hideMacWordPluginInstallWarning();
+				resolve({ dontAskAgain: true });
+			};
+		});
+	};
+	
+	this.hideMacWordPluginInstallWarning = function () {
+		document.querySelector('#mac-word-plugin-install-warning').setAttribute('collapsed', true);
+	};
+
 	this.showArchitectureWarning = async function () {
 		const remindInterval = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;
 		const lastDisplayed = Zotero.Prefs.get('architecture.warning.lastDisplayed') ?? 0;
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
index 9160421da1..36c814e190 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@
 							onkeyup="ZoteroPane_Local.handleKeyUp(event, this.id)"
 							onkeypress="ZoteroPane_Local.handleKeyPress(event)">
 							
-							<vbox id="post-upgrade-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
-								<html:div id="post-upgrade-banner">
+							<vbox id="post-upgrade-container" class="banner-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
+								<html:div id="post-upgrade-banner" class="banner">
 									<html:div id="post-upgrade-centered">
 										<html:div
 												data-l10n-id="post-upgrade-message"
@@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@
 								</html:div>
 							</vbox>
 
-							<vbox id="sync-reminder-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
-								<html:div id="sync-reminder-banner">
+							<vbox id="sync-reminder-container" class="banner-container"  collapsed="true" role="status">
+								<html:div id="sync-reminder-banner" class="banner">
 									<html:div id="sync-reminder-message" class="message"/>
 									<html:a id="sync-reminder-action" class="link"/>
 									<html:a id="sync-reminder-learn-more" class="link"/>
@@ -1132,16 +1132,27 @@
 								</html:div>
 							</vbox>
 							
-							<vbox id="retracted-items-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
-								<html:div id="retracted-items-banner">
+							<vbox id="mac-word-plugin-install-warning" class="banner-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
+								<html:div class="banner">
+									<html:div class="message" data-l10n-id="mac-word-plugin-install-message" />
+									<html:a class="link" data-l10n-id="mac-word-plugin-install-action" />
+									<html:div class="spacer" />
+									<label is="text-link" class="remind-later-link" data-l10n-id="general-remind-me-later" />
+									<label is="text-link" class="dont-ask-again-link" data-l10n-id="general-dont-ask-again" />
+									<label is="text-link" class="close-link">×</label>
+								</html:div>
+							</vbox>
+							
+							<vbox id="retracted-items-container" class="banner-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
+								<html:div id="retracted-items-banner" class="banner">
 									<html:div id="retracted-items-message" class="message"/>
 									<label is="text-link" id="retracted-items-link"/>
 									<label is="text-link" id="retracted-items-close" class="close-link">×</label>
 								</html:div>
 							</vbox>
 
-							<vbox id="architecture-warning-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
-								<html:div id="architecture-warning-banner">
+							<vbox id="architecture-warning-container" class="banner-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
+								<html:div id="architecture-warning-banner" class="banner">
 									<html:div id="architecture-warning-message" class="message" data-l10n-id="architecture-win32-warning-message" />
 									<html:a id="architecture-warning-action" data-l10n-id="architecture-warning-action" class="link" />
 									<html:div class="spacer" />
@@ -1149,6 +1160,7 @@
 									<label is="text-link" id="architecture-warning-close" class="close-link">×</label>
 								</html:div>
 							</vbox>
+
 							
 							<hbox id="zotero-trees" flex="1">
 								<vbox id="zotero-collections-pane" zotero-persist="width">
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
index 3d6cd7957f..2d7d47b776 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.ftl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ return-or-enter =
 general-remove = Remove
 general-add = Add
 general-remind-me-later = Remind Me Later
+general-dont-ask-again = Don't Ask Again
 general-choose-file = Choose File…
 general-open-settings = Open Settings
 general-help = Help
@@ -674,3 +675,6 @@ post-upgrade-done =
 
 text-action-paste-and-search =
     .label = Paste and Search
+    
+mac-word-plugin-install-message = Zotero requires access to Word data to install the Word plugin.
+mac-word-plugin-install-action = Install Word plugin
diff --git a/scss/components/_banners.scss b/scss/components/_banners.scss
index 361218c6bd..2b8ff27fa6 100644
--- a/scss/components/_banners.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_banners.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#post-upgrade-banner, #retracted-items-banner, #sync-reminder-banner, #architecture-warning-banner {
-	@include macOS-normalize-controls;
+.banner-container > .banner {
+	@include macOS-normalize-controls;;
 
 	display: flex;
 	justify-content: center;
@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@
 		color: inherit;
 		border: none;
 		margin: 0;
+		padding-inline: 0.5em;
+	}
+	
+	label[is="text-link"].close-link {
+		text-decoration: none;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		font-size: 22px;
+		line-height: 26px;
+		margin-inline-end: -1.2em;
+	}
+	
+	.message {
+		margin-inline-end: .8em;
+	}
+
+	.spacer {
+		flex: 1;
+	}
+
+	.link {
+		padding-inline: 0.5em;
+
+		&:active {
+			color: #4b4b4b;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,28 +94,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
-#retracted-items-banner, #sync-reminder-banner, #architecture-warning-banner {
+#retracted-items-banner, #sync-reminder-banner, #architecture-warning-banner,
+		#mac-word-plugin-install-warning > .banner {
 	line-height: 2.2em;
 	font-size: 13.5px;
 	padding: 0 2em;
 	font-weight: 600;
-
-	.message {
-		margin-inline-end: .8em;
-	}
-
-	.spacer {
-		flex: 1;
-	}
-
-	.close-link {
-		text-decoration: none;
-		position: absolute;
-		cursor: pointer;
-		top: -2px;
-		inset-inline-end: 9px;
-		font-size: 22px;
-	}
 }
 
 #retracted-items-banner {
@@ -106,18 +115,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#mac-word-plugin-install-warning {
+	background: #ffea50;
+	border-bottom: #a9a9a9 .5px solid;
+}
+
 #sync-reminder-banner {
 	background: rgb(255, 234, 80);
 	border-bottom: #a9a9a9 .5px solid;
 	color: black;
-
-	.link {
-		padding-inline: 0.5em;
-		
-		&:active {
-			color: #4b4b4b;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 #architecture-warning-container {