diff --git a/components/Notifier.qml b/components/Notifier.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed380945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Notifier.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017, The Monero Project
+// 
+// All rights reserved.
+// 
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
+// permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+// 
+// 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
+//    conditions and the following disclaimer.
+// 
+// 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list
+//    of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+//    materials provided with the distribution.
+// 
+// 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be
+//    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
+//    prior written permission.
+// 
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+// PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+// INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+// STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
+// THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import moneroComponents.Wallet 1.0
+
+Item {
+    id: item
+    property string message: ""
+    property bool active: false
+    height: 120
+    width: 240
+    x: parent.width - width
+    y: parent.height - height * scale.yScale
+    anchors.margins:15
+    anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+    anchors.right: parent.right
+
+    Rectangle {
+        color: "#FF6C3C"
+        border.color: "black"
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        TextArea {
+            id:versionText
+            readOnly: true
+            backgroundVisible: false
+            textFormat: TextEdit.AutoText
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            font.family: "Arial"
+            font.pixelSize: 12
+            textMargin: 20
+            textColor: "white"
+            text: item.message
+        }
+    }
+
+    transform: Scale {
+        id: scale
+        yScale: item.active ? 1 : 0
+
+        Behavior on yScale {
+            NumberAnimation { duration: 500; easing.type: Easing.InOutCubic }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: hider
+        interval: 12000; running: false; repeat: false
+        onTriggered: { item.active = false }
+    }
+
+    function show(message) {
+        item.message = message
+        item.active = true
+        hider.running = true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index 3aa9d6cc..d7c25d34 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 initialize(persistentSettings);
         }
 
+        checkUpdates();
     }
 
     onRightPanelExpandedChanged: {
@@ -1216,6 +1217,9 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             }
         }
 
+        Notifier {
+            id: notifier
+        }
     }
     onClosing: {
         // Close wallet non async on exit
@@ -1223,4 +1227,30 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         // Stop daemon and pool miner
         daemonManager.stop();
     }
+
+    function checkUpdates() {
+        var update = walletManager.checkUpdates("monero-gui", "gui")
+        if (update === "")
+            return
+        print("Update found: " + update)
+        var parts = update.split("|")
+        if (parts.length == 4) {
+          var version = parts[0]
+          var hash = parts[1]
+          var user_url = parts[2]
+          var auto_url = parts[3]
+          var msg = qsTr("New version of monero-wallet-gui is available: %1<br>%2").arg(version).arg(user_url) + translationManager.emptyString
+          notifier.show(msg)
+        }
+        else {
+          print("Failed to parse update spec")
+        }
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: updatesTimer
+        interval: 3600*1000; running: true; repeat: true
+        onTriggered: checkUpdates()
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index c7b67fdd..18bd7428 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -126,5 +126,6 @@
         <file>wizard/WizardCreateViewOnlyWallet.qml</file>
         <file>components/DaemonConsole.qml</file>
         <file>components/QRCodeScanner.qml</file>
+        <file>components/Notifier.qml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
index 5298743a..8533f7ef 100644
--- a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ bool DaemonManager::start(const QString &flags)
             arguments << str;
     }
 
+    arguments << "--updates" << "disabled";
 
     qDebug() << "starting monerod " + m_monerod;
-    qDebug() << "With command line arguments " << m_monerod;
+    qDebug() << "With command line arguments " << arguments;
 
     m_daemon = new QProcess();
     initialized = true;
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
index df0ffdbd..de3378d5 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ bool WalletManager::saveQrCode(const QString &code, const QString &path) const
     return QRCodeImageProvider::genQrImage(code, &size).scaled(size.expandedTo(QSize(240, 240)), Qt::KeepAspectRatio).save(path, "PNG", 100);
 }
 
+QString WalletManager::checkUpdates(const QString &software, const QString &subdir) const
+{
+  const std::tuple<bool, std::string, std::string, std::string, std::string> result = Monero::WalletManager::checkUpdates(software.toStdString(), subdir.toStdString());
+  if (!std::get<0>(result))
+    return QString("");
+  return QString::fromStdString(std::get<1>(result) + "|" + std::get<2>(result) + "|" + std::get<3>(result) + "|" + std::get<4>(result));
+}
+
 WalletManager::WalletManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
     m_pimpl =  Monero::WalletManagerFactory::getWalletManager();
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
index 6bba0ce6..bb55c587 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString resolveOpenAlias(const QString &address) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE bool parse_uri(const QString &uri, QString &address, QString &payment_id, uint64_t &amount, QString &tx_description, QString &recipient_name, QVector<QString> &unknown_parameters, QString &error);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool saveQrCode(const QString &, const QString &) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString checkUpdates(const QString &software, const QString &subdir) const;
 
 signals: