diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
index 13c4c51b..a99013cb 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Updater(Plugin):
 
         addApiView('updater.info', self.getInfo)
         addApiView('updater.update', self.doUpdateView)
+        addApiView('updater.check', self.checkView)
 
     def getInfo(self):
 
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ class Updater(Plugin):
 
         self.last_check = time.time()
 
+    def checkView(self):
+        self.check()
+        return self.getInfo()
+
     def doUpdateView(self):
         return jsonified({
             'success': self.doUpdate()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
index 3c400efc..48d077c1 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/static/updater.js
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ var UpdaterBase = new Class({
 		});
 	},
 
+	check: function(onComplete){
+		var self = this;
+
+		Api.request('updater.check', {
+			'onComplete': onComplete || Function.from()
+		})
+
+	},
+
 	info: function(timeout){
 		var self = this;
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js b/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
index 3e6db116..d7767603 100644
--- a/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
+++ b/couchpotato/static/scripts/page/about.js
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ var AboutSettingTab = new Class({
 		}).inject(self.content).adopt(
 			new Element('dl.info').adopt(
 				new Element('dt[text=Version]'),
-				self.version_text = new Element('dd', {'text': 'Getting version...'}),
+				self.version_text = new Element('dd', {
+					'text': 'Getting version...',
+					'events': {
+						'click': self.checkForUpdate.bind(self)
+					}
+				}),
 				new Element('dt[text=Directories]'),
 				new Element('dd', {'text': App.getOption('app_dir')}),
 				new Element('dd', {'text': App.getOption('data_dir')}),
@@ -124,6 +129,14 @@ var AboutSettingTab = new Class({
 		var self = this;
 		var date = new Date(json.version.date * 1000);
 		self.version_text.set('text', json.version.hash + ' ('+date.toUTCString()+')');
+	},
+
+	checkForUpdate: function(){
+		var self = this;
+
+		Updater.check(function(json){
+			self.fillVersion(json)
+		})
 	}
 
 });