diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index b0d46be..44c2ff7 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ function setupAutoUpdater() {
 
   autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => {
     console.log('[AutoUpdater] App is up to date.');
+    if (mainWindow) mainWindow.webContents.send('update-not-available');
+  });
+
+  // Manual check from renderer
+  ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', () => {
+    try { autoUpdater.checkForUpdates(); } catch (e) { console.error('[AutoUpdater]', e.message); }
   });
 
   autoUpdater.on('error', (err) => {
diff --git a/electron/preload.js b/electron/preload.js
index c64bfe1..62725b6 100644
--- a/electron/preload.js
+++ b/electron/preload.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   version: '1.5.0',
   onUpdateAvailable: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update-available', callback),
   onUpdateReady: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update-ready', callback),
+  onUpdateNotAvailable: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update-not-available', callback),
   onUpdateError: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update-error', (_e, msg) => callback(msg)),
+  checkForUpdates: () => ipcRenderer.send('check-for-updates'),
   installUpdate: () => ipcRenderer.send('install-update'),
   setStreaming: (active) => ipcRenderer.send('streaming-status', active),
 });
diff --git a/web/src/App.tsx b/web/src/App.tsx
index f024d8d..da8d568 100644
--- a/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function registerTab(pluginName: string, component: React.FC<{ data: any
 export default function App() {
   const [connected, setConnected] = useState(false);
   const [plugins, setPlugins] = useState<PluginInfo[]>([]);
-  const [updateState, setUpdateState] = useState<'idle' | 'downloading' | 'ready' | 'error'>('idle');
+  const [updateState, setUpdateState] = useState<'idle' | 'checking' | 'downloading' | 'ready' | 'uptodate' | 'error'>('idle');
   const [activeTab, setActiveTabRaw] = useState<string>(() => localStorage.getItem('hub_activeTab') ?? '');
 
   const setActiveTab = (tab: string) => {
@@ -100,9 +100,15 @@ export default function App() {
     if (!api?.onUpdateAvailable) return;
     api.onUpdateAvailable(() => setUpdateState('downloading'));
     api.onUpdateReady(() => setUpdateState('ready'));
+    api.onUpdateNotAvailable?.(() => setUpdateState('uptodate'));
     api.onUpdateError?.(() => setUpdateState('error'));
   }, []);
 
+  const handleCheckForUpdates = () => {
+    setUpdateState('checking');
+    (window as any).electronAPI?.checkForUpdates();
+  };
+
   // Tab icon mapping
   const tabIcons: Record<string, string> = {
     radio: '\u{1F30D}',
@@ -151,6 +157,16 @@ export default function App() {
               <span className="hub-download-label">Desktop App</span>
             </a>
           )}
+          {(window as any).electronAPI && (
+            <button
+              className="hub-check-update-btn"
+              onClick={handleCheckForUpdates}
+              disabled={updateState !== 'idle'}
+              title="Nach Updates suchen"
+            >
+              {'\u{1F504}'}
+            </button>
+          )}
           <span className="hub-version">v{version}</span>
         </div>
       </header>
@@ -158,6 +174,15 @@ export default function App() {
       {updateState !== 'idle' && (
         <div className="hub-update-overlay">
           <div className="hub-update-modal">
+            {updateState === 'checking' && (
+              <>
+                <div className="hub-update-icon">{'\u{1F50D}'}</div>
+                <h2>Suche nach Updates...</h2>
+                <div className="hub-update-progress">
+                  <div className="hub-update-progress-bar" />
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
             {updateState === 'downloading' && (
               <>
                 <div className="hub-update-icon">{'\u2B07\uFE0F'}</div>
@@ -178,6 +203,16 @@ export default function App() {
                 </button>
               </>
             )}
+            {updateState === 'uptodate' && (
+              <>
+                <div className="hub-update-icon">{'\u2705'}</div>
+                <h2>Alles aktuell!</h2>
+                <p>Du verwendest bereits die neueste Version (v{version}).</p>
+                <button className="hub-update-btn" onClick={() => setUpdateState('idle')}>
+                  OK
+                </button>
+              </>
+            )}
             {updateState === 'error' && (
               <>
                 <div className="hub-update-icon">{'\u274C'}</div>
diff --git a/web/src/styles.css b/web/src/styles.css
index f5eecd7..07909e2 100644
--- a/web/src/styles.css
+++ b/web/src/styles.css
@@ -226,6 +226,27 @@ html, body {
   border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+/* ── Check for Updates Button ── */
+.hub-check-update-btn {
+  background: none;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: all var(--transition);
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.hub-check-update-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+.hub-check-update-btn:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.4;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
 /* ── Update Modal ── */
 .hub-update-overlay {
   position: fixed;