diff --git a/resources/assets/src/js/check-updates.js b/resources/assets/src/js/check-updates.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72614304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/src/js/check-updates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { init } from './net';
+
+async function checkForUpdates() {
+    const response = await fetch(`${blessing.base_url}/admin/update/check`, init);
+
+    if (response.ok) {
+        const data = await response.json();
+        if (data.available) {
+            const dom = `<span class="pull-right-container"><span class="label label-primary pull-right">v${data.latest}</span></span>`;
+
+            $(`[href="${blessing.base_url}/admin/update"]`).append(dom);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async function checkForPluginUpdates() {
+    const response = await fetch(`${blessing.base_url}/admin/plugins/market/check`, init);
+
+    if (response.ok) {
+        const data = await response.json();
+        if (data.available) {
+            const dom = `<span class="pull-right-container"><span class="label label-success pull-right">${data.plugins.length}</span></span>`;
+
+            $(`[href="${blessing.base_url}/admin/plugins/market"]`).append(dom);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+window.checkForUpdates = checkForUpdates;
+window.checkForPluginUpdates = checkForPluginUpdates;
diff --git a/resources/assets/src/js/index.js b/resources/assets/src/js/index.js
index a0fc5bc5..4a7aa73d 100644
--- a/resources/assets/src/js/index.js
+++ b/resources/assets/src/js/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import './i18n';
 import './net';
 import './layout';
 import './logout';
+import './check-updates';
 import './feedback';
 
 console.log(
diff --git a/resources/assets/src/js/net.js b/resources/assets/src/js/net.js
index 518186ab..053b7266 100644
--- a/resources/assets/src/js/net.js
+++ b/resources/assets/src/js/net.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { showAjaxError } from './notify';
 const csrfField = document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]');
 
 const empty = Object.create(null);
-const init = {
+/** @type Request */
+export const init = {
     credentials: 'same-origin',
     headers: {
         'Accept': 'application/json',