diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index b47ad54c5..ffd0ccd76 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@
         "clean": "clean",
         "gridRows": "grid rows",
         "tableColumns": "table columns",
-        "itemsMore": "{{count}} more"
+        "itemsMore": "{{count}} more",
+        "newVersionAvailable": "a new version is available"
     },
     "entity": {
         "album_one": "album",
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 37589ed69..5e9252fad 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -68,16 +68,40 @@ class AppUpdater {
         const effectiveChannel = store.get('release_channel') as string;
         console.log('Effective update channel:', effectiveChannel);
         if (effectiveChannel === 'alpha') {
-            checkAllChannelsAndGetBest().then(({ updater: updaterInstance }) => {
+            checkAllChannelsAndGetBest().then(({ result, updater: updaterInstance }) => {
                 updaterInstance.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true;
                 updaterInstance.autoRunAppAfterInstall = true;
-                updaterInstance.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+                if (isMacOS()) {
+                    if (result?.isUpdateAvailable) {
+                        getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(
+                            'update-available',
+                            result.updateInfo.version,
+                        );
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    updaterInstance.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+                }
             });
             return;
         }
 
         configureAndGetUpdater();
-        autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+        if (isMacOS()) {
+            autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+            autoUpdater
+                .checkForUpdates()
+                .then((result) => {
+                    if (result?.isUpdateAvailable) {
+                        getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(
+                            'update-available',
+                            result.updateInfo.version,
+                        );
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch((err) => console.error('Check for updates failed', err));
+        } else {
+            autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -555,8 +579,15 @@ async function createWindow(first = true): Promise<void> {
                 const updateAvailable = result?.isUpdateAvailable ?? false;
                 console.log('Update available:', updateAvailable);
                 if (updateAvailable && store.get('disable_auto_updates') !== true) {
-                    console.log('Downloading update');
-                    updater.downloadUpdate();
+                    if (isMacOS()) {
+                        getMainWindow()?.webContents.send(
+                            'update-available',
+                            result?.updateInfo?.version,
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        console.log('Downloading update');
+                        updater.downloadUpdate();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return {
diff --git a/src/preload/ipc.ts b/src/preload/ipc.ts
index d4641d1a9..56e2b2c55 100644
--- a/src/preload/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/preload/ipc.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,19 @@ const invoke = (channel: string, ...args: any[]) => {
     return ipcRenderer.invoke(channel, ...args);
 };
 
+const on = (channel: string, listener: (event: any, ...args: any[]) => void) => {
+    ipcRenderer.on(channel, listener);
+};
+
+const removeListener = (channel: string, listener: (event: any, ...args: any[]) => void) => {
+    ipcRenderer.removeListener(channel, listener);
+};
+
 export const ipc = {
     invoke,
+    on,
     removeAllListeners,
+    removeListener,
     send,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/app.tsx b/src/renderer/app.tsx
index 3bbcdb58a..275bcbe76 100644
--- a/src/renderer/app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/app.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ const ReleaseNotesModal = lazy(() =>
     })),
 );
 
+const UpdateAvailableDialog = lazy(() =>
+    import('./update-available-dialog').then((module) => ({
+        default: module.UpdateAvailableDialog,
+    })),
+);
+
 const ipc = isElectron() ? window.api.ipc : null;
 
 export const App = () => {
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ export const App = () => {
             </WebAudioContext.Provider>
             <Suspense fallback={null}>
                 <ReleaseNotesModal />
+                <UpdateAvailableDialog />
             </Suspense>
         </MantineProvider>
     );
diff --git a/src/renderer/update-available-dialog.tsx b/src/renderer/update-available-dialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..716605d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/update-available-dialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import isElectron from 'is-electron';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+import { Button } from '/@/shared/components/button/button';
+import { Dialog } from '/@/shared/components/dialog/dialog';
+import { Group } from '/@/shared/components/group/group';
+import { Icon } from '/@/shared/components/icon/icon';
+import { Stack } from '/@/shared/components/stack/stack';
+import { Text } from '/@/shared/components/text/text';
+import { useLocalStorage } from '/@/shared/hooks/use-local-storage';
+
+export const UpdateAvailableDialog = () => {
+    const [opened, setOpened] = useState(false);
+    const [version, setVersion] = useState<string>('');
+    const { t } = useTranslation();
+    const [versionDismissed, setVersionDismissed] = useLocalStorage<string>({
+        key: 'version_dismissed',
+    });
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isElectron()) return;
+
+        const handleUpdateAvailable = (_event: any, newVersion: string) => {
+            if (versionDismissed !== newVersion) {
+                setVersion(newVersion);
+                setOpened(true);
+            }
+        };
+
+        window.api.ipc.on('update-available', handleUpdateAvailable);
+
+        return () => {
+            window.api.ipc.removeListener?.('update-available', handleUpdateAvailable);
+        };
+    }, [versionDismissed]);
+
+    if (!opened) return null;
+
+    const handleDismiss = () => {
+        if (version) {
+            setVersionDismissed(version);
+        }
+        setOpened(false);
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <Dialog
+            onClose={handleDismiss}
+            opened={opened}
+            position={{ bottom: 100, right: 12 }}
+            radius="md"
+            size="lg"
+            withCloseButton
+        >
+            <Stack gap="md">
+                <Text fw={700} size="md">
+                    {t('common.newVersionAvailable', { postProcess: 'sentenceCase' })} - {version}
+                </Text>
+                <Group justify="flex-end">
+                    <Button onClick={handleDismiss} size="xs" variant="default">
+                        {t('common.dismiss', { postProcess: 'titleCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                    <Button
+                        component="a"
+                        href="https://github.com/jeffvli/feishin/releases/latest"
+                        onClick={handleDismiss}
+                        rightSection={<Icon icon="externalLink" size="sm" />}
+                        size="xs"
+                        target="_blank"
+                        variant="filled"
+                    >
+                        {t('action.viewMore', { postProcess: 'titleCase' })}
+                    </Button>
+                </Group>
+            </Stack>
+        </Dialog>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.module.css b/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.module.css
index 261cdf1d2..60c755fd7 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.module.css
+++ b/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.module.css
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
     background: var(--theme-colors-surface);
     box-shadow: 2px 2px 10px 2px rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);
 }
+
+
+.close-button {
+    display: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.tsx b/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
index f5a9c9bcd..80473a3ca 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface DialogProps extends MantineDialogProps {}
 export const Dialog = ({ classNames, style, ...props }: DialogProps) => {
     return (
         <MantineDialog
-            classNames={{ root: styles.root, ...classNames }}
+            classNames={{ closeButton: styles.closeButton, root: styles.root, ...classNames }}
             style={{
                 ...style,
             }}