diff --git a/desktop/ELECTRON_EVENTS.ts b/desktop/ELECTRON_EVENTS.ts
index de0bd655e12c..607ad7b21580 100644
--- a/desktop/ELECTRON_EVENTS.ts
+++ b/desktop/ELECTRON_EVENTS.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const ELECTRON_EVENTS = {
     KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_PAGE: 'keyboard-shortcuts-page',
     START_UPDATE: 'start-update',
     UPDATE_DOWNLOADED: 'update-downloaded',
+    SILENT_UPDATE: 'silent-update',
 } as const;
 
 export default ELECTRON_EVENTS;
diff --git a/desktop/contextBridge.ts b/desktop/contextBridge.ts
index 689c69de0cc8..487e528a7485 100644
--- a/desktop/contextBridge.ts
+++ b/desktop/contextBridge.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const WHITELIST_CHANNELS_RENDERER_TO_MAIN = [
     ELECTRON_EVENTS.REQUEST_VISIBILITY,
     ELECTRON_EVENTS.START_UPDATE,
     ELECTRON_EVENTS.LOCALE_UPDATED,
+    ELECTRON_EVENTS.SILENT_UPDATE,
 ] as const;
 
 const WHITELIST_CHANNELS_MAIN_TO_RENDERER = [ELECTRON_EVENTS.KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_PAGE, ELECTRON_EVENTS.UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, ELECTRON_EVENTS.FOCUS, ELECTRON_EVENTS.BLUR] as const;
diff --git a/desktop/main.ts b/desktop/main.ts
index 6e14d661b345..b40557464ec1 100644
--- a/desktop/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/main.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ process.argv.forEach((arg) => {
 // happens correctly.
 let hasUpdate = false;
 let downloadedVersion: string;
+let isSilentUpdating = false;
 
 // Note that we have to subscribe to this separately and cannot use Localize.translateLocal,
 // because the only way code can be shared between the main and renderer processes at runtime is via the context bridge
@@ -127,16 +128,20 @@ const quitAndInstallWithUpdate = () => {
     autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
 };
 
-/** Menu Item callback to triggers an update check */
-const manuallyCheckForUpdates = (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow?: BrowserWindow) => {
-    // Disable item until the check (and download) is complete
-    // eslint: menu item flags like enabled or visible can be dynamically toggled by mutating the object
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-    menuItem.enabled = false;
+/** Menu Item callback to trigger an update check */
+const manuallyCheckForUpdates = (menuItem?: MenuItem, browserWindow?: BrowserWindow) => {
+    if (menuItem) {
+        // Disable item until the check (and download) is complete
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign -- menu item flags like enabled or visible can be dynamically toggled by mutating the object
+        menuItem.enabled = false;
+    }
 
     autoUpdater
         .checkForUpdates()
-        .catch((error) => ({error}))
+        .catch((error) => {
+            isSilentUpdating = false;
+            return {error};
+        })
         .then((result) => {
             const downloadPromise = result && 'downloadPromise' in result ? result.downloadPromise : undefined;
 
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ const manuallyCheckForUpdates = (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow?: BrowserWind
                 dialog.showMessageBox(browserWindow, {
                     type: 'info',
                     message: Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'checkForUpdatesModal.available.title'),
-                    detail: Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'checkForUpdatesModal.available.message'),
+                    detail: Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'checkForUpdatesModal.available.message', {isSilentUpdating}),
                     buttons: [Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'checkForUpdatesModal.available.soundsGood')],
                 });
             } else if (result && 'error' in result && result.error) {
@@ -172,6 +177,10 @@ const manuallyCheckForUpdates = (menuItem: MenuItem, browserWindow?: BrowserWind
             return downloadPromise;
         })
         .finally(() => {
+            isSilentUpdating = false;
+            if (!menuItem) {
+                return;
+            }
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
             menuItem.enabled = true;
         });
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ const electronUpdater = (browserWindow: BrowserWindow): PlatformSpecificUpdater
             if (checkForUpdatesMenuItem) {
                 checkForUpdatesMenuItem.visible = false;
             }
-            if (browserWindow.isVisible()) {
+            if (browserWindow.isVisible() && !isSilentUpdating) {
                 browserWindow.webContents.send(ELECTRON_EVENTS.UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, info.version);
             } else {
                 quitAndInstallWithUpdate();
@@ -604,6 +613,15 @@ const mainWindow = (): Promise<void> => {
                     }
                 });
 
+                // Automatically check for and install the latest version in the background
+                ipcMain.on(ELECTRON_EVENTS.SILENT_UPDATE, () => {
+                    if (isSilentUpdating) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    isSilentUpdating = true;
+                    manuallyCheckForUpdates(undefined, browserWindow);
+                });
+
                 return browserWindow;
             })
 
diff --git a/src/languages/en.ts b/src/languages/en.ts
index 9d33d29c59bd..1b87137eb2cf 100755
--- a/src/languages/en.ts
+++ b/src/languages/en.ts
@@ -2623,7 +2623,8 @@ export default {
     checkForUpdatesModal: {
         available: {
             title: 'Update Available',
-            message: "The new version will be available shortly. We'll notify you when we're ready to update.",
+            message: ({isSilentUpdating}: {isSilentUpdating: boolean}) =>
+                `The new version will be available shortly.${!isSilentUpdating ? " We'll notify you when we're ready to update." : ''}`,
             soundsGood: 'Sounds good',
         },
         notAvailable: {
diff --git a/src/languages/es.ts b/src/languages/es.ts
index ab170e06acc5..4a77eeedea17 100644
--- a/src/languages/es.ts
+++ b/src/languages/es.ts
@@ -2655,7 +2655,8 @@ export default {
     checkForUpdatesModal: {
         available: {
             title: 'Actualización disponible',
-            message: 'La nueva versión estará disponible dentro de poco. Te notificaremos cuando esté lista.',
+            message: ({isSilentUpdating}: {isSilentUpdating: boolean}) =>
+                `La nueva versión estará disponible dentro de poco.${isSilentUpdating ? ' Te notificaremos cuando esté lista.' : ''}`,
             soundsGood: 'Suena bien',
         },
         notAvailable: {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/AppUpdate/updateApp/index.desktop.ts b/src/libs/actions/AppUpdate/updateApp/index.desktop.ts
index fb3a7d649baa..5c1ecbe05742 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/AppUpdate/updateApp/index.desktop.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/AppUpdate/updateApp/index.desktop.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import {Linking} from 'react-native';
-import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+import ELECTRON_EVENTS from '@desktop/ELECTRON_EVENTS';
 
 export default function updateApp() {
-    Linking.openURL(CONST.APP_DOWNLOAD_LINKS.DESKTOP);
+    window.electron.send(ELECTRON_EVENTS.SILENT_UPDATE);
 }