diff --git a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
index ecb851b13a..cb26affbf3 100644
--- a/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
+++ b/docs/default-theme-config/README.md
@@ -356,6 +356,31 @@ Note that it's `off` by default. If given `string`, it will be displayed as a pr
   Since `lastUpdated` is based on `git`, so you can only use it in a `git` repository.
 :::
 
+## Service Workers
+
+The `themeConfig.serviceWorker` option allows you to configure about service workers.
+
+### Popup UI to refresh contents
+
+The `themeConfig.serviceWorker.updatePopup` option enables the popup to refresh contents. The popup will be shown when the site is updated (the service worker is updated). It provides `refresh` button to allow users to refresh contents immediately.
+
+::: tip NOTE
+If without the `refresh` button, the new service worker will be active after all clients are closed.
+This means that visitors cannot see new contents until they close all tabs of your site.
+
+But the `refresh` button activates the new service worker immediately.
+:::
+
+``` js
+module.exports = {
+  themeConfig: {
+    serviceWorker {
+      updatePopup: true | {message: "New content is available.", buttonText: "Refresh"}
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Prev / Next Links
 
 Prev and next links are automatically inferred based on the sidebar order of the active page. You can also explicitly overwrite or disable them using `YAML front matter`:
diff --git a/lib/app/SWUpdateEvent.js b/lib/app/SWUpdateEvent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe6ab31c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/app/SWUpdateEvent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+export default class SWUpdateEvent {
+  constructor (registration) {
+    Object.defineProperty(this, 'registration', {
+      value: registration,
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: true
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the new service worker exists or not.
+   */
+  update () {
+    return this.registration.update()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Activate new service worker to work 'location.reload()' with new data.
+   */
+  skipWaiting () {
+    const worker = this.registration.waiting
+    if (!worker) {
+      return Promise.resolve()
+    }
+
+    console.log('[vuepress:sw] Doing worker.skipWaiting().')
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const channel = new MessageChannel()
+
+      channel.port1.onmessage = (event) => {
+        console.log('[vuepress:sw] Done worker.skipWaiting().')
+        if (event.data.error) {
+          reject(event.data.error)
+        } else {
+          resolve(event.data)
+        }
+      }
+
+      worker.postMessage({ type: 'skip-waiting' }, [channel.port2])
+    })
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/app/clientEntry.js b/lib/app/clientEntry.js
index 5691528ebf..7b634e7fb1 100644
--- a/lib/app/clientEntry.js
+++ b/lib/app/clientEntry.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* global BASE_URL, GA_ID, ga, SW_ENABLED, VUEPRESS_VERSION, LAST_COMMIT_HASH*/
 
 import { createApp } from './app'
+import SWUpdateEvent from './SWUpdateEvent'
 import { register } from 'register-service-worker'
 
 const { app, router } = createApp()
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ router.onReady(() => {
         console.log('[vuepress:sw] Service worker is active.')
         app.$refs.layout.$emit('sw-ready')
       },
-      cached () {
+      cached (registration) {
         console.log('[vuepress:sw] Content has been cached for offline use.')
-        app.$refs.layout.$emit('sw-cached')
+        app.$refs.layout.$emit('sw-cached', new SWUpdateEvent(registration))
       },
-      updated () {
+      updated (registration) {
         console.log('[vuepress:sw] Content updated.')
-        app.$refs.layout.$emit('sw-updated')
+        app.$refs.layout.$emit('sw-updated', new SWUpdateEvent(registration))
       },
       offline () {
         console.log('[vuepress:sw] No internet connection found. App is running in offline mode.')
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index d43dbb5aa2..16cda677ed 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -82,11 +82,16 @@ module.exports = async function build (sourceDir, cliOptions = {}) {
   if (options.siteConfig.serviceWorker) {
     logger.wait('\nGenerating service worker...')
     const wbb = require('workbox-build')
-    wbb.generateSW({
+    await wbb.generateSW({
       swDest: path.resolve(outDir, 'service-worker.js'),
       globDirectory: outDir,
       globPatterns: ['**\/*.{js,css,html,png,jpg,jpeg,gif,svg,woff,woff2,eot,ttf,otf}']
     })
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.resolve(outDir, 'service-worker.js'),
+      await fs.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'service-worker/skip-waiting.js'), 'utf8'),
+      { flag: 'a' }
+    )
   }
 
   // DONE.
diff --git a/lib/default-theme/Layout.vue b/lib/default-theme/Layout.vue
index 7b422a41fa..ad65a47ce4 100644
--- a/lib/default-theme/Layout.vue
+++ b/lib/default-theme/Layout.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       <slot name="page-top" slot="top"/>
       <slot name="page-bottom" slot="bottom"/>
     </Page>
+    <SWUpdatePopup :updateEvent="swUpdateEvent" />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -27,13 +28,15 @@ import Home from './Home.vue'
 import Navbar from './Navbar.vue'
 import Page from './Page.vue'
 import Sidebar from './Sidebar.vue'
+import SWUpdatePopup from './SWUpdatePopup.vue'
 import { resolveSidebarItems } from './util'
 
 export default {
-  components: { Home, Page, Sidebar, Navbar },
+  components: { Home, Page, Sidebar, Navbar, SWUpdatePopup },
   data () {
     return {
-      isSidebarOpen: false
+      isSidebarOpen: false,
+      swUpdateEvent: null
     }
   },
 
@@ -101,6 +104,8 @@ export default {
       nprogress.done()
       this.isSidebarOpen = false
     })
+
+    this.$on('sw-updated', this.onSWUpdated)
   },
 
   methods: {
@@ -124,6 +129,9 @@ export default {
           this.toggleSidebar(false)
         }
       }
+    },
+    onSWUpdated (e) {
+      this.swUpdateEvent = e
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/default-theme/SWUpdatePopup.vue b/lib/default-theme/SWUpdatePopup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbe5d76a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/default-theme/SWUpdatePopup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<template>
+    <transition name="sw-update-popup">
+        <div v-if="enabled" class="sw-update-popup">
+            {{message}}<br>
+            <button @click="reload">{{buttonText}}</button>
+        </div>
+    </transition>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  props: {
+    updateEvent: {
+      type: Object,
+      default: null
+    }
+  },
+
+  computed: {
+    popupConfig () {
+      for (const config of [this.$themeLocaleConfig, this.$site.themeConfig]) {
+        const sw = config.serviceWorker
+        if (sw && sw.updatePopup) {
+          return typeof sw.updatePopup === 'object' ? sw.updatePopup : {}
+        }
+      }
+      return null
+    },
+
+    enabled () {
+      return Boolean(this.popupConfig && this.updateEvent)
+    },
+
+    message () {
+      const c = this.popupConfig
+      return (c && c.message) || 'New content is available.'
+    },
+
+    buttonText () {
+      const c = this.popupConfig
+      return (c && c.buttonText) || 'Refresh'
+    }
+  },
+
+  methods: {
+    reload () {
+      if (this.updateEvent) {
+        this.updateEvent.skipWaiting().then(() => {
+          location.reload(true)
+        })
+        this.updateEvent = null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="stylus">
+@import './styles/config.styl'
+
+.sw-update-popup
+  position fixed
+  right 1em
+  bottom 1em
+  padding 1em
+  border 1px solid $accentColor
+  border-radius 3px
+  background #fff
+  box-shadow 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
+  text-align center
+
+  button
+    margin-top 0.5em
+    padding 0.25em 2em
+
+.sw-update-popup-enter-active, .sw-update-popup-leave-active
+  transition opacity 0.3s, transform 0.3s
+
+.sw-update-popup-enter, .sw-update-popup-leave-to
+  opacity 0
+  transform translate(0, 50%) scale(0.5)
+</style>
diff --git a/lib/service-worker/skip-waiting.js b/lib/service-worker/skip-waiting.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54fd8d37ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/service-worker/skip-waiting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+addEventListener('message', event => {
+  const replyPort = event.ports[0]
+  const message = event.data
+  if (replyPort && message && message.type === 'skip-waiting') {
+    event.waitUntil(
+      self.skipWaiting().then(
+        () => replyPort.postMessage({ error: null }),
+        error => replyPort.postMessage({ error })
+      )
+    )
+  }
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 659cdba98f..ed20f1a12b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "portfinder": "^1.0.13",
     "postcss-loader": "^2.1.5",
     "prismjs": "^1.13.0",
-    "register-service-worker": "^1.2.0",
+    "register-service-worker": "^1.3.0",
     "semver": "^5.5.0",
     "stylus": "^0.54.5",
     "stylus-loader": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b573bba4ef..c4b8db62b4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6941,9 +6941,9 @@ regexpu-core@^4.1.3, regexpu-core@^4.1.4:
     unicode-match-property-ecmascript "^1.0.4"
     unicode-match-property-value-ecmascript "^1.0.2"
 
-register-service-worker@^1.2.0:
-  version "1.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/register-service-worker/-/register-service-worker-1.4.1.tgz#4b4c9b4200fc697942c6ae7d611349587b992b2f"
+register-service-worker@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/register-service-worker/-/register-service-worker-1.3.0.tgz#02a0b7c40413b3c5ed1d801d764deb3aab1c3397"
 
 registry-auth-token@^3.0.1:
   version "3.3.2"