diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateAvailableEvent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateAvailableEvent.groovy
index a8a6aa04..d66a10ae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateAvailableEvent.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateAvailableEvent.groovy
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package com.muwire.core.update
 
 import com.muwire.core.Event
+import com.muwire.core.InfoHash
 
 class UpdateAvailableEvent extends Event {
     String version
     String signer
+    String infoHash
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateClient.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateClient.groovy
index e6a66a29..d756ca69 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateClient.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/update/UpdateClient.groovy
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class UpdateClient {
                 }
                 
                 log.info("new version $payload.version available, publishing event")
-                eventBus.publish(new UpdateAvailableEvent(version : payload.version, signer : payload.signer))
+                eventBus.publish(new UpdateAvailableEvent(version : payload.version, signer : payload.signer, infoHash : payload.infoHash))
                 
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 log.log(Level.WARNING,"Invalid datagram",e)
diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameController.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameController.groovy
index 2d2209f9..631842bc 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameController.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/controllers/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameController.groovy
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ class MainFrameController {
             originator : core.me))
     }
     
+    void search(String infoHash) {
+        def cardsPanel = builder.getVariable("cards-panel")
+        cardsPanel.getLayout().show(cardsPanel, "search window")
+        def uuid = UUID.randomUUID()
+        Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>()
+        params["search-terms"] = infoHash
+        params["uuid"] = uuid.toString()
+        def group = mvcGroup.createMVCGroup("SearchTab", uuid.toString(), params)
+        model.results[uuid.toString()] = group
+        
+        def searchEvent = new SearchEvent(searchHash : Base64.decode(infoHash), uuid:uuid)
+        core.eventBus.publish(new QueryEvent(searchEvent : searchEvent, firstHop : true,
+            replyTo: core.me.destination, receivedOn: core.me.destination,
+            originator : core.me))
+    }
+    
     private def selectedResult() {
         def selected = builder.getVariable("result-tabs").getSelectedComponent()
         def group = selected.getClientProperty("mvc-group")
diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
index 9214db43..15880b10 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/models/com/muwire/gui/MainFrameModel.groovy
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.muwire.core.upload.UploadFinishedEvent
 
 import griffon.core.GriffonApplication
 import griffon.core.artifact.GriffonModel
+import griffon.core.env.Metadata
 import griffon.core.mvc.MVCGroup
 import griffon.inject.MVCMember
 import griffon.transform.FXObservable
@@ -38,8 +39,11 @@ import griffon.metadata.ArtifactProviderFor
 
 @ArtifactProviderFor(GriffonModel)
 class MainFrameModel {
+    @Inject Metadata metadata
     @MVCMember @Nonnull
     FactoryBuilderSupport builder
+    @MVCMember @Nonnull
+    MainFrameController controller
     @Inject @Nonnull GriffonApplication application
     @Observable boolean coreInitialized = false
     
@@ -262,7 +266,13 @@ class MainFrameModel {
     
     void onUpdateAvailableEvent(UpdateAvailableEvent e) {
         runInsideUIAsync {
-            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "A new version of MuWire is available from $e.signer.  Please update to $e.version")
+            
+            int option = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, 
+                "MuWire $e.version is available from $e.signer.  You have "+ metadata["application.version"]+" Update?",
+                "New MuWire version availble", JOptionPane.OK_CANCEL_OPTION)
+            if (option == JOptionPane.CANCEL_OPTION)
+                return
+            controller.search(e.infoHash)
         }
     }