diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SoftwareUpdateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SoftwareUpdateController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e29359830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SoftwareUpdateController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Services\Internal\SoftwareUpdateService;
+
+class SoftwareUpdateController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+        $this->middleware('admin');
+    }
+
+    public function getSoftwareUpdateCheck(Request $request)
+    {
+        $res = SoftwareUpdateService::get();
+        return $res;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/SoftwareUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/SoftwareUpdateService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40aaf867e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/SoftwareUpdateService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Internal;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException;
+
+class SoftwareUpdateService
+{
+    const CACHE_KEY = 'pf:services:software-update:';
+
+    public static function get()
+    {
+        $curVersion = config('pixelfed.version');
+
+        $versions = Cache::remember(self::CACHE_KEY . 'latest:v1.0.0', 1800, function() {
+            return self::fetchLatest();
+        });
+
+        if(!$versions || !isset($versions['latest'], $versions['latest']['version'])) {
+            $hideWarning = (bool) config('instance.software-update.disable_failed_warning');
+            return [
+                'current' => $curVersion,
+                'latest' => [
+                    'version' => null,
+                    'published_at' => null,
+                    'url' => null,
+                ],
+                'running_latest' => $hideWarning ? true : null
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'current' => $curVersion,
+            'latest' => [
+                'version' => $versions['latest']['version'],
+                'published_at' => $versions['latest']['published_at'],
+                'url' => $versions['latest']['url'],
+            ],
+            'running_latest' => strval($versions['latest']['version']) === strval($curVersion)
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public static function fetchLatest()
+    {
+        try {
+            $res = Http::withOptions(['allow_redirects' => false])
+                ->timeout(5)
+                ->connectTimeout(5)
+                ->retry(2, 500)
+                ->get('https://versions.pixelfed.org/versions.json');
+        } catch (RequestException $e) {
+            return;
+        } catch (ConnectionException $e) {
+            return;
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!$res->ok()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        return $res->json();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/instance.php b/config/instance.php
index 7d5463055..d1566da4a 100644
--- a/config/instance.php
+++ b/config/instance.php
@@ -140,5 +140,9 @@ return [
             'max_children' => env('INSTANCE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS_MAX_CHILDREN', 1),
             'auto_verify_email' => true,
         ],
-    ]
+    ],
+
+    'software-update' => [
+        'disable_failed_warning' => env('INSTANCE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE_DISABLE_FAILED_WARNING', false)
+    ],
 ];
diff --git a/resources/assets/components/Home.vue b/resources/assets/components/Home.vue
index c75ed0a13..dac188281 100644
--- a/resources/assets/components/Home.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/components/Home.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,48 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="col-md-8 col-lg-6 px-0">
+                    <template v-if="showUpdateWarning && updateInfo && updateInfo.hasOwnProperty('running_latest')">
+                        <div class="card rounded-lg mb-4 ft-std" style="background: #e11d48;border: 3px dashed #fff">
+                            <div class="card-body">
+                                <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center flex-column flex-lg-row" style="gap:1rem">
+                                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" style="gap:1rem">
+                                        <i class="d-none d-sm-block far fa-exclamation-triangle fa-5x text-white"></i>
+
+                                        <div>
+                                            <h1 class="h3 font-weight-bold text-light mb-0">New Update Available</h1>
+                                            <p class="mb-0 text-white" style="font-size:18px;">Update your Pixelfed server as soon as possible!</p>
+                                            <p class="mb-n1 text-white small" style="opacity:.7">Once you update, this message will disappear.</p>
+                                            <p class="mb-0 text-white small d-flex" style="opacity:.5;gap:1rem;">
+                                                <span>Current version: <strong>{{ updateInfo?.current ?? 'Unknown' }}</strong></span>
+                                                <span>Latest version: <strong>{{ updateInfo?.latest?.version ?? 'Unknown' }}</strong></span>
+                                            </p>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+
+                                    <a v-if="updateInfo.latest.url" class="btn btn-light font-weight-bold" :href="updateInfo.latest.url" target="_blank">View Update</a>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </template>
+                    <template v-if="showUpdateConnectionWarning">
+                        <div class="card rounded-lg mb-4 ft-std" style="background: #e11d48;border: 3px dashed #fff">
+                            <div class="card-body">
+                                <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center flex-column flex-lg-row" style="gap:1rem">
+                                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" style="gap:1rem">
+                                        <i class="d-none d-sm-block far fa-exclamation-triangle fa-5x text-white"></i>
+
+                                        <div>
+                                            <h1 class="h3 font-weight-bold text-light mb-1">Software Update Check Failed</h1>
+                                            <p class="mb-1 text-white" style="font-size:18px;line-height: 1.2;">We attempted to check if there is a new version available, however we encountered an error. <a href="https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases" class="text-white font-weight-bold" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view the latest releases.</p>
+                                            <p class="mb-0 text-white small">You can set <code class="text-white">INSTANCE_SOFTWARE_UPDATE_DISABLE_FAILED_WARNING=true</code> to remove this warning.</p>
+                                            <p class="mb-0 text-white small" style="opacity:.7">Current version: {{ updateInfo?.current ?? 'Unknown' }}</p>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </template>
+
                     <story-carousel
                         v-if="storiesEnabled"
                         :profile="profile" />
@@ -59,7 +101,6 @@
             "rightbar": Rightbar,
             "story-carousel": StoryCarousel,
         },
-
         data() {
             return {
                 isLoaded: false,
@@ -67,7 +108,10 @@
                 recommended: [],
                 trending: [],
                 storiesEnabled: false,
-                shouldRefresh: false
+                shouldRefresh: false,
+                showUpdateWarning: false,
+                showUpdateConnectionWarning: false,
+                updateInfo: undefined,
             }
         },
 
@@ -84,10 +128,33 @@
                 this.profile = window._sharedData.user;
                 this.isLoaded = true;
                 this.storiesEnabled = window.App?.config?.features?.hasOwnProperty('stories') ? window.App.config.features.stories : false;
+
+                if(this.profile.is_admin) {
+                    this.softwareUpdateCheck();
+                }
             },
 
             updateProfile(delta) {
                 this.profile = Object.assign(this.profile, delta);
+            },
+
+            softwareUpdateCheck() {
+                axios.get('/api/web-admin/software-update/check')
+                .then(res => {
+                    if(!res || !res.data || !res.data.hasOwnProperty('running_latest') || res.data.running_latest) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if(res.data.running_latest === null) {
+                        this.updateInfo = res.data;
+                        this.showUpdateConnectionWarning = true;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    this.updateInfo = res.data;
+                    this.showUpdateWarning = !res.data.running_latest;
+                })
+                .catch(err => {
+                    this.showUpdateConnectionWarning = true;
+                })
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/routes/web-api.php b/routes/web-api.php
index f51762439..e19c36b6c 100644
--- a/routes/web-api.php
+++ b/routes/web-api.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Controllers\SoftwareUpdateController;
+
 Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofactor', 'localization'])->group(function () {
     Route::group(['prefix' => 'api'], function () {
         Route::get('search', 'SearchController@searchAPI');
@@ -7,6 +9,10 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
         Route::get('v1/polls/{id}', 'PollController@getPoll');
         Route::post('v1/polls/{id}/votes', 'PollController@vote');
 
+        Route::group(['prefix' => 'web-admin'], function() {
+            Route::get('software-update/check', [SoftwareUpdateController::class, 'getSoftwareUpdateCheck']);
+        });
+
         Route::group(['prefix' => 'compose'], function() {
             Route::group(['prefix' => 'v0'], function() {
                 Route::post('/media/upload', 'ComposeController@mediaUpload');