diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/_base.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/_base.js
index 4641b0ed0..3f802e41d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/_base.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/_base.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 class BaseCtrl {
-  constructor(syncManager, dbManager, analyticsManager) {
+  constructor($rootScope, $scope, syncManager, dbManager, analyticsManager) {
     dbManager.openDatabase(null, function(){
       // new database, delete syncToken so that items can be refetched entirely from server
       syncManager.clearSyncToken();
       syncManager.sync();
     })
+
+    $scope.onUpdateAvailable = function(version) {
+      $rootScope.$broadcast('new-update-available', version);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/header.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/footer.js
similarity index 69%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/header.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/footer.js
index 19261f27a..1fc3fad8a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/header.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/frontend/controllers/footer.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 angular.module('app.frontend')
-  .directive("header", function(authManager){
+  .directive("footer", function(authManager){
     return {
       restrict: 'E',
       scope: {},
-      templateUrl: 'frontend/header.html',
+      templateUrl: 'frontend/footer.html',
       replace: true,
-      controller: 'HeaderCtrl',
+      controller: 'FooterCtrl',
       controllerAs: 'ctrl',
       bindToController: true,
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ angular.module('app.frontend')
       }
     }
   })
-  .controller('HeaderCtrl', function (authManager, modelManager, $timeout, dbManager, syncManager) {
+  .controller('FooterCtrl', function ($rootScope, authManager, modelManager, $timeout, dbManager, syncManager) {
 
     this.user = authManager.user;
 
@@ -78,4 +78,20 @@ angular.module('app.frontend')
     this.syncUpdated = function() {
       this.lastSyncDate = new Date();
     }
+
+    $rootScope.$on("new-update-available", function(version){
+      $timeout(function(){
+        // timeout calls apply() which is needed
+        this.onNewUpdateAvailable();
+      }.bind(this))
+    }.bind(this))
+
+    this.onNewUpdateAvailable = function() {
+      this.newUpdateAvailable = true;
+    }
+
+    this.clickedNewUpdateAnnouncement = function() {
+      this.newUpdateAvailable = false;
+      alert("A new update is ready to install. Updates address performance and security issues, as well as bug fixes and feature enhancements. Simply quit Standard Notes and re-open it for the update to be applied.")
+    }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_footer.scss
similarity index 98%
rename from app/assets/stylesheets/app/_header.scss
rename to app/assets/stylesheets/app/_footer.scss
index 304224676..ef4e5658d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_footer.scss
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ h2 {
   width: 100%;
   padding: 5px;
   background-color: #d8d7d9;
-  height: $header-height;
-  max-height: $header-height;
+  height: $footer-height;
+  max-height: $footer-height;
   z-index: 100;
   font-size: 10px;
   color: $dark-gray;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_main.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_main.scss
index 1ccca42f5..d549d515e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_main.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_main.scss
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ p {
   background-color: $bg-color;
 }
 
-$header-height: 25px;
+$footer-height: 25px;
 
 $section-header-height: 70px;
 
 .app {
   // height: 100%;
-  height: calc(100% - #{$header-height});
+  height: calc(100% - #{$footer-height});
   width: 100%;
   display: flex;
   vertical-align: top;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $section-header-height: 70px;
   .section {
     padding-bottom: 0px;
     height: 100%;
-    max-height: calc(100vh - #{$header-height});
+    max-height: calc(100vh - #{$footer-height});
     font-size: 17px;
 
     .scrollable {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_notes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_notes.scss
index e792f6041..815f9adc0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_notes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_notes.scss
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   }
 
   .scrollable {
-    height: calc(100vh - (#{$notes-title-bar-height} + #{$header-height}));
+    height: calc(100vh - (#{$notes-title-bar-height} + #{$footer-height}));
   }
 
   .infinite-scroll {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_tags.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_tags.scss
index a12ad01ba..953fc0881 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_tags.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/app/_tags.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   }
 
   .scrollable {
-    height: calc(100vh - (#{$tags-title-bar-height} + #{$header-height}));
+    height: calc(100vh - (#{$tags-title-bar-height} + #{$footer-height}));
   }
 
   .tag {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/frontend.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/frontend.css.scss
index 8945b6b50..81f725378 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/frontend.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/frontend.css.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $dark-gray: #2e2e2e;
 @import "app/standard";
 @import "app/main";
 @import "app/ui";
-@import "app/header";
+@import "app/footer";
 @import "app/tags";
 @import "app/notes";
 @import "app/editor";
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/frontend/header.html.haml b/app/assets/templates/frontend/footer.html.haml
similarity index 86%
rename from app/assets/templates/frontend/header.html.haml
rename to app/assets/templates/frontend/footer.html.haml
index 06256bb70..d1f85155d 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/frontend/header.html.haml
+++ b/app/assets/templates/frontend/footer.html.haml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
   .pull-right
 
+    .footer-bar-link{"ng-if" => "ctrl.newUpdateAvailable", "ng-click" => "ctrl.clickedNewUpdateAnnouncement()"}
+      %span.blue.normal New update downloaded. Installs on app restart.
+
     .footer-bar-link{"style" => "margin-right: 5px;"}
       %div{"ng-if" => "ctrl.lastSyncDate", "style" => "float: left; font-weight: normal; margin-right: 8px;"}
         %span{"ng-if" => "!ctrl.isRefreshing"}
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/frontend/home.html.haml b/app/assets/templates/frontend/home.html.haml
index 2b4ad06d7..26adaaf96 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/frontend/home.html.haml
+++ b/app/assets/templates/frontend/home.html.haml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
     %editor-section{"note" => "selectedNote", "remove" => "deleteNote", "save" => "saveNote", "update-tags" => "updateTagsForNote"}
 
-  %header
+  %footer