diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index fc3c8016..6cb7dee3 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { useAppCommands } from './hooks/useAppCommands'
 import { useDialogs } from './hooks/useDialogs'
 import { useVaultSwitcher } from './hooks/useVaultSwitcher'
 import { useGitHistory } from './hooks/useGitHistory'
-import { useUpdater } from './hooks/useUpdater'
+import { useUpdater, restartApp } from './hooks/useUpdater'
 import { useNavigationHistory } from './hooks/useNavigationHistory'
 import { useAutoSync } from './hooks/useAutoSync'
 import { useConflictResolver } from './hooks/useConflictResolver'
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ function App() {
   const { status: updateStatus, actions: updateActions } = useUpdater()
 
   const handleCheckForUpdates = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (updateStatus.state === 'downloading') {
+      setToastMessage('Update is downloading…')
+      return
+    }
+    if (updateStatus.state === 'ready') {
+      await restartApp()
+      return
+    }
     const result = await updateActions.checkForUpdates()
     if (result === 'up-to-date') {
       setToastMessage("You're on the latest version")
@@ -287,7 +295,7 @@ function App() {
       setToastMessage('Could not check for updates')
     }
     // 'available' → UpdateBanner handles it automatically
-  }, [updateActions, setToastMessage])
+  }, [updateActions, updateStatus.state, setToastMessage])
 
   const commands = useAppCommands({
     activeTabPath: notes.activeTabPath, activeTabPathRef: notes.activeTabPathRef,
@@ -334,7 +342,6 @@ function App() {
     onCreateType: dialogs.openCreateType,
     onToggleAIChat: dialogs.toggleAIChat,
     onCheckForUpdates: handleCheckForUpdates,
-    isUpdating: updateStatus.state === 'downloading' || updateStatus.state === 'ready',
     onRemoveActiveVault: () => vaultSwitcher.removeVault(vaultSwitcher.vaultPath),
     onRestoreGettingStarted: vaultSwitcher.restoreGettingStarted,
     isGettingStartedHidden: vaultSwitcher.isGettingStartedHidden,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAppCommands.ts b/src/hooks/useAppCommands.ts
index b4b29cee..e416ba71 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAppCommands.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAppCommands.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ interface AppCommandsConfig {
   onCreateType?: () => void
   onToggleAIChat?: () => void
   onCheckForUpdates?: () => void
-  isUpdating?: boolean
   onRemoveActiveVault?: () => void
   onRestoreGettingStarted?: () => void
   isGettingStartedHidden?: boolean
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ export function useAppCommands(config: AppCommandsConfig): CommandAction[] {
     onCreateType: config.onCreateType,
     onToggleAIChat: config.onToggleAIChat,
     onCheckForUpdates: config.onCheckForUpdates,
-    isUpdating: config.isUpdating,
     onRemoveActiveVault: config.onRemoveActiveVault,
     onRestoreGettingStarted: config.onRestoreGettingStarted,
     isGettingStartedHidden: config.isGettingStartedHidden,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.test.ts b/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.test.ts
index 7f0a1a78..91b9ed52 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.test.ts
@@ -369,20 +369,11 @@ describe('useCommandRegistry', () => {
       expect(cmd!.keywords).toContain('version')
     })
 
-    it('is enabled when not updating', () => {
-      const { result } = renderHook(() =>
-        useCommandRegistry(makeConfig({ isUpdating: false })),
-      )
+    it('is always enabled', () => {
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useCommandRegistry(makeConfig()))
       expect(result.current.find(c => c.id === 'check-updates')!.enabled).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    it('is disabled when updating', () => {
-      const { result } = renderHook(() =>
-        useCommandRegistry(makeConfig({ isUpdating: true })),
-      )
-      expect(result.current.find(c => c.id === 'check-updates')!.enabled).toBe(false)
-    })
-
     it('calls onCheckForUpdates when executed', () => {
       const onCheckForUpdates = vi.fn()
       const { result } = renderHook(() =>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts b/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts
index 1c8f9944..6aacd259 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ interface CommandRegistryConfig {
   onToggleAIChat?: () => void
   activeNoteModified: boolean
   onCheckForUpdates?: () => void
-  isUpdating?: boolean
   onZoomIn: () => void
   onZoomOut: () => void
   onZoomReset: () => void
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ export function useCommandRegistry(config: CommandRegistryConfig): CommandAction
     onSelect, onOpenDailyNote, onCloseTab,
     onGoBack, onGoForward, canGoBack, canGoForward,
     themes, activeThemeId, onSwitchTheme, onCreateTheme, onOpenTheme,
-    onCheckForUpdates, isUpdating,
+    onCheckForUpdates,
     onCreateType,
     onRemoveActiveVault, onRestoreGettingStarted, isGettingStartedHidden, vaultCount,
   } = config
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ export function useCommandRegistry(config: CommandRegistryConfig): CommandAction
       { id: 'open-vault', label: 'Open Vault…', group: 'Settings', keywords: ['vault', 'folder', 'switch', 'open', 'workspace'], enabled: true, execute: () => onOpenVault?.() },
       { id: 'remove-vault', label: 'Remove Vault from List', group: 'Settings', keywords: ['vault', 'remove', 'disconnect', 'hide'], enabled: (vaultCount ?? 0) > 1 && !!onRemoveActiveVault, execute: () => onRemoveActiveVault?.() },
       { id: 'restore-getting-started', label: 'Restore Getting Started Vault', group: 'Settings', keywords: ['vault', 'restore', 'demo', 'getting started', 'reset'], enabled: !!isGettingStartedHidden && !!onRestoreGettingStarted, execute: () => onRestoreGettingStarted?.() },
-      { id: 'check-updates', label: 'Check for Updates', group: 'Settings', keywords: ['update', 'version', 'upgrade', 'release'], enabled: !isUpdating, execute: () => onCheckForUpdates?.() },
+      { id: 'check-updates', label: 'Check for Updates', group: 'Settings', keywords: ['update', 'version', 'upgrade', 'release'], enabled: true, execute: () => onCheckForUpdates?.() },
 
       // Type-aware: "New [Type]" and "List [Type]"
       ...buildTypeCommands(vaultTypes, onCreateNoteOfType, onSelect),
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ export function useCommandRegistry(config: CommandRegistryConfig): CommandAction
     onQuickOpen, onCreateNote, onCreateNoteOfType, onCreateType, onSave, onOpenSettings,
     onTrashNote, onRestoreNote, onArchiveNote, onUnarchiveNote,
     onCommitPush, onResolveConflicts, onSetViewMode, onToggleInspector, onToggleDiff, onToggleRawEditor, onToggleAIChat, onOpenVault,
-    onCheckForUpdates, isUpdating,
+    onCheckForUpdates,
     onZoomIn, onZoomOut, onZoomReset, zoomLevel,
     onSelect, onOpenDailyNote, onCloseTab,
     onGoBack, onGoForward, canGoBack, canGoForward,