diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/analytics-for-installing-update.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/analytics-for-installing-update.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c33a3f92af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/analytics-for-installing-update.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import type { ApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
+import { getApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
+import electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable from "../../main/electron-app/features/electron-updater-is-active.injectable";
+import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "../../main/application-update/publish-is-configured.injectable";
+import type { AsyncFnMock } from "@async-fn/jest";
+import asyncFn from "@async-fn/jest";
+import type { CheckForPlatformUpdates } from "../../main/application-update/check-for-platform-updates/check-for-platform-updates.injectable";
+import checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/check-for-platform-updates/check-for-platform-updates.injectable";
+import appEventBusInjectable from "../../common/app-event-bus/app-event-bus.injectable";
+import type { DiContainer } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable";
+import type { DownloadPlatformUpdate } from "../../main/application-update/download-platform-update/download-platform-update.injectable";
+import downloadPlatformUpdateInjectable from "../../main/application-update/download-platform-update/download-platform-update.injectable";
+import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
+import appVersionInjectable from "../../common/get-configuration-file-model/app-version/app-version.injectable";
+import periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable from "../../main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable";
+
+describe("analytics for installing update", () => {
+  let applicationBuilder: ApplicationBuilder;
+  let checkForPlatformUpdatesMock: AsyncFnMock<CheckForPlatformUpdates>;
+  let downloadPlatformUpdateMock: AsyncFnMock<DownloadPlatformUpdate>;
+  let analyticsListenerMock: jest.Mock;
+  let mainDi: DiContainer;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+    global.Date.now = () => new Date("2015-10-21T07:28:00Z").getTime();
+
+    applicationBuilder = getApplicationBuilder();
+
+    analyticsListenerMock = jest.fn();
+
+    applicationBuilder.beforeApplicationStart(({ mainDi }) => {
+      mainDi.override(appVersionInjectable, () => "42.0.0");
+
+      checkForPlatformUpdatesMock = asyncFn();
+
+      mainDi.override(
+        checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable,
+        () => checkForPlatformUpdatesMock,
+      );
+
+      downloadPlatformUpdateMock = asyncFn();
+
+      mainDi.override(downloadPlatformUpdateInjectable, () => downloadPlatformUpdateMock);
+      mainDi.override(electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable, () => true);
+
+      mainDi.override(publishIsConfiguredInjectable, () => true);
+
+      const eventBus = mainDi.inject(appEventBusInjectable);
+
+      eventBus.addListener(analyticsListenerMock);
+    });
+
+    mainDi = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi;
+  });
+
+  describe("given application is started and checking updates periodically", () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      mainDi.unoverride(periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable);
+      mainDi.permitSideEffects(periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable);
+
+      await applicationBuilder.render();
+
+    });
+
+    it("sends event to analytics for being checked periodically", () => {
+      expect(analyticsListenerMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "checking-for-updates",
+
+        params: {
+          currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+          source: "periodic",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("when enough time passes to check for updates again, sends event to analytics for being checked periodically", () => {
+      analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000 * 60 * 60 * 2);
+
+      expect(analyticsListenerMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "checking-for-updates",
+
+        params: {
+          currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+          source: "periodic",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("when application is started", () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+      await applicationBuilder.render();
+    });
+
+    it("sends event to analytics about the current version", () => {
+      expect(analyticsListenerMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "current-version",
+
+        params: {
+          version: "42.0.0",
+          currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("when checking for updates using tray, sends event to analytics for being checked from tray", async () => {
+      analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+      applicationBuilder.tray.click("check-for-updates");
+
+      expect(analyticsListenerMock.mock.calls).toEqual([
+        [
+          {
+            name: "app",
+            action: "checking-for-updates",
+
+            params: {
+              currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+              source: "tray",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      ]);
+
+    });
+
+    it("when checking for updates using application menu, sends event to analytics for being checked from application menu", async () => {
+      analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+      applicationBuilder.applicationMenu.click("root.check-for-updates");
+
+      expect(analyticsListenerMock.mock.calls).toEqual([
+        [
+          {
+            name: "app",
+            action: "checking-for-updates",
+
+            params: {
+              currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+              source: "application-menu",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    describe("given checking for updates, when check for updates resolves with new update being available", () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        const processCheckingForUpdates = mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
+
+        processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
+
+        analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+        await checkForPlatformUpdatesMock.resolve({
+          updateWasDiscovered: true,
+          version: "43.0.0",
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("sends event to analytics about new update being available", () => {
+        expect(analyticsListenerMock.mock.calls).toEqual([
+          [
+            {
+              name: "app",
+              action: "update-was-discovered",
+
+              params: {
+                version: "43.0.0",
+                currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        ]);
+      });
+
+      describe("given update is downloaded", () => {
+        beforeEach(async () => {
+          analyticsListenerMock.mockClear();
+
+          await downloadPlatformUpdateMock.resolve({ downloadWasSuccessful: true });
+        });
+
+        it("does not send event to analytics about update downloaded being successful", () => {
+          expect(analyticsListenerMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
+        it("when installing the update, sends event to analytics about installing the update", () => {
+          const quitAndInstallUpdate = mainDi.inject(quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable);
+
+          quitAndInstallUpdate();
+
+          expect(analyticsListenerMock.mock.calls).toEqual([
+            [
+              {
+                name: "app",
+                action: "start-installing-update",
+
+                params: {
+                  version: "43.0.0",
+                  currentDateTime: "2015-10-21T07:28:00Z",
+                  updateChannel: "latest",
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          ]);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
index e8e5635fb3..2abefa1ac8 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/downgrading-version-update.test.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ describe("downgrading version update", () => {
   let mainDi: DiContainer;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.useFakeTimers();
-
     applicationBuilder = getApplicationBuilder();
 
     applicationBuilder.beforeApplicationStart(({ mainDi }) => {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ describe("downgrading version update", () => {
 
       const processCheckingForUpdates = mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-      processCheckingForUpdates();
+      processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
       expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object), { allowDowngrade: downgradeIsAllowed });
     });
diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
index 3fec5f6d27..14cd107598 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/installing-update.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 import type { ApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
 import { getApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
-import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../main/electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
+import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 import type { RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
 import electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable from "../../main/electron-app/features/electron-updater-is-active.injectable";
 import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "../../main/application-update/publish-is-configured.injectable";
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe("installing update", () => {
 
   describe("when started", () => {
     let rendered: RenderResult;
-    let processCheckingForUpdates: () => Promise<void>;
+    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<void>;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       rendered = await applicationBuilder.render();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe("installing update", () => {
       let processCheckingForUpdatesPromise: Promise<void>;
 
       beforeEach(async () => {
-        processCheckingForUpdatesPromise = processCheckingForUpdates();
+        processCheckingForUpdatesPromise = processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
       });
 
       it("checks for updates", () => {
diff --git a/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts b/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
index 1792fcd484..1fd6e22dbd 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/application-update/selection-of-update-stability.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 import type { ApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
 import { getApplicationBuilder } from "../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
-import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../main/electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
+import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 import type { RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
 import electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable from "../../main/electron-app/features/electron-updater-is-active.injectable";
 import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "../../main/application-update/publish-is-configured.injectable";
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
   describe("when started", () => {
     let rendered: RenderResult;
-    let processCheckingForUpdates: () => Promise<void>;
+    let processCheckingForUpdates: (source: string) => Promise<void>;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       rendered = await applicationBuilder.render();
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
         selectedUpdateChannel.setValue(updateChannels.alpha.id);
 
-        processCheckingForUpdates();
+        processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
       });
 
       it('checks updates from update channel "alpha"', () => {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
       describe("when checking for updates", () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
-          processCheckingForUpdates();
+          processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
         });
 
         describe('when update from "beta" channel is discovered', () => {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateChannels.beta, expect.any(Object));
   });
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateChannels.latest, expect.any(Object));
   });
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       updateChannels.latest,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateChannels.alpha, expect.any(Object));
   });
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateChannels.beta, expect.any(Object));
   });
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe("selection of update stability", () => {
 
     const processCheckingForUpdates = applicationBuilder.dis.mainDi.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
 
-    processCheckingForUpdates();
+    processCheckingForUpdates("irrelevant");
 
     expect(checkForPlatformUpdatesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(updateChannels.beta, expect.any(Object));
   });
diff --git a/src/common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable.ts b/src/common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47bf2ca691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import appEventBusInjectable from "./app-event-bus.injectable";
+
+const emitEventInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "emit-event",
+  instantiate: (di) => di.inject(appEventBusInjectable).emit,
+});
+
+export default emitEventInjectable;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/date/get-current-date-time.ts b/src/common/utils/date/get-current-date-time.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf3df2bd78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/utils/date/get-current-date-time.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import moment from "moment";
+
+export const getCurrentDateTime = () => moment().utc().format();
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
index 5ff4be731a..29f39fa9d5 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const checkForUpdatesTrayItemInjectable = getInjectable({
 
       click: pipeline(
         async () => {
-          await processCheckingForUpdates();
+          await processCheckingForUpdates("tray");
 
           await showApplicationWindow();
         },
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
index 2688d00d4a..a7066468da 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import updatesAreBeingDiscoveredInjectable from "../../../common/application-upd
 import discoveredUpdateVersionInjectable from "../../../common/application-update/discovered-update-version/discovered-update-version.injectable";
 import { runInAction } from "mobx";
 import askBooleanInjectable from "../../ask-boolean/ask-boolean.injectable";
-import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../../electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 import downloadUpdateInjectable from "../download-update/download-update.injectable";
 import broadcastChangeInUpdatingStatusInjectable from "./broadcast-change-in-updating-status.injectable";
 import checkForUpdatesStartingFromChannelInjectable from "./check-for-updates-starting-from-channel.injectable";
 import withOrphanPromiseInjectable from "../../../common/utils/with-orphan-promise/with-orphan-promise.injectable";
+import emitEventInjectable from "../../../common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable";
+import { getCurrentDateTime } from "../../../common/utils/date/get-current-date-time";
+import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 
 const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "process-checking-for-updates",
@@ -27,8 +29,15 @@ const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
     const discoveredVersionState = di.inject(discoveredUpdateVersionInjectable);
     const checkForUpdatesStartingFromChannel = di.inject(checkForUpdatesStartingFromChannelInjectable);
     const withOrphanPromise = di.inject(withOrphanPromiseInjectable);
+    const emitEvent = di.inject(emitEventInjectable);
+
+    return async (source: string) => {
+      emitEvent({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "checking-for-updates",
+        params: { currentDateTime: getCurrentDateTime(), source },
+      });
 
-    return async () => {
       broadcastChangeInUpdatingStatus({ eventId: "checking-for-updates" });
 
       runInAction(() => {
@@ -50,6 +59,12 @@ const processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
 
       const { version, actualUpdateChannel } = result;
 
+      emitEvent({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "update-was-discovered",
+        params: { version, currentDateTime: getCurrentDateTime() },
+      });
+
       broadcastChangeInUpdatingStatus({
         eventId: "download-for-update-started",
         version,
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/emit-current-version-to-analytics.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/emit-current-version-to-analytics.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd190ebf72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/application-update/emit-current-version-to-analytics.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { afterApplicationIsLoadedInjectionToken } from "../start-main-application/runnable-tokens/after-application-is-loaded-injection-token";
+import emitEventInjectable from "../../common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable";
+import { getCurrentDateTime } from "../../common/utils/date/get-current-date-time";
+import appVersionInjectable from "../../common/get-configuration-file-model/app-version/app-version.injectable";
+
+const emitCurrentVersionToAnalyticsInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "emit-current-version-to-analytics",
+
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const emitEvent = di.inject(emitEventInjectable);
+    const appVersion = di.inject(appVersionInjectable);
+
+    return {
+      run: () => {
+        emitEvent({
+          name: "app",
+          action: "current-version",
+
+          params: {
+            version: appVersion,
+            currentDateTime: getCurrentDateTime(),
+          },
+        });
+      },
+    };
+  },
+
+  injectionToken: afterApplicationIsLoadedInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default emitCurrentVersionToAnalyticsInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/install-application-update-tray-item.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/install-application-update-tray-item.injectable.ts
index 2f938964f8..a7a63d1a1b 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/install-application-update-tray-item.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/install-application-update-tray-item.injectable.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { computed } from "mobx";
 import { trayMenuItemInjectionToken } from "../tray/tray-menu-item/tray-menu-item-injection-token";
-import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 import discoveredUpdateVersionInjectable from "../../common/application-update/discovered-update-version/discovered-update-version.injectable";
 import updateIsBeingDownloadedInjectable from "../../common/application-update/update-is-being-downloaded/update-is-being-downloaded.injectable";
 import { withErrorSuppression } from "../../common/utils/with-error-suppression/with-error-suppression";
 import { pipeline } from "@ogre-tools/fp";
 import withErrorLoggingInjectable from "../../common/utils/with-error-logging/with-error-logging.injectable";
+import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "./quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 
 const installApplicationUpdateTrayItemInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "install-update-tray-item",
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
index 394383ee65..b6b5f7b852 100644
--- a/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/application-update/periodical-check-for-updates/periodical-check-for-updates.injectable.ts
@@ -5,22 +5,23 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { getStartableStoppable } from "../../../common/utils/get-startable-stoppable";
 import processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable from "../check-for-updates/process-checking-for-updates.injectable";
+import withOrphanPromiseInjectable from "../../../common/utils/with-orphan-promise/with-orphan-promise.injectable";
 
 const periodicalCheckForUpdatesInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "periodical-check-for-updates",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
-    const processCheckingForUpdates = di.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable);
+    const withOrphanPromise = di.inject(withOrphanPromiseInjectable);
+    const processCheckingForUpdates = withOrphanPromise(di.inject(processCheckingForUpdatesInjectable));
 
     return getStartableStoppable("periodical-check-for-updates", () => {
       const TWO_HOURS = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 2;
 
-      // Note: intentional orphan promise to make checking for updates happen in the background
-      processCheckingForUpdates();
+      processCheckingForUpdates("periodic");
 
       const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
-        // Note: intentional orphan promise to make checking for updates happen in the background
-        processCheckingForUpdates();
+
+        processCheckingForUpdates("periodic");
       }, TWO_HOURS);
 
       return () => {
diff --git a/src/main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts b/src/main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ba82feac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/application-update/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "../electron-app/features/electron-quit-and-install-update.injectable";
+import { getCurrentDateTime } from "../../common/utils/date/get-current-date-time";
+import emitEventInjectable from "../../common/app-event-bus/emit-event.injectable";
+import discoveredUpdateVersionInjectable from "../../common/application-update/discovered-update-version/discovered-update-version.injectable";
+
+const quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "quit-and-install-update",
+
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const electronQuitAndInstallUpdate = di.inject(
+      electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable,
+    );
+
+    const emitEvent = di.inject(emitEventInjectable);
+    const discoveredUpdateVersion = di.inject(discoveredUpdateVersionInjectable);
+
+    return () => {
+      const discoveredVersion = discoveredUpdateVersion.value.get();
+
+      if (!discoveredVersion) {
+        throw new Error("Tried to install update but no update was discovered.");
+      }
+
+      emitEvent({
+        name: "app",
+        action: "start-installing-update",
+
+        params: {
+          version: discoveredVersion.version,
+          updateChannel: discoveredVersion.updateChannel.id,
+          currentDateTime: getCurrentDateTime(),
+        },
+      });
+
+      electronQuitAndInstallUpdate();
+    };
+  },
+});
+
+export default quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts b/src/main/electron-app/features/electron-quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from src/main/electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
rename to src/main/electron-app/features/electron-quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
index 6b313e21b0..fb7f2fb994 100644
--- a/src/main/electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/electron-app/features/electron-quit-and-install-update.injectable.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import electronUpdaterInjectable from "./electron-updater.injectable";
 
-const quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable = getInjectable({
-  id: "quit-and-install-update",
+const electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "electron-quit-and-install-update",
 
   instantiate: (di) => {
     const electronUpdater = di.inject(electronUpdaterInjectable);
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ const quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable = getInjectable({
   },
 });
 
-export default quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable;
+export default electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
index e7f0968237..a022bf15ba 100644
--- a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
+++ b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import getElectronThemeInjectable from "./electron-app/features/get-electron-the
 import syncThemeFromOperatingSystemInjectable from "./electron-app/features/sync-theme-from-operating-system.injectable";
 import platformInjectable from "../common/vars/platform.injectable";
 import productNameInjectable from "./app-paths/app-name/product-name.injectable";
-import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "./electron-app/features/quit-and-install-update.injectable";
+import electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "./electron-app/features/electron-quit-and-install-update.injectable";
 import electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable from "./electron-app/features/electron-updater-is-active.injectable";
 import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "./application-update/publish-is-configured.injectable";
 import checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable from "./application-update/check-for-platform-updates/check-for-platform-updates.injectable";
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ const overrideElectronFeatures = (di: DiContainer) => {
   di.override(ipcMainInjectable, () => ({}));
   di.override(getElectronThemeInjectable, () => () => "dark");
   di.override(syncThemeFromOperatingSystemInjectable, () => ({ start: () => {}, stop: () => {} }));
-  di.override(quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable, () => () => {});
+  di.override(electronQuitAndInstallUpdateInjectable, () => () => {});
   di.override(setUpdateOnQuitInjectable, () => () => {});
   di.override(downloadPlatformUpdateInjectable, () => async () => ({ downloadWasSuccessful: true }));
 
diff --git a/src/main/menu/application-menu-items.injectable.ts b/src/main/menu/application-menu-items.injectable.ts
index 4ea447f675..f223c539c6 100644
--- a/src/main/menu/application-menu-items.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/menu/application-menu-items.injectable.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ const applicationMenuItemsInjectable = getInjectable({
           },
           ...ignoreIf(!updatingIsEnabled, [
             {
+              id: "check-for-updates",
               label: "Check for updates",
               click() {
-                processCheckingForUpdates().then(() => showApplicationWindow());
+                processCheckingForUpdates("application-menu").then(() => showApplicationWindow());
               },
             },
           ]),
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ const applicationMenuItemsInjectable = getInjectable({
               {
                 label: "Check for updates",
                 click() {
-                  processCheckingForUpdates().then(() =>
+                  processCheckingForUpdates("periodic").then(() =>
                     showApplicationWindow(),
                   );
                 },