diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 72f23b22b..941223943 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_CONFIG_CHANGE,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_CLOSE_WINDOW,
   GHOSTTY_ACTION_RING_BELL,
+  GHOSTTY_ACTION_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES
 } ghostty_action_tag_e;
 
 typedef union {
diff --git a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
index c5d63f55d..38b26f606 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject,
             toggleSecureInput(self)
         }
 
-        // Hook up updater menu
-        menuCheckForUpdates?.target = updaterController
-        menuCheckForUpdates?.action = #selector(SPUStandardUpdaterController.checkForUpdates(_:))
-
         // Initial config loading
         ghosttyConfigDidChange(config: ghostty.config)
 
@@ -374,6 +370,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject,
     private func syncMenuShortcuts(_ config: Ghostty.Config) {
         guard ghostty.readiness == .ready else { return }
 
+        syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "check_for_updates", menuItem: self.menuCheckForUpdates)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "open_config", menuItem: self.menuOpenConfig)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "reload_config", menuItem: self.menuReloadConfig)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "quit", menuItem: self.menuQuit)
@@ -791,6 +788,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject,
         ghostty.reloadConfig()
     }
 
+    @IBAction func checkForUpdates(_ sender: Any?) {
+        updaterController.checkForUpdates(sender)
+    }
+
     @IBAction func newWindow(_ sender: Any?) {
         terminalManager.newWindow()
 
diff --git a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/MainMenu.xib b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/MainMenu.xib
index 724f21355..828e82bd0 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/MainMenu.xib
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
                             </menuItem>
                             <menuItem title="Check for Updates..." id="GEA-5y-yzH">
                                 <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                                <connections>
+                                    <action selector="checkForUpdates:" target="bbz-4X-AYv" id="z2n-lC-48f"/>
+                                </connections>
                             </menuItem>
                             <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="VOq-y0-SEH"/>
                             <menuItem title="Preferences…" keyEquivalent="," id="BOF-NM-1cW">
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
index 65e91ce83..6736449a4 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ extension Ghostty {
             case GHOSTTY_ACTION_RING_BELL:
                 ringBell(app, target: target)
 
+            case GHOSTTY_ACTION_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES:
+                checkForUpdates(app)
+
             case GHOSTTY_ACTION_CLOSE_ALL_WINDOWS:
                 fallthrough
             case GHOSTTY_ACTION_TOGGLE_TAB_OVERVIEW:
@@ -588,6 +591,14 @@ extension Ghostty {
             #endif
         }
 
+        private static func checkForUpdates(
+            _ app: ghostty_app_t
+        ) {
+            if let appDelegate = NSApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate {
+                appDelegate.checkForUpdates(nil)
+            }
+        }
+
         private static func newWindow(_ app: ghostty_app_t, target: ghostty_target_s) {
             switch (target.tag) {
             case GHOSTTY_TARGET_APP:
diff --git a/src/App.zig b/src/App.zig
index 15859d115..005b745a6 100644
--- a/src/App.zig
+++ b/src/App.zig
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ pub fn performAction(
         .close_all_windows => _ = try rt_app.performAction(.app, .close_all_windows, {}),
         .toggle_quick_terminal => _ = try rt_app.performAction(.app, .toggle_quick_terminal, {}),
         .toggle_visibility => _ = try rt_app.performAction(.app, .toggle_visibility, {}),
+        .check_for_updates => _ = try rt_app.performAction(.app, .check_for_updates, {}),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/action.zig b/src/apprt/action.zig
index 4be296f09..8a23bc1a4 100644
--- a/src/apprt/action.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/action.zig
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
     /// it needs to ring the bell. This is usually a sound or visual effect.
     ring_bell,
 
+    check_for_updates,
+
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_tag_e
     pub const Key = enum(c_int) {
         quit,
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ pub const Action = union(Key) {
         config_change,
         close_window,
         ring_bell,
+        check_for_updates,
     };
 
     /// Sync with: ghostty_action_u
diff --git a/src/apprt/glfw.zig b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
index e416d5645..221d5344a 100644
--- a/src/apprt/glfw.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/glfw.zig
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ pub const App = struct {
             .prompt_title,
             .reset_window_size,
             .ring_bell,
+            .check_for_updates,
             => {
                 log.info("unimplemented action={}", .{action});
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
index 06cc41b9d..cddcf7159 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/App.zig
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ pub fn performAction(
         .renderer_health,
         .color_change,
         .reset_window_size,
+        .check_for_updates,
         => {
             log.warn("unimplemented action={}", .{action});
             return false;
diff --git a/src/input/Binding.zig b/src/input/Binding.zig
index 89c5e4352..a22eb174d 100644
--- a/src/input/Binding.zig
+++ b/src/input/Binding.zig
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
     /// This currently only works on macOS.
     toggle_visibility,
 
+    /// Check for updates.
+    ///
+    /// This currently only works on macOS.
+    check_for_updates,
+
     /// Quit ghostty.
     quit,
 
@@ -791,6 +796,7 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
             .quit,
             .toggle_quick_terminal,
             .toggle_visibility,
+            .check_for_updates,
             => .app,
 
             // These are app but can be special-cased in a surface context.
diff --git a/src/input/command.zig b/src/input/command.zig
index 1f685269b..8ef4a5f0e 100644
--- a/src/input/command.zig
+++ b/src/input/command.zig
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ fn actionCommands(action: Action.Key) []const Command {
             .description = "Toggle secure input mode.",
         }},
 
+        .check_for_updates => comptime &.{.{
+            .action = .check_for_updates,
+            .title = "Check for Updates",
+            .description = "Check for updates to the application.",
+        }},
+
         .quit => comptime &.{.{
             .action = .quit,
             .title = "Quit",