diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 83d5210fd7..60ebdf6d35 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Build-Depends: build-essential,
                curl,
                google-mock,
                libapparmor-dev,
+               libnotify-dev,
                libvirt-dev,
                libsystemd-dev,
                pkg-config,
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/main.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/main.dart
index 1136a7712e..4ddc6f778a 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/main.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:hotkey_manager/hotkey_manager.dart';
+import 'package:local_notifier/local_notifier.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
 import 'package:window_size/window_size.dart';
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ void main() async {
 
   await setupLogger();
 
+  await localNotifier.setup(
+    appName: 'Multipass',
+    shortcutPolicy: ShortcutPolicy.requireCreate, // Only for Windows
+  );
+
   // Get the current screen size
   final screenSize = await getCurrentScreen().then((screen) {
     return screen?.frame.size;
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/linux.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/linux.dart
index c0238f0565..d17d886b4a 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/linux.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/linux.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class LinuxPlatform extends MpPlatform {
   @override
   String get ffiLibraryName => 'libdart_ffi.so';
 
+  @override
+  bool get showLocalUpdateNotifications => false;
+
   @override
   bool get showToggleWindow => true;
 
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/macos.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/macos.dart
index 31b9af9e0d..0190c7795a 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/macos.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/macos.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class MacOSPlatform extends MpPlatform {
   @override
   String get ffiLibraryName => 'libdart_ffi.dylib';
 
+  @override
+  bool get showLocalUpdateNotifications => true;
+
   @override
   bool get showToggleWindow => false;
 
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/platform.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/platform.dart
index 81ff8ff608..befa034100 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/platform.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/platform.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ abstract class MpPlatform {
 
   Map<SingleActivator, Intent> get terminalShortcuts;
 
+  bool get showLocalUpdateNotifications;
+
   bool get showToggleWindow;
 
   String get altKey => 'Alt';
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/windows.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/windows.dart
index eaea1a00e0..34fdf230c4 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/platform/windows.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/platform/windows.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class WindowsPlatform extends MpPlatform {
   @override
   String get ffiLibraryName => 'dart_ffi.dll';
 
+  @override
+  bool get showLocalUpdateNotifications => true;
+
   @override
   bool get showToggleWindow => true;
 
diff --git a/src/client/gui/lib/update_available.dart b/src/client/gui/lib/update_available.dart
index 3710dc6515..0dd7470196 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/lib/update_available.dart
+++ b/src/client/gui/lib/update_available.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:basics/basics.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:local_notifier/local_notifier.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_svg/svg.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 import 'notifications/notification_entries.dart';
 import 'notifications/notifications_list.dart';
 import 'notifications/notifications_provider.dart';
+import 'platform/platform.dart';
 import 'providers.dart';
 
 class UpdateNotifier extends Notifier<UpdateInfo> {
@@ -15,14 +17,38 @@ class UpdateNotifier extends Notifier<UpdateInfo> {
 
   void set(UpdateInfo updateInfo) {
     if (updateInfo.version.isBlank) return;
+
     final updateNotificationExists = ref.read(notificationsProvider).any((n) {
       return n is UpdateAvailableNotification && n.updateInfo == updateInfo;
     });
     if (updateNotificationExists) return;
+
+    // In-app notification
     ref
         .read(notificationsProvider.notifier)
         .add(UpdateAvailableNotification(updateInfo));
+
+    // Update the state
     state = updateInfo;
+
+    // Create and show a local notification
+    _showLocalNotification(updateInfo);
+  }
+
+  void _showLocalNotification(UpdateInfo updateInfo) {
+    if (!mpPlatform.showLocalUpdateNotifications) return;
+
+    final notification = LocalNotification(
+      title: 'Multipass Update Available',
+      body: 'Version ${updateInfo.version} is available. Click to upgrade now.',
+    );
+
+    notification.onClick = () async {
+      await launchInstallUrl();
+      await notification.close();
+    };
+
+    notification.show();
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index b17333210e..cc34e5ace6 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
 #include <hotkey_manager_linux/hotkey_manager_linux_plugin.h>
+#include <local_notifier/local_notifier_plugin.h>
 #include <screen_retriever/screen_retriever_plugin.h>
 #include <tray_menu/tray_menu_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_linux/url_launcher_plugin.h>
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ void fl_register_plugins(FlPluginRegistry* registry) {
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) hotkey_manager_linux_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "HotkeyManagerLinuxPlugin");
   hotkey_manager_linux_plugin_register_with_registrar(hotkey_manager_linux_registrar);
+  g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) local_notifier_registrar =
+      fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "LocalNotifierPlugin");
+  local_notifier_plugin_register_with_registrar(local_notifier_registrar);
   g_autoptr(FlPluginRegistrar) screen_retriever_registrar =
       fl_plugin_registry_get_registrar_for_plugin(registry, "ScreenRetrieverPlugin");
   screen_retriever_plugin_register_with_registrar(screen_retriever_registrar);
diff --git a/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index 69f1ae7b1b..2772dcfa79 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/src/client/gui/linux/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   hotkey_manager_linux
+  local_notifier
   screen_retriever
   tray_menu
   url_launcher_linux
diff --git a/src/client/gui/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/src/client/gui/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 9f79e4c39e..20d2bbd4a5 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/src/client/gui/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import FlutterMacOS
 import Foundation
 
 import hotkey_manager_macos
+import local_notifier
 import path_provider_foundation
 import screen_retriever
 import shared_preferences_foundation
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import window_size
 
 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   HotkeyManagerMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "HotkeyManagerMacosPlugin"))
+  LocalNotifierPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "LocalNotifierPlugin"))
   PathProviderPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PathProviderPlugin"))
   ScreenRetrieverPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "ScreenRetrieverPlugin"))
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
diff --git a/src/client/gui/pubspec.lock b/src/client/gui/pubspec.lock
index 5ce4a4a17b..f526d47260 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/pubspec.lock
+++ b/src/client/gui/pubspec.lock
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.0.0"
+  local_notifier:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: local_notifier
+      sha256: f6cfc933c6fbc961f4e52b5c880f68e41b2d3cd29aad557cc654fd211093a025
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.6"
   logger:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/src/client/gui/pubspec.yaml b/src/client/gui/pubspec.yaml
index ed9cd16b1a..d6bbf76e62 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/src/client/gui/pubspec.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies:
   grpc: ^4.0.1
   hotkey_manager: ^0.2.3
   intl: ^0.19.0
+  local_notifier: ^0.1.6
   logger: ^2.4.0
   path_provider: ^2.1.4
   protobuf: ^3.1.0
diff --git a/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index 4669077fae..96c74b967c 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
 #include <hotkey_manager_windows/hotkey_manager_windows_plugin_c_api.h>
+#include <local_notifier/local_notifier_plugin.h>
 #include <screen_retriever/screen_retriever_plugin.h>
 #include <tray_menu/tray_menu_plugin_c_api.h>
 #include <url_launcher_windows/url_launcher_windows.h>
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
 void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
   HotkeyManagerWindowsPluginCApiRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("HotkeyManagerWindowsPluginCApi"));
+  LocalNotifierPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("LocalNotifierPlugin"));
   ScreenRetrieverPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("ScreenRetrieverPlugin"));
   TrayMenuPluginCApiRegisterWithRegistrar(
diff --git a/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index fed0f46a5a..237434db82 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/src/client/gui/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   hotkey_manager_windows
+  local_notifier
   screen_retriever
   tray_menu
   url_launcher_windows